Senate roll call 70 · 25th Congress · Jan 12, 1838
To table a resolution stating that nothing in the foregoing resolutions concerning slavery is meant to impair the freedom of speech, press or petition as secure
On Jan 12, 1838, the Senate voted 23–21. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–13, Others 7–8. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 12, 1838
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 13 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 8 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA 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
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- 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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- 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
- 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
- Silas Wright Jr. 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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