Thirty Years' View (Vol. 2 of 2): or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850Benton, Thomas Hart
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Thirty Years' View (Vol. 2 of 2): or, A History of the Working of the American Government for Thirty Years, from 1820 to 1850
Benton, Thomas Hart
United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861
Messrs. John Quincy Adams, James Alexander, jr., Heman Allen,
John W. Allen, J. Banker Aycrigg, Wm. Key Bond, Nathaniel B.
Borden, George N. Briggs, Wm. B. Calhoun, Charles D. Coffin,
Robert B. Cranston, Caleb Cushing, Edward Darlington, Thomas
Davee, Edward Davies, Alexander Duncan, George H. Dunn, George
Evans, Horace Everett, John Ewing, Isaac Fletcher, Millard
Filmore, Henry A. Foster, Patrick G. Goode, George Grennell,
jr., Elisha Haley, Hiland Hall, Alexander Harper, Wm. S.
Hastings, Thomas Henry, Wm. Herod, Samuel Ingham, Levi Lincoln,
Richard P. Marvin, Samson Mason, John P. B. Maxwell, Thos. M. T.
McKennan, Mathias Morris, Calvary Morris, Charles Naylor, Joseph
C. Noyes, Charles Ogle, Wm. Parmenter, Wm. Patterson, Luther
C. Peck, Stephen C. Phillips, David Potts, jr., James Rariden,
Joseph F. Randolph, John Reed, Joseph Ridgway, David Russell,
Daniel Sheffer, Mark H. Sibley, Wm. Slade, Charles C. Stratton,
Joseph L. Tillinghast, George W. Toland, Elisha Whittlesey,
Thomas Jones Yorke.
This was one of the most important votes ever delivered in the
House. Upon its issue depended the quiet of the House on one hand,
or on the other, the renewal, and perpetuation of the scenes of the
day before--ending in breaking up all deliberation, and all national
legislation. It was successful, and that critical step being safely
over, the passage of the resolution was secured--the free State
friendly vote being itself sufficient to carry it: but, although
the passage of the resolution was secured, yet resistance to it
continued. Mr. Patton rose to recommend his resolution as a peace
offering, and to prevent further agitation by demanding the previous
question. He said:
"He had offered this resolution in the spirit of peace and
harmony. It involves (said Mr. P.), so far as I am concerned,
and so far as concerns some portion of the representatives of
the slaveholding States, a concession; a concession which we
make for the sake of peace, harmony, and union. We offer it in
the hope that it may allay, not exasperate excitement; we desire
to extinguish, not to kindle a flame in the country. In that
spirit, sir, without saying one word in the way of discussion;
without giving utterance to any of those emotions which swell in
my bosom at the recollection of what took place here yesterday,
I shall do what I have never yet done since I have been a member
of this House, and which I have very rarely sustained, when done
by others: I move the previous question."
Then followed a scene of disorder, which thus appears in the
Register of Debates:
"Mr. Adams rose and said. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman precedes
his resolution--(Loud cries of 'Order! order!' from all parts of
the hall.) Mr. A. He preceded it with remarks--('Order! order!')
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