Senate roll call 59 · 25th Congress · Jan 6, 1838
To amend the amendment to the third resolution concerning slavery, by declaring the right of free speech and publication of opinion concerning any state, and TH
On Jan 6, 1838, the Senate voted 9–32. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–25, Others 7–7. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jan 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 25 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 7 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- 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
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- 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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