Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-04-03


Two important movements have laiely been made
in Congress, to which we desire to call special at
tention. The first was the introduction Of a bill
repeating the Fugitive Slave Law of 1885, which
was referred to the Judiciary Committee, and the
other was resolution in these terms
WHEREAs That the chatteling Of mankind and
the holding of persons as property, IS contrary
70 natural iustice and the fundamental principles
Of our political system, and is VIGOROUSLY re-
preach TO our country throughout the civilized
world. and a serious hndrance to the progress Of
liberty throughout the nations Of the earth, there
fore,
Resolved That the Committee on Judiciary, be and
the same are hereby instructed, to inquire into the
expediency Of reporting bill giving freedom to
every human being, and interdictng slavery where
ever Congress has the constitutional power to leg
islate on the subject
When this resolution was offered, Mr.. SMITH, Of
Virginia and others objected to its beng entertain
ed The objection was finally withdrawn and Mr..
SINGLETON, of Mississippi, demanded the ayes and
noes on the adoption of the resolution, that the
country might see how many Representatives would
vote for such a resolution The question was taken
on the adoption Of the resolution and it was deeid-
ed in the negative, yeas 60, nays lO9, as follows
Isas-Nes Chas T. Adams Aldrich, Alley, Bingham, Blair
Blake Bayton. Burlington, Burlingame Burroughs
Carey Carter, Colfa Conkn, Curtis, Deanos Due Eogr
ton, Edwards Eliot, Bly, FaTnEEorth Poster Efan53
Grow GuEley Bale, Helnck, Hoard Humphrey 6utSnns'
Morrill,, DIN, Palmer Potter P0ttle Rice sedgWlck ohani
somes spsulding, Spinner, VIM Stewart Tappan Iompkns
Train, Fsndever, WaldrOn Walton, CadWaader "ashpu
Eihu Washburn, Wells and Windom-6O
AdVNgssrs. Allen Thomas Anderson, A6hnnores Avery
Barksdale Barr Barrett Bocock Bots Boyc Braaea bFgg'
BrsoW Burch Burnett, Campbell John B. ClarEi Clopton'
Cobb, John Cochane, Cooper, Cox James Craig Burton
Crawford Curey, Winter Davis, John g. Davis Reuben
Davis De Jarnes, Dunn, Edmundson, EheTdge Florence
Fouke, French Garnet Gare Gimer, Hamilton liaTdeLan'
J. Morrison Harris, John Harris, Hson, Hicknan Hill
Bndman Holman, Houston, Hughes jackson jenkins Jones'
Leske Logan, Love Mallory, CHares D. Martini Ebert 5 Mar
tin McKuizht Mcpherson, NcQ ueen McBea, Miles, Mson,
Mward Montgomery, Laban T. Moore Sydenham Moore Ed
ward Joy Morris, Isaac Morris Niblack, Nixon, Noe Pne
Porter, Pryor Pugh, Quares Reagan, Riggs james q Robin
smith, Sawor Stevenson, A. Stewart Stokes Taylor
Tkayer, Thomas, Tmble Underwood Yalaudgham, Whitley
WinsloHs WOodson and Wright-lO9
It Is true, the resolution was rejected, but the
important point to be noted is that such PROPOSE
ton was made and received the votes Of sixty men
who have been invited TO unite with the Southern
Opposition to overthrow the Democratic party.
These sixty votes come from the following States
From New York Is, Massachusetts Q, Ohio 9, Penn
sylvania 4, Illinois and Michigan 3 each, New Hamp-
shire, Minnesota Iowa, Maine, Vermont and Wiscon-
sin 2 each, and Indiana and Rhode Island ! each.
Mr. SHERMAN, who was persistently voted for for
Speaker, for two months by the Black Republicans,
was one of the members from Ohio who voted for
this resolution
II there was previously any doubt as to the ami
of the Black Republican party, who can cherish
a doubt now Is any additional proof required to
demonstrate that Black Republicanism is antslaye-
~ fanaticism run mad