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Show • .A. POLITICAL TEXT-DOOK FOR 1860. Sec 87 And b6 it further ~nne t e d , Tl 1at. It shall be I So Mr • Clayton's project or Compromise Vl\1 the d~ty '0 r the a.t.torneys for said Terrltor.lcs,_ respec- defeated. . t ' 1 on the complaivt ~r any per~on held tn mv.olun- The next sess1on of the same CongrcsR opened ~~-~Y~crvitu(le therein.. to make application In 11r1ts bt under very different nuspices. The Mexican . , f f Jaw to the court next theren er o . 1 ld bbea Hh oInld deune . or':1l o'I' . ··t~ry for n writ of haheas corpus, Wu r had been tcrnunated, so t l:l.t none cou 111 S!\1( Clll t 1 d'. cted to the persoI nS<' holding sue I r ~ d f . r Sl \.Ve E I upp Jean Ioucrer be deterrc rom voung 10l' : ry ~x i~ 8)~·vi1~: n.s nforesaicl, and to pursue all needfnlt n;e~j clu~on by a fear that the prosecution of hossu i'e!i in his behalf; n.n1~1.~f1!he deci~;on °~~~~~!~t~~~r be ntl ver8e to the a.pp lC,l 1011, or I 0 ; ~~e tili~ies would thertby be embarrnsscu. General I on . -l r . '. l . . . . ·t 1· f shall be denied to the applicant, on the Tn)·lor hau been elcctcu rest( cnt, Iecr.IVlng gwrno u'n rdc tlhe at he Is a slave held l n servl. tu de m. Sltl' d Te.rri. th' e \'Otes of Delaware 'm'"n .rv Ia n<1' "J.",rO rt II Ca ro-tory, said a.tt om Y shal~dcarusell~nl .nl>'~~~~~ecifngbse ~~'\~~~ lin a Georcria Kentucky' Ten ncsscc, Loui ' iana, therefrom and the recot o n • H I I ' o ' . f I Sl St case to b'c transmitted to the Supremo Co~rt of the and Floridn.-a l1IOICty o t 1e ave atcs-ovcr United States as speedily as may be. nnu to gtve n~~~se Gen. Cass, now the avowed opponeut of Slavery thereof to the Attorney General ~f _the ~oi~~d ~t wh~ Restriction. Many of the Northern Democrats who shall prosecute the same be 01 e sn ur ' . 1 b 1 l'' tl . t f shall proceed to hear and determine the same at the . cousidercd themsc. vesla sol. vee_ uy liS vl o eS rotltn first term thereof. all cxtra-<.·onstitut10nn ob tgatiOos tot lC ou 1, y cas, ] 5 (all Northern, except Benton) i and 1otcd accordingly. . , Nays, :n. . .Dec. 1 3 .-~fr. J. M. Root, of Oluo, oflert:d Mr. D:Lvis, of Mass., moved to stnke out sec- the following: tion 12 and in crt as follows: ResolrJed, 'l'hat the Committee on Territories be In- ' · d h structed to report to this llou~e, with as little delay as Sec. 12. And _be zt /ttrther ~nucte ' That so muc racticnble a. bUI or hills providing a 'l'crritorlal Govern-or the sixth sec~10n o_f the OJ'dmance o!.~h~ 1.3t1! 'l;ul~, ~lent for e~ch or the 'l'erritories of New Mexico and Cali- 1sh7 al7l, baes nise citohne tra mSleadv emry tnhoe rf m?llvoowluinngta '1~yo ts e1!1 . v,1,v tuJzd . o i nl ~~~ fornia ' and ucludlng Slavery tltcrdrom. a&ld Territory, otherwise thnn in the punishment of A call of the House was !Juu, and the previous ~rimes, wh reof the pnrty shall have bee~, d~ly con· . d,. d icLetl • ~holl be and remain in force in the I erntory of qnest1011 or Cl e . Orego~. Mr. \V. r. Hall, of Mo., mo,·cd that the same rrhis wns J efcated; Yens, 21; Nay'~, 33. do lie on the table. Lost: Yea8, 80; Na.y~,rl06. The bill was then eugrossed for a third read- The resolve then passed: Yeas, 108 ; Nays, ing; Y ca~, 33; N~ty€l, 22; as follow ' : 80, viz.: Jr - 1•' . CluYtOu's Compromise: Yea,_All the Whig-s from Free States, and !lll the D& eas 01 J mocruts hut tho~e noted as Nays below, mcludmg the fo~ Meaars. At chison, Houston, lowing, ;Yiw had voted against the s:une principle at the Atherton. Hunter, former scs::;lon: Deuton, Johnson, ~Id. .r.Lu~~:.-Asa W. H. Clapp, James S. WUey-2. l.\crrien, Johnson, I.a. N~~:w-YonK.-l<'rederick W. LOt·d-1. Dorland, Johnson, Ga. Omo.-Thomus ltichey-1. Breese, Kin~, INDIAN.A.-Charles W. Cathcart, Thomas J. Henley, John Dright, J .. ew.s, L. Rol1inson William W. Wick-4. Dutter, Mang;1:r., 1 u.tNOJS.