The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-07-03
MORE LIGHT wANTED-THE SEVERAL PAR.
TIES.
BIRMINGHAM, OAKLAND Co., Mich,

BIRMINGHAM, OAKLAND Co., MICH,
June %, 1856.
To the Editor of the National Era:
| In your paper of June l find an article in
relation to the action of the House of Repre-
sentatives in the Herbert matter, in which it is
| said that it resulted in inquiry being voted
down, by 70 against 20. Then follow the
yeas and nays. The yeas being given first,
some OF our good Pro-Slavery men, who feel
anxious to shield their party in Congress from
the disgrace, are trying to convince the Irish
here that the yeas, which are mostly Democrats,
were for investigation, while the nays, which
are mostly Republicans, were for suppressing
1T. do not know how the vote was put to the
House, but l must confess that at first sight
as it reads in the Era, it does look as though
the yeas and nays should be transposed.
AS quite number of your papers are taken
In this vicinity, l would suggest that you state
the matter more clearly, so that our opponents
shall not deceive the poor Irish, who feel that
a great wrong has been done them, in refusing
to mete out justice to the murderer of one of
their countrymen. Z. l.. JENNINGS
We stated the case with perfect clearness,
but will try again, so that the Pro-Slavery
friends OF our correspondent shall not have a
plank to stand upon. May 18th, Mr.. Knowl.
ton, Republican member of the House. from
Maine, moved preamble and resolution. the
former reciting the facts of the killing of Keat.
ing by Herbert, and the latter being as follows;
"ResOtUed, That the Committee on the Ju
dietary of this House be, and they are hereby,
instructed to take the case Of the above named
Philemon L. Herbert into consideration, that
they have power to send for persons and papers,
and report to this body, at their earliest conve
MO yhnf ontrA h II
the premises"
The resolution, observe, proposes an inquiry
into the facts of the case, and into the proprety
OF action concerning it by the House, and was
moved by Republican member.
Messrs. Cobb and Stephens, of Georgia.
Democratic members, the former being a lead
er OF the Democratic Party denied that the
question was one of privilege, but the Chair
mr. Banks) having stated that ne would SUBJ
NIT to the House whether it would entertain
the resolution as question Of privilege, Mr..
Stephens moved to lay the question of the re.
ception of the resolution On the table. The
effect of this would be to get rid of the whole
subject, and to prevent any inquiry. OF course,
all who wished to prevent inquiry and action
by the House, voted IN .facor of the motion of
MIR. Stephens, to lay on the table, while those
who wished inquiry and action by the House,
voted against the motion.
Those who voted IN .fapor of his motion |
were as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Barksdale, |
Bell, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Broom, Burnett
Cadwalader, Campbell of Kentucky, Garlic. |
Olingman, Cobb of Georgia, Cobb of Alabama. |
Cox, Cullen, Davidson, Davis of Maryland,
Denver, Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliot, English,
Faulkner, Florence, Foster, Fuller of Maine, |
Fuller of Pennsylvania, Goode, Greenwood.
Harris of Maryland, Harris of Alabama, Harri
son, Haven, Hickman, Hoffman, Jones of Ten.
nessee, Jones of Pennsylvania, Keitt, Kennett.
Letcher, Lindley, Lumpkin, A. X. Marshall Of |
Kentucky, Maxwell, Mcqueen, Miller of Indi.
ana, Mllson, Mllward, Paine, Peck, Phelps,
Puryear, Ready, Ricaud, Richardson, Rivers.
Robson, Ruffin, Savage, Scott, Smith of Ten
nessee, Smith OF Virginia, Smith of Alabama,
Sneed, Stephens, Stewart, Swope, Talbot, Tay.
lor, Thurston, Trippe, Tyson, Walker, Warner.
Watkins, Wells, and Whitney-79."
Au Of them Democrats and Fillmore Kao,o
Nothings.
Those who voted against the motion of Mr..
Stephens-to lay the question of reception ON
the tableware as follows;
"NAys-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Barbour,
Bennett of New York, Benson, Riinghurst,
bingham, Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton, Buffnton,
Burlingame, Campbell of Pennsylvania, Camp.
bell of Ohio, Chaffee, Clark of Connecticut,
Clawson, Colfax, Cragin, Cumback, Davis of
Massachusetts, Dick, Dickson, Flagler, Gallo
way, Giddngs, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Har-
Ian, Holloway, Horton of New York, Horton of
Ohio, Hughston, Kelly, Knapp, knight, Knowl-
ton, Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky, Matte.
son, McCarty, Meacham, Miller of New York.
Morgan, Morrill,, Murray, Oliver of New York.
Parker, Perry, Pike, Pringle, Purviance, Richie.
Sabin, Sapp, Stanton, Stranahan, Tappan. Thor.
ington, Todd, Trsfton, Wakeman, Walbridee.
Waldron, Washburne of Wisconsin, Washburn
of Me-, Welch, Williams, Woodruff, and Wood,
worth-70."
All Republicans, except Kelly, an Irish
Democratic member from New York, VII.
liams, Ia Hard,) from New York, and Hum.
phrey Marshall, Fillmore American, from
Kentucky. !