The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-04-11
The Slavery Question in Congress.

In the House of Representatives on Mon
doy, Mr.. Blake, of this State, took the re.
sponsibility Of introducing the following
preamble and resolution
"Whereas, The chatteling Of mankind,
and the holding of persons as property is
contrary to natural justice and the funda-
mental principles of our political system,
and is notorously a reproach to our country
throughout the civilized world, and serious
hindrance to the progress of Republican
liberty throughout the nations of the earth.
Therefore,
"ReSolved, That the Committee on the
Judiciary be, and the same are hereby in.
structed to inquire into the expediency of
reporting bill giving freedom 10 every hu.
man being, and interdcting' slavery where
ever Congress has the Constitutional power
to legslate on that subject"
After much confusion the resolution was
rejected, yeas so; nays LOG, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Adams, (Mass.) Aldrich,
Alley, Bingham, Blair, Blake, Burlingame,
Burroughs, ButterfeId, Carey, Carter. Col.
fax, Conkling, Curtis, Delano, Duell, Ed
gerton, Edwards, Elliot, Ely, Farnsworih,
Foster, Frank, Gooch, Grow, Gurley, Hale,
Helmlck, Hoard, Humphrey, Hutchins, KeI.
logg, (Mich.,) Leach, (Mich.) Lee, Love
Joy, Mexican, Morrill,, Olin, Palmer, Potter,
Pottle, Rice, Sedgwick, Sherman, Somes,
Spauding. Stewart, (Pa..) Tappap, Tomp-
kins, Train, Vandever, Wsldron, Walton,
Washburn, (Wis..) Washburn, (Ill.0 Wells,
Windom-6O.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, (No.,)
Ashmore. Acery, Barksdale. Barr, Barrett,
Bocock, Boteler, Boyce, Branch, Briggs.
Bristow, Burch, Burnett, Campbell, Clark,
(Mo.) Clop:oD, Cobb, John Cochrane, Coo.
per, Cox, Craig, (Mo.) Craige, IN. CO.
Crawford, Curry, Davis, (Md. } Davis, Und.,)
Davis, Miss Dejarnette, Dunn. Edmund
son. Etheridge. Florence, Fouke, French,
Garnett, Gilmer, Gartrell, Hamilton, Halde.
man, Harris, (Md,) Harris. (Va.O Hatton,
Hickman, Hill, Hindman, Holman, Houston,
Hughes, Jackson, Jenkins, Jones, Keitt,
Kenyon, Kunkel, Lamar, Landrum, Leach,
IN. Co. Leake, Logan, Love, Mallory, Ma.
tin, (Ohio,) Martin, (Va.,) Mcknight, Nc
Pherson, Mcqueen, McRae, Miles, MiIlson,
Millward. Montgomery, More, (Ky., Moore,
(AIa.) Morris, (Ps., y Morris, Qll.,) Niblack,
Nixon, Noell, Phelps, Porter, Pryor, Pugh,
Quarles, Reegan, Briggs, Robinson, QII.,)
Rufin, Schwartz, Scott, Scranton, Simms.
Singleton, Smith, (Va.,) Stallworth, Steven.
son, Stewart, (Md.,) Stokes, Taylor, Thayer,
Thomas, Trimble, Underwood, VaIlandig.
ham, Whitley, Winslow, WoodSon, Wright
LOG.
Mr.. Kigore, of Indiana, was present, but
did not vote. He was called to account for
the omission. Bocock, of Va, moved to
censure Mr.. Klgore tor not obeyiDg the
rules of the House. Mr.. X explained and
Mr.. B. withdrew the resolution of censure
Mr.. ks explanation was {:
While he was perfectly willing to instruct
an inquiry on the subject o. interdictiug
Slavery he could not vote for instrucling the
Committee to report bill giving freedom
10 every human being, because that would
reach coOvicts, and he was the last to add
to Democratic strength by turning them
oose, especially at this time. when their
votes would be OF such service in the cam.
paign. [Laughter.]