~Hobcrt Smith-1. Calhoun, ?t;ason, .Messrs. Clark and 11. Williams, of Maine, Dlrdsnll and Clayton, I helps, Maclay, of New-York, Brodhead a.nd rtl ann, of Pa., Pettit., Davis, M:~s. llu~k, . of Ind., I•'icklin nntl McClelland, of Ill., who voted wiUJ Dickinson, Seba3tlan, the South n.t the forru er session- now failed to vote. Douglas, Spruance, .Mr. Jack~on, of N. y, who then voted with the South, Downs, Sturgeon, had been succeeucd by Mr. H. Greeley, who voted with the .I<'oote, Turney, North llannegan, . Westcott, .Na?,s-All the Members voting from Lbc Slave StatE:S, 1 ulee-33. with Ute following from the l~ree States : lYm;s-..c\crain~t Clayton's bill: NRW-l'OHK.- Henry C. Murphy-1. ' 2 0 P~>:NNSYLVA NIA.-Charles llrown, Charles .J. Jngers?.ll-. :&Iessrs. Allen, F_elch, Omo.-WUliam Kennon, jun., John K. Miller, Wtllla:u Bad ge~·, F1tzgerald, Sawyer-S. Baldwin, Greene, lu.JNOIS.-WIIIiam A. Rlchardson-1. BBerlal,d bury, Hllaamle,lm_ , IO\H.-Shephcrd Leillcr-1. Clarke, Metcalf. Total Nays from Free States-8. . Corwin, Miller, Mr. Robinson, of Jnu., moved a reconstdera· ~~;i~n~Iu.ss. ~~~~rwood, tion of this vote, which motion (Dec. 1~), on Dlx, Upham, motion of Mr. W cntworth, of Ill., was latd on Dodge, Walker- 22. the table: Yeas, 105; Nays, 83. . . . So the bill was engrossed, and immediately The Civil and Diplomatic ApproprtatiOn btll 1assed without n. divi t~ion. having passcu the House in the usual form, came July 28tlt.-This bill reached the llouse, and up to tho Senate, where it was debated several was takeu up and read twice. days. Mr. A. ll. Stephens, of Ga., moved that the .Feb. 21st.-Mr. \Valker, of Wise., moved. an )ill do lie on the table. Yeas and Nays ordcrd, amendment, cxtendir~g all the laws of the l?'mt.ed snd the motion prevailed: Yeas, 112; Nays, States, so far as applicable, to the Tcrntoncs 97. acquired from Mexico. Yeas, all the Free State Whigs, with 8 Whigs Mr. Bel1, of rrcun., moved to add fur~hcr sco-from Slave States; 20 Democrats from Free tions OJ'O'I\llizinr. the !:;tate of Cnlifornw, to be States. uumitted into the Union on the 1st or Oetohcr Nays-21 Dcmocmts from Fre<> States, with next. This was rcjccteJ : Y en.s, 4 (Bell, Dougc 'i6 Democrats aud Whigs from Slave States. of Iowa, Dougl:l~, Davis) ; Nay:-<, :19. Mr. Pollock, of Pa.., moved that this ' 'ote be Ji'eh. 26th.-)!r. Dayton, of N. J., mon~d t1.11: recollside1·ed, and that the motion to recoosiJer the Pre ident be vested with power to prOVIl do lie on the table; which prevailed: Yens, a suitable temporary governmeut fo•· the 1\· 113; Na.ys, 96 ritorics. Rejected: Yeas, 8; Nays, 47. OREGON . ?'S The question recurrecl_on Mr. Walker's am~cnd· aHmt, which was carriCd: Yeas, 20; Nays, 27. h The Li11 being returned to the Ilou c, t U!i amended, th is nmeudrneut was (Mnreh 2u) YOtcd down: Yt>:ts, 101; Nays, 113-as follow · : Yeas-:.~ II the m mber from the Sla vc States, "ith the following from the Free tates, riz.: MArN &-ller.eklnh Will!ams-1. N&w·\' OH ~>:-Au:lhurn Hi rdsall-1. l'E.SNSYLI' 1NIA-!:-3amucl A. llr!dges, Richart! n,rod')head, Ultn.tlci:l llrown, Charle:! J . lugersoll, L&WIB C. Levin-6. Ouro-\\'ill iltln I\ nnon, jr., Will::\m Sawyer-2. ltLDIOls-Orlanuo B. J<'icldin, John A. McCie•oaod, Willhtm A. Hirhard~ o n-3. Io w·A-~· hepherll Leiller- 1. Totnl, tbirlt'l'll from .Free Sta te ; eighty-eight from Slave St.1tc1'. (Only two from lave States ab:-.ent or sil<•nt.) Nw;s-all the Whig~ from Free "'tateR, and all the J)emoerats frotH Free States, except tbose named a bore. So the ll ou::Jc 1·cfused to concur in this amendment, nnd the bill was re turneu to the Senate accordin g;l v. The ::;~.iatc l'CSOlved to insist Oll it~ amcnument, nnd n.sk n conference, whi6h waA grunted, but resulteu in nothing. l\Ics t·s. Atherton, of N. 11., l>ickin:son, of N. Y., anu Berrien, of Ga., were manager8 ou the part of the Scnnte, nnd injstcu on it , :uncudn1ent, organiziug the 'fei'ritorics without re8tl'iction as to SI ~:H·c rv . Me r·s. Yinton. of Ohio, Nicoll, of N. Y., atid Morehead, of Ky., were appoiuted on the part of the llousc. These, n.fter a long sitting, J'eported their inability to agree, and were dischar ·ged. 'l.'llc bill beinrr now returned to the House, Mr. McClcrnllnd, of 111., moveu that the House do recede from its uisagreement. Canicu : Y eaq, 111; Kn.y~, l OG . M1-. R. W. 