The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-04-11

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NArs-Messrs. Adams, Bayard, Bell of Tennessee,
Bggs Brodhead Brown Butler Clay, Crtenden, Evans,
Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Gwin, Houston Hunter, Jones Of
Tennessee Mason Pratt, Reid, Sdel, and Thompson of
KentucKy-2.
All the Republican Senators voted this
time in solid phalanx for reconsideration
BrodEead and Gwin, Democratic free State
Senators, voted against it. Green of Mis-
souri,, lverson and Toombs of Georgia,
johnson of Arkansas, Mallory and Yulee If
Florida, and Rusk Of Texas. Southern Sena-
tors voting for Buchanan at the last election,
were the only Senators from the slave States
in favor Of reconsideration. Messrs. Green
and Toombs, i'll the course of their remarks,
had explained their reasons-the organic
act had empowered the Territorial Leeisla-
ture to fix the qualifications of voters-the
Legislature had acted-the bill simply rec
ognized the qualifications fixed by the Ter
ritorial law. Mr.. Iverson probably voted
with his colleague from courtesy, as, on the
final vote, he was for the amendment. Mr.
Rusk explained that he voted for reconsider
alton merely out of courtesy to the friends
of the bill, so as to give them an opportuni-
ty to suit themselves "a
Mr.. Johnson joined subsequently by Mr.
Sebastian, went all through with the friends
of reconsideration, as did Mr.. Mallory, while
Mr.. Fish, after the foregoing vote, recorded
his name with the Southern Senators, in
support of the amendments. and Messrs.
Yulee, Rusk, and Iverson, voted not only for
them, but against the bill, when they were
stricken out. Mr.. Gwin voted all through
with the South, except on the final vote
the passage Of the billion which his name
is not recorded.
Having anticipated so much, we now print
the yeas and nays on tie several notions
The first vote having been taken, the discus
sion was proceeded with, when Mr. Pratt,
of Maryland, moved an adjournment, which
was defeated:
/ YEAs--Messrs. Adams, Bayard, Bell of Tennessee,
Benjamin. Bggs Brown Butler Clay Crit:enden Geyer,
Houston, Hunter Iverson, Mason, Pratt Reed, Rusk,
S!idell and Thompson Of Kentucky-l9.
NAYS Messrs. Allen, Bell of New Hampshire Bigler,
Brodhead Collamer Douglas, Durkee Fessenden, Fitch,
Foster, Hale Harlan, James, Nourse, Pugh, Seward,
Stuart, Toombs, Toucey, Trumbuil, Wade Wilson--22
AT later period, on similar motion by
Mr.. Biggs, Of North Carolina, the vote
stood
YEAs-Messrs: Adams Bell of Tennessee, Bggs, Brod-
head Brown Clay, Critsenden, Fitzpatrick, Hunter,
Mason, Reid, and Thompson of kentucky-12
NAYs-Messrs Bell of New Hampshire, Bigler, Collam-
er, Douglas Dnrkee, Fessenden Foot Foster Hale, Har
Ian, Noursc Rusk, Seward Stuart, Toomhs, Toucey,
Trumbul. Wade. and Wilson-19.
In the former case, of the % negative
votes, l3 were Republicans in the latter
Of the 10 negatives, IL were Republicans.
Still later, Mr.. Bell moved to adjourn, and
the vote stood
YEAs-Messrs Bell of Tennessee, Bggs Brodhea,l,
Brown, Crittcnden, Fitzpatrick Hunter, Mallory, Mason,
Reid Ru>k, and Trumbul-12 ~.
NArS-Messrs. Bell of New Hampshire, Bigler, Cola
mer Douglas, Durkee, Fesseaden Foot, Foster, Hale.
Harlan, Sonr,e, Seward Stuart, Toucey, Wade, and
Wilson--l6.
e 81. y
Repubcans-all Of the Free Democrats hay
ing given out, except Douglas, Bigler, Stu
art and Toucey.
This record shows the union, power and
endurance of the Republican phalanx.
The Senate finding itself without quorum,
at a late hour adjourned.
The next day, the second amendment of
Mr. Biges was reconsidered by the following
vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Alen Bell of Hampshire, Bgler Bright
Cass, Colamer, Dodge, Douglas, Durkee Fessenden
Fitch Foot Foster Green Hale Harlan. James, Johnson
Jones of Iowa, Nourse Pugh Sebastian, Seward, stuart
Toombs, Toucey, Trumbull Wade, Weller, Wilson, and
| Yulee-31.
