[51] Ibid., p. 528.

 [52] Ibid., p. 626.

 [53] Ibid.

 [54] Ibid.

 [55] Ibid., pp. 636-8; House Journal (repr. 1826), 9 Cong.
      2 sess.  V. 616, and House Bill No. 219; Ibid., 10 Cong. 1
      sess.  VI. 27, 50; Annals of Cong., 10 Cong. 1 sess. pp.
      854-5, 961.

 [56] On account of the meagre records it is difficult to
      follow the course of this bill.  I have pieced together
      information from various sources, and trust that this account
      is approximately correct.

 [57] Cf. Senate Journal (repr. 1821), 9 Cong. 2 sess.  IV.,
      Senate Bill No. 41.

 [58] Annals of Cong., 9 Cong. 1 sess. p. 438.  Cf. above, Sec.
      53.

 [59] This amendment of the Committee of the Whole was adopted
      by a vote of 63 to 53.  The New England States stood 3 to 2 for
      the death penalty; the Middle States were evenly divided, 3
      and 3; and the South stood 5 to 0 against it, with Kentucky
      evenly divided.  Cf. House Journal (repr. 1826), 9 Cong. 2
      sess.  V. 504.

 [60] Ibid., V. 514-5.

 [61] The substitution of the Senate bill was a victory for 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