t her people are looking to any other combination, in the last resort, than a union with them, is calculated to weaken the position of our friends, and to strengthen the hands of our enemies.
Mr. Newton supported his proposition by an able and eloquent speech.
Mr. Christian asked a division of the question, which was ordered.
On the question of striking out, the House refused, by the following vote:
Yeas. Messrs Anderson, Bell, Boisseau, Carpenter, Carter, Childs, Claiborne, Friend, Garrett, D. Gibson, John T. Gibson, Grattan, Hunter, Crawford H. Jones, Warner T, Jones, Kaufman, Kemper, Lundy, Lynn, Mallory, McCamant, McDowell, McGehee Mong, Newton, R. K. Robinson, Rives, Rutherfoord, Seddon, Henry Smith.
Thomas. Tomlin, Tyler, Edwin Watson, Wilson, and Witten--33
Nays.--Messrs. Crutchfield, (Speaker,) Alderson, Allen, Arnold.
Bailey, Ball, Barbour, Bass, Bentley, Bisbee, Booker, Boreman, Brown, Burns, Caperton, Chapman, Christian, Coleman, Collier, Cowan, Cran