Senate roll call 58 · 25th Congress · Jan 6, 1838
To amend the amendment to the third resolution concerning slavery, so as to provide that this resolution should not be interpreted as an effort on the part of c
On Jan 6, 1838, the Senate voted 32–14. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–5, Others 5–9. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jan 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 5 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 9 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Black O-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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