Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-06-05

Harding, Harrison, Holman, Horton, Johnson
Cerrigan, Knapp, Law, Lazear, Leary, Lehman,
Mallory, Maynard, Mcnzies, Nixon, Noble,
Norton, Nugen, Odell, Pike, Pendlcton, Perry,
Phelps Of Missouri, Rice of Massachusetts,
Richardson, Robbins, Rollins of Missouri, Sc
gar Sheffield, Shiel, Smith. Steele of New
York, Steele of New Jersey, Thomas of Mas
sachusctts, Thomas of MARYLAND Train. Val
landigham, Voorhees,, Wardsworh, Ward,
Webster, Wickliiie, Wood WoodruR'-GS.
1t will be seen that Mr. Dawes and MIR. De-
lano voted in the negative as did also Messrs
Rice, Train and Thomas of this state-the
Massachusetts members being thus equally di-
vided. Only one democrat, Mr.. NOEL of Mis-
souri, voted for the bill, while lG republicans
voted against it, not of course from opposition
to the principle of confscaion, but to some
provisions of this particular bill. Messrs Brown
and Whaley Of Virginia were the only border
state men who voted for the bill.
The emancipation bill, which was rejected by
vote of "a to rs, is as follows;-
A bill to free from servitude the slaves of
rebels engaged in or abeting the existing re-
bellion against the government OF the United
States.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of Amer
lea in Congress assembled, That any person
within any state or territory of the United
States shall, after the passage of this act, will
fully engage in armed rebellion against the
government of the United States, or shall will
fully aid or abet such rebellion, or adhere to
those engaged in such rebellion, giving them
aid or comfort every such person shall there
bN nj ri lnit tn hp ny lahn of
any persons commonly known as slaves; and
all such slaves are hereby declared free and
forever discharged from such servitude, any
thing in the laws of the United States or of
any state to the contrary notwithstanding.
AMI whenever thereafter any person claiming
the labor or service of any such slave shall seek
to enforce his claim, it shall be sufficient de-
fense thereto that the claimant was engaged in
the said rebellion or aided or ab b,,ted the same,
contrary to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 2. And be il further enacted, That if any
person claiming to be entitled to the service or
labor of any other person shall seek to enforce
such claim, he shall, in the first instance and
before any orders shall be made for the sur
render of the person whose service or labor is
claimed, establish not only his claim to such
service or labor but also that such cimant has
not in any way aided, assisted, or countenanced
the existing rebellion against the government
of the United States.
The vote on this bill was as follows:-
YEAs-.Messfs Aldrich, Alley, Arnold Ash
ley, Babbitt, Baker, Baxter, Beaman, Blair of
Missouri, Blair of PENNSYLVANIA. Blake, Buff
finton, Campbell, Chamberlain, Clark, Colfax,
Roscoe Conklng, Cutler, Davis, Duei Edger-
Good, Weir, Gurley, Hanchett, Hickman,
Hoopor, Hutchins, Julian, Kelley, Kellogg of
Michigan, Lansing, Loomis, Lovejoy, Nc
Knight, Mcpherson, Moorehead, Morrill, of
Maine, Morrill, of Vermont, Olin, Patton,
Phelps of California, Pike, Pomeroy, Potter,
Rice of Maine, Riddle. Rollins of New Hamp-
shire, Sergeant, Scdgwick Shanks, Sloan,
Spau!dug, evens, Trowbridge, Van Horn,
Van Valkenburg, Verree, Wall. Wallace, Wal
ton of vermont, Washburne, Wheeler, White
of Indiana, Wilson, Window and Worcester.
NAYs-Messrs Allen, Ancona, Bailey of
Pennsylvania, Biddlc, Blair of Virginia, Browne
of Rhode Island, Brown of Virginia, Calvert,
Clements, Cobb, Corning, Cox, Cravens, Cris
field, Chittenden, Dawes, Deano, Deven, Dun
lap, Dunn, English, Fisher, Granger, Grder,
IIaight, Hail. Harding, Harrison, Holman,
Horton, Johnson, Kellogg of Illinois, Kerrigan,
Kilinger, Knapp, Law, Lazear, Leary, Leh-
man, Mallory, Maynard, Menzies, MITCHELL
Nixon, Noble, Noell Norton, Nugen, Odell,
Pendleton, Ferry, Phelps7of Missouri Porter,
Price, Rice of Massachusetts, Richardson, Rob
inson, Rollins of Missouri, Segar, Sheffield,
Shel, Smith, Steele of New York, Steele of
New Jersey, Sratton, Thomas of Massachu-
setts, Thomas of Maryland, Train, Trimble,
Vallandigham, Voorhees,. Wardsworth Ward,
Webster, Whaley, Wickliffe, Wood, Woodruff.
The Massachusetts delegation divided on this
bill the same as on the confscation bill Both
members from Rhode Island, and two of the
three members from Connecticut voted against
this bill as well as against the confscation bill
while Nj. Blair of Missouri voted for both
An examination OF the votes on these bills will
show some singular contrasts. One fact is
ve.y plain, that the war has eliectually broker
party trammels, and that the members voted
upon their indi vidua convictions, as they
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