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THE NATIONAL ERA: WASHINGTON D. C, JANUARY 81 1856

emn duty of members to persist in their efforts
"until the Missouri restriction of 1920 should
be restored, in fact or in substance, to the said
Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, fully and
completely" The House, however, decided
that the resolution was not Invisible.
The question was then taken on the said third
resolution, and it was disagreed to, by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Albright, Allison. Ball, Banks,
Barbour, Bennett of New York, Benson, Billing
hurst, Bingham, Bishop Bliss, Bradshaw, Bren-
ton, Burlington, Burhngame, Campbell Of Ohio,
Chaffee, Clawson, Colfax, Comins, Covode, Cra-
GIN, Cumback, Damrell, Davis of Massachusetts,
Day DE Witt, Dick, Dickson, Dodd, Dunn, Dur
fee, Edie, Emrie, Giddings, Gilbert, Granger,
Grow, Hall, of Massachusetts, Harlan, Harrison,
Holloway, Horton of New Y ork, Horton of Ohio,
Howard, Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knowlton, Knox,
kunkel, Letter, Mace, Matteson, McCarty,
Meacham Miller of New York, Moore, Morgan,
Morrill,, Mott Murray, Nichols, Norton, Oliver
OF New York, Parker, Pelton, Pennington, Per-
ry, Petit Pike, Pringle. Purviance, Richie,
Robbins, Roberts, Sabin, Sapp, Scott Sherman,
Simmons, Spinner, Stanton, Stranahan, Tap.
pan, Thorington, Thurston, Todd, Wade, Wake
man, Walbridge, Waldron, Washburne of Wis
consin, Washburne of Illinois, Washburn of
Maine, Watson, Welch, Wood, Woodruff, and
Woodworth-lOO.
NAYs-Messrs Aiken, Allen, Barclay, Banks
dale Bell, Bennett of Mississippi, Bocock, Bowie,
Boyce, Branch, Broom, Burnett, Cadwalader,
Campbell of Kentucky Garlic, Caruthers, Cas-
kie, Clingman, Cobb of Georgia, Cobb of Ala
bama, Cox, Cullen, Davidson, Davis of Mary
land, Dowdell Edmundson, Elliott, English,
Etheridge, Eustis, Evans, Faulkner, Foster,
Fuller of Pennsylvania, Fuller of Maine, Goode,
I'LL e L NJ
Harris of Alabama, Harris of Illinois, Haven,
Herbert, Hoffman, Houston, Jewett, Jones of
Tennessee, Jones of Pennsylvania, Kelly, Ken
nett, Kidwell, Knight, Lake, Letcher, Lindley,
Lumpkin, Humphrey Marshall of Kentucky,
Marshall of Illinois, Maxwell, McMullen Nc
Queen, Miller of Indiana, Millson, Millward,
Oliver of Missouri, Orr Packer, Paine, Peck,
Phelps. Porter, Powell, Puryear, Quitman,
Reade, Ready, Ricaud, Richardson, Rufiin, Rust,
Sandidge, Savage, Smith of Tennessee, Smith
of Virginia, Smith of Alabama, Sneed, Stephens,
Stewart, Swope, Talbot Taylor, Trippe, I'm
derwood, Walk, Walker, Warner Watkins,
Wheeler, Whitney, Williams, Winslow, Wright
of Tennessee, and Zollicoffer-lO3.
Mr.. Fuller, of Pennsylvania, then submitted
the following resolution, upon which he demand
ed the previous question:
ResOlred, That useless and factious aoita-
ton of the question of Slavery, in or ont of
Congress- is unwise, unj ust to portion of the
American people, injurious to every section Of
our country, and therefore should not be coun-
tenanced.
Mr.. Jones, of Tennessee, requested the gen.
tleman to strike from his resolution the words
"useless and unnecessary" He (Mr. Jones)
thought that all agitation was useless and I'M
necessary, as well as wrong.
Mr.. Fuller consented to modify his resolution
as requested by the gentleman from Tennessee
And the resolution was accordingly modified
so as to read "that any agitation" &c.
The previous question was then seconded.
