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

time. And yet, the Union tells that they ruth
lessly sought to keep out the new State, and, had
it not been for the Democrats, they would have
succeeded
In the House, for reasons already explained
by us, few Republicans opposed the bill, but
the Party supported it. The vote on its final
passage stood-yeas l57, nays 38-of the nays
Fl were Republicans, South Americans, 9
Administration Democrats.
So much for Minnesota. N4w for Oregon.
The bill for her admission WIS first taken up
May 9Th, 1858. Messrs. Hale and Fessenden,
Republicans, opposed it, on the ground that the
Constitution of the new State violated the prin-
ciple of equality of rights, and came in conflict
with the Constitution of the United States.
The subject did not come up again till May
18th. Now let US see who were in earnest in
bringing Oregon into the Union. Mr.. Clay,
Administration, was anxious that the Senate
should proceed to act upon, and pass, his bill
to repeal the bounties to the fshermen of New
England. The special order was the resolu.
ton proposing the presentation of medal
to Commodore Paulding. Neither measure was
to be compared in dignity or Importance with
the admission of q new State, already delayed
till near the end of the session.
Mr.. Douglas moved to postpone all prior
orders, for the purpose of taking up the Oregon
bill. The vote stood:
Heas- Messrs. Bell, Broderick, Cameron,
Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle,
Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden, Fcot, Foster, Gwin,
Hale, Hamlin, Harlan Houston, Jones, King,
Rice, Seward, Shields, Simmons, Stuart, Sumner,
Wade, and Wilson-28.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bsyard, Benjamin,
Bigler, Bright, Brown, Clay, Clingman, Critten-
den, Davis, Fitzpatrick, Green, Hammond, Hun
ter, Iverson, johnson of Arkansas, johnson of
Tennessee, Kennedy, Mallory, Mason, Pearce,
Polk, Sebastian, Slidell, Toombs, Trumbull,
Wright, and Yulee-28.
The Vice President then voted in the affirm
ative, and the motion prevailed. All the Re-
publicans but one, Mr.. Trumbull, voted in the
affirmative. Of the twenty-eight affirmative
votes, nineteen were Republicans, only four Ad-
ministration, or FIVE, including the casting vote
of the Vice President. OF the twenty.eight in
the negative, twenty-five were Administration,
two American, and there was but single Re-
publican.
So much for the sincere friends of the new
State.
At subsequent stage of the proceedings
Mr.. Johnson, of Tennessee, Administration,
moved to postpone, for the purpose of taking
up the Homestead bill, but this motion received
but eight votes, five Republican, three Admin.
istrstion. No party favored it. The Admins.
tration men were even less favorable to the
Homestead bill than to Oregon.
The question was taken first on the motion
of Mr.. Trumbull to postpone till the first Mon.
day in December next, and the vote stood
YeGS-Messrs. Bell, Chandler, Clay, Critten-
den, Durkee, Fessenden, Fitzpatrick, Hale,
Hanlin, Hammond, Hunter, Iverson, Kennedy,
Mason, Trumbull and Wade-l6.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Bigler, Bright,
Broderick, Brown, Cameron, Clingman, Cola.
mer, Davis, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Foot,
Foster, Green, Gwin, Harlan, Henderson, Hous.
ton, johnson of Arkansas, johnson of Tennes.
see, Jones, King, Mallory, Polk, Pugh, Sebastian,
Seward, Shields, Simmons, Slidell, Stuart,
Thomson of New Jersey, Toombs, Wilson,
Wright, and Yulee-38.
So the motion was not agreed to.
Of the sixteen yeas, seven were Republicans,
six Administration men, two Americans, and
one, Mr.. Kennedy, an Administration Amer.
lean.
The vote on the final passage of the bill
stood:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bayard, BENJAMIN.
Bigler, Bright, Broderick, Brown, Cameron,
Chandler, Clingman, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle,
Douglas, Foot, Foster, Green, Gwin, Harlan,
Houston, johnson of Arkansas, johnson Of Ten.
nessee, Jones, King, Polk, Pugh, Sebastian
Seward, Shields, Simmons, Slidell, Stuart,
Toombs, Wright, and Yulee-35.
Ndys-Messrs Bell, Clay, Crittenden, Davis.
Durkee, Fessenden, Fitzpatrick, Hale, Hamlin,
Hammond, Henderson, Hunter, Iverson, Ken
nedy, Mason, Trumbull, and Wade-l7.
Of the yeas, twenty were Administration,
eleven Republican, four Anti-Lecompton Dem
ocrats. Of the nays, eight were Administra.
ton, six Republican, three American. Seven
Administration men and three Republicans
were absent or did not vote--but these three
Republicans had supported the bill in oil pre-.
iminary measures, and favored its passage.
The record plainly shows that the Administra
ton party can claim nothing from the new
States. Had it not been for the Republicans
and the Douglas Democrats, Minnesota would
not yet have been admitted, nor would the Ore
gon bill have been taken up in the Senate.
How it will be in the House, we know not.
The Oregon bill will doubtless pass, and the
Republican members will generally vote for it,
although few may oppose it for such reasons
as determined them in the case Of Minnesota,
or because the Constitution of Oregon is not as
Republican in all its provisions as it ought
to be.
Be this as it may, the facts we have submit
ted sufficiently expose the ridiculous attempt of
the Union to set up claims for the Administra-
ton Party, as the special champion of the two
new States. 1t is no more entitled to any
credit in this respect than it is to the credit of
dealing fairly by Kansas. 1t Is but the tool of
Sectional Class Interest, and does its work.
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