NArs-Messrs. Adams Bayard, Bell of Tennessee
Benjamin, Bggs,: Brodhead, Brown, Clay Crittenden
Evans Fish, Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Gwin Houston, Hunter
Slidell and Thompson of Kentucky-24.
YEAs-l3 Republicans, 13 Free State
L
Slave State Independent
NAYs-2l Slave State Senators. nearly all
Democrats Free State Democrats; Re-
publican. ..r.e.
The other amendment restricting the
right of voting to citizens of the United
States," was then reconsidered:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bell of New Hampshire, Bigler
Bright, Cass, Colamer Dodge, Douglas Durkee
den Fitch, Foot, Foster, Green Hale Harlan James,
OH Inra 90 lama -.
ard, Stuart, Toombs Toucey, Trumbul, Wade Weller,
Wilson and Yulee 81.
head, Brown, Butler, Clay, Crittenden, Evans, Fish, Ftz
patrick Geyer Houston, Hunter, Mason, Pratt, Reid,
susS, sideil, and Thompson of Kentucky-21.
The affirmative vote as above. Nays-19
Slave State Senators, chiefly Democrats
i Free State Democrat, Republican.
After a prolonged debate, the question was
then taken on the amendment, and it was
rejected:
YE,s-Messrs. Adams, Baysrd, Bell Of Tennessee,
Benjamin. Biggs, Bro6head, Brown, Butler Clay, Crit
enden Fish, Fitzpatrick Geyer Gwii, Houston, Hunter,
lverson Jones Of Tennessee Mason, Pratt, Reid Rusk
Slideil, and Thompson of Kentucky-24
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Bell Of New hampshire Bicler,
Bright, Cass Collaner Dodge. Douglas Durkee, Fesse-
Johnson Jones of Iowa, Mallory, Nourse, Pug sebas
IAN Seward Stuart, Toombs, Toncey, Trunbull. Wade,
Weller, Wilson, and Yulee--32
Yeas, or those voting for it, 81 Slave State
Senators, chiefly Democrats, two Free State
Democrats, l Republican. Nays, or those
voting against it, l3 Republicans, l3 Free
State Democrats, Slave State Democrats,
l Slave State Independent.
The other amendment was then rejected
and the question being on the passage of the
bill just as it came from the House, the vote
stood
YEAs-Messrs Allen Bell of New Hampshire, BigIer
Bright, Cass Colamer Dodge, Douglas, Durkee, Fessen
den, Fish, Fitch Foot. Foster Green Hale Harlan, James,
Johnson Jones of Iowa. Nourse. Pugh Sebastian Sew
ard, Stuart, Toombs Toucey Trulnbull Wade, Weller
and Wilson.
NAYs-Messrs, Adams, Bayard, Benjamin, Bggs, Brod.
head, Brown Butler Clay, Crttenden Fitzpatrick, Gey
Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Jones Tennessee Ma
son, Pratt Reid Rusk. slidell, Thompson of Kentucky
and Iulee-22.
YEAs-14 Republicans. l3 Free State
Democrats, ) Slave State Democrats, Slave
State Independent.
NAYs-2l Slave State Senators, chiefly
Democrats, l Free State Democrat, Mr.
Gwin not appearing.
1t will be noticed, that Mr.. Thompson, of
New Jersey, who gave bis vote to reconsider
the vote by which the bill had been passed,
did not vote at all at any subsequent period
The Senate, when full, contains 62 Senators,
80 from the Slave States, 80 from the Free
States. OF the latter, q voted for the bill
as 1t came from the House, while four did
not vote, Mr.. Sumner being absent, owing
to sickness, Messrs. Wright and Thompson,
of New Jersey, and Mr.. Gwin, of Califor-
MIA, not voting. Of the 90 Slave State Sem
ators, 81 voted against the bill, A for it. sad
did not vote, either owing to absence or in
disposition.
/ The bill was saved, the rights of Minneso-
ia were secured. and the record will show
clearly to every unprejudiced mind what
party can claim the greater share of the
honor of the triumph
In conclusion, to battle the misrepresenta-
tions of the Know Nothngs concerning the
alensm, as they style it, Of the Republicans,
to open the eyes of the naturalized citizens
to fair appreciation of Parties, and to ex-
pose the groundlessness of the strenuous op
position of Southern Democrats and Know
Nothlngs, and of such Northern Democrats
as Messrs. Brodhead, Thompson, and Gwin,
to the bill, without the mschievous amend
ment of Mr. Biggs, we submit the following
clear exposition of the qualifications of ''le-
gal voters" allowed to vote by this Mime
sofa BILL
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