Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-03-27
MORE PROOFS AGAINST THE KNOW
NOTHINGS.

On Friday, the 2Sth day of July, 1854, at
The lst Session of the 33d Congress, Mr.. Eliot,
n 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, Crocker, Thomas Davis De
Witt Dick Dickinson Eastman, Edmands, Thos
ID. Eliot Everhart, Giddings, Goodrich, Aaron
Harlan, Howe, Daniel T. Jones Knox, Matteson,
Mayal Morgan, Norton, Parker, Pennington,
Prnge, David Richie, Russell, Sabine Sage,
Sapp, Simmons, Gerrit Smith, Andrew Stuart,
Thurston, Trout, Upham, Wade Valley, Elhu
j. Washburne, Israel Washburn, Wells, and Tap
pan Wentworth-45.
NAYs-Messrs Aiken, James G. Allen, Willis
Allen, Ashe, David J. Baily, Barry, Benton, Bocock
Boyce Breckenridge, Bridges, Brooks, Cmuthers,
Chamberlain, Chastain, Chrisman, Churchweli,
Clark. Clingman Cobb, Cook; Cox, Craige, Curtis,
John G. Davis Dawson, Disney, Dowdeil Drum,
Dunbar, Eddy, Edgeron, Edmundson, John M.
Elliott, Ellison, English, Farley, Faulkner Flor.
ence Fuller Goode Greenwood, Grow, Sampson
w Harris Wiley i. Harris, Harrison, Haven,
Hendricks, Hem, Hibbard, Hill, Houston, Hunt,
johnson, George w Jones, Roland Jones, keitt,
Kerr Kidwel kituedge, KurtZ, Lamb, Latham,
Letcher Lindley, McMullen, McNair, McQueen,
Macy, Maurice, Maxwell, John 9. Miller, Smith
Miller Mison Morrison, Murray, Nichols, Noble,
Olds, Andrew Oliver, Orr, Peckham, Phelps,
Phillips Pratt Preston, Puryear, Reese, Riddle,
Robbins Rogers Ru1in, Seward, Shannon, Shaw,
Shower, Skelton, Samuel A. Smith, William X.
Smith George W. Smyth, Sellers, Frederick I.
Stanton, Richard ii. Stanton, Alex. II. Stephens,
Hestor l.. Stevens, Straton. David Stuart, John
7. Taylor, John i. Taylor, Nathaniel G. Taylor,
Vail, Vansant Walbridge, Walker, Wheeler,
Wite Daniel b. Wright, Hendrck b. Wright,
and Zollicofer-120.
Nearly, if not all, who voted for Mr.. Eliots
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 3Oth day Of July, when we commented on
those proceedings. 1t is as follows:
"Nor is this the only contrast presented by
an analysis Of the vote. There is nearly as
striking contrast between the Northern and
the Southern Wings. The former, with sev.
eral lonesome exceptions, going for it. and the
latter in body against it.
"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 Whig 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 a'
they have in their public meetings and IN then
newspapers, that their chief and controlling
motive is 10 war upon slavery--to deprive It
the protection Of the Constitution, and to strik
down the defences with which the founders 9
the government wisely and justly surrounde
il. The latter have stood shoulder to shoulde
with the Democratic party in maintenance