The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-12-18

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an opportunity to offer his proposition.
MIR. Puryear, of North Carolina, remarked
that he was as much opposed to the reopenisg
OF the African slave trade as any member >Df
the House; but, believing that the resolution
was out of place and illtimed, he should vote
against it.
Mr.. Smith, of Virginia, deemed the revival
of the slave trade inexpedent, but thought that
the resolution before the House deserved tie
condemnation of the body.
Mr.. Zollicofer, of Tennessee, was decide. iy
opposed to the reopening of the slave trade, bat,
as he did not believe that any good could result
from the resolution, he should vote against 6e
motion to suspend the rules.
Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri was also opposedsto
the re-estabishment of the slave trade, but the
message of the Governor of South Carolina
was not before the House, and he should asst
his vote in the negative.
Mr. Burnett, of Kentucky, was as much 'op-
posed to the reopening of the African 81 we
trade as any man but, believing that he ftlly
understood the object of the gentleman Who
proposed the resolution, he should vote no.<
MIR. Washburn, of Maine, then gave notice
that he should object to any further explspa
tons.
Mr.. Barksdale, of Mississippi, stated, that
whilst he was not in favor of reopening the
African slave trade, and whilst he did not. be-
lieve that any gentleman on his side of the
House was in favor of reviving it, yet he reg rd-
ed the resolution of the gentleman from f|en-
nessee as ill-timed, out of place
Loud cries of order / " order a" here in
terrupted the member, and rendered his viice
inaudible.
Mr.. Greenwood, of Arkansas, stated that. so
far as he was advised, there was not a gestle-
man upon the Democratic side of the a. use
who was in favor of re-opening the African
slave trade, but he should vote against Gus
pension of the rules.
Messrs Keitt of South Carolina, Garnet of
| Virginia, and Kelly of New York, stated tdat,
had they been within the bar of the Hf.use
when their names were called, they would lave
voted against the motion to suspend the rsles
The vote on the motion to suspend the rules
was then announced to be as follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. Akers, Albright, Allen, Ali
son, Ball, Barbour, Barclay, Bennett of ,Iew
York, Benson, Billinghurst. Bingham, Bis1op,
Bliss, Bocock, Bradshaw, Brenton, Broom, Buff
linton, Burlingame, Cadwalader, Campbell of
Penn, Campbell of Ohio, Chaffee Clarke Of
New York, Clark of Connecticut, Cobb of Ma
anna, Colfax, Comins, Cragin, Cumback, 1 avis
of Illinois, Davis of Massachusetts,, Day, IAan,
De Witt, Dick, Dickson, Dodd, Durfee, Idle
Edwards, Emrie, English, Etheridge, Fault ner
|
Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Hall of Iowa, Hall OF
Massachusetts, Harlan, Harrison, Haven, flick
man, Hodges, Hoffman, Holloway, HortQp Of
New York, Horton of Ohio, Howard, Hugh.ton
Kelsey, Kennett, Kidwell, King, Knapp, Knight,
Knowlton, Knox, Kunkel, Letter, Letcher, Mace
Marshall of Kentucky, Marshall of Illinois, Mat
teson, McCarty, Miller of New York, Mihson
Millward, Moore, Morgan, Morrill,, Morrison
Mott, Murray, Nichols, Norton, Oliver of New
York, Paine, Parker, Pearce, Peck, Potion,
Perry, Petit, Pike, Pringle Purviance, Ready,
Ricaud, Richie, Rivers, Robbins Roberts, Rob
ison, Sabin, Sage, Sapp, Scott Sherman, Sim
mons, Spinner, Stanton, Stranahan, Slope,
Tappan, Thorington, Thurston, Todd, Eai
| Washburne of Wisconsin, Washburne OF Iii.
nois, Washburn of Maine, Walcb, Wells, Whit
ney, Williams, Wood, Woodruff, and Wood
worth-l40.
| NAYs-Messrs. Aiken, Barksdale, Bennatt Of
Miss, Branch, Brooks, Burnett, Campbell Of
Kentucky, Caruthers, Caskie, Ctngman, Cox,
Crawford, Cullen, Dowdell, Edmundson, cystic,
Evans, Goode, Greenwood, Harris of Alabama,
Herbert Houston, Jewett, Jones of Tennessee
Jones of Pennsylvania, Lake, Lumpkin, Max
well, McMullin, Mcqueen, Miller of Indiana
Oliver of Missouri, Orr, Phelps; Powell, Pur-
year, Quitman, Rufin, Savage, Shorter, Smith
ofVirginia, Smith of Alabama, Sneed, Stephens,
Talbot, Taylor, Walker, Warner, Wheeler, Win
slow, Wright of Mississippi, Wright of Teanes
see, and ZolicofIer-53.
| The motion to suspend the rules having been
agreed to
| Mr.. Etheridge submitted his resolution, and
upon its adoption demanded the previous gues-
| ton.
MIR. Jones, of Tennessee, wished to inqyire of
his colleague if he desired to have an e}.pres-
sion on the part of the House against tie re-
opening of the African slave trade; or IF be
desired to have it in such way as to make it
offensive to his own section of the country?
The Speaker ruled all debate out of orSer.
The previous question was then seconded
yeas lib, nays II; and the main question Or
dered to be put-yeas l25, nays 81.
Mr.. Mcqueen, of South Carolina, moved to
lay the resolution on the table which motion
did not prevail-yeas II, nays 1877.
The question was then stated to be on the
adoption of the resolution, when the yeas and
nays were demanded and ordered.
Mr.. Mlson, of Virginia, asked to be excused
from voting.
The Clerk then proceeded to call the roll,
and upon this question, as upon the motion to
suspend the rules explanations were made by
various members as their names were called.
Mr.. Eustis said he should vote against the
resolution, not because he was in favor of re-
| viving the slave trade, for he believed there
was but one opinion on that subject, but be-
cause he looked upon the resolution as uncalled
for, unwarranted, and full of sound, Simplifying
nothing.
Mr.. Florence, of Pennsylvania, amid loud
cries of order, stated there was not enough
cheese upon this "fgurefour," beae tifuly
gilded as the bait on the trap was, to, catch
| him so he should vote no.
Mr.. Harris, of Illinois, in voting for tha reso-
luton, explained that he voted for all that part
of it which denounced the opening ofth,, slave
trade, but not that part which denounced the
| opinions Of other men.
Mr.. McMullin, of Virginia, asked to be ex-
cused. Request granted.
Messrs Oliver of Missouri, Smith of Tennes-
see Smith of Virginia, and Wright of Tennes-
see severally explained, in voting against the
resolution, that they were opposed to the sevivsl
of the slave trade.
Mr.. Sneed, of Tennessee, remarked, that on
this stump speech he should vote no.
Mr.. Cadwalader of Pennsy lvanis, aske] leave
to explain his vote, but objection was made.
The vote was then announced to be as fol-
| lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Akers, Albright, Alles, ALI
son, Ball, Barbour, Barclay, Bennett of New
York, Benson, Billinghurst, Bingham, Bishop,
Bliss, Bradshaw, Brenton, Broom, Buainton,
Burlingame, Cadwalader, Campbell offPenn-
sylvania, Campbell of Ohio, Chaffee, Clark of
Comins, Cox, Cragin, Cullen, Cumback. Dam
rell, Davis of Illinois, Davis of Massachusetts,
Day, Dean, De. Witt, Dick, Dickson, Dodd,
Durfee, Edie, Edwards, Emrie, English, Ethe-
ridge, Flagler, Fuller of Maine Galloway, Gid
dipgs. Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Hall o.. Iowa,