The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-02-08
Speakers hammer falls heavily, and re

Speaker. Angry calls among the Dem
ocrats and great irritation Of feeling.
Cle,k--"W A. Hutchens" "Aye"
4 stir Of astonishment in the reporters
gallery.
William Bradford" "Aye" A move
ment of satisfaction all over the House.
"John 3. Steele" AVE" Wonder
and pleasure arc manifested.
"Dwlght Townsend" "No" "Ah, If
Harry Stebbns had been we'll enough 10
stay, that vote had not been given, said
a Senator.
Clerh-"Schuyler Colfax." "Aye"
The voting is done. Swift pencils run
up the division lists. "One hundred aud
nineteen to ffty.siz !" Hurrah! Seuen
more than taco thirds
! The Clerk whispers the result to the
Speaker
The Speaker announces to the House
what the audience quickly Interpreted to
be THE MIGHTY FACT THAT THE 38TH
AMERICAN CoNGREss HAD ABOLISHED
AMERICAN SLAVERY.
The tumnlt Of Joy that broke out was
! vast, thunderlng and uncomfortable e.
Representatives and auditors on the floor,
soldiers and spectators in the gallery.
Senators and Supreme Conrt judges,
women and pages, gave way to the ex
citement of the must august and import
ant event IN American Legislation aud
American History since the Declaration
Of Independence.
God bless the 38th Congress
The work done in securing the passage
Of this bill has been immense Ii ha.
taken the labor of an entire month, Gigh
and day. to secure the majority which
t to-day so delighted the friends Of freedom
and of humanity, and SO astounded tht
allies Of slavery.
To two Rebublicans in particular does
the nation owe debt of gratitude--tt
, James NJ. Ashley, of T ledo, Ohio, anC
t Augustus Frank. of Warsaw, New York
), They held the laboring oars.
The Democrats were sure Of defeatin!
the measure by large majority up t.
noon indeed, they felt sure of it up t.
= the final voting. The Republicans wer
!. not sure of success till last night
q Three batteries of regular artillery hav
just saluted the grand result with hun
dred guns, in the heart of the city. -
NeU York Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.
The vote upon the Senate JOINT resolu
tion to abolish slavery was taken yester
}, day. The following is the resolution
e and the vote:
"Be 1T reso'oed By the Senate an,
Houee of Representatives. Of the Unitec
!. States Of america an Compress assem-
Gted, two. thirds Of both Houses concur,
L ing, That the following articles be pro
l. posed 10 the Legislatures of the severa
l. States as an Amendment to the Consti
y tuition of the United States, and whc
ratified by three fourths of said Legisla
lures shall be valid to all intents an
= purposes as part Of the said Constitu
d ton, viz:
ARTICLE 18TH-SECTION l. Neithe
; slavery or involuntary servitude, excep
!. as a punishment for crime whereof tn
= party shall have been duly convicted
- shall exist within the United States c
any place subject to their Jurisdiction
r, SEC 2. Congress shall have powe
,e TO enforce this article by appropriat
Legislation"
THE VOTE.
~ The vote on the passage Of the joir
Is resolution is as follows:
E. YEAs-Alley, Allison. Ames, Ande
! son. Arnold, Ashley, Baily. Baldwin
F., (Mich } Baldwin. Mass Baxter. Be;
,nan, Blaine, Blair, Blow, Boutwell,, Boyt
J. Brandsgee, BroomaII, Brown, (W. Va
: A. ". Clark, F Clarke, Cobb, Coffrotl
Colfax, Cole, Criswell, Davis, Md } D;
Wis, On. Y,) Dewes, Deming, Dixor
Dounelly, briggs, Dumont, Eckiey, Elio
IS English, Farnsworth, Frank, Gansor
It Garfield, Gooch, GrinnelI, Griswolo
If Hale. Herrick, Highly, Hooper, Hotel
Il kiss, Hubbard, lIowa,} Hubbard ( Conn
Hurlburd, Hutchins, IhgersoH, Jeneke
Julian, Kasson, Kelley, KtIlogg, Mich
Kellogg, On. Y,) King, Knox, Littl
e john, Loan, Longsear, Marvin, M'Alli
It re', NJ Bride, M'CIurg, MTndoe, Mile
9 (N. Y } Dloorhead, Morrll, Morri
i On. Y } Amos Myers. Leonard Myer,
! Nelson. Nor on, Odell. O'Ncil, Ortl
Patterson, Perham, Pike, Pomeroy
u Price. Radford, Randall, (Ky.,J Rice
!, Mo-, Scleuck. ScofelI, Shannon. Soai
(Wis.,) Smith, Smithers, Spau|dine
Starr, Steel, IN Y.,) Stevens, Tbaye1
Thomas, Tracy, Upson, Van Valkeubure
t Washturne. en- Washburne, (Mass.,
+ Webster, Whaley, Wheeler, William.
MIdnr w Icon Mindnn WnnGhridn.