Mr.. Meacham, of Vermont, desired to offer
the following, as a substitute for the resolution,
but was prevented from doing so by the opera
ton of the previous questions
ResOlced, That, in the opinion of this House,
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise of 1920,
prohibiting Slavery north of latitude 360 800,
was an example of useless and factious agita-
ton Of the Slavery question, both in and out Of
Congress, which was unwise and unjust to
portion of the American people. Laughter
Mr.. Ball, of Ohio, moved that the resolution
of Mr.. Fuller be laid on the table; which mo-
ton was disagreed to-yeas 80, nays 10.
The resolution was then adopted by the fol-
lowing vote:
YEAs-Messrs Aiken, Allen, Barclay, Banks
Boyce. Branch, Broom, Burnett, Cadwalader,
Campbell of Kentucky, Garlic, Caruthers Cas-
kie, Clingman, Cobb of Georgia, Cobb Of Ala
hanna, Cox, Cullen, Davidson, Davis of Mary
land, Dowdell, Edmundson, Elliott, English,
Etheridge, Eustis, Evans, Faulkner, Foster,
Fuller of Pennsylvania, Fuller of Maine, Goode
Greenwood, Hall of Ohio, Harris of MARYLAND,
Harris of Alabama, Harris Of Illinois, Haven,
Hoffman, Houston, .Iewett, Jones of Tennessee,
Jones of Pennsylvania, Kelly, Kennett, Kidwell,
Lake, Letcher, Lindley, Lumpkin, Humphrey
Marshall OF Kentucky, Marshall of Illinois,
Maxwell, McMullen, Mcqueen, Miller of Indi-
ana, Millson, Milward, Oliver of Missouri, Orr,
Packer, Paine, Peck, Phelps, Porter, Powell,
Puryear. Qutman, Reade, Ready, Ricaud, Rich
ardson, Rufn, Rust Sandidge, Savage, Smith
Of Virginia, Smith ofAlabama, Sneed, Stephens,
Stewart, Swope, Talbot, Taylor, Trippe, I'm
Wheeler, Whitney, Williams, Winslow, Wright
of Mississippi, Wright of Tennessee and Zolli-
cofer-l0l.
NAYs-Messrs. Albright, Allison, Ball, Banks,
Barbour, Bennett of New York, Benson, Billing
hurst, Bingham, Bishop, Bliss, Bradshaw Bren
ton, Burlington, Burlingame Campbell of Ohio
Chaffee, Ciawson, Colfax, Comins, Covode, Cra-
gin, Cumba:k, Damrell, Davis of Massachu-
sets, Day, Dean, De Witt, Dick Dickson, Dodd,
Dunn, Durfee, Eide, Emrie, Giddings, Gilbert,
Granger, Grow, Hall of Massachusetts, Harlan,
Harrison, Holloway, Horton of New York, Hor-
ton of Ohio, Howard Kelsey, King, Knapp,
Knight. Knowlton, Knox, Kunke Letter, Mat
teson, McCarty Meacham, Miller of New York,
Moore, Morgan, Morrill, Mott, Murray, Nichols,
Norton, Oliver of New York, Parker, Pelton,
Pennington, Perry, Petit, Pike, Pringle, Pur-
vance, Robbins, Roberts, Sabin, Sapp, Scott,
Sherman, Simmons, Spinner, Stanton, Strana-
han, Tappan, Thorington, Thurston, Todd,
Wade, Wakeman, Walbridge, Waldron, Wash
burne of Wisconsin,, Washburne of Illinois,
Washburn of Maine, Watson, WEIGH, Wood,
Woodruff, and Woodworth-l00.
Mr.. Meacham, of Vermont, then submitted
the following resolution, upon which he de-
manded the previous question
ReS0lred, That, in the opinion of this House,
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise of 1920,
prohibiting Slavery north of latitude go 30>,
was an example of useless and factious agita
ton of the Slavery question, unwise and I'M
just to the American people.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, also wished to
offer substitute for the resolution of Mr..
Meacham, as follows:
Resolced, That the original friends of the
Kansas and Nebraska act, though in large
majority on this floor, deem this a fit occasion
to extend to the country their congratulations
upon the encouraging progress of their cause
and the Frightening prospect of its ultimate
success.
Mr.. Campbell of Ohio, desired to know how
these substitutes could be offered when the pre-
vious question was pending? He had a drawer |
full he should like to offer.
The Clerk stated that the substitutes were |
out of order, and that no amendment could |
now be offered.
Mr.. Stephens, of Georgia, gave notice, that if |