Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

man, in Congress were true to the Constitution.
On the passage of the bill for her admission, in the
House, the yeas were lis, eOory Northern Democrat
but three voting for it. while theHays were 106 and
every Northern Wig voting. against it, In the
Senate out of SO votes for the bill, IL were cast by
Northern Democrats, in faver of the bill while all
the negatives (9) acre Northern Wigs!
wn.MoT'S PRoVISo AND THE HOUSE.
Again, in the House of Representatives of Con-
gress on the 29th of February, 1e4s, Mr.. Putnam
submitted the following Preamble and Resolutions,
viz:
AtWHEREAs in the settlement of the difficulties
pending between this country and Mexico, territory
may be acquired, in which slavery does not exist:
And, whereas, Congress, in the organization of
territorial government, at early period of our po
litical history, established principle worthy of i'm
itation in all future tme forbdding the existence of
slavery in free territory: therefore,
ResoIUed, That in any territory which may be
acquired from Mexico, which shall be establish
ed territorial government slavery, or involuntary
servitude, except punishment for crime, where
of the party shall have been duGy convicted should
be toreUer prohibited; and that in any act reso
luton, establishing such government, fundamental
provision should be inserted to that effect"
This the WilnaOt P, O05so introduced by MI.
Putnam, upon the reading of which Mr.. Brodhead
(now Democratic United States Senator from Penn
sylvania) moved that it be Ibid on the table. Upon
which motion the yeas were los, nays92. An analy-
sis of this vote shows the following overwhelming
facts viz 1aoenty sepen Northern Democrats, voted
J0r the motion and against tAe ProVso-Whheeoery
Northern Wing voted against the resolution and for
the Proviso-21 Northern FreesoH Democrats
voting with them. ihus showing Chae "une there
mGjOrdty of the Northern Democrats for us,
the NorInerh " hTgs were 0""T0HO"S'y "9""S' 0''
Again While the United States Senate was in Sc
cert session the Mexican treaty. on motion Of Mr.
Baldwin, to insert at the end of the 9TH article the
following words to wit
g Pro0Iaed, That there shall be.neither slavery
nor involuntary serTnude, IN the territories heFeoy
ceded, otherwise tnan IN punishment c crimes,
whereof the party shall nave been daily eehWcteo
After debate, the queshon was stated shall
these words stand as a part OF the OH arnce! anu
it was determined in the negat'ce-yeas 1as nayssS
|Hale and" clayton no" hhoN, Nstn1ngs, aau o.
theirs, voting yes-ana among the nays are lass,
Dickinson, and Douglass Ihe.foHow1ng Is Gas
sicatIen OF the vote, by sections upon this Proviso
For. Against
Northern wings ~ Hone
Southef~ wings %
Northern Democrats - -
southern. Dein'et3'S 'pOp'
Is 90
n, oo-n;,,t 49,, tI,.oo fn,rtte of tho Nortbarn
Democrats were for US,
coMffo'i.St Asas s Fbs y THE h'osh
And now let me call tne attentloh, espec'ss& OF
oel o4o A5he"us' IS 0 liAS $50 -
Northern nemoclacy upon tne M Enr:
was President, snd.t vas generally known that he
fvored them but his Northern Whig gr.rfy acouM
not stand bv him notwithstanding he had all the
offices of the government at his disposat They
nun bered aboutF5 in the House of Representatives.
nut %t S Ss G and sct @ NAM af anr oJ Georgia
Wing Know-Nothings are MOTT acting, without any
regard whatever to principles they would nave voted
against these measures because Hhig President
and the Southern Wing party supported them. If
they had done some of our Old associates are now
doing, they would have said II cont act aoiM our
old 0pponentS-I won't act with the Wing party of
the South. I acW act NTH the Free sOiters or the
Knoac- Nothings .frst," &c. Nay, more; had they
not been 6rm and true men 10 the Constitution,
rather than to their popularity at home, they would
have lodged, or voted against these measures; Tor
Their own parry Jfenas al the oonth were nisetaoy
oNtued 'uto" ''eii anu "Po. Pa s'ou"o '',o
NortaeTh DelHoCfatS "eIe Hot I"iieu uPoh " so'o
for them But see now nearly Ioo-throS Oh theh
who were ~nan:9touSy Tor them whlie the Northern
higs were nee to one and on the fuStVe siaVepn
FIFTEEN to 04e againstgs 49,. :
The. following is the classification of the vote IN
the House on the Utah bill by sections:
For Agaiast
Northern Deulocrats. ........:.....3s. IS
Southern Democrats .......-.....3l 10
Northern Wings ...................10 So
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