Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-12-07
The Vote in the House of Representa-

The Vote in the House of Representa-
tives Oh the Crittenden Resolution.
The following is the vote by which the Crit.
tenden Resolution was rejected in the House
of Representatives by the Republican majority:
Mr. Holman (Ind.) offered the following
preamble aud resolution, and moved the previ-
Gus question on the adoption
"WHEREAs, This House on the 22d day of
July last,b an almost unanimous vote, adopted
the following resolution, submitted to tue
House by the Hon. John j. Crittenden, of
Kentucky:
"Resoiued, By the House of Representatives
of the Congress of the United States, that the
present 6eplorable civil war has been forced
upon the country by the disunionists of the
Southern States now in revolt against the Con.
stitutional Government and in arms around the
capital; that in this national emergency Con-
gress, banisbipg all feelings of mere passion
and resentment, will only recollect its duty to
the whole country; that this war is not waged
upon our part in any spirit of oppression, nor
for any purpose of conquest or subjugaion,
nor for the purpose of oVerthrowing or inter.
fering with the rights or established ins stitu-
tiops of the States, but to defend and maintain
the supremacy Of the Constitution and preserve
the Union with its dignities, equalities and the
rights Of the several States unimpsired; and as
soon as these objects are accomplished the war
ought to cease.
"AND WHEREAS, Since that time no event has
occurred to change the feelings of the Govern
ment, therefore,
'Resolved, That the principles above expressed
are solemDly re-aiirmed by this House."
Mr.. Stevens (Pa.) thought the resolution
ought not to be debated.
The Speaker replied that the gentleman from
Indiana Mr.. Holmsn) demanded the previous
question, so that it was not debatable.
y 4 Isysa ID &c
the question, hoped the previous question would
be voted down.
Mr. Stevens moved that the resolution be
laid on the table. Agreed to by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. AldIich, Alley, Arnold, Ash
ley, Bailey Mass Baker, Baxter, Bosnian,
! Blair (Mo.,) Blair Penn Blake, Bufinton,
! Bunham, Chamberlain, Clark, Colfax, f. A
| CoDkIin, Conway, Davis, Delaplsine, Duell,
Edeerton, Edwards, Eliot, FentOn, Fessenden,
FranchOt, GoOch, Gurley, Hooper, HuVchins,
Julian, Kelley, Lansing, LOoms, Lovejoy,
Mcpherson, Moorehesd, Morrill, (Me.,) Morrill,
| (Vt.,) DIN, Patton, Phelps (OAl y Pike, Pome-
roy, Potter, Rice (Me y Riddle, Rollins IN.
II y Sergeant, Sedgwick, Shanks, Sherman,
Sloan, spaulding, Stevens, Train, Trimble,
Trowbridge, Van Horn, Verree, Wall, Wallace,
Walton 1Me } Walton (Vt.,) Washburns
Wheeler, White (Iud y Wilson, Worcester-7l
Nsys-Messrs. Allen, Aneona, Bailey (Pa. J
Biddie, Blair (va,), Calvert, Campbell, Cobb
Corning, Cox, Cravens, Crisheld, Dawes, Delano
Diven, Dunlap, Dunn, English, Fouke, Frank
Goodwin, Granger, Gridsr, Hanchett, Harding
Harrison, Holman, Horton, Kellogg IN }, Law,
LaEear, Leary, Lehman, Mcknight, Maynard,
MeDzies, Mitchell, Morris, Nixon, Noble, Noell,
Norton, odsll, Pendleton, Perry, Porter, Rich
ardson, Sheffield, Shellabargor, shiel, Smith,
Steele IN. r., Steele IN. ]. }, stratton, Thomas
MASS J, Thomas (Md }, Upton, Van Vslken-
burg, W adsworth, Ward, Webster, White (ohio),
WiokIfs, Woodruff and Wright-65.