Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-16

Burlington, Of Massachusetts,, and was carried 10
the affirmative.
Colonel williams, Of Kentucky, then addressed
the Council in support OF the majority proposition,
and was followed by VIM. r. Johnston, in support
of the minority report, and by @. ID. Deshler, of
New Jersey in opposition TO the Interpolation Of
the subject of slavery upon the Platform, and in
support of the proposition Of Mr.. Rayner.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, 8 Ia o'clock,
June Is, 1855.
The Council was called to order by the Presi-
dent, whereupon Judge Cone, of Georgia, lchair-
man Of the Platform committee, proceeded to ad-
yocatc the majority report until the hour of ten,
the hour previously agreed upon to take the vote.
At this period Mr.. Rayner offered his PROPOSE
tion but withdrew 1t 30 as TO permit the vote to
be taken upon the resolution OF Foster, OF Massa-
chusetts, substituting the minority report. The
yeas and nays being called for, the minority report
was lost by the following vote;
AYES.
Maine-Saywood, Richmond, Cowan, Peck, Co.
veil, Stevens, Lincoln.
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Colby.
vermont-Guilford, Hatch, Barrett, Kingsley,
Pierpoint.
Massachusetts, burlington, Foster, Richmond,
Carey, Wilson, Rugg
Connecticut--Sperry, Booth, Clark.
Rhode Island--Knight.
New Jesey--Lyon, Weeks, Livingston, McClel-
an johnson.
Ohio Martin, Odds, Maray, Ford, McAbee,
Morton, White.
Indiana orth, Slaughter, Harvey, Bryant,
Allen.
Observation-Disclosures
Wisconsin Chandler, Wood, Cook.
Illinois Danenhower, Eastman, Pricket Gibson,
Phelps.
Iowa oughridge, Thorington. Ayes, 50.
New York-Barker, Lyons, Sammons, Squires,
Mallory, Seymour.
New Jersey--Deshler,# Andrews.
Pennsylvania Freeman, Johnston, Coul-
ter, Lamberton, Small, Van Cleye.
belaware--Johnson, Clement, Johns, Smithers,
Porter. 1885,
Maryland-Ohr Purnell, Ricaud, Codet, Alex
anier Winchester, Mitchell.
virginia--Bolling, Moore, Ellyson, Burwell, b.
teller, Arthur, Crane.
North Carolina Littlejohn, Rayner, Davidson,
Carter, Wharton Haughton.
South Carolina Cunningham, Richardson Rus
sell, Davis.
Georga-Poe, Gone, Hill, Davis, Leitner Head,
Word.
Florida--Henry, Randall, Darling, Mccall.
Mississippi Carpenter, Miller.
Alabama-Stewart, Bradford, Hopkins, Moss.
Louisiana-Bunce, Hardy.
California Matthews, Hitchcock Gibson Odds.
Arkansas-Logan, Pike, Neill.
Tennessee-Brown, Stokes, Topp, Shannon,
Donelson.
Kentucky-Pilcher, Order, Finnell, Williams,
Mason, Bartlett.
Missouri Gamble, Harris, Cunningham, Price,
Hawkins.
Te1as--McCall, stamps
District of Columbia--Ellis.
Minnesota Hoag..-Nays, OIL.
The vote having been declared, Mr.. Rayner, mo-
we'd his proposition as a substitute to the twelfth
section, and called for the yeas and nays. 1t was
lost by the following vote:
YEAS.
Vermont---Messrs. Guilford, Hatch, Barrett,
Kingsley, Pierpoint.
onnecticut-Spery, Booth, Clark.
Rhode lsland-Knight
New York--Sammons Seymour.
New Jersey--Lyon, Deshler, Weeks, Livingston,
Andrews, Mcclellan, johnson.
Pennsylvania Bell, Johnston, Coulter, Lamber-
ton, Small
Delaware johnson, Clement, JOHNS, Smithers.
Maryland Winchester.
North Carolina--Rayner.
California Mathews, Gibson, Odds
0hio--White.
Michigan--McNaughton
MISUNDERSTANDING, Wood, Cook.
District of Columbia-Ellis.
Minnesota-Hoag.
Illinois-Danenhowe Eastman, ellison, Phelps.
Yeas-i3.
Maine-Messrs. Saywood, Richmond, Cowan,
Peck, Covell, Stevens Lincoln.
New Hampshire-Sherw Colby. :.
Masss Burlington, Foster, Richmond
Carey, Wilson, Rugg.
New York-Barker, Lyons, Squires.
observation-disclosures Van Cleve.
Maryland-0hr, Punnell, Ricaud, Codet, Alex
andcr, Mitchell
Virginia Boiling, Moore, Ellyson, Burwel, Be-
teller, Arthur Crane.
North Carolina--Lfttlejohn, Davidson, Carter,
Wharton, Haughton.
South Carolina Cunningham, Richardson, Rus
sell, Davis.
Georgia--Poe, Cone, Hill, Davis, Leitncr, Head,
Word.
Florida-Henry, Randall, Darling, Mccall.
Mississppi--Roby, Hunt, Miller.
Acknowledgement, Bradford, Hopkins, Moss.
Louisiana unce, Hardy.
California-Hitchcock.
Arkansas-Logan, Pike, Neil.
Tennesseee-Brown, Stokes, Topp, Shannon,
Donelson.
Kentucky-Pilcber, Order, FinneIl, Williams,
ohio-M.rtiD, Odds, sarlay, Ford, McAbce,
Morton.
Missouri--Gsmble, Harris, Cunningham, Price,
Hawkins.
Illinois-0rth, Slaughter, Harvey, Bryant.
Texas-McCall, Stamps.
Illinois-Picket
Iowa-Loughrdgc Thorington.
Nays-9T.
The vote having been declared, James W. Bar
ker, Of New York, moved the previous question
and the yeas and nays having been demanded, the
motion prevailed-yess 3d. nays sS. The ques-
ton was then taken on the adoption Of the twelfth
section Of the majority report and was carried In
the Affirmative by the following vote
New York--Messrs. Barker, Lyons, Squires,
Mallory.
New Jersey-Andrews.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Van Cleve.
Delaware-Johns.
Msryland--ohr, Purnell, Rcaud, Codet, Alex
ander, Winchester, Mitchell.
virginia--Bolling, Moore, Ellyson, Burwell, Bo-
teller, Arthur, Crane.
North Csrolina--Littlejohn, Rayner, Davidson,
Carter, Wharton, Hsughton.
South Carolina-C Cunningham, Richardson, Rus
cell, Davis.
Georgia Poe, Cone, Hin, Davis, Jeitner, Head,