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ted conventions whether national, sttae or
local.
Mr. Jadd offered the following as an amend
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Mr. Judd offered the following as an amend
ment TO the substitute
| Ees0lCed by tie Senate Of tie State Of III
mos, tie House Of Representat,res concur.
| rag herein, That we view with adherence
the attempts recently made to revive the
African Slave trade, and our Senators in
Congress are hereby Instructed and our rep
! resentatyes requested TO employ their best
efforts to amend the existing laws for the
suppression of such Infamous trade, if any
defects exist therein, so as ef!ectualy TO pre-
vent the evasion or violation Of such laws,
and to punish the persons offending against
the same in the most exemplary manEer.
Res0lced, That the Federal adm nstration
having been convicted Of an attempt to force
despotic constitution upon the unwilling <
people in defiance OF their natural rights
the supposed dicia of the Kansas Nebraska u
bill and the common Northern Interpretation
of the Cincinnati platferm-hos forfeited the
confidence Of the peopl. OF Illinois, and til al
therefore our Senators IN Congress be iG-
structed and our representatives. requested
to vote against the proposition new pendiH 2
to place thirty millions ol dollars al the dis
posal oi the President, to be expended by
him in tho acqG stiOn cf territory conGisu.
Gus 10 our own.
The first OF these last two resolutions Vas
adopted unanimously. The second Was re-
jected by strict party vete-l. TO Ii Mr.
Higbee's substitute, as amended, Was then
adopted by party vote-lt 20 II. b. an
oversight, the vsle the adoption OF tbs
original resolution as ameadel by the sub
attute, was not taken.
The resolution OF Nj. Eichnoud which
was part OF tie special order, was taken
up, as foi.o~@
"Re.elteJ b; tie .g.nats anil House Of
Eepr>stntutir., qf TIE Ge.sra! A.semJiy Of
ihs stat. a. LL...., That Our Senators be
and ale lxigay psssuplor.l, Instructed, and
our Representatives "a Congress requested,
70 eapi-y l.e.r ye~t eUsrs.t. - secure the
immediate -im .4:gn Cl Oregon iutO the
Union"
NJ Cook eL.Tc3 the following additional
resolution:
P..gl-sT 5y tie .Ssa.rs anE Ts.ss Of
p,7,r..,,,.j.-.. ,,..Ie Gx.l,1l .fs.s1LI., o.
p. sat, of Y-,s..:. TE... laIa4snx that
human ,,.y.r- us-,r. % :sl srE ur,j,i-
cal e.r En-, as ri: should o. listened on
;r.. T,rr.t..-.. NJ he United Stalls tb.fr
Dras,e.. +. =. H., eopst.,ute. q great and
nras-.aret, c....-,,t.,ty l.. yT,,.,y re-
tarded. =. ,Iy.II7.eg IL. e.t.r..sn Of ~.
very it.., t,.,.. T,r,flgr,,. y.iy r.ers, and
.,sr.a ,9j Q.,, .oro,. .-..s. cx,g.,;oa in all
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a. G.ryy ga ,ts (,',oy:z., amend.
men.
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Mr.. Cock offered IN amauF-,;c. =, H..
amendment ss follows.
Strike oct the re.o'r,;., ora ~,,cca
Amendment and ir.a,t,F, r,,,I..-,.,
"Pe.5lcsf. Thai lie Terr't5r.. Of Kansas
should be admitted into the L-a.oa WIKI ler
u7esea; rog.Is;.,r r-,o, ~ ar-'r,...i., og
the people o! s..l Tf5r;;Ery. VIA c5u,ti-
tuition which fairly eyrrr.Se, tba vilf of m.
reorIe cf hat Territory "a ,b., ar So.
tors and REPRESENTATIVES be instructed to
vote accor.!iurfy
Mr. Richmcad moved to lay the ,s.t
amendment On the table. Tte aycs and
noes being called tae vote stood
AYEs-Aiessrs. Brooks. Cuckma.ter. Cof
fey. Goudy, Hisbre, Knapp. Kuvk-naaI.
Martin, O'kean, Post, Richmond. Under
wood-l2
Navs-Mes-rs, adams Of Lee, Adams Of
Stephenson. Appl!nc.op. BeStor. Blodss,t.
Cook, Henderson, JaLd, Marshall. Parks.
Vaudertn-II.
So thereso.ution Was laid OF the table.
Mr. Parks offered an amendment to TIE
,n.ndm,ut As follows.