the
anti-slavery party, as all battles had to be fought again. The
Southern party, however, succeeded in carrying all its
amendments.

[62] Messrs. Betton of New Hampshire, Chittenden of Vermont,
Garnett and Trigg of Virginia, and D.R. Williams of South
Carolina voted against the bill: _House Journal_ (repr. 1826),
9 Cong. 2 sess. V. 585-6.

[63] _Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 2 sess. pp. 626-7.

[64] The unassigned dates refer to debates, etc. The history
of the amendments and debates on the measure may be traced in
the following references:--

_Senate_ (Bill No. 41).

_Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 1 sess. pp. 20-1; 9 Cong. 2 sess.
pp. 16, 19, 23, 33, 36, 45, 47, 68, 69, 70, 71, 79, 87, 93,
etc.

_Senate Journal_ (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 1-2 sess. IV. 11, 112,
123, 124, 132, 133, 150, 158, 164, 165, 167, 168, etc.

* * * * *

_House_ (Bill No. 148).

_Annals of Cong._, 9 Cong. 1 sess. p. 438; 9 Cong. 2 sess. pp.
114, 151, 167-8, 173-4, 180, 183, 189, 200, 202-4, 220, 228,
231, 240, 254, 264, 266-7, 270, 273, 373, 427, 477, 481,
484-6, 527, 528, etc.

_House Journal_ (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 1-2 sess. V. 470, 482,
488, 490, 491, 496, 500, 504, 510, 513-6, 517, 540, 557, 575,
579, 581, 583-4, 585, 592, 594, 610, 613-5, 623, 638, 640,
etc.

[65] _Statutes at Large_, II. 426. There were some few
attempts to obtain laws of relief from this bill: see, e.g.,
_Annals of Cong._, 10 Cong. 1 sess. p. 1243; 11 Cong. 1 sess.
pp. 34, 36-9, 41, 43, 48, 49, 380, 465, 688, 706, 2209; _House
Journal_ (repr. 1826), II Cong. 1-2 sess. VII. 100, 102, 124,
etc., and Index, Senate Bill No. 8. Cf. _Amer. State Papers,
Miscellaneous_, II. No. 269. There was also one proposed
amendment to make the prohibition perpetual: _Amer. State
Papers, Miscellaneous_, I. No. 244.

[66] Toulmin, _Digest of the Laws of Alabama_, p. 637.

[67] _Laws of North Carolina_ (revision of 1819), II. 1350.

[68] Prince, _Digest_, p. 793.

[69] Fowler, _Historical Status of the Negro in Connecticut_,
in _Local Law_, etc., pp. 122, 126.

[70] _House Reports_, 17 Cong. 1 sess. II. No. 92, p. 32.

[71] _House Journal_ (repr. 1826), 11 Cong. 3 sess. VII. p.
435.

[72] _House Doc._