Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-23
Wilmot's Endorsement in the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature. 49,.

wanna Legislature. ...
We have shown that when Mr.. Wilmot in
troduced his famous Proyiso into Congress in
ls46, his democratic colleagues in the House
stood by him. and that when he renewed, in
lS47, the motion to attach the Provso to the
three million bill, it had not become undemo-
cratic to vote in favor of the prohibition of
Slavery. II was only after Mr. Buchanan, in
his struggle after the Presidential nomination
then approaching. had led the way against the
Wilmot Proviso that Mr.. Wilmot began to
stand alone among the Democratic represen-
tatiyes from Pennsylvania, upon the old JEFF
fers0nian platform of Slavery restriction.
The Legislature of Pennsylvania, which was
chosen at the general election in SAC, aud
which met in January, 1884, took early ac-
tion upon this question, and it is gratifying to
turn back to the records Of that body, and see
how emphatically it sustained Mr.. Wilmot.-
There we're Wings and Democrats in those
days, and their party lights were as bitter as
any that have happened since but upon this
question they were united. Nearly every dem
ocratic member Of both Houses recorded his
vote in favor of the Wilmot Proviso.
Mr.. Victor Piollet, democratic member Of
the House from Bradford county, introduced
lllO I!ldL DOu1 tEC lOiIOhlDS anu
resolutions =
IFhereas, The existing war with Mexico
may result in the requirement of new Terrific
ry and
Whereas, Measures are now pending in Con-
gress having in view the appropriation of mo-
ney and the confcrring Of authority upon the
treaty making power to this end, therefore
Resolrgd DC, That our Senators in Con-
l.. tol nd Pan I;
be requested to vote against any measure
whatever by which territory will accrue to the
Union, unless, as part OF the fundamental
law upon which any compact or treaty for this
purpose is based, St0rerY or inroluataru Serri-
tuds shall be forersr PrOhiJitsd, except for
crime"
On the 26th of January this preamble and
resolution were called up and they passed
ananim9uy'p by the following vote:
YEAs-MessrS. Allison. 1aderS0n, Bassler,
man, Breidenthall, Bull, Burns, BUSH Bush
nell, Clark, Colyin, Conuor Daily, Dickinson,
Dickson. Dcuadson, Ede, Evans, Fasset, Fau-
soid, Eernon, FcnstermacLcr, Forsyth, Fox,
Gchley, Gould, GracF, Gratz, Haly, Harris,
Hass0n, Haymaher, Hilands, Hunter, Ices, ia
coJv. Jackson Kaufman, hs}tlpy, herr, hia-
Near, Hline, Elia9eusasi:h, Amor, hrict, Lad
lev, Loughiin, Lawrence, Leran, Leyburn,
Lockhart, Lang, Mackay, -Lcther, Matthias,
Montelius, Morrison, Myers, McA bee, Nc
CalIister, McCurdy M'CurIey, Mcknight,
McMnn Noble, Patterson, Pdultng, Pearce,
Perru. Phillips, PioAct, Pomeroy of Mercer,
Pomeroy of Franklin, Reynolds, Robbins, Ross,
Rupert, Sanhorn, Sharp, Shelly, .Sipss, Son
der, IHomds, Thompson, Trego IIa, War
ITr-Jlo- " an1 Hpopnr SJ,pI le--
95
Nays one. Democrats in itallc.
Every democrat present voted aye, and eve
nv democratic member Of the House was pre-
sent but one.
The resolutions were sent to the Senate and
were called up in that body on the 9th. At
the late Harrisburg Convention Mr.. Gibbons
stated that lie was Speaker of the Senate at
that session that Mr.. BIGLER then Senator
from Clear6eId, afterwards Governor and now
U. S. Senator came to him on the morning
Of the 9th and asked as a particular favor
that the Speaker would award the floor to
him that morning to enable him to call up the
House resolution The Speaker did so Mr.
Bigler accordingly called up the resolution,
made strong speech in its favor, urging its
immediate passage, and moved to suspend the
luicS W put IL oii ITO Hhal lfd1oeS0 eu1 th'
yeas aud nays having been called, the reso'u-
ton passed by the following vote:
YEA5-Mc>srs. Bigler, Boas, Carson. Corn.
man, Crahb, Darragh, Darsie, G1bs, Harris.
Hill, Ho0rer, johnson, Jordan, Lewis, Mason,
Morrison, Rich Richards Ross, Sanderson,
Smith, SmySer, Williamson, and Gibbons,
--Spe0ber-24.
NAYs-MeS5rs. anderson, Black and Pot
tetetr-3.
Thus it viii be seen that Mr. Wlmot re-
ceived the strongest possible endorsement of
his course from the democrats of PennsyIvar
ia every democratic member iu both Houses
Of the legislature, excepting three, having vot-
ed to sustain him. .#..
1t is worthy of note. also, that the legisa-
ture that winter was Wing in both branches;
yet this resolution was introduced in one
branch by a democrat and urged through i'll
the other hy another.
David Wilmot, true to his democracy, has
occupied the same ground ever since but the
party which then endorsed him has falsely de-
serted the noble stand it had telk. apostatized
from the faith OF its founders, and shamelessly
renounced all the good which it did i'll its bet
ter days.-PiHsburg Gazette.
By At municipal election held at St
Louis Mo, early in the present month. the
vote for mayor resulted as follows Winner