Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-08-15

But will proceed to the Record, and not to party
Platforms, made to catch votes but will take the
Congressional Record where there can be no cheat.
ing for the of members there binding. sure
enough upon ALL And the member there is careful
TO what he does and he generally represents his
constituents. Then let US see what has been the
course of parties in Congress for ten years past in
relation to the slavery question.
ADMISSION OF FLORIDA, AS A STATE, INTO THE UNION.
In June, 1885, Florida applied for admission into
the Union Her Constitution recognized slavery
As usual the Northern Wings opposed her admission
to on account Of slavery. But the Democrats almost
man, in Congress, were true to the Constitution.
On the passage Of the bill for her admission, in the
House, the yeas were lis, eoery Northern Democrat
but three voting forit; while the nays were lO6 and
every Northern Wing voting against 1T. In the
Senate out Of 36 votes for the BILL IL were castby
Northern Democrats, in favor of the bill while all
the negatives co. pere Northern. Whigs! be-. 49,,
wILNoT's PRovIso AND THE HOUSE. :s
Again, in the House of Representatives OF Con-
gress on the 2Sth of February, 1s4e, Mr.. Putnam
submitted the following Preamble and Resolutions
upon which he demanded the previous question,
viz: -. ... - s...... ....
"WuEREAs, 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 a
territorial government at early period of our po-
ltca history, established principle worthy of i'm
taton in all future tme forbdding the existence of
slavery in free territory: therefore,
p" Resotred, 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 duty convicted should
be J6rerer prohibited; and that in any act
LUTON, establishing such government, fundamental
| provision should be inserted to that effect"
This the Wilnaot p, o0iso introduced by Mr..
! Putnam upon the reading of which Mr.. Brodhead
| (now Democratic United States Senator from Penn
sylvana) moved that it be laid the table. Upon
which motion the yeas were 105, nays 80. An anay-
| sis of this vote shows the following overwhelming
facts viz: Itcenty-secen Northern Democrats voted
for the motion and against the Proviso-whie erery
| Northern Whig voted against the resolution and for
| the ProviSo-2l Northern Free-soil Democrats
| voting with them. Thus showing that while there
! were majority Of the Northern Democrats for us,
the Northern Wigs were unanimously against u.s.
wILMoT PRovIso SENATE. '
! Again: While the United States Senate was in Sc
cert session the Mexican treaty, motion Of Mr..
Baldwin, to insert, at the end of the 9th article the
following words. to wit: --.--- -- ..--,..- .-.-.
| '' Pr0cided, That there shall be neither slavery
nor involuntary servude, in the territories hereby
| ceded, otherwise than in punishment OF crimes,
whereof the party shall have been duly convicted
| After debate, tho question was stated" shall
these words stand part of the 9th article :" and
it was determined in the Regutirc-yeas Is, nays 50
Hale and Clayton now know-Nothings, and OF
theirs, voting yes-and among the nays are CasS,
Dickinson, and Douglass. The following is a clas-
sifcation Of the VOTE by sections upon this Proviso
| Far AQainst