Senate roll call 64 · 25th Congress · Jan 10, 1838
To substitute the amended resolution stating that it would be inexpedient and dangerous to the union to abolish slavery in the district of columbia or any part
On Jan 10, 1838, the Senate voted 24–13. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–11, Others 6–2. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jan 10, 1838
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 11 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 2 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- 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
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