Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1855-03-23

The number Of Democrats from the free
States who voted for the bill is........ As
The whole number Of Wings from The
South. "a
The number of Southern Wings who voted
Ior Inc Dill ISL. ................... 10
All OF the Southern Democrats but two voted
for the bill. This should be that only two South
ern Democrats voted against it,
or the New York delegation numbering SO,
1.-TWO absentees,) but voted for the bill
Those voting for il are:
or the Hards-Messrs. Cutting, Cumming,
Walbridge, Rowe, Tweed and Walsh-6.
Ofthc Sohs-Messrs. Taylor Walker and West
brook--3.
A Significant Fact.
OF the seventy four Wings in the House ofRep-
resentatives, only 10 voted for the Nebraska bill
NOT one of whom was from the free States.
Ofthe one hundred and sixty Democrats, one
hundred voted for the bill--of whom forty-ivc
were from the free States, and flly-fve from the
slave States.
The question arising on this state of facts is,
which, as party organization, is truest 10 the
Constitution and the country the Wing or the
Democratic party? That question is easily an
swered No one can deny that the palm belongs
to the Democracy
The Vote ON the Nebraska Bill In tho
YEAs-Northern Democrats - Messrs. Brod-
head, of Pennsyl Cass, Of Michigan /; Doug
las of Illinois Gwin, of California; Jones, Of
Iowa; Norris, of New Hampshire; Petit of In
Thomson, ofNew Jersey; Toucey, of Connecticut;
Weller, of California; Williams, of New Hamp
shirs Wright Of New Jersey. IA
Southern Observation-Disclosures. Atchison, of
Missouri; Brown, of Mississippi Butler of,
South Carolina; Clay, of Alabama; Fitzpat-
rick, Of Alabama; Hunter of Virginia John
son, OF Arkansas; Mallory, of Florida Ma
son, of Virginia; Rusk, ofTexas Sebastian,
OF Arkansas Slidell, Of Louisiana. ...... ~
Northern Wings. ....................... 90
Southern Whigs-Messrs. Badger, of North
Carolina BENJAMIN, OF Louisiana; Daw-
son, Of Georgia; Jones, Of Tennessee, Nor
ton, Of Florida; Pearce, Of Maryland;
Pratt, of Maryland; Toombs Of Georgia
Thompson of Kentucky. 8
IS
Absent and for the Bin
Northern Democrats Bright, of In
DIANA; Dodge of Iowa.. ............
Northern Wings ....................... 90
Southern Whgs--Messrs. Dixon, Of Ken
lucky; Geyer, of Missouri. ..........
Southern Democrats Messrs. Adams, of
Miss; Bayard, Of Delaware; Evans, of
Total for the bill. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. az
NAYS,-Northern democrats-Mcssrs. Allen
ofRhode Island; Hamlin, of Maine; James,
Of Rhode Island; Walker, of Wisconsin. A
Southern democrats. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
Northern whigs-Messrs. Fish, of New York;
Foot, of Maine; Seward, of New York.
Wade, OF Ohio. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4
Southern Whigs-Messrs. Bell, of Tennessee;
Clayton, of Delaware. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2
observation-disclosures. Chase, of Ohio Gillette,
OF Connecticut; Sumner, ofMassachusetts, 3
10
Absent and against the Bal
Northern democrats-Mr. Dodge, OF Wis
cOnsin,. .................. 1
Southern democrats-Mr. Houston, of
Texas. ................ l
Northern wings Messrs. Cooper of
Pennsylvania Everett, Of Massachu-
sets; Fessenden, of Maine. 3
Southern wings. ...................... 90
Total against the bill. ............ Is
For the BILL Observation-Disclosures. az
Against It,. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is
Vacancies-North Carolna.....
Vermont. ..........
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