Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-17
The COMPROMISE Resolutions

THE COMPROMISE RESOLUTIONS.
When we published the classified lists of the
several votes taken upon the Compromise Resolu-
tons offered in the House of Representatives by
Messrs jackson and Hilyer, we stated that we
should soon publish similar classified list of the
members absent and not votimg when the votes
were taken. Having received and published sew
eral notes from members explanatory of their omis
sion to vote, and declaring what their vote would
have been if given, and supposng it probable that
other similar explanations may be made public
hereafter, deem it proper not to give at this time
the names of the absent and reone-roting MEMBERS
but simply to state the nuneber of such absentees
with their political and sectional classification.
We give also the ,Chole number of both parties
in the House, classified politically and sectonally:
Members Of the House of Representatives..
Northern democrats, 81 Northern wings, 60
Southern democrats, 81 Southern wings, 30
Democrats, l41 Wings, go
Total members, 1913
.7bsent and not Uoting Mr. Jackson's Resolution.
Northern democrats, 25 Northern wings, %
Southern democrats, Southern wings, 10
Democrats, "a Wings. 80
Absent and not votins Mr.. HiAyer's Resolution.
Northern democrats, &c Northern wings, %
Southern democrats, IL Southern wings, 8
Democrats, 81 Wings, 81
ton more than one-third of the entire northern
whig delegation, and about one-quGrter of the
northern democratic delegation, failed to vote. Of
the southern whig delegation about one-third, and
of the southern democratic delegation less than
sirM, failed to vote. The proportion of the absen
tees to the voting members of each delegation up
on Mr.. Hillyer's resolution is not materially diff
ferent.
EFFECT OF TIE COMPROMISE VoTEs IN THE HOUSE.
The resolutions of Messrs. jackson and Hiyer
presented two distinct forms of declared purpose
to maintain the Compromise bar to further
sectional agitation in Congress.
Most of the northern democrats who voted for
either of these resolutions voted for them BOTH
But by an inspection of the tables of votes given
by us on Wednesday, it will be seen that of the
eighty -four northern democrats of the House, only
twenty-less than one in four-were found record
ing their names against the maintenance of the
Compromise in either of the forms in which that
proposition was presented. On Mr.. Jacksons res
olution twenty-five northern democrats were al
sent or failed to vote. Distribute the votes of
these northern democratic absentees in the proper
ton of the recorded northern democratic vote, and
we shall have about tuco-thirds of the entire north
ern democratic delegation in favor of declaration
| by Congress to maintain the Compromise.
The southern democratic delegation in the House
is 6fsv-seve,a members Ofthese thirty-nine voted
for one of the two resolutions while only ten-hat
is one to four-voted against both the resolutions,
leaving ten southern democrats-that is, oae-sarh
| of the southern democratic delegation-who were
absent or failed to vote on either of the resolutions
Distribute the votes of these ten absentees in the
proportion of the recorded southern democratic
vote and we have just about Ore-sarth Of the south
ern democratic delegation opposed to congress
ional declaration for the maintenance of the Com
promise.
According to this calculation, it appears that the
entire democratic party in the House, consisting of
one hundred and forty-one members, sustains the
Compromise by vote of more than taoo to one.
The northern wings of the House are sixty MEN,
bers. Of these only seven voted for both resou-
tions, and only ten voted for either of them. But
of these teaa four had previously voted to lay both
the resolutions on the table, 1t would appear
therefore, that out of the sirty wings of the North
only sac were really in favor of declaration to
tain the Compromise in any form. This is very
little better than the northern wing vote of three
in the last Congress in favor of the fugitive law.
The southern whig members Mirty-taoo. Sup
pose them all Except Mr.. CGngman) to be in favor
of maintaining the Compromise, and add to them
the votes of those SIC northern wings who alone
voted for one or the other of the two resolutions
without previously voting to lay both the table,
and we Shall have thirty-seven for the total Com
promise wing force in the House, out of whig
delegation of ninetytwo. From this calculation it
would appear that the compromise policy of Pres
ident Fillmore is openly and steadily sustained by
about one whic in three, the country through, as
the wing party is now organized and represented in
the House of Representatives. We have already
laid before our readers the similar of the whg
party on this subject as shown in their northern
State organizations. With the possible exception
of the case of Mr.. Tyler, which had its own pecu-
liarities there has certainly never before in our
country appeared any like Reputation of the policy
of party President by the bulk of the party which
placed him in power.
From these developments, the folio ming impor-