The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-23 00:00:00

SPEECHES ON THE CRISIS.

House of Representatives, Feb. 8.
' The house resumed the consideration of the report of the
Committee of Thirty-three.
Mr. HATTOF (opp.), of Tenn., contended, with regard to
the principal question at issue—namely, slavery in the ter-
ritories—that question has been decided in favour of the
South, and slavery was entitled to protection in the Terri-
tories. It was complained that these rights were not re-
epected, and upon this ground some of the States say they
will secede, while others have seceded; but Tennessee would
seek no such remedy for wrongs. She would deem herself
humiliated and disgraced if she abandoned the constitution
of their fathers, and helped to dismember this glorious
Union. He protested against the State being dragged in
the wake of the reckless and selfish leaders of the cotton
States.
Mr. KELLOGG (rep.), of 111., said that if the country was
to be saved parties and platforms must be sunk and buried
in oblivion. He cared for no party and no platform in the
face of the momentous crisis before them, and his principle
of action in this dread emergency would be that the Uaion
must and shall be rreserved. No matter at what abandon-
ment of party or platform, so long as there would be. no
abandonment of honour and conscience. The questions at
issue were such as might easily be adjusted if they were
approached with deliberation and calmness, and with
feelings fres from the trammels and prejudices of
pasty. Let this be done, and peace and harmony would
once more be restored to our distracted country. Re-
volution, unfortunately, is a fact, and history has re-
corded it that six States, and perhaps seven, of the outer
circle of the States of the confederacy have withdrawn their.
light and brightness to set—unless they return as legal
States—to set in that darkness for ever which disloyally to
truth and freedom roust ever engender. The time has come
when all men, North and South, must combine to save the
n, sinking out of sight for the time at least all abstrac-
tions which had hitherto prevented them from clearly see-
ing Liao proper course which lay before them. Let them do
this, and the sun would not rise and set five times until
peace was restored. Harmony would once more spread her
wingsand
stripeso r
will wave
nation, and still the glorious old stars
erased, not a line Me as' brighteci and free as ever—not a star
(Ap-
plause.) What werenutehhe difficultiesonthetwirahviceholpdrflevaagil.
from whence did theyprevailed, and
the returning of r,Siptfing ? The real difficultywas not a
Lea from labour, for in his State,
and in all other Stater;'w,l,ivre the question had been tested,
every facility had been n to the execution of that law.
Mr. Lincoln had declared' of his speeches that the
South was entitled to an efficierfilikgitiyealave law. How,
then, could they establish an upon this? No, it
was a mere bagatelle, and had any
to do with the'
the disruption of the
present difficulties which threaten'
Union, as the question:was easy of solution. The didiculty
arisen from a conflict of opinion betweeninstitution
people of hthaes
the
eionl of slavery,
North and the South relative to thi
some believing that it was. a blessing toi
benefit to the master, while the other, the slave and
hwdere
taught to regard it as a moral and political wrong, and this
conflict of opinion would continue to exist as long as the
government shall last. Fifty years ago it was generally
conceded, South as well as North, that slavery was wrong;
but since then education and political training had greatly
changed the current of men's feelings with regard to this
question, and now the opinions of the people cannot be
changed. They might legislate till the tide ceased to flow,
and yet the South would believe that slavery was right ;
they might legislate till the sun grew tired of his course,
and yet the rthera mind would retain the belief that
slavery was a moral and political evil. This was a subject

on which It was useless to legislate. Now, the proposition
introduced several days ago was to amend the constitu-
tion as our fathers have before us. How was the question
in 1820 settled ? A remedy was at once applied—a line was
drawn between the free and slave States, saying that north
of that line slavery should not be, but Bout of it slavery
might exist. The result was that peace was 1. stored to the
country, an undisturbed peace of 30 years, during wLich
time the country devoted itself to the .dev. , pment of their
natural resources. He further explained his proposition, be-
lieving that it would be the opinion of the American people
in six months. He did not talk to politicians, as they are
joiner to their idols. Let them alone.
Mr. fczrnsworth (rep.) of 111., asked his colleague whe •
ther he favored - lied that he would adhere to the line
slavery south of the line ?
Mr. Kellogg el) „
with all its legal an,: uences. In further re-
-qu. Mr. Farnsworth be reminded
lo,gical conseq
sponse to a question tL,
F:).voted for the
..Crittenden-
that gentleman that he (Mr:
.embrac. ed. a provision to
Montgomery amendment, white 11
%Ist itution, if the peo-
admit Kansas with slavery in the L.
ple should so determine.
ale would not so
Mr. Farnsworth said he knew the peo
determine. *bat amend-
Mr. Kellog resumed, sayingthat hevoted for
went in the full recognition of the principles it L-mbodied.
He was for his country in all its parts. He did n,'t Dare
whether his proposition was found in the Breckinn _e,
Douglas, or republican platform. It was enough for hi -4
if it suits the country. (Loud applause.)
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Crittenden compromise.