[55] Ibid., pp. 636–8; House Journal (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 2 sess. V. 616, and House Bill No. 219; Ibid., 10 Cong. 1 sess. VI. 27, 50; Annals of Cong., 10 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 854–5, 961.
[56] On account of the meagre records it is difficult to follow the course of this bill. I have pieced together information from various sources, and trust that this account is approximately correct.
[57] Cf. Senate Journal (repr. 1821), 9 Cong. 2 sess. IV., Senate Bill No. 41.
[58] Annals of Cong., 9 Cong. 1 sess. p. 438. Cf. above, § 53.
[59] This amendment of the Committee of the Whole was adopted by a vote of 63 to 53. The New England States stood 3 to 2 for the death penalty; the Middle States were evenly divided, 3 and 3; and the South stood 5 to 0 against it, with Kentucky evenly divided. Cf. House Journal (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 2 sess. V. 504.
[60] Ibid., V. 514–5.
[61] The substitution of the Senate bill was a victory for the anti-slavery party, as all battles had to be fought again. The Southern party, however, succeeded in carrying all its amendments.
[62] Messrs. Betton of New Hampshire, Chittenden of Vermont, Garnett and Trigg of Virginia, and D.R. Williams of South Carolina voted against the bill: House Journal (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 2 sess. V. 585–6.
[63] Annals of Cong., 9 Cong. 2 sess. pp. 626–7.
[64] The unassigned dates refer to debates, etc. The history of the amendments and debates on the measure may be traced in the following references:—