The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-08-07
From the Columbia Telegraph.
The Compromise Vote.

nesday last--the day on which the Compro-
mise received its quietus--was according
ly marked by considerable "noise and con.
fusion" and it's utterly impossible for us
10 give in our limited space, sketch even
of everything that was done: We annex
however, an abstract Of the proceedings SO
far as the Compromise was concerned
which will be Of interest now, and to which
our readers may have occasion to refer here.
after We give only the most important
votes and decisions.
The first important move with reference
to the Bill, was by Mr. Pcarce, ,of Maryland,
proposing to strike out all relating to New
Mexico and the Texan boundary, for the
purpose of inserting u substitute offered by
him. After some discussion and sundry
propositions, Mr.. Pearce modified his mo-
ton, by Offering simply to strike oai, and in
Ibis form it was carried by the following
vote:
Yeas--Messrs. Baldwin, Barnwell, Ben
ton, Berrien, Butler, Chase, Clarke, Davie,
OF Massachusetts, DAVIS of Mississippi,
Dayton. Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas,
Ewing, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Hunter Ma
son, Miller, Morton, Pearce, Phelps, se-
dcrwood, Upham, Wales, Walker, Win
tlIrop and Yulee-33.
Nays-Mcssrs. Atchinson. Badger,
Bright, Cass, Clay, Clemens, Dawson,
Dickinson. Dodge of iowa, Downs, Foote
Houston, Jones, King, Mangum, Norris
Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Spruancc, Stur.
geon, and Whitcomb-22.
Pending an attempt to insert something
in the vacuum thus created (Which was
never filled howcvcr,) Mr.. Hale Of New
/ Hampshire, moved the indefinite POSTPONE.
ment, which was lost BY the following vote:
Ieas-Messrs. Baldwin, BarnwcIl, Ben.
ton, Butler, Chase, Clarke, Clemens, Davis
of Massachusetts, Davis OF Mississippi,
Dayton. Dodge of Wisconsin,, Ewing,
Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Hunter, Mason,
Miller, Phelps, Seward. Smith, Soule, Tur-
ney, Uphan>, Walker, Winthrop and Yu.
lee-27.
Nays-Messrs. Atchinson, Badger, Bell,
Berricn, Bradbury, Bright, Cass, Clap,
Cooper, Dawson, Dickinson, Dodge of Iowa,
Douglas, Downs, Fclch, Foote, Houston,
Jones, King, Mangum. Morton, Norris,
Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Shields,
Spruance, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales
and Whitcomb--32.
MIR. Turney of Tennessee, repeated the
motion after some time, and il. was again
lost by vote Of % to 30, the difference be-
ing occasioned by the Senators OF Texae,
Messrs. Rusk. and Houston, who voted this
time in the affirmative.
The same motion was again offered by
| Mr.. Chase Of Ohio, and failed by vote OF
% to 20. On comparing this with the lis,
as reported above, it appears that Mr.. Hale
did moi vote at all, and hiessrs. Rusk and
| Sebastian voted with the "aycs," thus max
ing 2S-Mr. Houston, in the negative
Mr. Walker (of wisconsin, moved To
strike out al, except the California portion
of the bill, which was lost:
Ieas-Mcssrs. Baldwin, Benton, Bright,
Chase, Clarke, Davis Of Massachusetts,
Dayton, Dodge of Wisconsin, Ewing.
Greene, Halnlin, Miller, Phelps, Seward,
Shields, Smith, sps,lanee, upham, yaIes,
+ Walker, Ahiteofiib and Winthrop --..,2 7s' 5'S
Nays-Messrs. Atkinson, Badger.
Barnwell, Bell, Berrien, Bradbury, Butler,
Clemens, Davis of Mississippi, Dawson,
Dickinson. Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Downs,
Fclch, Footc. Houston, Hunter, Jones,
King, Mangum, Mason, Morton, Norris,
Pearce, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Sonle,
Sturgeon, Turney, Underwood, and Yulee
-33.
BY referring to the vote on the first mo-
ton TO postpone, it will be seen that 80 SEN
ators voted, lacking but one Of full SEN
ate.
Mr.. Borland, of Arkansas, is the only
Senator whose name does not appear in
that vote, while, in the list above stated, it
| will be seen that fifty-fve votes were given,
showing absence or dodging on thc part of
five Senators, who were Messrs. Borlar d,
Cass, Clay, Cooper and Hale.
Indefinite poSt nDnetD ont u,. q f, r., =, no.,
by Mr.. Phelps, Of Vermont, and failed by
vote Of twenty eight to thirty, Messrs. Bor-
| land and Sebastian not voting.
| Mr.. Atchson, of Missouri, moved to
strike out all relating to California, which
was lost by tie vote.
| In the Affirmative, the two Senators from
each Of the following States, Missouri
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Alabama. Mississippi, Iowa, Louisiana,
Texas, Florida, Maryland, and Virginia,
and one from Arkansas, Connecticut, Ten.
ncssee, Rhode Island, Vermont, respective.
ly, making twenty-n:ne.
In the negative were the two Senators
from Maine, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Ken.
| tucky, Pennsylvania. Massachusetts, New
Jersey, New York, Wisconsin, New Hamp.
shire, Delaware, and one from Rhode Island
Connecticut. Tennessee, Vermont and H.
llnois, respectively, Mr.. Douglass not vo.
| ting, aud a Senator from Arkansas absent.
To follow the bill, however, through all
its devious wndings to the tomb, would
take up too much space at present, for mo.
tIons to amend, to postpone, &c. were offer
cd on all sides, and the ayes and noes taken
very frequently.
The finishing stroke was given by mo-
ton TO Reconsider the vote above stated, by
which the Senate refused 10 strike out the
California sections. The motion to recon.
sldcr which was offered by Mr. Winthrop,
prevailed. and, after some time, the motion
OF MIR. Atchison, as originally offered, was
carried. The vote stood as follows, by
States:
Affirmative.
missouri, Massachusetts,
North Carolina, Mississippi,
Connecticut, Louisiana.
Soutf-Carolina, Virginia.
tennessee, Florida
Aieorgln. Maryland, and
Rhode Island, Arkansas I, yo,a\