The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-01
THE VOTE IN THE HOUSE on THE FUGITIVE
SLAVE LAW

The yeas and nays on the motion of Mr. Elliot of Massa-
cusets on Friday last in the House introduce a bill
to repeal the ngitivesave law win be rend with great
enton by the people Of all parties We copy them there
fore, in a conspicuous place in columns
Mr.. ELIOT, of Massachusetts, asked consent introduces
bill to repeal act entitled AN act 60 amend and supple
menary entitled An respecting fugitTes from
justice and escaping from the service of their
ters,' approved September IS, 1850.
a. Mr. oKR object.
Mr. EllAor / move to suspend the rules, and that
motion / ask the yeas and nays.
''Mr SoILERs. Do understand this bill proposes TO
peal the fugitveaaye law
mr. ELLIOT. That is the object Of the bill II is
q Loud cries of ORDER order
1.-THE question then taken the motion to suspend
the rules and decided in the negative by the follow
ing vote
YEAs-Messrs. Ball, Bennett Benson Campbell, Carpen
ter Corwin Croker, Thomas Davis De Witt Dick Dick
nson Eastman Edmands Thomas ID. Eliot Everhart, Gid
diprs Goodrich Aaron Harlan Howe Daniel T. Jones,
ton PrinrIe David Richie Russell sabin Sage Sapp,
simmons, Gsrrit smith Andrew stuart, Thurson Trout
Upham, Wade, VALLEY, Ehhu b. Washburne, Israel Wash
burn Wells o and 4sPR sn w sas. Alien WIN. Allen
Ashe, David j. Bailey Barry, Benton, Boeock, Boyoe,
Da crh csmn
Cook Cox Craige, Curtis, John g. Davis Dawson Disney
pewdsI Drum Dunbar Eddy Edgeron Eamuna a,o
Fuller, Goode, Greenwood, Grow, sampson W. Har-
Ri Wiley HIr % oh hysn Ss hssn
Roland Jones Keitt, Kerr KidweI, Kittredge, Kurtz
lamb Latham Lscher ndlsy heMse n,. ae si,S
Miller, Mson, Morrison, Murray, Nichols, Noble, Old
orr rth Ra Ph fsD Phillips Ep pgs
Ruifu Seward shannon, Shaw, Shower shelton, Samuel
a Smith, Wiliiam II. Smith George W. Smyth, Sellers
Heftor L. ssYsns stratton, Straub, David Stuart John
j. Taylor John l. Taylor Nathaniel G. Iayor Vail Van
Wright, Hendrick B. Wright, and Zolcoher-l20
Messrs. and SIseLEroS subsequently, stated
that had they been present they should have voted in The
negative on the motion to suspend
The moson of Mr. Elliot unexpected to his own
party friends and to the House. that he has
not received many thanks for his pains
Among the negatives this glad to recog
Mise The names the of those democrats from ,hefree
States who voted against the Nebraska bin 1t viii be
gratifying their constituents to such men Cham
berlain, Curtis Dunn Edgerton Ellison Grow johnson,
Kittredge Macy Maurice Morrison Murray, Nichols Peck
ham, Pratt Sketon Stevens Stration Wheeler, sc, &c,
uniting with the democracy OF the whole Union in repeng
advance concliate dangerous fanaclsm ever
threatened the liberties of free people We proud to
record these in the columns of the Union al such
me--lnuch ready, always are, to applaud
good action than condemn that conceive 10 be wrong
No who reads the aspects of the passing times without
prejudice passion fail perceive that under God the
democratic party is the CONSERVATION of constitutional
liberty this continent Hence it is that when amy de-
lection takes place in the democratic ranks it is much
of loss TO the solid interests of the people and TO the
welfare Of the future II did require any democrat
hesitate a when Mr. Ellofs proposal made
All could that the end be accomplished pretend
ed be So impossibty. All could see that upon
this inpossihity party sought to be erected AZ
could thai the only effect Of this party is to d.
passions of the North and the South TO give the
ees of the Unionhn easy victory free nstu-
tions.
IL would be inydious and unjust did not accord the
credit which is due to the wings of the free States who
voted against Mr.. Ellots motion. Their Haven
of Maine and John j. Taylor of Ohio.
Let friends in Congress remember that there is much
danger Of repeating the fugyesaye la than there
is of restoring the Missouri Compromise absurd and inn
practicable either would be The Of the
American people win allow them to be caught in
ondng the one and their keen sagaci and their
all the arts Of mere fanatics viii sanction the other
When they may approve all that has been done they viii
acquiasce Hereafter heretofore that which Ina,
been taken up and carried through by the democratic party
quer by good results all the preudces that ready
the it TO pieces, and the near future will
show the Nebraska bin TO be popular with the American
people as the cc>spromise themselves