So the said resolution was agreed to. The question was then put, Will the House agree to the preamble? And it was decided in the affirmative, {Nays.. The yeas 156 0 and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Green Adams Garnett B. Adrain Thomas L Anderson William C. Anderson J. R. Barrett William H. English Mr. Emerson Etheridge John F. Farnsworth Muscoe R. H. Garnett James H. Graham Thomas C. Hindman Horace Maynard So the preamble was agreed to. James K. Mo rhead Cadwalader C. Washburn Alfred Wells Samuel H. Woodson Mr. Adrain moved that the votes on the said preamble and resolution be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Mr. Lovejoy (the rules having been suspended for that purpose) submitted the following preamble and resolution, viz: Whereas the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land, and its ready and faithful observance the duty of all good and law-abiding citizens: Therefore— Resolved, That we deprecate the spirit of disobedience to that Constitution wherever manifested, and that we earnestly recommend the repeal of all statutes, including nullification laws, so-called, enacted by State legislatures, conflicting with and in violation of that sacred instrument, and the laws of Congress made in pursuance thereof; and it is the duty of the President of the United States to protect and defend the property of the United States. Pending the question on agreeing thereto, Mr. Lovejoy moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree to the said resolution? And it was decided in the affirmative, {Nays.... 135 0 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr Green Adams Garnett B Adrain Thomas L. Anderson Luther C. Carter Williamson R. W. Cobb Roscoe Conkling Mr. Thomas D. Eliot Mr. Owen Lovejoy John A. McClernand Cydnor B. Tompkins Charles R. Train Carey A. Trimble Mr. Zebulon B. Vance William Vandever John P. Verree Edward Wade Mr. Henry Waldron Mr. Edwin H. Webster James Wilson Ellihu B. Washburne John Wood. So the resolution was agreed to. Mr. Lovejoy moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Mr. Isaac N. Morris (the rules having been suspended for that purpose) submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we properly estimate the immense value of our national Union to our collective and individual happiness; that we cherish a cordial, habitual, and immovable attachment to it; that we will speak of it as of the palladium of our political safety and prosperity; that we will watch its preservation with jealous anxiety; that we will discountenance whatever may suggest even a suspicion that it can, in any event, be abandoned, and indignantly frown upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our country from the rest, or enfeeble the sacred ties which now link together the various parts; that we regard it as a main pillar in the edifice of our real independence, the support of tranquillity at home, our peace abroad, our safety, our prosperity, and that very liberty which we so highly prize; that we have seen nothing in the past, nor do we see anything in the present, either in the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency of the United States, or from any other existing cause, to justify its dissolution; that we regard its perpetuity as of more value than the temporary triumph of any party or any man; that whatever evils or abuses exist under it ought to be corrected within the Union, in a peaceful and constitutional way; that we believe it has sufficient power to redress every wrong and enforce every right growing out of its organization or pertaining to its proper functions; and that it is a patriotic duty to stand by it as our hope in peace and our defence in war. Pending the question on agreeing thereto, Mr. Isaac N. Morris moved the previous question; which was seconded and the main question ordered and put, viz: Will the House agree to the said resolution? Yeas.. And it was decided in the affirmative,... 115 44 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Green Adams Charles L. Beale John A. Bingham Samuel S. Blair Mr. Harrison G. Blake Mr. Schuyler Colfax Mr. Thomas D. Eliot William H. English J Morrison Harris David Kilgore John W. Killinger Mr. De Witt C. Leach Mr. Alexander H. Rice James C. Robinson George W. Scranton Elbridge G. Spaulding Cydnor B. Tompkins Ellihu B. Washburne John Wood. Mr. James M Quarles James A. Stallworth Mr. Isaac N. Morris moved that the vote last taken be reconsidered, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to. Mr. Ellihu B. Washburne moved that the rules be suspended, so as to enable him to submit the following resolution, viz: Resolved, (the Senate concurring,) That when the two houses of Congress adjourn on Thursday next, 20th instant, they adjourn to meet on January —, 1861. Two-thirds not voting in favor thereof. 84 84 The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr Green Adams Mr. John B. Alley Mr. William T. Avery William Barksdale Mr. J. R. Barrett Alexander R. Boteler David Clopton R. Holland Duell William 1. English Muscoe R. H. Garnett Mr. Lucius J Gartrell James H. Graham Those who voted in the negative are Mr. John A. Gilmer Daniel W. Gooch Benjamin F. Junkin So the House refused to suspend the rules. Mr. Laban T. Moore On motion of Mr. Reuben Davis, by unanimous consent, Ordered, That he be excused from further service on the select committee of one from each State on the President's message. Mr. Crawford, (the rules having been suspended for that purpose) submitted the following resolution, viz: Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States recognizes property in slaves; that the Congress of the United States has passed |