The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-01-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.
A NEW PHASE OF sECTIONALISM.

| body, will attract the attention oil the country
In accordance with Official Instructions our
minister at Constantinople had nterposed hi'
influence to secure the release of KOssuth
Under resolution adopted by the last Con
gress the Chief Executive had despatched q
national vessel, to bring him to our shores
| On his arrival, the President, in his annual
message referring to the subject submitted t.
Congress the question of his reception. Both
Houses after some consideration, passed resO
luton, extending him a cordial welcome, and
this was communicated to Kossuth by the
President through special messenger, who
also invited him officially to visit the Capital
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its hall The majority of the House Of
Representatives DESTROYS of harmonizing with
the Senate and Executive in their civilities
attempted to pass a similar resolution; but q
meager minority taking advantage of the com
pick system of rales by which the proceedings
of the House can at any time he embarrassed
bafiled this laudable design
Kossuth arrived in Washington Tuesday
December 3Oth, and on the same day Mr.
Cartier moved that the House resolve itscl
into Committee f the Whole on the state Of
the Union, for the purpose of taking up rcso
luton to appoint Committee of five to intro
duce Governor kossuth to the floor of the
House. Those who voted for this motion were
in favor of the resolution, with the exception
of l.. d. Campbell, Of Ohio, who would sup
port it with an amendment Those who wer,
against this motion were against the resolu
ton. An analysis of the vote, therefore, will
show the character of the opposition to Kos
suth, and the quarter whence it emanated
The yeas and nays on the motion were as fol
lows; Published on our first page.
The name of Mr.. Stephens of Georgia, i,
not recorded, owing, we presume, to absence
at the moment the vote was taken. He was
a violent opponent of the resolution of Mr.
Cartier
The great majority of the affirmative vote is
from free States, without distinction of party
to the honor Of Free Sellers, be it said, not
one of their names appears in the negative
Those who voted in the negative-that is, any
movement Of courtesy towards Kossuth-wt
shall classify according to States and parties
as follows Published on our first page
Wigs from the Free States-Messrs. Bar
rerc, Taylor, and Harper, of Ohio; Goodenow
of Maine Haven, of New York; Hebard, O
Vermont-6.
Democrats from the Free States-Messrs
Clark and HEM, of Iowa and Fitch, of In
diana-3
Wigs from the SLAVE States-Messrs. Aber
crombe, of Alabama; Cabell, of Florida Cald
well, Dockery Morehead, and Stanly, o
North Carolina; Cullum, Watkins and Viii
liams, of Tennessee; Ewing and Marshall o
Kcntucky-ll.
Democrats from The SidUe StateS- Messrs
Aiken, Orr Wallace South Carolina; Ashe
and Venable, North Carolina; Averett Bayly
Bocock, Edmundson, McMullen, Mllson, Pow
ell, Virginia; Bragg Cobb, Smith, Alabama
Brown, Mississippi; Churchwell, Harris, s w
Harris, Johnson, Jones, Savage, Tennessee
Hall, Missouri; Hamilton, Maryland; TIillyer
Johnson, Jackson: Murphy, Georgia; Martin
Louisiana; Scurry, Texas-3O.
Total from Free States 8
Ditto Slave States Al
Awarding all praise to Messrs Clingman
Stanton, Gentry, and the few members from tn,
Slave States who 50 far emancipated them
selves from local prejudces as to favor reso
luton intended to honor an illustrious cham
pion of Freedom, we cannot shut our eyes :,
the fact that the character of the opposition il
almost purely sectional. Iowa, as usual, votes
rs a unit with the Shareholders. Mr. Taylor
we believe, is native of Virginia, and his posi-
ton is precisely what might have been antici
pated. Mr.. Brooks of New York, who mad,
wanton, unmanly, and mmannerly assault
on Joshua r. Giddings because he favored tn,
resolution, though that gentleman had no
| consumed one minute Of the House in adyo
eating it, and who recklcssly undertook to con
meet the question with the subject of Slavery
| appeared in his true character--an apostat
| from the cause of Freedom.
Mr. Haven, from New York, was formcrl,
the law partner of Mr.. Fillmore. Mr. He
| bard, who, in Committee Of the Whole on TIN
state of the Union, called out aloud to the mi
nOrty not to vote in several instances, so rs I,
| prevent quorum, and embarrass proceeding
factiously, by unnecessary calling of the roll
is a Jealous supporter of the Administration.
If we mistake not Mr.. Barrere, who occu
pies the place, filled in the last Congress fal
more creditably by Mr.. Morris, a true-hearteC
Democrat was elected by the aid of Free Sol
votes. Our friends will remember him mex
time. AS to the rest of the gentlemen from
the North, found fighting by the side Of thu
Slave Power, they occupy position which vii
require troublesome explanation
For there can be no longer any doubt tina
the Slave Interest is at the bottom of thi
opposition to Kossuth; the votes and the tactics
adopted demonstrate this. The opponents o
the resolution generally urged that its adop
ton would imply some appreciation of the Inter
yention Policy advocated by Governor Kossuth
A calm spectator could sce nothing of this il
the resolve. Kossuth is recognised Us the mos
distinguished representative Of the republican
masses in Europe. His services and sacrifice
in the cause of Freedom and Of National indie
pendence, sigualxe him as worthy of peculia
and eminent honors As nation, by the inter
cession OF our Minister for his release from
captivity, by our sending National vessel Il
! bring him to our shores through the Presdeu