The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-01-22
VOLUME XXI.
From the Raleigh Register, l0h Instant.
THE SLAVERY QUEsTIoN-ACTION oI
THE SENATE


THE SENATE
We published. on yesterday, the series o
reslutions adopted by the Senate, the da,
before, relative TO the agiiaiing subject o
the day. Wegive, this morning, tho voting,
on the two main propositions which came be
fore that body.
II will be fecollected that when the Reso
lutions, Introduced BY Mr.. Speaker Edwards
we're ssportcd from the Commi,iee of the
Whole To the Senate, Mr.. Shepard moved lo
amend BY adding those reported by ihe Mi.
noniy Of the Committee on Negro Slavery.
A AGiyi.i N was called for, aud the question be
ing 90 the passage Of the fssi OF those Resolu
tons !, "as adopted by lie following vote:
AYES-Messrs Barrow, Berry. Bower. Bunting,
Caldwell, of Mecklenburg, Cameron. Csnnady,
Clarke, Collins. Drake, iisgfsvs, Hsrriog Hester,
Hoke, jones' Mcmillan. Nixon, Pender kodses
Shepard. sherrod, speight. Thompson. Watson,
Wiley, Williamson and Woolen-27.
kOES-Messs. Arendell. Barnard. Rsrrinfer
Bond, bybam. Caldwell, Of Burke. Davidson, ksorn.
Cimer. Grs,, Hsugb;on. Joynsr. Kelly, Lane, Lii.
lnEton, Malloy, Richardson. ssssoms, Washinsto
sAd Woodin 30.
The question was then taken on the second
Resolution, (,hs righ, of Seces.on.) and de.
cided IN the negatNe-kyes l6, Noes 81.
Those Who voled N the affirmative we're:
Mcssrs. Bunting. Csld.ell, Of M.ekl.nburx.
Clarke Drake. Hargrsvs. HsrrinE. hok., Jones,
MeNilan. Nixon. Pendsr shepard, shsrtod,
sPsight Ihonsoa and Wslsan--l6.
Those ~ho voted IN the Negative we're:
hsssrs AreBdelI Barnard. Barrow Bs,rinxer.
Berry, Bower. Bond. Bynum, C.Isw.il. Of SuIhe,
III.
msr. Gris,. iIaoghton. Hester Joyner, Kelly, Lane,
Lh'insion. Malloy Richardson. Rogers. sessoms. /
"sshiog,on. Wiley williamson, Wood6n aud Woo.
ten-l3
The Resolutions ss amended by he add tion .
Of Tho FIRST Resolution Of the Minority Com.
milies, then passed their second reading, mem.
con, without aocru'; [aad no, By ,o.e IS
10 10, as stated yes,erdsy.l
On yesietdny, however, Mr.. Ellington,
Senator rom Rowan and DAVE, moved an
snendmen, TO that Resolution OF the Minority
Comm,iee adopted the day before, tihe cub.
stance Of which Resolution, il will be recol.
'ee,ed, il. that the Union IS snip compact or
league of sovereign States. that there is such
= thing as Goveinment of fhe ua,sd S,ates
and supported hts amendment in lucid pow.
sriul aud eloquent sfgumeat sivrK The his
tory o. The manner in which the present Con.
.,i,uticn was rsuticd, BY Ae People OF the
sovereign STATES. THIS smsasmsnt vas voted
down BY a strict party veto, except that
Me.s. Fender and Shepard voted with the
majnry.
So, thai, according 10 the vote of the msjaf.
iiy, ~c have no GgsrrHa,eHt Of lhs United
Sa'esft
Mr.. Ellington then tfiered an amcndmcu,
declaring The true prlncirles Of the Govern.
meat, 1, 6ned by, and in ne r,ry rorGs Of
Jsnes Msjison; which vas also, in ike
manner, voted down.
1t is very apparent, that there sro so,ue ,
Who src afra'd Of The People, sad consequent. {
ly decline TO vcic openly far the doctrine Of c
Secession, yet who are Wiling, no, only tovoro a
for II, bu, TO repud,ste the Fathers OF
Republican-im and to &c. the People virtual. :
ly committed to some views which lead essi.
~ to dissolution Of The Uuion. For, If cur
Union be, as asserted IN the Resolution Of I
the Minority, simply iesgue Of Sdtts, with .
which the Penpie had nousht to do, then i, b
mon have gained point # they can &c, the Y
People TO endorse the doctfuo. n
Whstever phase the presen. action of The c
Female may thus far present, it is a, least, a
SUBJECT Of cougtn,uIsllon, that the heated ard /
aeowed advocates of Secession have been 70. n
led down, in the rejection Of The 2nd RcsoIu p
lion Of the Minority. a
Mr.. Gilmer offered, prior TO the adjourn. h
neot, his own resolutions, as a substitute. {,
| lhry come nm thts ,nntuiuu "a Ihe uuSnish
ID business. '