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<blockquote data-quote="Bird76Mojo" data-source="post: 16719347" data-attributes="member: 202911"><p>"In mid-January 1865, Speaker of the House <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuyler_Colfax" target="_blank">Schuyler Colfax</a> estimated the amendment to be five votes short of passage. Ashley postponed the vote.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-58" target="_blank">[58]</a> At this point, Lincoln intensified his push for the amendment, making direct emotional appeals to particular members of Congress.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-59" target="_blank">[59]</a> On January 31, 1865, the House called another vote on the amendment, with neither side being certain of the outcome. With a total of 183 House members (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York%27s_31st_congressional_district" target="_blank">one seat</a> was vacant after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_Fenton" target="_blank">Reuben Fenton</a> was elected governor), 122 would have to vote "aye" to secure passage of the resolution; however, eight Democrats abstained, reducing the number to 117. <strong><u>Every Republican (84), Independent Republican (2), and Unconditional Unionist (16) supported the measure, as well as fourteen Democrats</u></strong>, almost all of them lame ducks, and three Unionists. The amendment finally passed by a vote of 119 to 56,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-60" target="_blank">[60]</a> narrowly reaching the required two-thirds majority.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-Foner%E2%80%942010%E2%80%94%E2%80%94313-61" target="_blank">[61]</a> The House exploded into celebration, with some members openly weeping.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-Foner%E2%80%942010%E2%80%94%E2%80%94314-62" target="_blank">[62]</a> Black onlookers, who had only been allowed to attend Congressional sessions since the previous year, cheered from the galleries.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-McPherson%E2%80%941988%E2%80%94%E2%80%94840-63" target="_blank">[63]</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bird76Mojo, post: 16719347, member: 202911"] "In mid-January 1865, Speaker of the House [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuyler_Colfax']Schuyler Colfax[/URL] estimated the amendment to be five votes short of passage. Ashley postponed the vote.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-58'][58][/URL] At this point, Lincoln intensified his push for the amendment, making direct emotional appeals to particular members of Congress.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-59'][59][/URL] On January 31, 1865, the House called another vote on the amendment, with neither side being certain of the outcome. With a total of 183 House members ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York%27s_31st_congressional_district']one seat[/URL] was vacant after [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuben_Fenton']Reuben Fenton[/URL] was elected governor), 122 would have to vote "aye" to secure passage of the resolution; however, eight Democrats abstained, reducing the number to 117. [B][U]Every Republican (84), Independent Republican (2), and Unconditional Unionist (16) supported the measure, as well as fourteen Democrats[/U][/B], almost all of them lame ducks, and three Unionists. The amendment finally passed by a vote of 119 to 56,[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-60'][60][/URL] narrowly reaching the required two-thirds majority.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-Foner%E2%80%942010%E2%80%94%E2%80%94313-61'][61][/URL] The House exploded into celebration, with some members openly weeping.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-Foner%E2%80%942010%E2%80%94%E2%80%94314-62'][62][/URL] Black onlookers, who had only been allowed to attend Congressional sessions since the previous year, cheered from the galleries.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#cite_note-McPherson%E2%80%941988%E2%80%94%E2%80%94840-63'][63][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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