Senate roll call 63 · 25th Congress · Jan 10, 1838
To amend the fifth resolution protesting against the abolition of slavery in the territories and the district of columbia, by rewording the resolution to state
On Jan 10, 1838, the Senate voted 19–18. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 13–16, Others 6–2. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jan 10, 1838
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 16 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 2 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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