Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-09-04
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applied to Mr.. Campbell to allow him to
make motion to strike out the proviso IN
order that the sense of the House be taken
on that question and then act on the pass
age of the bill. Cries of that's right. Mr..
Davis of Indiana, desired test vote on a
proposition he wished to offer. Mr.. Camp
bell refused to withdraw his demand for
the previous question. Mr.. Stevens said
that there were gentlemen absent who did
not expect that vote would be taken
was reported.
SENATE.-On motion of Mr.. Clay res
olution was adopted, requiring the Seereta-
ry of the Interior TO report next session the
amount required to pay the allowances
proposed providing for the settlement of
the claims of the Officers of the Rev
olutionary Army, and of the widows and
children of those who died in the ser
vice. Mr.. Houston said, although he had
taken but very little part in the discussion
which had been indulged in, in the Senate
recently. he had not been an inattentive or
uneoneerned listener He had seen 10
years of service in the Senate, and 80 years
ago was in the Public Councils of the Coun-
try, but during the whole time of his ser
vice he had not seen crisis like the pres
ent, portending such evils TO the peace and
even threatening the perpetuity of the Re-
public.
He wished it was in his power to cast
oil upon the troubled waters, and should
be glad to see Senators cooperating in a
different work than exasperating the irri-
table of the North, and producing more
alienation than now exists. 1t is evident
. to everybody that the times are sadly out
of joint, and there must be some occasion
for it-there must be some latent disease
that requires remedy, and thus the first
step in seeking to produce better state of
things, and give peace and tranquility to
the country, would be to go back to the
first principles, and seek the root of the evil
the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise.
Before that step was taken, all was quiet,
tranquility and harmony. But since then,
all had been discord and contention, blood
shed and strife. This result was predicted
by him at the time he had made the re-
mark that the aged might witness the COM
mencement of the evil consequences that
would follow that repeal, but the youngest
child then born would not live TO behold
their termination. He hoped, however,
and believed they would terminate without
any fearful disorder to the Union, and that
the wisdsm of the American people would
devise some remedy for these troubles
which had sprung from the ambitious views
of individuals and that Providence which
had guarded this nation through perils in
past pays had yet rich blessings in store to
lavish upon us.
If the Missouri Compromise could be re-
pealed after having been regarded as sac
red compact, which the Territories of Nebras-
ka and Kansas where organized was also re-
pealable and consequently all acts of the
Territorial Legislatures when they had been
made in pursuance of that organic act. He
presumed that no one would deny that the
people of Kansas did dot of there one un-
biassed free-will and accord enact the laws
now said to exist in that territory. 1t was
done by extraneous influence and those laws
were proscrptive and contrary to the spirit
of the constitution, disgrace TO the age
and ought not to be allowed TO remain on
the Statute Books. He then defined his
position and defended the American party
Mr.. Clay inquired whether the Senator
from Texas meant to have it understood in
asmuch as he had left the Democratic party
in consequence of their repeal of the Nilsson
ri Compromise and joined the American
party, that the latter were in favor of the
restoration of the Compromise.
Mr.. Houston replied that the American
party were not as party in favor of restor
ing the Missouri Compromise although some
members of it might be, that party was
opposed to all agitations which would en-
danger the peace of the country or threaten
the perpetuity of the Union. For his part
he thought it would now be impolitic and
unwise, as there Were insuperable objections
TO its restoration, but he would freely give
more than half OF all he possessed if it could
be restored so as to leave things exactly as
they were before it was repealed. His
cardinal principle was that the Union must
and shall be preserved. Ii he were 10
hear man of the party to which he be-
longed utter word against the Union, al
though three score years might have some
what relaxed the vigor of his frame, he
would knock him down forthwith.
Mr.. Crittenden's bill to alter and amend
the Kansas-Nebraska acts was then tabled
by % against IL.
A message was here read from the House
informing the Senate of the passage of the
army bill which having been taken up, on
motion of Mr.. Hunter the Senate struck out
the proviso attached to it by yeas 26 noes
7. The bill was then passed. A vote OF
thanks to the President protein was then
unanimously adopted, and the usual COM
mittee appointed to wait on the President
of the U. S., and inform him that Congress
was ready to adjourn.
The committee subsequently reported
that the President had no further commu-
nication to make, when the Senate adjourn
ed Sine Die.
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