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LESTER BURRELL SHIPPEE

Native American voted against the

from Georgia, and

bill),

five of the seven

from Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Florida, were cast for the measure. Two of the three Texas votes were for it. The South Carolina and Alabama vote was solid against the bill. Practically the whole of the northern Democracy was for the bill, although two from New York and one each from Pennsylvania and Illinois were against it. Party succeeded in overcoming western zeal for a new western State in most all

for seven of Ohio's ten Republicans, one of the five from Indiana, all four from Illinois, two of Wisconsin's three, four from Michigan, and one from Missouri were against ad-

cases,

The Republicans who saved the day were scattered were from New England, four from Indiana, three from The solitary Whig who Ohio, and one from Wisconsin. flocked with the majority on this occasion was J. C. Kunkell of Pennsylvania, who both for the Thirty- fourth and Thirtyfifth Congresses ran as a Whig and defeated the Democratic

mission.



five

candidate in his

The

district.

feeling of Greeley at the passage of the

bill

was

indi-

cated by an editorial in the Tribune, in February, I860: 16

"We

hold that the great body of Republicans voted just this question, and of the course of the fifteen who separated from, opposed and defeated them, did a grievous If Oregon in 1860, unbalanced by Kansas, wrong shall elect a pro-slavery President, then woe to those Republicans whose votes shall have enabled her to do so. It is said that Oregon is a free State, but it would vote for pro-slavery interests. By the express terms of the Constitution, any of Mr. Eli Thayer's constituents and supporters guilty of having African blood in his veins who should visit Oregon with intent to settle therein, is guilty of a grave offense against the majesty of that State, and will be treated like an outlaw and a felon That border ruffian Democrats should sanction and give effect to such cruel injustice is but natural; that a few Republicans should be induced, no matter on what specious grounds, to aid them, is deplorable." right

on

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1 6 Quoted by Rice. Only thirteen Republicans and one Whig are as voting See Poore, Political Register; Note 15 above. oting for the bill.

recorded