'l'homp on, of Ind., moved that the llouse concur wi th the Senate, with an amenu· mc.nt, which was a substitute, extending the la" s of tbc United States over saiu Territoric , but lea,·ing them unorganizeu,- Arld that, uutillhe fourtQ day of July, eighteen hundred and fifLy, unless Congress shall sooner provide for the government of sn.id Territori es, the er:»i8tilt(! lu'W8 tl~oreofsli. ztt be ·retained and observed. The question being reached on amending the Scm..tc's proposition nR proposed by Mr. Thompson, it was carried: Yeas, Ill; Nays, 105. (All the Southern members in the negative, wi th Levin and a few of the Northern Democrat.! ; the residue, with all the Northern Whigs, in tile aflll'mati ve.) The House now proceeded to agree to the SentLte's amendment, as amended : Yea , 110 ; Nay~, 103, (tlte same as before; the friends of the Senate's proposition voting against it, as amended, and vice versa, on the tmderstanuing that .Mr. Thompson's amendment would exclude Slavery.) The bill as thus amended being returned to the Senate, it refused to agree to the llou e's amendment, and receded from its own proposition; so the bill wus passed and the session closed, with no provision for the government of the newly-acquired Territories OREOOY. A1t.1· 6, ] 46.~ -Mr. DouglaR, from the Com mittee on Territories, reported to the llon e a bill organiziug the Territory of Oregon. • aid bill was di cussed in Committee of the \Vholc. and the following a.m nument ag recu to: And neither Slavery, nor Involuntary servitude shall ever exist in said Territo ry, except for criwe whereof the pnrty shall have been duly con vic Led. On coming out of Committee, this arnenumcnt was agreed to-Yeas, 10 ; .NayR, 44.. (Tlto Nays are all Southern, but Char·lps J. luger oi l, Orlando B. .Ficklin, and possibly one 01· two others; anu all Democrats, but some half a dozen from the South, of whom Hobert Toombs has since turned Democrat.) Stephen A. Dougla diu not vote. The bill pn sed the House without further opposition, was read twice in the en ate, and referred; nnu Mr. \Y estcott, of Floriua, made a report thereon from the Com· mi ttec on Territories; but the ses ion closed without further action on the bill. This Cong1·e s rcassembleu, Dec. 7th, 1846. On the 23d, Mr. Douglas again reported his bill to provide a 'l'enitoriul government for Oregon, which was read twice nud committcu : Jan. 11th, 1847, was discussed in Committee, as nlso on the 12th auu 14 th, when it was re olved, to close the debate. On tbe I nth, it wa:'! taken out of Committee, when Gen. Burt, of S. C., moved the following addition (alreacly lllOVCd ucbatcd Ul1<1 voteu down iu Committee) to the ' clau::;c f'o rbiJuing Slavery in saiu Terri-tory: Inasmuch as the whole or said Tenitory lies north of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes north latitude, known as the line of the r,11~soud Compromise. The purpose of this is clenr enough. It was iutenued to recognize the Mis onri line, not as limited to the 'l'cnitorics posses eu lq the United tutcs at the tiwc said line was c. tabli hell, but as cxtendinrr to all that has since been, or hereafler sl..tould be, acquircu, so ns to legalize Slavery in any Territory henceforth to be acquireu by us south of 3uo 30'. Mr. Burt's amendment was negatived : Yeas, 82; Nays, 114. The vote was very nearl.v sectional ; but tho followir1rr members from l!'rec States voted in t> the minority: 11 ~-:NNSYr.VANIA-Chnrles J. Ingersoll-1. J LLINOIS- tephen A. Douglas, Hobt. o..;llllth-2. IowA- C. S. llastlngs-1. In all, lS. No member from a Slave State voted in the maj ority. The bill then passed: Yeas, 134; Nays, 35, (all Southeru ). Jan. 15.-The bill reached the Sennte, and was ent to the Judiciary Committee, consisting of Messrs. Ashley, Ark. lleiTien, Ga. Westcott, Fla. Breese, Ill. Dayton, N. J. Jan. 25.-Mr. A~hlcy r eporteu th e: Oregon bill with amendments, which were ordered to be printed. . 29.-Said bill on mot10n of Mr. W cstcott, was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. .F'eb 10.-Mr. Ashley again reported it with amendments. Jtfarch 3.-It was taken up us in Committee of the 'Vhole, when Mr. Evans, of Maine, moved that it be laid on the table. Defeated: Y cas, |