Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-04-03
Practical AboIitionisrn i'm Congre

Pracffcai a DOfltlOnis1n IN congress.
Mr. H. G. BLAKE. Republican RcpreSen-
tatiye in Congress from Ohio, offered the fol
lowing preamble and resolution in the
House of Representatives, ON the goth of
March:
"WHEREAs, The chatieling of mankind and
the holding of persons as property is con-
trary To natural justice and TIE fundamental
principles Of our political system, and is no
toriously reproach TO our country through
out the civilized world, and serious hin
drance to the progress of republican liberty
throughout the nations OF the earth; there
fore,
ResoIped. That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary he and the same are hereby instruct
ed to inquire into the expcdiency of report
ing bal giving freedom To every human
being, and interdicIing slavery wherever
Congress has the constitutional power to
legislate on the subject"
The question was stated on the adoption
of the resolution, the preamble being reserv-
ed for separate vote. The years and nays
were demanded, and resulted as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Charles f. Adams, Aldrich.
Alley, Bingham, Blair. Blake, Brayton, Buf-
linton, Burlingame, Burroughs, Butterfield.
Carey, Carter, Colfax, COnkIing, Curtis, De-
lano. Duell, Edgertoa, Edwards. Elliot Ely,
FarnswOrth, Foster, Frank, Gooch, Grow,
Gurley, Hale, HeImck, Hoard, Humphrey,
Hutchins, Francis Kellogg, Dewitt @. Leach.
Lee, Lovejoy, Mexican, Morrill,, DIN, Pal
mer, Potter, Pottle, Rice, Sedgwick Sher-
man, Somes, Spaulding, Spinner, William
Stewart, Tappau, Tompkins. Train, Wander
ver Waldron, Walton, Cadwalader G. Wash
buru, EIlihu b. Washburne, Wells, aud Win
dom-6O.
Nays-Messrs. Allen, Thos. L. Anderson,
AshuIore, Avery, Barksdale, Barr, Barrett,
Bocock. BoteIer, Boyee, Branch, Briggs,
Br.stpw, Barch. Burnett, Campbell, John b.
Clark, ClIpton, Cobb, john Cochrane, Coop
er, Cox, James Craig Burton Craige. Craw-
ford. Curry, Ii. Winter Davis. John q. Davis,
Reuben Davis, DE Jarnet'e, Damn, Edmund
sun. Etheridge, Florence, Fouke, French,
Garrett, Gartrell, Gilmer. Hamilton, Harde-
man j. Morrison Harris. John L. Harris,
Hatton. Hickman, Hill, Hindman, Holman,
Houston, Hughes, Jackson, Jenkins, Jones,
Keitt Kenyon, kunkel, Lamar, Landrnm, J. NJ
Leache. LeaSe, Logan. Love, Mallory, Chas-
u. Martin, Ebert ). Martin, Mcknight, Nc
Pherson, McQueen, McRae, Miles, Millson,
Millward. Montgomery, Laban j. Moore, b
Moore. Edward Joy Morris, I-aac \. Morris,
Niblack, Nixon, NOEL, Pheip>, Porter, Pry-
or, Pugh, Qgarles, Reagan, Riggs, James y.
Robinson, Ruffin, Schwartz, Scott, Scranton,
Simms, Singleton, William Smith, Ssailw orth,
Stevenson. Jas. A. Stewart, Stukes, Tay lOr,
Thayer. Thom',s, Triln5e, Underwood. Val
andigham, Whiteiey, Winslow, Woodson,
aud Wnght-l09.
Messrs. KuGoRE, OF Indiana, and WASH
BuRSE, OF Maine, were present but refused
to vote. Mr.. X. subsequently,. stated that the
resolution was too broad, and he could not
support it. The resolution being rejected,
the Speaker said the preamble matter Of
eoarse.
Mhil@ IL Is possible that some nSGy have
voted for she resolution with view OF get
ling report sdvsrse to the proposed object,
and thereby TO put quistas IN abolition, At
least In Congress, ~, Il is fair . presume
that the whole number who voted fos Il. are
in favor of the abolition ef slavery By Con-
cress throughout iae United States- And q
this presumption is in point of fact true. thea
Il indicates strength on the part OF the Ia
naticAl abolilionisIs beyond anything which
has ever before been exhibited In Congress.
aud Is indeed an alarming sign OF Ihe times.