Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-05-26

Mr.. Toombs moved to add to the resolution the
words within the limits of its constitutional
power"
Which was agreed to without division: and
the resolution was agreed to Yeas SO, nays 2
The next resolution reads As follows:
Resoired, That the Inhabitants of a Territory
Of the United States, when they rightfuly form a
constitute on to be admitted az a State into the
Union, may then, for the first time like the people
of State when forming new constitution. de-
eide for themselves whether slavery, as dognes-
tic institution, shall be maintained or prohibited
within their jurisdiction; and ''they shall be re-
ceived into the Union with or without slavery as
their admission
Mr.. Wilson moved to substitute for IT, in effact
declaration "that slavery contrary to natural
right, the creature of local law, and such could
not constitutionally exist in the Territories"
This amendment was rejected-yeas Q, nays 40
MIR. Ciingman moved to amend the resolution
by inserting at the end, provided that II is not
hereby intended to assert at this time the duty of
Congress to provid- system Of laws for the mai n.
tenance of slavery -
This question was decided I'm the negative.
leas-Messrs. Clark, Clingman Dixon Foot
Foster, Hale, Hamlin, Latham, Pugh, Ten Eyck.
Trumbull. and Wilson--l2.
Nays-hIessrs. Benjamin, Bragg Bright. Brown,
Chestnut, Clay, Davis. Fitzpatrick, Green. Ham
mond, Hemphill, Hunter, lverson, johnson of
Ark, Johnson of Tenn Kennedy, Lane Mallory
Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell, Rice
salisbury Sebastian, Slidell, Thomson, Toombs,
Wigfall, and Yulee-31.
The question was then taken on the resolution
and decided In the affirmative by the following
vote: ''"s
Heas-Messrs. Benjamin, Bigler Bragg BRIGHT
fhesnut, Clay, Clingman, Crttenden, Davis Fitz-
patrick, Green, Gwin, Hammond HemnbiII
Hunter, Iverson, johnson of Ark, Johnson OF
lenn., Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nichol-
son, Pearce. Polk. Powell, Rice Sebastian SlideIi
Thomson, Toombs, Wigfall, and Yulee-33
Nays-MesSrs- Bingham. Chandler Dixon
loot, Foster, Hale. Pugh, Simmons Ten Eyck
Trumbull, Wade. and Wilson-I2
The next and last resolution in the series IL the
following: - ~
! ResOired, That the provision of the Constitu.
ZION for the rendition of fugtives from service or
TABOR, without the adoption of which the / niou
could not have been formed and that tho lav,s Of
l'93 and 1850, which were enacted 10 secure Its
execution and the main features of which heinz
sinllar, pear the impress Of nearly seventy wears
OF sanction by the highest judicial authority
should be honestly and faithfully observed and
maintained by all who enjoy the benefits of our
compact OF union; and that ali acts of individuals
or OF state Legislatures to defeat the purpose or
nulll1y tue requirements Of that provisi on and
The laws made In pursuance OF it, are hostile i'm
character, Subversive of the Constitution and rev.
Olutionary in their effect
, The question on this resolution was decided in
the amrmdtVe, by the following vote:
ieas-MessFs benjamin, Bigler Bragp BRIGHT
Brown, Chestnut, Clay, Clingmon, CTittenden,
paws, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hammond,
heIlpnll, Hunter, lverson, Johnson Of Arkansas,
Johnson OF Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham
MaIory, Mason, Nicholson, Polk, Powell, Pugh
Rice, Sebastian, Slidell. Ten Eyck, Thomson,
Tcombs, Wigfall, and Yulee-36.
Wade, and W!lson-6 '
The amendment of Mr.. Clingman, having been
the only one adopted, was reconstructed and re-
lected so that the whole were adopted as originally
Introduced on the LIST Of March by NJ Davis
The debate throughout the day was kent nm
with much spirit on all the various propositions To
dhehd' ana was very generally participated in.