Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-02

tive slave bill, +" and they are rotten" on the
slave question: And thus, these Northern and
Southern ultras. arc working together, to kill
off all national men, both North and South,
6ut upon opposite principles. One set would
dissolve the Union, unless their ultraisms shall
prevail, and the other set would dissolve it I'M
less their ultraisns shall be adopted (" Sam
means to decide this contest, and he means To
preserve the Union in deciding it i--mark that
ye ultraists from both sections of the country
Nor win your misrepresentation nor your
anathemas arrest him in his counsel
But let us look at the votes in the Senate on
the two sectional bills, to which we have re.
ferred, as parts ofthe Compromise of 1850
The votes upon the passage of the :" bill to
suppress the slave trade in the District of Go,
lumbia" were az follows:
YEAs-Messrs Baldwin, Benton, Bright,
Cass, Clark, Clay, Cooper, Davis Of Massa-
chusetts, Dayton, Dickinson, Dodge of Wiscon-
sin, Dodge Of Iowa, Douglas, Ewing, Felch,
Fremont, GreQne, Gwin, Hale, Hamlin, Hous-
ton, Jones, Norris, Seward, Shields, Spruance,
Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales, Walker, Whit
comb, and winthrop.
The NAYS were, Messrs. Atchison, Badger
Barnwell, Bell, BeTien, Butler, Davis Of Mis-
sissippi, Dawson, Downs, Hunter, King, Man
gum, Mason, Morton, Pratt, Sebastian, Soule,
Turney, and Yulee--yeas 83, nays 10.
Almost two to one, and only ten Senator's
absent--flve from the North, and five from
the South.
The vote on the Fugitive Slave bill was as
follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Barnwell,
Bell, Butler, Berrien, Davis of Miss, Dawson,
Dodge of Iowa, Downs, Foote, Houston, Hun
ter, Jones, King, Mangum, Mason, Pearce,
Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Spruance, Sturgeon,
Turney, Underwood, Wales and Yulee--27.
NAYs-Mcssrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Chase,
Cooper, Davis of Mass, Dayton, Dodge OF
Wisconsin, Greene, Smith, Upham, Walker
and Winthrop-12. Absent, 80
OF these, "a yeas were from the South, and
three from the North. 1t will be observed, that
few men from the North and few from the
South voted for both these bills, regardless OF
consequences to themselves. DIR. Sturgeon of
Pennsylvania, did this,--so did the patriotic
Senators from Iowa, Messrs. Dodge and Jones.
Messrs. Wales and Spruance Of Delaware.
And so did fearless old Sam Houston, Of
Ieras
Judge Douglas voted to abolish the slave
traffic in the District but he did not vote for
the Fugitive Slave Law. Thus the Southern
men voted en- masse, that the North should
give up fugitive slaves, but only half a dozen
Southern Senator's voted to suppress the slave
traffic in the District The northern men in
like manner, voted en- masse, for the District
bill, whilst only five Senators north of Mary
land voted for the Fugitive Slave law! In
other words, what was popular at home, Sena-
tors from the North and the South respectively
voted for whilst a tsW brape, patriotic, national
men, voted for both these measures, and thus
secured their passage, and healed those section
al divisions, which threatened to destroy the
Union The friends Of the Union win ever
hold in grateful remembrance the names of
Senators Sturgeon of Pennsylvania, Dodge and
Jones of Iowa, Underwood of Kentucky, Wales
and Spruanco Of Delaware, and Houston Of
Texas, who voted for both these measures, and
quoted the country
Other Senators who were absent would
doubtless have voted for both these bills had
they been present Thus roted J. AZ. II.
Beale, Of Virginia, and but for the. courage
and patriotism of such men, the Union had
perishcdl For the exercise Of that courage
and patriotism, Thomas Richie awarded to
these gentlemen, that high honor which they
had nobly earned, in the preservation of the
Union yet forsooth, those who have sue
cceded him, pronounce such men, "rotten on
the Stare guestionlW The son is engaged in
the unholy work, Of tearing from their brows,
the wreaths Of honor and gratitude, entwined
around them, by the hands Of his patriotic
Sire He is welcome to all the glory no can
win, in this graceless and unRlial work
We shall resume this subject.