Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-04-12
Abolition Movements in Congress.


we desire to call special attention.
The first vas the introduction of a
bill repeating the Fugitive Slave Law
Of 1850, which was referred 10 the
judiciary Committee, and the other
was a resolution in these terms:
Whereas, That the chattelipg CT
mankind and the holding OF persons
as property, is contrary to natural
Justice and the fundamental princi-
pies OF our political system. and is
VIGOROUSLY reproach to our coun-
try .houghout The civilized world,
and serious hindrance to the pro-
gress of liberty throughout the ma
lions Of the earth, therefore,
Resolued, That the committee on
Judiciary, be and the same are here.
by instructed,to inquire into the ex-
pediency Of reporting bill giving
freedom TO every human being, and
interdicting slavery wherever Con-
gress has the constitutional power to
legislate on the subject.
When this resolution was offered
Mr.. Smith, and others, objected to
its being entertained. The objec-
ton wac finally withdrawn, and
Ar. Singleton, of Mississippi, de.
manded the ayes and noes on the
adoption of the resolution, that the
country might see how many Rep.
resentatiyes would vote for such a
resolution, and il was decided 10 the
negat i've, yeas GO, nays 100, as
follows:
Yeds-Messrs. Cbas f. Adams,
Aldrich. Alley, Bingham, Blair,
Blake, Brayton, Burlington, Burlin-
game, Burroughs, Bulterfield, Carey,
Carter. Colfax, Conk,in. Curtis, Della
no, Duell, Edgerton, Edwards, Eli
OF, Ely, Farnswortb, Foster, Frank,
Gooch, Grow, Gurlsy, Hale, Helmick,
Hoard. Humphr ey, liutchins, Francis
W. Kellogg. Dewitt, c. Leach, Lee,
Lovejoy, Mexican, Morrill,, DIN,
Palmer, Potter, Pottle, Rice, Sedg.
wick, Sherman. Somes, Spaulding,
Spinner, VIM. Steward, Tappan,
TompkiSs, Truin, VaDdeyer, Wal
dron, Walton, Cadwallader, C. Wash.
burn. Elihu B Washbnrn, Wells, and
Windom---60
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Tomas L.
Anderson, .Ashmore, Avery, Banks
dale, Barr, Barrett, Bocock, Boteler,
Boy &c, Branch. Briggs, Bristow.
Burch, Burnett, Campbell, John B
Clark, Clopton, Cobb, John Cocbrane,
Cooper, Cox, James Craige, Craw.
ford, Currey, II, Winter Davis.
Reuben Fouke. French, Garnett. Gar
trell, Gilmer, Hamilton, Hardeman.
]. Morrison Harris, Jchn T. Harris,
HattoD, Hickman. Y;ll, Hindman,
Holman, Houston, Hughes, jackson, !
Jenkins, Jones, Keitt, Kenyon, Kun
kel, Lamar, Landrum. James Nj. /!
Leach, Leak, Logan, Mallory, Chas
D. Martin, Albert S. Martin, Me-
Night, Mcpherson, Mcqueen, Nc
Rhea, Miles, Nilsson, Milward, Mont.
gomery. Laban T. Moore, Sydenham
Moore, Edward Joy Morris, Isaac
N. Morris, NibIaek. Nixon, NOEL,
Phelps, Porter, Pryor, Pugh, Quarles,
Reagan, Riggs, Jas. G. Robinson,
Ruffin, Schwar., Scott, Seraton,
5imms, Singleton. VIM Smith, Stall
Torth, Stevenson, James A. Steward,
Stokes Taylor, Thayer, Thomas,
rrim5lc, Underwood, Vallandingham,
Nhiteley, Winslow, Woodson ard
1t is true, the resolution was re-
ected, but the important point to be
loticed is, that such a proposition
gas made and received the votes Of
ixty men who have been invited to
mite with the Southern Opposition
o overthrow the Democratic party.
'hese sixty votes came from the {
blowing States; From New York Is,
Massachusetts, 9, Ohio 9. Penusyl-
ania 4, Illinois and Michigan 8 ,
ach, New Hampshire, Minnesota,
owa, Maine, Vermont and Wiscon- I
10 2 each; and Indiana and Rho1e
sland / each. AF. Sherman. who !.
as persistsntly voted for, for Speak. 9
), for two months, by the Black 4
epublicans, was one of the mem t
RS from Ohio who voted fox this a