Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-19

establish the Missouri Compromises; declare
that Congress shall not interfere with slavery
in the States; provide for the faithful per-
formsncs Of the Fugitive-slave Law, &c.
He said we were in troublesome times, which
required Cancellation and sacrifice by every
lover of TIE Union. Calm reflection was
necessary. IF this mighty experiment be
oEerthrown u will be the greatest shock ever
received by civilizations; worse than the
French Revolution.
Suppose the Southern States come and ask
to go out, and ash for a fsir division, would
the North refuse Would it not give them
sll they now have 2 Is II tAen mere party
spirit now that prevents giving them OF they
would get by establishing the line he pro
posed2 What would they gain by refu1al
Nothing bat all the f.staf consequences of
disunion. In view Of these mighty conse-
quences and great events is it not better to
settle IL on the Missouri Compromise line2
The people were satisfied with that foythirty
years, and would be satisfied with II again.
1t was his settled conviction that unless
something is done, we would be a separated
and divided people in less than six months.
Is not this the cheapest price to pay for
Union2 Some people were not afraid, but no
| sure as be stood there, disunion would fol-
low unless something was DONE and he
feared it would swallow old Kentueky--as
| true State as yet exists in the Union. He
thought the North ought to be satisfied. The
| South has only one-thiId the territory
| When we come to make peace-offering, do
we measure carefully and count every cent?
1t is q glorious sacrifice of party to save the
Union, Union which had cost much sacri-
| fee. Washington said, providence helped
them. Is this great work to be dashed in
| pieces2 The present trouble was the result
| of a long controversy, and we have now
come to place where the preservation of
the country demands the sacrifice of party
The highest duty of the Senate is to pre-
serve the Constitution and the Government,
and hand it down to posterity. We are in a
| position where history will record our
actions. When we sow discord and danger
we showed bitter party spirit, and great
| country will be ruined, and to the amazement
of all the world. The great Republic has
fallen, and our names go down with stigma
upon them. He wished TO God it was in his
power to save the Union; by giving up his
private opinion he would forgive every one.
Is the South bent on revolution2 He did
not believe in such madness. He could
speak for his own State-oId Kentucky will
| be satisfied with this remedy, and stand by
the Union, and die by it.
He closed with a strong appeal to save the
honor of the flag, and expressed the hope
that such would be the case. He then offered
the following resolutions
"WHEREAs Alarming dissensions have
arisen between the Northern and Southern
States as to the rights of the common terri
tory of the United States, and it is eminently
desirous and proper that the dissensions be
settled by constitutional provisions, which
give equal justice to all sections, and thereby
restore peace, therefore:
ReSolued: That by the Senate and
House of Representatives the following arti-
Gle be proposed and submitted as an amend
ment to the Constitution, which shall be
valid rs part of the Constitution when rati-
fed by the conventions of three-fourths oi
the people Of the States:
81. In all the territory now or hereafter
required north of latitude 36o 30', slavery OF
involuntary servitude, except for the punish.
ment of crime, is prohibited, while in all tn,
territory south of that, slavery is hereby rec
ogniZed as existing, and shall not be inter
fered with by Congress- but shall be pro
tected as property by all departments of the
Territorial Government during its continu
ance;;. All the territory north or south o
said line, within such boundaries as Congress
may prescribe, when it contains population
necessary for a member of Congress, with
republican form of Government, shall be ad
mitted into the Union on an equality will
the original States, with or without slavery
as the Constitution of the State shall pre-
, scribe.
49, Congress shall have no power Il
abolish slavery in the States permitting
slavery.
"3. Congress shall have no power t
abolish slavery in the District Of Columbi
: while it exists in Virginia and Maryland, o
either nor shall Congress at any time pro
hibit the officers of the Government or mem
bers of Congress, whose duties require then
to live in the District of Columbia, bringing
slaves there and holding them as such.
"a. Congress shall have no power to hin
. der the transportion of slaves from one Stat
: 10 another, whether by land, navigable river
1 or sea.
n as. Congress shall have power by law t
: pay an owner, who shall apply for the flu
t value for fugitive slave in all cases whe
e the marshal is prevented from dischargin
: his duty by force, or rescue made after al
rest. In all such cases the owner shall hav
y power TO sue the county in which the vic
II lence or rescue was made, and the count
shall have the right to sue the individual
who committed the wrong in the same maj
ner as the owner could sue.
"Ho future amendment or amendmen
d shall affect the preceding articles, and Coz
l. gress shall never have poweB to interfel
d with slavery within the States where il
IF now permitted"
The last resolution declares that Il
Southern States have a right to the faithf
execution of the law for the recovery
'' slaves, and such laws ought not to be r
n pealed or modified so as to impair the
euCleuCy. AL laws III COnulCl WIN lne L
~ gitive-slave Law, it shall not be deemed il
y, proper for Congress to ask their repeal. II
= Fugitive-slaye Law ought to be so altered
4 to make the fee of the Commissioner equi
of whether he decides for or against the claiI
VI ant, and the clause authorizing the persC
40 holding the warrant to summon posse col
itdtsV, TO be so as to restrict il to cases whe
y, violence or rescue is attempted. The lay
q for the suppression Of the African slave ira
~ ~ ought to be effectually executed. The b
= for the admission of Kansas was taken U
and on motion of Mr.. Green was made 4
20 special order for Monday next.
20 Mr.. PowelPs resolution was taken L
y and after the discussion of points of ord
i Mr. johnson, of Tenn, yielded the floor
- Mr.. Hale.
n Mr.. Hale said he simply rose to say tn
= whatever he thought of the practicability
"A the resolutions of the Senator of Kentucl
a. ~ he had no doubt about the purity of
motives and integrity, and the disinterest
IN fervor of his patriotism; but the Senat
- from Louisiana Mr.. Benjamin) asked wi
,o was meant by the amendments of [
ro ro Senator of New York (Mr. Kingl and
ho now rose to ask for information. He
he listened TO the long and able but ezra
speech of the Senator from Texas (Mr. W
re fall6 who seemed explicit in his deman
ho but the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Critt
ne den6 seemed of an entirely different sec
- politics. The demands put forth too
so5 were entirely different from those of
% honorable Senator from Texas. His de:
~ was to know which represented the demal