The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-01-28

believe that you are IN earnest opposition 10 their en-
croachHens and they viii continue Ia follow aite
another until the work OF abolition is finished To
vince them that you are. you must prove by your acts
thai YOU hold all other questions subordinate To H. II
you become united and yourselves IN earnest the
North will be brought to pause, and to calculation oil
consequences and that may lead TO change of
ely and peaceably terminate this long conflict besw
the two sections II II should not nothing would remzn
for YOU but to stand up immovaby defence OF rights
involving your -your property, prosperity, equality
As The assailed. you would stand justified by oil laws
human and divine. in repelling blow 70 dangerous.
without looking TO consequences, and TO resort TO all
means necessary for that purpose Your zsailsns and
not you, would be responsible for consequences
Enerla ming these opinions we earnestly ehtreat you
10 be united, and for that purpose adopt all necessary
measures. Beyond this, think il would moi be proper
TO 20 at present
We hope if you should unite with anything like unan-
unity may OF Itself apply remedy to this deep seated
aud dangerous disease but if such should not be the
case, the lime will then have for you decide
| what course 10 adopt
Mr.. CLAYTON lay The whole subject on table
The yeas and nays being demanded. the motion was re-
/ Those VINO voted in the affirmative
sa ss essp9sa es noa.s easa.
croser Gentry Haskell cabel fiourn0y and presion-a
| Those who voied in the negative are
Messrs Mason Huaier Butler Calhoun Downs Tuney
Davis ioote King BoriAnd. wecot Ruiee Rusk
ssf.1ss
i.s%on j. Jones Ln%ptn " Il csss G.,l. ~ Harm.
Brown feaersion Th~npsos rompkius Hiard
fl.sary BoSia iosason v JoIuoa Bssa. 4aa Vsas
M BsRRiEs moved to reeommt the address the com
miuse with instructions
AIR Mc-ANg moved 10 divide the proposition. which was
done. and the address recommended without
iie rs. -
| Those who voted in the alternative
y SSsk
oman F!on,noy fnon oozgn Mcdowell fendleton Preston.
Lampi.n s.sphsn Toomss Hilsrd Boyd MsrsIsaa Barrow
Cooke croae GENTRY Haskell cbe Thomas. Phbury, and
| Those who voted in the negav, are
b bs f aaas spf Kim, Tass
Tslss atkinson Ssyiy Boeoc1 Bednser o Brown Meade
woodw ard Harrison ver.on Gayle Harris Brown Hartman
MT Stephens moved that this meeting ad sine die
Ihe ya and nays bsiag demanded decided in the
Those who voted in the affirm tive are
Mers Clayton. sprusnce resrce Johnson
pan, Marh o mo~ Cooke eos ao.s k M
ken, and Pesi0n-aO ~A'' -
Those who voted in the negative are
Mess Masoa Hunter, Butler Calhoun Johnson Berrien
Turney Downs Fose Davis King BoslaDd Yue-. wesco,
Fiounoy Faitsn niie,on Thomp.on Bar
ng%s' a ass sI
s bs,a Po pn Thsms.on
ma piisbury, BoHin and r. Johnson-Iss.
NJ SrErHEss, Mr. CHAPMAN, NJ. RusK. and Mr.. MoRE-
requested To be excused from serving the
miltee; which granted.
Bsn The % m Mr. n me- me-
Place OF Nj Rask kaufinan, and in the place Of Mr..
The meeting then adjourned, to in the Senate
chamber on Monday evening the 1 22l a. O'clock
AsrE-Roox OF THE SENATE CHAMBER.
January Is, 1919
The select committee Of fifteen from the slavehoding
States mel at 10 O'clock and organ zsd by calling Mr.
Pnesen,i Mr. kaufman ia place Of Mr. Rusk, excused.
Mr Bsrea m place Of Nj Stephens, excused. Mr. King
Sebastian. Mr.. Downs. Mr. Calhoun. Mr. Cab-i Absent,
Mr. Pesrce. Me- Clayton. Mr. Fooe. and Mr.. Peyton-
the address reported the general meeting address
by 's composing the meeting the people OF
Tue yea. aaa nays being demanded, it carred-yea-
], nays 4. As follows;
YEAsNessrs cair Kaufman King, Bsrrien Gentry
NAYs-Sessrs Bayly Atchi.on, venabe and Calhoun
Nj BERRiEs sub.nnied resolution address.
to subco nisee five, report adjourned
Senate chamber al 8 o'clock p. m. on Saturday next
The yeas aud nays being dem inded IL carried in
the Affirmative yeas J, nays ., as follows:
fEAsMesrs Cabr. ging Berrien Gentry sehas
NAYs-Slss.r Bayly. Atchison, venable and Calhoun
The Chair appointed CO nmit ee as follows. Messrs
Berrien, Bayiy, Cabei, Achisoa, and Calhoun
A. w. VENABLE, Secretary.
Asrs-Roos OF THE SENATE CHAMBER,
January ~, 1919
The committee met At the call of the chairman. quo
Mr. BeRniEx. the sub nittee read an address
which ordered TO reported general
suostitue for the address recommiuod this
Adj burned
A. w. vENABLE Secretary.
SENATE CHAMBER, January 22, lsg9
Tho southern and members OF the House Rep
in the Senate Chamber according
Journnen The president called the meeting to order al
seven o'ciock, p. -
Mr. King chairman of the mitee OF fifteen reported
an address the people Of the United Saes which the
committee recommended as substitute for the address
which read the last meeting The address IA
read by Mr.. BEKREy, chairman OF the subcommittee.
Address.
To the people of the United States.
FELLOW CITIZENS: We are desirou, of communng
with you a subject which u.s. in Judgment, init
mately connected with the peace and harmony of the
Union We make apology for doing SO: justif-
cation will ne found in the motive which induces this ad
dress, and IN the object which seeks to accomplish
vigor The raernal feeling which animated fathers
that prompted them to odan and establish" cons,iu
on which. uniting people, has enabled 10
advance with rapidly unexamped in the history OF
man 10 present eminent rank among the nations OF
the world The objec, which we seek 10 accomplish is
to Obtain from you CALM dispassionae, and patriotic
consideration OF series OF measures calculated, fear
TO ALLEVIATE thai feeling, and 10 beget anirnosles alike
untriendly 10 individual and to national prosperity
We make sectional appeal. We address ourselves
10 the whole American people, as to, those who
have common and equal interest in preserving and
perPeuatng the friendly relations which happily subssi
between the different States of the Union II our right
thus to present ourselves 70 your notice be questioned
answer that il is the privilege of freemen confer
asked why has the present been chosen for this
address, when (as II is sad) decisive measure has
been perfected the II, that the moment most
proplt'oas TO conciliation that which precedes not