Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-04-15
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WASHINGTON, Tuesday April 6. 1852.
The Compromise reaneoted in the
House of Representatives.!

WASHINGTON, Tuesday April 6, 1852.
The Compromise reanected in the
House of Representatives.!
The first business was the following resolu.
ton introduced two weeks ago, by Mr.. Jackson,
Democrat of the Savannah District, Ga, and on
which he had called the previous question: .
RESOLVED, That we recognize the binding eff
cacy OF the Compromises Of the Constitution, and
believe it to be the intention of the people gen.
orally, as we hereby declare it to be ours Indi
vdualiy, to abide such Compromise, and to sus
tain the laws necessary to carry them out. The
provision for The delivery up OF Fugitive Slaves,
and the Act Of the last Congress fJr that purpose
included, and that we deprecate all further agi.
taton Of the questions growing out of the Com
promises questions embraced in tile acts of the
last Congress, known as the Compromise, and of
questions generally connected with the institution
OF Slavery, as unnecessary, useless and danger
Ous
Mr.. Hillyer Of Georgia (Democrat wanted the
demand for the previous question withdrawn, so
that he might offer as an amendment to the res
oluliou Of Mr. Polk of Tennessee, which was Of
fered at the Democratic Congressional Caucus,
and there voted down, which was as follows -
ResOtUed, That the series OF acts passed during
the first session Of the Thirty first Congress
known as the Compromises are regarded us
final adjustment and permanent settlement of the
questions therein embraced, and should be
maintained and executed as such. 49,.
Mr.. Stanly Of North Carolina, (Whig) desired
TO get inlhres resolutions. Great confusion fol-
lowed.
Mr.. Meade of Virginia desired also to put in
an amendment After partial order was restored
several voices cried for the reading of Mr.. Stan.
ly's resolutions. Mr.. Preston King of New York
said, object to the whole Of them" Various
answers were made of ".tOo late" After more
confusion and reading Of points of order, Mr..
Stanly's resolutions were read.
The first was that OF Mr.. Polk, which was vo-
ted down in the Opposition caucus the second
was the resolution adopted in the Wing caucus,
which was general endorsement of the COM
promise and the third was that offered in the
Opposition caucus by Mr.. Johnson Of Arkansas,
and laid on the table. In the last there were
few strong interlineatons by Stanly.
The amendments could not be received, as
Mr.. Jackson refused to withdraw his demand for
the previous question.
Further noisy proceedings took place, when
Mr. Fowler of Massachusetts lWhig) moved to
lay the resolution on the table, but subsequently
withdrew the motion, as gentlemen seemed to be
anxious to vote on tine demand for the previous
question.
Mr.. Polk renewed the motion, and afterwards
withrew il.
Mr.. Beale of Georgia Democrat renewed the
motion, and held on to 1t.
The House refused to lay Mr.. Jackson's res
olution upon the table-yeas 70, nays l92.
After much shutting, the House refused to
second the demand for the previous question:
eyes 90, noes IS.
Mr.. Hillyer was then enabled to introduce
his amendment, as given above, (Mr. Folks re
iGcted resolys) and moved the previous question
upon it. ,...-
The amendment was agreed to-yeas 1903 nays
"a.
The resolution of Mr.. Jackson, Of fealty to the
compromise measures as originally offered, was
agreed to, yeas lOl, nays g. The following
are the yeas and nays =
y eas-Messrs. Allen Of Illinois, Appleton OF
gachuetts, Bailey Of Virginia, lsocock, Bow
Breckenridge, Brooks, Brown Of
Bushby, Cabell of Florida, Caskie.
Curtis, Daniels, Davies Of Indiana,
nay, Durham, Edmonson, Ewing,
\, Fitch, Florence, Freeman,
sSy., German, Grey, Hall,
Hart, Howes, Haven,
.rd. FfilIyer, Houston.
On of Georgia, johnson
Landry, Letcher. Lock.
california. Marshall of Ken
Mason, MacCorke Mcdonald,
Mead, Miller, Moore Of Louisiana,
( al of North Carolina, Mnndy, Majors,
Jaw, Parker Of Indiana, PeGsIee of Pennsyl
vania, Phelps, Polk, Price, Richardson, Riddle,
II -, SchmprhnrO-
Surry, L. SeymOut, o. 5. Seymour, Smith, Stan
ton Of. Tennessee, Stanton of Kentucky, Ste
phem of New York, St. Martin, Struther, Ste
war;. Sutherland, Thompson Of Virginia, Vena-
BILE. Walsh, Ward, Watkins, White Of Ketucky,
White of Alabama, Wilcox, Williams.
Nays-Messrs. Aiken, Allison Ashe, Averatt,
RavIev of Georgia, Barrere, Bartlett, Benton
Brown Of Indiana, Buell. OF New York, CabeIl
CampheIk Campbell OF Illinois, Chapman Cling
man, .Conger, Dean. Dotey, Durkee, E carton
Floyd, FO,Oter, Gaylord, GOCdenO1U Goodrich
Grow, Harper, Holiday, Horsford, Homer, Ives
Jenkins. johnson of Ohio, Jones of New York
King, Kuhns, Manu. Mcqueen, MeGchdm, Mile
..Mner. Mallory, Newton, Orr, PenniInan, Perkin'
Pennio. RantOuL, VIM. A. Sackett, Scboocratt
Sc,.ddsr, Smart, Stanton of Ohio, Stratton
Sweetser. Thompson Massachusetts, Tuck
Walbrilge. Wallace WGshburn, Wells, Wood
ward of South Carolina, Yates.
The amendment Of Mr.. Hilliard was aged t
BY a vote Of 100 to IS. Adjourned.
We have placed the names of the New Eng
land members in italics. Messrs. Duncan, Alle
and Davis of Massachusetts; Hebard OF Vermont
Andrews and Appleton Of Maine, King an
ThurstOn Of Rhode Island, and Cleaveland .
Connecticut, were absent or did not vote M
Appleton only, Of the Massachusetts, RePresen
tatives, voted for straight out recognition OF tn
Compromises.