Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-03-25
MORE PROOFS AGAINST THE KNOW
NOTHINGS.

On Friday, the 18th day of July, 1854, at
the lst Session of the 33d Congress, Mr.. Eliot,
Massachusetts whig, moved to suspend the
rules in order to enable him to introduce bill
to repeal the fugitive slave law. The yeas
and nays were called on the motion, and the
vote was as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Ball, Bennett, Benson, Campbell,
Carpenter, Corwin, Croker, Thomas Davis, De
Wit, Dick, Dickinson, Eastman, Edmands, Thos
d. Eliot. Everhart, Giddngs, Goodrich, Aaron
Harlan, Howe, Daniel /. Jones, Knox, Matieson,
Mayall, Morgan, Morton, Parker, Pennington,
Pringle, David Richie, Russell, Sabine. Sage,
Sapp, Simmons, Gerrit Smith, Andrew Stuart,
Thurston, Trout, Upham, Wade, Valley, Elihu
B. Washburne, 1sraeiWashburn, Wells, and Tap
pan Wentworth-f3
NAYs-Mes.rs. Aiken, James c. Allen, Willis
Allen, Ashe, DavidJ. Baily, Barry, Benton Bocock,
Boyce, Breckinridge, Bridges, Brooks, Csruthers,
Chamberlain, Chastain, Chrisman, Churchweli,
Clark, Clingman, Cobb, Cook, Cox, Craige, Curtis,
John g. Davis, Dawson, Disney, Dowdell, Drum,
Dunbar, Eddy, Edgeron, Edmundson, John M.
Elliott, Ellison, English, Farley, Faulkner, Flor
ence, Fuller, Goode Greenwood. Grow Sampson
w. Harris, Wiley p. Harris, Harrison, Haven
Hendricks, Hem, Hubbard, HILL Houston Hunt,
Johnson, George w. Jones, Roland Jones, Keiii,
Kerr Kidwell, Kittredre, Kurtz, Lamb. Latham,
Letcher, Lindley, McMuilen, McNair, Mcqueen,
Miller, Millson, Morrison, Murray Nichols, Noble,
Olds, Andrew Oliver, Orr, Peckham Phelps
Phillips, Pratt, Preston, Puryear, Reese, Riddle,
Robbins Rogers, Rufin, Seward, Shannon, Shaw
Shower, Shelton, Samuel A. Smith, William R
Smith, George w. Smyth, Sellers, Frederick =.
Stanton. Richard H. Stanton, Alex. II. Stephens
Hestor L. Stevens, Straiton. David Stuart John
J. Taylor, John l.. Taylor, Nathaniel g. Taylor
Vail, Vansant, Wslbridge, Walker, Wheeler
Witte, Daniel 3. Wright, Hendrick B. Wright,
and Zollicofer-l20.
Nearly, If not all, who voted for Mr.. Eliofs
motion we're Whigs-a motion in effect to
abolish the Fugitive Slave law. The Demo
cratic party voted en- masse against it., Those
Wings who voted for it we're Northern Wings
We repeat and republish now what we said on
the 30th day Of July, when we commented on
those proceedings. 1t is as follows:
"Nor is this the only contrast presented by
an analysis 0f ire youe. There is nearly as
striking a contrast between the Northern and
the Southern Wings. The former, with sew.
eral lonesome exceptions, going for it, and the
latter in a body against il.
"This vote makes distinctly apparent TO the
country two important facts. The first is, that
there is but one sound national political orga.
nization in the country, and that is the great
Democratic party. The other is, that in re-
spect to the Constitution as basis Of organiza.
ton, there is no National Wing party. On the
most vital constitutional question, the Wings
Of the North and the Wings of the South have
separated. A complete antagonism exists be.
tween them. The first have as plainly shown
through their representatives in Congress as
they have in their public meetings aud in their
newspapers, that their chief and controlling
motive is to war upon slavery--to deprive il Of
the protection Of the Constitution, and to strike
down the defences with which the founders Of
the government wisely and justly surrounded
it. The latter have stood shoulder to shoulder
with the Democratic party in maintenance o.
the constitutional and legal guarantees pro
vided for in the institution Of slavery.
"This is one Of the most distinct and unequi
vocal signs Of the times, and should serve as Q
warning, If warning we're needed, to the Wing,
of the South.
when the Wings Of the North proclaim, ia