The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-05-27

the stern duty of exterminating piratical traf'
&c. 1t is right to repel every aggression upon
our flag, right to resist to the death the nsolent
assumption of any foreign Power to subject our
ships to detention and examination, but 1t Is
damning disgrace to rs to suffer an infamous
and piratical traffic to shield itself under our
flag Let the Administration do its whole duty,
at once indicating the rights of the country,
and satisfying the just demands of the civilized
World.
THE BLACK REPUBLICANS AND THE NEWLY
ADMITTED STATES.
"But they have not stopped with espousing
popular sovereignty and voting il slave State
taken Slavery to their bosom, but they have
apostatized from Freedom, and repudiated her
most wsntonly and cruelty. In each instance
in which Freedom has come to the doors OF
Congress, to- introduce new daughter and
handmaidenp into the republican family, what
have these backsliders done but endeavored to
drive her ruthlessly from the Capitol ? Indeed,
| if the Democratic party, moved by that catho-
/ lie and generous spirit which ever actuates the
! Democratic heart, had not itself espoused the
/ cause of these beautiful damsels, they would
have been turned away from the national halls
as we are told were those scriptural girls who
brought no oil in their lamps. Apostate
Black Republicans of Congress, what will their
constituents say to them when they shall have
returned to their homes? They have dalled
with Slavery and popular sovereignty until
their heads are turned, and their principles
have been entirely subverted and they have
brutally Tilted the chaste virgins of Freedom to
whom they were betrothed-the comely Mime
sofa and Oregon. Wash. Union.
If this be true, the Black Republicans ought
to be very popular among Shareholders. How
can they be 4" sectional" or "fanatical," or
abolitionists," if they go for the admission of
Slave States and against the admission of Free
ones?
Of course, there is no more truth in what
it says about Minnesota aud Oregon, that in its
poor joke about voting in Kansas as Slave
State. Let us see who opposed and who favor.
ed the admission of Minnesota.
Wednesday, March oath, in the Senate, Mr..
Doolittle, Republican, moved to postpone the
Pacific RAILROAD bill, for the purpose of taking
up the Minnesota bill. Mr.. Gwin and Mr..
Mason, Administration, opposed the motion.
1t preyailed-yeas 80, nays l6. Of the thirty
affirmative votes, sixteen were given by the
Republicans, one by Mr.. Crittenden, two by
Stuart and Douglas, eleven by Administra.
ton Democrats-only seven were from the
South. Fifteen Administration Democrats and
Mr.. Broderick, (who was specially bound to
maintain the precedence of the Pacific Rail.
road bill,) voted in the negative.
T.
Gratis who took the lead in the Senate in bring
| ing in Minnesota. Of the Administration par.
| ty, some were Indifferent, some were unwilling.
| Friday, April I'd, after the Senate had dis.
posed of the Kansas bill of the House, Mr..
Douglas moved to proceed to the consideration
of the Minnesota bill. 1t was yet early in
the session. The Administration Party, which
had already passed resolution to adjourn
over till Monday, commenced here factious
opposition to the motion of Mr.. Douglas.
Mr.. Slidell ADMINISTRATOR moved an ad-
journment. Lost-yeas u, nays 27-as fol.
lows:
Yeas - Messrs. Allen, Bayard, BENJAMIN,
Biggs, Bigler, Brown, Clay, Evans, Fitch, Fitz.
patrick Green, Hammond, Hunter, Iverson,
| johnson of Arkansas, johnson of Tennessee,
Kennedy, Mallory, Mason, Pearce, Pugh, Sc.
bastian, Slidell, Thompson of Kentucky, Thorn.
son of New Jersey, Wright, and Yulee-27.
Nays-Messrs. Bell, Bright, Broderick, Cam.
eron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Crittenden,
Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Fessenden, Foot,
Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Houston, Jones,
Polk, Seward, Simmons, Stuart, Wade, and
Wilson-27.
Of the yeas, twenty-five were Administration
Democrats, two, Americans. Of the nays, three
were Administration Democrats, one, Dem.
ocratic American, one, Wing American, three,
Anti Lecompton Democrats, nineteen, Repub.
| hcans. .
Mr.. Mallory ADMINISTRATION moved to take
up the Private Calendar. Lost-yeas 81, nays
20. Of the yeas, l9 Administration Dem.
ocrats, 2 Americans. Of the nays, l8 Repub.
licans, 1.-TWO being absent,) I Administration
Democrats, 3 Douglas Democrats, American.
Mr.. Yulee administrator wanted to attend
to other business, but would move an adjourn
ment. Lost-yeas rs, nays 26-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benjamin,
Biggs, Brown, Clay, Evans, Fitzpatrick, Green,
| Hammond, Hunter, Iverson, johnson of Arkan-
sas, johnson of Tennessee, Kennedy, Mallory,
Mason, Pearce, Polk, Sebastian, SIidell, Thomp-
son of Kentucky, Thomson of New Jersey,
Wright, and Yulee-25.
Nays Messrs. Bell, Bright, Broderick,
Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Crittenden, Dixon,
| Doolittle, Douglas, FessendeA, Fitch, Foot,
Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Harlan, Houston, King,
Pugh, Seward, Simmons, Stuart, Trumbull,
Wade, and Wilson-26.
Of the yeas, % are Administration Dem.
ecrats, 2 Americans. Of the nays, II are Re-
publicans, 3 Douglas Democrats, 2 Americans,
| Administration Democrats, or 4 if we include
General Houston.
On every one of these votes, the Republicans
were for, the Administration men, against,
Minnesota.
At last the motion to take up the bill was
agreed to, and Mr.. Fitch, of Indiana, began to
complain of Mr.. Douglas as attempting to dra-
COON the Senate. Mr.. Douglas had only labor
ed to compel the Administration Party to meet
the question, do its duty, and admit Minnesota.
Mr.. Benjamin ADMINISTRATION soon got the
floor, and moved to adjourn. Lost-yeas 26'
nays u. Of the yeas, % were Administration
Democrats, 2 Americans. OF the nays, IL we're
Republicans, s Administration Democrats, 3
Douglas Democrats, l American.
Wednesday, April 7th, the bill was put on Its
| final passage and the vote stood-yeas 40, nays