Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-09

York. endorsing the Inaugural with Gov MARCY annexed
ana Mr. HoLLEYs proposed re-afrmance of the Buffalo
platform being the pending amendments.
The struggle the part OF the Feesoers was staue
of questionand they resorted to all sorts Of para-
menary expediens and devices evade the test
ed by Mr.. Taylor of their fidelity 10 the national Ad
ministration on the great question of " the compromise
measures" the fugitive act included with which Pre-
sident Pierce and the Democracy the Union stand SO
distinctly identified before the country
BY the force Of the precious question: which cut off all
amendments these extraordinary Democrats were finally
compelled either to face the music shoot the
pitt" Many Of them chose the hitter alternative and
M Me House pyecPateiy urging their Freesoil friends
to follow them and thus to leave the House without
quorum.
Among the first of the fugitives was the Speaker,
who leaving the chair in possession Of Whig fed from
the hall making good his retreat before question could
be had either of the resolutions Others Of his stamp
covered his retreat well they could and voted the
first resoution--a few the second-but mainly de-
camped before the question could be taken the third
or vital resolution Of the series
The stampede not confined to the Freesoilers.
Many Of the Wings caught the infection and fed Also
leaving bhfa bare quorum Of sixynine members present
and voting. Az ~ -
TWO u those present, Messrs. Hastings. or nros,
and L. 0sgood of Chenango the former Wing md the
latter Freesoier peremptoriy and contumacionsly re
fused to vote
Four EreesoleIs, Chamberlain, Of Columbia Crocker
and Marsh of Tompkins, and P. W. Rose, of ST. Law
renee all Of that stamp who 'faced the music,
and voted against the resolution endorsing the com
promise.
Tweny-eight members, elected Democrats, 9 shot
the pit" and eyaded the We give the names Of
The BoLTrRs.-Messrs Beckwith, Bouton, Burroughs,
Bushnell, CuAMrLIS, Finch, GALE, 3. L Gilmore, d.
Gilmore A. G. Hail. B. Hail. Hibbard, Ingalls, kearney,
Lawrence, LOOMS, Martin, Miller, L. osgood, PATTER-
SON, ]. ROSE, B. Smith, Spaard the SPEAKER, seeter,
Ten Eyck, Temple, and Van Alstyne
The Wings who lodged the vote or refused toanswer
to their names number fourteen in all. They are
Messrs Ashley, Beman, Clapp, J. N. Ely, Hastings,
Kneeland Osborne, Perkins Peters L. Reed A b. Rose,
Stewart, Stratton. w. Taylor, and Wood.
The the final passage of the resolution in ques
tion stood 4G ayes to %
The affirmative vote includes four Wings: Messrs Bur-
nett Bush Dubois and Welsh. The rest, with few
cepti6ns, are Democrats.
The negative includes four Freesoa Democrats, before
mentioned, the rest Wigs.
Thus the Freesoers in the Assembly, coerccd into
show of hands the great question Of the compromise
including the fugitive act exhibited their antagonism to
the National Administration and the National Democracy,
and their adhesion still the doctrines and tenets Of the
Buffalo Platform
The Democracy Of the Union will mark this significant
illustration of what is called the " unedand harmonious
Democracy of New York., and will be able to determine
who among US stand on the Baltimore and who on the
Buffalo platform
The resolutions are follows:
ReoIsd That the State Of New York copgratuates her
sister States of the Union on the doctrines avowed by
President Pierce bis Inaugural Address TO his couI
trymen believing that the doctrines are sound expos-
tons Of our duty as of the Powers Of the civilized
world aud Of the duties of the several States to each
other under the Constitution OF the United States.
Resorsd That the people Of the State Of New York
pcide with tie President in his opinion that " it is not
10 be disguised that attitude as nation ard our po-
stion the globe renders the oi certain pos
sessions not within jurisdiction emin"'t'y inr0rtn-t
for our protection IL in the future essenta Tor the
aseryation 'i-hs Of commerce aud ne peace OF
the and also with tno principle, winch we III
should regard fundamental that the rights security
and repose Of the confederac reject the idea Of ntere
renee or colonization this side Of the ocean by any
foreign Power beyond present jurisdiction as utterly
iuadmissible."
Rcsolucd That the State Of New York reafrm the doc
trines Of the Inaugural that involuntary servude, as
IL exists in different States Of this Conederaey IS recog
missed by the Constitution that il stands like any other
admitted right and that the States where u exists are
entitled 10 efficient remedies enforce the constitutional
provisions :" that the laws Of 1850, commonly called
the scompromse measures, strictly constitutional,
and 10 be carried into effect - that the
constituted authorities Of this Republic bound to
gard the rights Of South in this respect they would
view any other legal and constitutional right and that
the laws to enforce them should be respected and obeyed
not with reluctance encouraged by abstract opinions
10 their propriety in different society hut cheer
fully and according to the decisions Of the tribunal to
which their expostions belong and TINT the State OF
New York pledges her faith the Union that every law
adopted by the constituted authorities OF the United
states including the fugitive slave law, shall be faith
fully enforced within the limits Of the State.