The true Democrat., 1854-06-06
Passage of the Nebraska Bill.
AYES 1l3-NAYs 100.

AYES 1l3-NAYS 100.
 Thirty Third COngress-.-First Session.
 Washington, May 23.
 The House continued in session until 10 o. clock last night, when, after finally passing the ebraska bill the House adjourned.
 The following is the closing scene: After every effort had been made by the minority to slave off the bill, and at o'clock the question was taken on Washburn's mott on to lay the bill on the table, and negatived-yeas 29. nays 112
 The question recurring on seconding the de- mand for the previous question, Mr. Penning- ton moved that the House adjourn, which was negatlved, amid impatient cries of question. question!
 MT. Campbell. l appeal to the gentleman from Illinois to withdraw his demand for the previous question till can make suggestion relative to this bill. (Cries of no, no, question, question.)
 Mir. Richardson. The appeal is vain; I de- cline to withdraw
 Voices--that's right! hold on to the demand for the previous question.
 The motion was seconded and the main ques: ton ordered to be put-yeas 113, nays 94.
 MT. Sage moved at o'clock the house ad. journ. Negatived 05 to 121
 The question was taken on agreeing to the report from the committee of the whole on the state of the Union, striking out the enactng clause of the Union. Nagatived yeas 99, nays IF.
 At 81a o'clock Mr. Richardson moved his substitute for the bill, with the exception of Mir. Clayon's amendment, and moved the pre- vious question.
 At 1o1s o'clock the bill was ordered to third reading yeas 119, nays 99.
 At II o'clock the bill was read third time and passed. Yeas 113, nays 1OO
 The following is list of the yeas and nays on the passage of the Nebraska bill:
 YEAs--Messrs. J. c. Allen, Willis Allen, Ashe, Bailey of Ga, Bayly of Va, Barksdale, Barry, Bell, Bocock, Boyce Breckinridge, Brd- ges, Brooks, Caruthers, Chastain, Crisman, Churchwell Clarke, Clinghman Cobb, Colquitt, Cox, Craige, Cummins, Cutting, Davis of Ind, Dawson, Disney, Dowdell, Dunbor, Dunham, Eddy, Ednondson, Elliot of Ky, English, Faulkner Florence, Goode, Greene, Grey, Greenwood, Hamilton, Harris of Ala, Hen dricks, Henn Hubbard, Hill, Hillyer, Houston, Ingersoll, Jones of Tenn, Jones of Pa, Jones of La, Kerr, Kindel Kurtz, Lamb, Lane, La than Letcher, Lilly Lingley of Md, McDon- aid, McDouga, McNair Maxwell, May, Miller of Mo-, Parker, Perkins, Phelps, Phillips Pow ell, Preston, Ready, Reese, Richardson, Riddle, Robbins, Rowe, Rutner, Seward, Shannon, Shaw, Shower, Smith of Tenn, Stanton of Ky, Strub, Stewart of Mch, Taylor of N. r., Tweed Vail, Vansant, Walbridge Walker, Walsh, Warren, Westbrock, Wittie, Wright of Miss Wright of Pa., and Gen. Zollicoffer
 NAYs.-Messrs. Ball, Banks, Belcher, Ben- nett Benson, Benton, Brigg, Campbell, Carpen- ter Chandler, Crocker, Collum, Curtis Davis, R. l.; Dean, Dewett, Dicks, Dickenson, Drum, Eastman, Edgerton, Edmonds. Elliott of Mass; Ellison, Etherdge, Everhart Farley, Fenton, Flagler, Fuller, Gamble, Giddings, Goodrich, Gamble, Grow, Harlan, of Ohio; Harlan of Ind, Harrison, Hastings, Haven, Heister, How Hughes, Hernet Johnson, Jones, of N. Y.; hettridge, Knox, Lindley of Ohio; Lyon, Me- Cullough, Mace, Matherson, Mayall, Meacham, Muddlesworth, Milson, Morgan, Morrison, Murry Nicholas, Noble Norton, Oliver of N. r.; Parker Peck, Peckham, Pennington, Per kins Pratt, Pringle, Perryfor, Ritchie, Ritchey, Rogers, Russell, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Seymour, Simmons, SkeIton, Smith, of N. Y.; Stevens Taylor, of Tenn; Thruston, Tracy, Trout Up- ham, Wade, Valley, Washburn, jr., Wells Went.
 
 from the Legislature of Connecticut on the Me- braska bill, and the repeal of the Missouri Con- promise, after protesting, in strong terms, against the repeal, as violation of national faith, and declaring fixed purpose never to consent to the legal or actual admission of slavery into a territory from which 1t was excluded by the act of 1920; or the admission of slave holding States from any portion of that territory.
 Mr. Gocc rly bo bor,o0 fhocp rpSOIr. tions, when put into plain English, do not mean another Hartford convention.
 Mir. Smith replied to MT. Cass in severe terms. He said the honorable gentleman may, if he pleases, stigmatise the sentiments contained in these resolutions as sentiments emanating from Hartford convention; they are the sentiments of the free men of Connecticut and I believe they Will turn out to be the sentiments of an overwhelming majority of the people of Mich igan.
 Mir. Cass. 1 heard all of this kind of denun- ciation forty years ago, and with as much vio- fence and emphasis as can be used here and heard the Hartford convention defended as a rightful act. That to which I wished to call the attention of the Senate to, was declaration in the third resolution that they would not sub. init to the law of the land when passed With respect to the opinion of the people of my own State, I thank the Senator for being sentinel there, but believe know their opinion as we'll as he does believe the people of the State of Michigan will sustain their representatives, when those representatives carry through a great constitutional principle, which secures to American citizens wherever they are, the right of selfgovernment.
 MT. Smith replied, charging MT. Cass with having changed his opinion on the Wilmot pro-