Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,

Mr. E'herdge -ubnitrd the following rr,olu.
ton which r-al fpr nforna'ion.
Resoirtd, That this House regard all sucpes-
tions or propositions of every kind, by whums,,.
made. for the revival uf the African slnye
trade, rs shocking to the moral sentiment uf the
enlightened portion of maukinl, md TINT any act
ON the part OF Congress ltgi,lsiine for territory
or lrgalIzing that rrd and inhnm,n trafliek;
would Justly subject the United Stnte- Ia the re.
pronch and exccrniiOn If NIL civilized and chris.
tim peopn. throughon, the world.
Obi elton was made to the introduction of the
resolution.
Mr. Etherdee moved suspension Of the,ule
Mr. Campbell, Of Ohio, demanded til. yeas an !
nay
Mr. Walker asked whether ii the lIonsc shall
suspend the rule. it wa, the purpose of Nj, Eth
DR." IL moye the prrvIon, qpe,tinn an IN. IA
dnptIop If the resolution t. cui IF drbair.
Mr EiheiIdgr replied that Ia. resolution con
thlnrd II -elf-osidrni prnpn-ition aud hp prc.nm.
I'd every gentl'man had an opinion IN he sub
eet He should not discuss it, but would move
the previous question.
Mr. Jones' Of Tennessee, slid he wanted Mr.
Eihoritee to I"ave ont tn argument IN the res.
olniion. and mid he wa. ~ much opposed lo
tn rr-opening Of the African slave trad, a> his
cati'ngue, lie wa+ hcfe called tn orti.r ~ Il a
bait, tia speaker said. inidnli-s ab'e AT tbs
tine.
Mr. Jones said he would not b. engaged hY 81 .
thor the ,peaker or others.
Mr.Oti inefrotualiy -trnve t. Off r Il sub III
tut" sllnrls resolving that it i. l,"sprdrrnt 10
repeal the laws prohibiting the African elnyr
trndr.
Mr. Ethrrilge's motion tr suspend tie rn,-
III oIdcr To rnnhle him to introduce his resolution
wn- agfesd to, yea lao, nnvs 30.
Me->rs. Greenwood. McMulien. Purvrnr Saith
ri Nlrgn,, Hncoffer, }urnrt, BARK -da. md
Phelps >ryerny gave their reasons for voting
"" TO the effect thnt while they opposed tin,
r. opening Of he slave trade, they thought that
tie resolution was ont of character aud III TIM
M"ssrs. kci,t and Barnett remarked that. ha,l
they hen present, they would have voted in the
negative.
Further explanations from he deinocratic side
were 81 ted to by inany members n,nid cli.s
Of "ordtf'
The denrud fpr the previous question was >a--
tnln'd by II v"teu of 36 majority aud the ualn
question wa ordered hy II vote Of Al msj 'rty.
Mr. Queen moved to hay the resolution on III
iablehy vote Of yeas.l. nays l37,
MIR Ethr,Jge', resolution was then adopted
yeas l52, nays p.
Mr. Orr, Under the suspcn sion Of the rule.
submitted resolution that il is iu' xpedirnt. an.
WISE and contrary 10 The .-,ttled pniicy If thr
United States 10 repeal the laws prohibiting the
Aircnn slnYc trndt. 1t was adopted, Yeas lS3
nays S-Me~sr-. Bark sdale Bennett. of Miss.
Brooks. heitt, Quiiman, Shorter, Wright of
Miss. Walker.
Mr.. Washhune, of Maine. asked leave to offer
ar"s"Iuton calling on the President to com,nn.
meat" n statement of the amount of money pud
and liabilities incurred 'nr tho support Of persons
called intp the service of the Unird Statr., eth
er under designation al militia in knnsps W. u.
posse comjtntu- by the civil officers in the terri.
tory. since the dat" oFit establishment and fer
witnesses and arrests, detention and t,ial Of per
sons churged with treason against tn. rnit,d
Sta'es ar with violation of the sn called law.
Of the territory. Pending which the House nd.
ionrned