Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-11-02
From the National Era.
The Yeas and Nays on the Fugitive
Inv.

This law was ordered 10 be engrossed in
The Senate, Friday, Angus. ED, 1850, and
finally passed the following Monday, the
26th. The test vote was then on the en-.
grossmenl, which stood as follows:
YEAs-Atchison, Barnwell, Butler, Davis
of Mississippi, Dawson, Fooie, Houston,
Hunter, KING, Mason, Rusk. Sebastian,
Soule, Turney, Yulee-Sou,hern Demo.
Gratis, 15. Badger, Bell, Berrien, Dawson,
Mangum, Pearce, Spruance, Underwood,
Wales-Southern Wings, 9. Dodge and
Jones of Iowa, Surgeon of Pennsylvania
Northern Democrats, 3. TOTAL yeas, 81.
NAYs-Bradbury, Dodge of Wisconsin,
Walker-NortherL Democrats, 8. Bald
win, Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts, Day.
ton, Greene, Smith, Upham, and Winthrop
Northern Wings, 8. Chase-Free Dem.
ocrat, 1. Total nays, 12.
HALE was absent, but, if present, would
have vo.ed against what he had struggled
against with so great ability. Gen. Cass
has since explained that he did not vote on
that bill, because it did not contain pro.
vision for securing jury trial to the fugitive
in the State TO which he was to be remand.
ed. Douglas, according 10 his subsequent
declarations, would have voted for the bill
had he been present.
September 12,h, 1850, this bill was taken
up in the House, and under the operation of
The previous question, moved by Mr.. James
Thompson Of Pennsylvania. was forced
through without opportunity for discussion,
consideration, or amendment. The vote
on the final passage of The bill was as fol-
lows-we copy from our record at The time:
The question, Shall this bill pass? was
then decided in the affirmalive-yeas, 109;
nays, rs. The vote we find classified in
the New York Evening Post, as follows:
YEAS.
Democrats. Maine-Fuller, Gerry, Lit
tle6eld. New Hampshire--Hibbard Peas.
lee. New York--Walden. New Jersey
Wildrick. Pennsy yvania--Dimmick, Mann,
McLanahan, Robbins, Ross, Thompson
Virginia--Avere.t, Bay, Bayly, Beale, Nc
Donald, McMullen, Holiday, Meade, Mill
son; Parker, Powell, Seddon. North Caro-.
lina--Ashe, Caldwell, Venable. South
Carolna--Bur, Colbock, Mcqueen, Orr
} Wallace, Holmes, Woodward. Georgia
Haralson, Jackson. Alabama--Bowdon
Cobb, Hubbard, lnge. Louisiana-LaSere
Tennessee-Ewing, Harris, Johnson, Say
age, Stanton, Thomas, Wellborn. Texas
Howard, kaufman. Mississippi-Brown
, Fealherstone. Melville, Thompson. Ar
kansas-Johnson, Jones. Missouri-Bay
Bowln, Green, Hall, Hamilton, Phelps
Kentucky-Boyd Caldwell, Mason, Stanton
Ohio-Hoagland, Miller. Michigan-Buel
lndiana-Alberson Brown, Durham, Cor
man. Illinois-Bssell, Harris, McCler
nand, Richardson, Young Iowa--Lefflei
Calilornia-Gilber,
n Whigs.-New Hampshire-Hibbard- =
. Massachuses-EIiot Ohio-Taylor. Vii
ginia-Haywood. MaryIand-Bowie, Kerr
: Delaware-Houston. N. Carolna-C Cling
: man, Deberry, S.anly. S. Carolna--Ou
;. law. Georga-Owen, Toombs. Alabam
y Ashton, Hilliard. Tennessee-A An lersor
a Gentry, Watkins, Williams. Kentucky
: : Breck, Johnson, Mclean, Thompson. Ir
= diana--McGaughey.
9 NAYS.
r Democrats. -Maine-Sawtelle, Sletsol
,. onneclicut-Boolh, Waldo. Ohio--Cabe
Carter, Disney, Norris, Wit,lesey, Woo,
Mchigan-Bingham. Indiana-Fitch, Hal
= Ian, Robinson. lllinois--Wenwon Cal
1t fornia--Wrght.
Whgs.-Ois. Vermont-Hebard, Hel
= ry, Meacham. Observation-Disclosures
! Fowler, Mann. Rhode lsland--Dixo
~ King. Conneclcut--BuIer. New York.
W Alexander, Burnett, Briggs, Burrows, Go
z: Gould, Holloway, Jackson, John A. Kin
J.. Maileson, McKissock, Nelson, Pu,nar
:. Rumsey, Sackelt, Schermerhorn, Schoc
craft, Thurman, UnderhilI. New Jersey
T. Hay. King, Sylvester. Pennsylvania--Co
70 vim, Chandler, Dickey, Freedley, Hampto
ID Moore, Pilman, Reed, Stevens. Ohio
Corwin, Evans, VlNTON. Michigan
., Sprague, llinois-Baker. a.T
q Free SOilerS.--New Hampshire-Tuc
10 Massachuseus--Alen. New York--Pre
ee ton King. Pennsylvania--Howe. Ohio
ye Campbell, Crowell, Giddings, Hunter, Rot
NJ Indiana-Julan. WisconSin--Durkee.
Yeas, 100; nays, rs
ABSENT OR NOT VOTING.
Northern Whigs-Andrews, Ashmu
IN Bokee, Brooks, Butler, Casey, Clarke, Co
. ger, Duer, Goodenow, Grinnell, Levin, Ne
e. Newell, Ogle, Phoenix, Reynolds, Risle
at Rockwell, Rose. Schenck, Spaulding, VI
y, Dyke, White--24.
,is Free Soiler--W Wilmot--1.
~ Northern Democrats. Cleveland, G
- more, OLDS, Peck, Potter, Strong, Swe
ve ser, Thompson Of Towa-8.
b. Southern Whigs--Cabel, Evans of MAJ
lis land, Morehead-3.
m Southern Democrats Avere
=, Bay, Bayly, Beale, Bocock, Hacket,. HI
'" mahson, Hammond, Mcdowell, McLal
RS Morse--12.
ed Total absent or not voting--50.
es Northern Democrats voting for the
III -27.
~ ~ Northern Wings voting for the bill
"e Hibbard Of New Hampshire, Eliot of Nj
'e' sachusetts, Taylor of Ohio, McGaughey
u. Indiana.
VS. The members who intentionally absent
themselves when this bill was about TO
W voted on, are less TO be respected than the
'e' who boldly recorded their names in the
III, frmatve. Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsylvan
H. after the passage of the bill, gravely ro
;or and suggested TO the Chair the propr
- ty Of despatching one of the pages
I" inform his Wing friends who had gone o