Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-02-22
9 he telegraph.
Friday, February %, 1850.
The prospect for the yiImot ProvisO in
the House of Representatives.
C. L. sHoLES. EDITOR.

'~~N''~SNSN
ment of the present session of Congress Mr..
Root, of Ohio, introduced resolutions of instruc-
ton to tie committee on territories, as follows ::
Resoired, That the committee on territories be
instructed to report to the House, with as little
delay as practicable, bill or bills providing a
Territorial government or governments for all
that part OF the Territory coded TO the United
States by Mexico, by the treaty of Guadaloupe
flidalgo, lying eastward of the Sierra Nevada
mountains, ana prohibiting slavery therein.
When this resolution was introduced, mo-
ton was made to lay it on the table, which mo-
ton was negatiyed by vote of S3 to IOl This
at the time was considered test vote, and the
friends of freedom rejoiced in the certainty that
the cause was safe in that house, at least. But
since then change seems to have been going
on III the minds of some men. Ga the 4th inst.
the resolution came up in the House for final ac-
ton, when the following proceedings were had;
Mr.. Root withdrew the motion for the previous
gu 'stion, for the purpose Of modifying his reso-
luton by 'triking out the words Sierra Nevada
mouLt ms, and inserting the word California"
lie then renewed the motion for the previous
question
Mr. HARRISON inquired Of the Speaker whcth-
or, as the gentleman from Ohio had modified his
resolution, motion to lay il on the table would
not ba in order
The Speaker replied in the affirmative
Mr.. HARRISON then moved that the resolution
be laid upon the table.
Ga this motion Mr. Root demanded the yeas
AMI nays, which were ordered
Mr. HARRISON Withdrew his motion, when
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feaN' iOo' Nays ~. 30 the motion TO lay
on 'he iaoIe prevailed
In This vote, so far as the Wisconsin Repre-
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''N go 90! '"7 v" 'lG '"'e' 'l'' Do'! ID 'o-
mt Had NJ been present he would no doubt
nave voted with his colleagues.
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,.is or the vot.s rr r,,r,har. from ffn u,r,barn
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it has emit. ldened the Stay.ry ExtansonistS, il
IA inflicted deadly blow ON tha cause OF free
doH' ne members nom 'hi re states VINO
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IAN the Wi!mot nroyiso. ri. : could NOT bav.
been elected but for their pro-, ssed hostility 10
me extension OF slavery ana tht'r profess ID de-
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and tnrn their hacks on their constituents Of
the eighteen democrats who voted against the
ordnance Of 1857, nine are rom Indiana aud IL
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min yotinr loab,Ins. in lance With the wish
Is OF MIR. Buchanan, who has ben spending
some ulna mere ana VINO IS ia.l OF apprehension
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thoy look a. ever to the south. for surnort abbor
he Proyso. and would have their supporters
>ymPathyze with thcm. Oh the fourteen Wigs
Wno E9'ra against llle ordnance. eIg. are ron
,re Naw Work ybigs in All sixteen wlios from
that State.
This demonstration on the part cr both whics
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southern influence. me "h"Ie 'hlhs l. game
in which the interests of the people have no part
or lot. Prominent politicians are plavinc for the
p-..iiorc,. and ,hos, ,,,,,,.. -, Ccrr,ss ,r IN,
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assembled members were ircsh from ther con-
s,iucn:s and their pledges to sustain the proyiso
,,.or., ,;,J IN ,b.;r ,D,rr,-s and ,b,,, voted n
'''"' ''l'' against ID! my u" 'A' '''o'' ''''' HAS
elapsed since that. These members OF congress
have become politicians. Gen. Cass has taken
them biz tn, hand and renresented 10 them the
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nave reCoi'ec'cd 'I'a' 'ht''los'S o. congress are
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The Era continues:
Now recolect the committee on the territories