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The Southern Press
Washington, District Of Columbia
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On April 5, the U.S. House voted 101-64 to approve Col. Jackson's resolution upholding constitutional compromises on slavery and fugitive slaves, urging no further agitation. Vote breakdown: 76 Democrats and 25 Whigs for; 32 each against. Regional splits detailed.
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The vote was taken in the House of Representatives on the 5th of April, on Col. Jackson's resolution, in these words:
Resolved, That we recognize the binding efficacy of the compromises of the Constitution, and believe it to be the intention of the people generally, as we hereby declare it to be ours individually, to abide such compromises, and to sustain the laws necessary to carry them out--the provision for the delivery of fugitive slaves, and the act of the last Congress for that purpose included--and that we deprecate all further agitation of questions growing out of that provision, of the questions embraced in the acts of the last Congress known as the Compromise, and of questions generally connected with the institution of slavery, as unnecessary, useless, and dangerous.
The ayes were 101
Noes 64
Total 165
Absent or not voting 68
Whole vote of the House 233
Of the 101 ayes, 76 were Democrats, and 25 were Whigs.
Of the 64 noes, 32 were Democrats, and 32 were Whigs.
Of the 76 Democrats who voted for the resolution, 36 were from the North, and 40 from the South.
Of the 32 Democrats who voted against the resolution, 21 were from the North, and 11 from the South.
Of the 25 Whigs who voted for the resolution, 6 were from the North, and 19 from the South.
Of the 32 Whigs who voted against the resolution, 31 were from the North, and 1 from the South.
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Ayes--Northern Democrats 36
Southern Democrats 40
Northern Whigs 6
Southern Whigs 19--Total ayes 101
Noes--Northern Democrats 21
Southern Democrats 11
Northern Whigs 31
Southern Whigs 1--Total noes 64
Entire vote--165
Democrats, 143; Whigs, 90.
Of the 143 Democrats, 108 were present and voted, and 35 were absent or did not vote.
Of the 90 Whigs, 57 were present and voted, and 33 were absent or did not vote.
Of the Southern members, 71 were present and voted, and 20 were absent and did not vote.
Of the absentees, 10 were Democrats and 10 Whigs.
Of the Northern members, 94 were present and voted; 48 were absent or did not vote.
Of the absentees from the North, 23 were Whigs and 25 Democrats.
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5th Of April
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ayes 101 (76 democrats, 25 whigs); noes 64 (32 democrats, 32 whigs); total vote 165; absent or not voting 68; whole house 233. resolution passed.
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Vote in the House of Representatives on Col. Jackson's resolution recognizing the binding efficacy of constitutional compromises, including provisions for fugitive slaves, and deprecating further agitation on slavery-related questions. Detailed breakdown by party (Democrats and Whigs) and region (North and South).