Senate roll call 69 · 25th Congress · Jan 12, 1838
To table the seventh resolution concerning slavery, which defines the nature of the union between slave and free states as resting upon equality of rights betwe
On Jan 12, 1838, the Senate voted 35–9. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–9, Others 15–0. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 35
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 12, 1838
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 9 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent 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
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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