The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-09-19
CONCESSION
THURSDAY Sent. 10.

ate the memorial Of the Legislature
Of New Mexico, asking her admis.
sion, - State, into the Union.
Mr.. Seward moved it be referred
to The Committee on Territories.
Mr.. Mason moved to lay it upon
the table. Lcst-ycas II, nays 10.
Mr.. Dickinson moved that the mo.
ton to refer be laid on the table.
Agreed .o--yeas -, nays Ii rs fol.
lows:
fSn-hessv. Ateh,son, Barn weli, Bell,
berwn, hot,er, Clay, DAVIS. Of M,ss,ss,pp',
Dickinson. Dodg-, oil io~s, Douglas. G~,nn
Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Mason. Nor.
TIM. Nosr's, t1tt, Rush. S~bsstisn, Shields,
soule, ssurgeos, Underwood. whauey, w.
lee.
N.vs Mrssrs Baldwin, Benton. Bright,
Davis Of Mass, podgr OF wis, Phelps, free.
man; Green, Hsn'lin, Sc ward. Smith, Wales
Walker, Wiathrop.
After the consideration Of the
morning business, the bill to suppress
the slave trade was taken up.
Mr.. Clay appealed to Senators to
allow the vote to be taken without
further debate.
Mr.. Soulc SPOKE at some length to
show that Capt. Ranle,t's letter, read
in the Senate yesterday by Mr.. Win.
throp, was totally false. so far as it
refers to the laws Of Louisiana in re.
lation to free negro seamen.
Mr.. Bcrrien followed with similar
remarks. on behalf Of Georgia.
Mr.. Winthrop replied, and the dc.
bate was continued by Messrs. Ber-
rien, Butler, Davis, Of Mass, Win.
throp and Douglas; after which the
question upon Mr.. Stewards amend.
ment was taken up, and it was re.
jected, yeas S, nays IS, as follows {:
YHA.- Messrs Chase, Dodge. Of Wis.
Hale, Seward, Uphain.
Mas essrs. Atchison, Badger, Bald.
win. Barnweii, Bell, benton, Berr,en, Bright,
Butler, Clay, Davis Of Mass Davis IF Miss =,
Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge Of Iowa, ID douglas,
Downs, Ewing, Fclch, Fremont, Gtrcn,
Gwinn, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter, Jones,
Manyun, Mason, Morton. Norris. Pierce,
Pratt, ltusk. Sebastian, Shields, Smith, Soule,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood,
Wales, Whitcomb, Winthrop, Yulee.
The Bill was then reported to the
Senate.
Mr.. Clay expressed the hope that
the amendments made by the Senate
in committee would be rejected, aud
that the bill would be passed exactly
as originally reported. lie feared
that If the amendments here hcsita-
ted in, the bill would not pass while
if they rejected, the bill would re.
ceive the united Northern and o ma.
jority Of the Southern vote.
House Of Representatires.-Thc
Senate's Fugitive Slave bill was taken
ur aud read.
MIR. Thompson of Pa. said, that in
his judgment, it was conformable to
the Constitution, which was binding
on all to deliver up flgjtiYes from
labor, aud he proceeded to detail
various sections Of the hill. he re-
mo,LAd that the Constitution requires
the unfortunate class who escape to
be given up by the Free States.
Mr.. Giddings wished to know
whether the Constitution imposed any
obligation upon him to be q blood,
hound to hunt out the negroes.
Mr.. Thompson replied by quoting
the provision Of the Constitution with
regard to fugitives. fthis bill is not
passed, what was to prevent gentle
men from the South going to the free
States and Selling their slaves
Mr.. Stevens of Penn. Does this
bill take away the right?
Mr.. Thompson-not at all. 1t
provides that if the slave be rescued,
the owner may summon sufficient
force to recover him and restore the
slave where he belongs. 1t could not
be disguised that this bill was a part
OF O series Of wholesome measures,
partly consummated, to place the
States in more peaceful relation. -
1t gives no advantage to the kidnap.
per, but requires proof Of the escape
of q slave and property, as we'll as
the identity Of the slave. For the
purpose Of giving the House the full
lest opportunity to test their sense,
he moved the previous question.
Mr.. Stevens, of Pa.-Has the bill
been printed
The Speaker-Not by the House.
Mr.. Giddings wanted 10 say one
word. lCries Of order, and much
Mr.. Fowler-Will it be in order
to move to refer the bill to to the
Committee Of the Whole.
The Speaker-Not pending the
demand for the previous question.
Mr.. Cromwell, but a call Of the
House was not ordered.
A demand was then made 70. the
PREVIOUS question, which was second
:d--ayes 81, noes 50.
Mr.. Stephens, Of Pa. moved 10