Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-08-22
The, resolutions then came upon their

! InerrssolutlonS tnen Game ams5s-uERonrsLhe upon sLhelr
Gnal passage. -
First resolution adopted almost unahi.
rnously.
{ On the second resolution the votesstood
yeas 136. nays 55. Adams. Fillmore.
Slade, Giddings & Co., in the e<negs(iye. !:
On the first branch ofthe third resolu-
ton the vote stood. yeas 164. nays 40
Adams. Fillmore, Ssade, Giddings & Co.,
in the negative.
On the second branch of the third res.
olution. to wit: that the constitution rests
upon the broad principle of equality
among the members Of the confederacy.
the vote stood-yeas 180. nays 26. Fill
more and Giddings in the affirmative.
On The second branch Of the fourth re-
solution. TO- wit *" That Congress, in the
exercise of acknowledged power has no
right to discriminate between the institu>
tions OF one portion of the States and,
other, with a'view of abolishing the one
and promoting the other" !" the vote stood
yeas l74.znays 3D. Adams, Fillmore,
Giddipgs & Co., voting in the negative.
On the first branch of the fifth resolu.
ton, the vote stood yeas l46. nays SO.
Adams, Fillmore, GiddinGs, Slade d Co..
in the negative. 70 "a ~
On the second branch-ofthe fifth resoiu-
tion, the vote ,stooh-yeas LAG, nays 28.
Adams, Fillmore, Slade, Giddings& d Co;
in the negative.-( See Cong. Glo5e. vot.
"a, pp. 27}29. Ha,;s. @1s- a4SA -
On the Both ofED ecemher. resolution
was offered by Mr.. Mise, declaring thai;
all petitions for the abolition, of slavery; in
the District oF.Colum bia or in the Terri
tories, or Of the slave trade between the
#S'atee, should be considered objected TO
without debate. sq .u.lis &
Mr.. Wise said. if he thought there
would be any objection so the rules of the
resolution, he would call for the yeas and
mays.
Mr. Fillmore rose and said, he objected
The vote on -motion,to suspend The rules
81 ooL, yeas 100. nays ~. Adams, Ellis
more & Co.. in the negative Cong. Globe
uol. 8, p. 897. .
On Ike same day, Mr.. Rice Garland
submitted i series ofresolutions, denying
the5right Of Congress to interfere with the
slave. trade between, the States. and resol-
wing not to consider any petition, DC. for
that purpose on similar motion, the vote
stood-yeas 106. nays 83! Adams, Fill
more & CO., in The negative. 80
Same resolution wasragain offered Jan.
IA. l84a, by Mr Thompson. of South
Carolina, and, on similar motion. the vote
stood;-yeas -t28,s nays u Adams Fill,
more. Giddipgs q 80. again in the neg
aFYe.-,(( See Cong Globe. .uol, 8,P. 1919
March 80. I9Io. Mr.. Marven, OF New
Yotk, presented a, petition 10 resclnd the
rule. :reiecsipg =. Abolition petitions.
Motion to. lay il on the table-yeas 81,
nays 49,. Fillmore. Adams,& Co. in the
ne yaliYe.-7 Gong. globe. yol. 8 p. 275 } :.
: On the 9cl Of December, 1910, Mr..
adams introduced resolution to repeal
the 2lsts standing rule Of the House,
which excluded abolition petitions, Mr.
Banks ofzXTginiass moved to lay Mr.. Ad-
ans .resolutiop on the table-yeas 82,
nays 45 Addms, Fillmore & Co., voting
in the negative Cong. Globe. vol. 8. p.
On the 23I of December. 1850. Mr..
James, OF Pennsylvania, asked leave TO
present petition from an anti-slayery go
ciety Of his State. Healso moved a sus
pension Of the rules TO enable him to pre-
ent it, Mr.. johnson moved to- lay the
motion to suspend on the Lable-yeas 80.
nays 50. Adams. Giddings. Fillmore "
Co, voting 10 the negative Congress.
Globe, vol g. p. 81. ~ 1tAa .i-sa :
On the 2lst of january, Is4I, Mr. Adj
ans presented another abolition petition,
praying for the abolition otslayery in the
Territories aud District Of ofCoLumbia.. aud
that no new territory should be admitted
into the union that tolerated slavery: Up
on the question as to whether the. whole
petition should be laid upon the table, the
vote stood-yeas 1903. nays 81. MeSsrs.
Adams, Giddings, Fillmore & Co., voting
in the negaliye.-(Cong Globe. vol. 8. =
|tl6)
On the 14th OF June, -f84i, the vote
was upon the motion to reconsider the
vote striking the rule excluding abolition
petitions from the rules of the House
yeas l06, nays i04. Messrs. Adams,
Gid9ings. Fillmore & Co., voting in the
uegative.--( Cong, Globe, voEIO. p. 5l.)
Ou the 18th Of jane. 1891, the, main
question was put upon Mr.. Adams reso-
lutiou, to repeal the rule excluding aboIi-
lion pelitions-yeas lO6, nays 40. Ad>
ans, Giddings, Fillmore & Co., voting in
the Gong. Globe. vol. 10,
p. 55.
January 4. l843., motion was made
to lay Mr.. Adams abolition petition on the
table-yeas rs. nays 80. Messrs. Ad>
ans, Giddings. Fillmore. & Co.. voting
no. The speaker then, announced that
there were many other, similar petitions
not disposed of. Mr.. Gamble moved that
tley all lie on the table-yeas 1o3. nays
E87 Messrs. Adams. GidLings Fillmore
& Co., yoling in the negatiye-( Cong
Globe. vol. II PIP. 80. 81.
.January~s, .i84e. Mr.. Gfddings presen-
ted n pe.ioh. praying Congress 10 pre- ven,
slaves from being transported from one