Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-18
80 Night. RepOrt.


on conditions necessary 10 their peace and safety
and submit their opinions to The delegates hoW
Further. Resoived, That Il is contrary to relig-
ion and the spirit Of the age for the Government
to Interfere IN any way With any steps the States
further: Resolved, That the Federal Govern,
mont will Hbstain from the employment Of any
force aggressive toward any State, and 4 there ie
any danger Of collision the Federal forces and
State forces be promptly withdraw.
MF. Douglas suggested that they be laid over
and that al such resolutions be referred to the
Commits Of Is when raised.
The resolutions wero laid over.
Mr.. Crittenden explained q resolution he IN
tended 20 offer IL would practically reesttb-
lish the Missouri compromise declare ina Son-
gres shall not Interfere with slavery In the states
provided for the faithful Performance Of the Flu
gitiVe Slave Law, sc.
Heremarked We are in troublous times which
required reeonoilntion and sacrifice by every low
CT of the UuiOn, Calm reflection was necessary
II this mighty experiment be 0vertlrown, II VIII
be the greatest ahOck ever received by CIVILIZATION
worse than the French revolution Suppose the
Southern States come ana ask to go out, and ask
| for a fair division would the North raiusei-
| Would it not give them al they now havef ls II
them sll they would get by establishing the line
he proposcdf What would they gain BY etusah
/ Nothing; but al the fatal consequences Of dis
union In view of these mighty consequences aae
great event. g Il not better to settle Il on the
l Missouri COMPROMISE Line The people were sat
isfed with that for 30 years, and would be satish-
] co with il again, II was his settled conYlcuon
that unless something Is done We would be g sepa-
rated and divided people in less than six months.
fs not this the cheapest price 70 pay for Unions-
/ Some people were not afraid, but sosure a. they
stood there disunion would follow unless some
/ thing was done, and he feared Il would swallow
/ old Kentucky, IS true State IS yet exists in the
/ Union. he thought the North ought 70 be salts
ded The South has only one third the territory.
| when we come 70 make peace Ohering measure
| carefully and count every cent.
II / 3 glorious sacrifice q party to save the
the Union, q Union which has cost much sacri-
/ doe Washington said Providence helped theIh.
Is this great WORK 10 10 be dashed N pieces ne
present trouble was the result Of n long eoniro-
/ versy, and We have now come TO place Wnere
| the preservation Of the country demanded sac
| rifice of party. The highest duty of the Senate
was 70 preserve the Constitution 81 the Govern
ment and hand It down TO pOsterity. w are IN
/ a position where history viii record our actions,
/ when We saw discord and danger, we showed q
bitter party spirit, and a great country was
ruined !; and, 30 the amazement Of all the world
the great Republic has fallen, and our names go
doWn with . stigma upon them he wished 70
God it was in his power 70 saye the Union By CIV
ing up his private opinion--lhe would pray every
eve. Is the South bent on rcyolutionf he DID
not believe IN such madness. BE could speak for
his own State. Old Kentucky viii be satisfied
withthe remedy, and stand by the Union and die
/ BY Il. He closed with strong appeal to save
the honor Of the hag, and expressed the hope that
such would be the case, BE then offered the fol
/ lowing resolution
WHRRRAs, Alarming dissensions have arisen
I UeEMeEm A9ILleLE alu INULu6EM SUITES rs "
the rights Of the common territory Of the United
| States, and Il is eminently desirous and proper
/ that the dissension be settled by constitutional
provisions which give equal justice 70 all sections
and thereby restore peace therefore
Resolved That By the Senate and House 0i
Representative the following article be proposed
and submitted ss an amendment 70 the Constitn
ton which shah be valid part ths Constitution
when ratified by the Convention Of three -f0urthi
Of the people Of the States.
First In all the territories now or hereafter
acquired north Of istitude 50 deg 80 min slavery
or involuntary servitude, except for the pun
ishmemt Of crime Is prohibited, while in all th'
territory south Of that slavery Is hereby recogni
zed As existing and shall not be interfered with By
i Congress, but shall be protected as property by
all Departments Of the Territorial GoVernmen
during its continuance. All the territory nortl
1 or south Of sald line within said boundaries q
: Congress may prescribe when it contains popu
!, lati0n necessary for q member Of Congress with
7 republican form Of government, shah be admit
ted into the Union on an equality with the origi
nal States with or without slavery, as the Consti
tuition Of the State shall prescribe.
Second. Congress shall have nopowert0 abol
ish slavery in the States permittingit
4 Third. Congress shall have no power to abol
ish slavery in the District Of Columbia while
= exists In Virginia and Maryland or either no
, shall Congress at any time prohibit the officers
: Government or rmembers Of Congress, unless du
ties require them to live in the District Of Go
lUmbiR bringing slaves there and holding them 8
Fourth Congress shall have no power to hin
t another, whether BY land, navigable river, or b
!, Fffth. Congress shall have power By law to pa
an owner who shall apply the full value of
8 fugitive slave in all cases when the Marshal
prevented from dischRrging his duty BY iorce, 0
q rescue made after arrest. In all such cases IN
Z owner shall have power to sue the county l
! which the violence or rescue was made and tn
e county shall have the right to the individual
i Who committed wrong IN the same manner as tn
: es.tb ~ f-t,,-s sr,s,5r,ert or o,,sD5raen,
e shall affect the preceding articles, and Congres
shall never have power % interfere with SLAYER
e within the States where Il is now permitted.
L The last resolution declared that the SoutheE
States have right 70 the faithful execution Q
the law for the recovery Of slaves, and such Law
o Oughtnot to be repealed OF modified 50 a. TO IN
/ pair their efficiency. All laws in conflict with th
i Fugitive Slave Law it shall not be deemed in
proper for Congress to ask their repeal The fug
s tive Slave Law ought TO be so altered IS 70 max
3 the fee of the Commissioner equal whether he dt
, cides for or against the claimant and the claus
& authorizing the person holding the warrant {
summon posse comitatus to be so as 70 restriC
It TO cases where violence or rescue q attempted
l. The laws for the suppression Of the African say
+. trade ought to be effectually executed,
ir The bill for the admission Of Kansas, o
motion Of Mr.. Green, was made the SPECIAL orde
o for Monday next.
h Mr.. PoWelPs resolution was taken up and afte
3 the discussion Of points Of order, Mr. johnson,
e Tenn, yielded the floor to Mr. Hale.
e Mr.. Hale said he simply rose to state the
E whatever he thought Of the praoticabilit
4 Of the resolutions Of the Senator from Ken
i tucky, be had no doubt about the purity Q
Z his motives and integrity, and the disinteT
4 ested fsrYor Of his patriotism, but the Sen
d ator from Louisians Mr.. Benjamin) aske
3 what was meant by the amendment Of tn
!. Senator from New York Mr. King,) an
: he now rose to ask for information. 81
had listened to the long aud able but errat
4 ic speech Of the Senator from Texas Nj
/ Wigfsll) who seemed explicit in his demand
, but the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Crit
u tenden) seemed Of an entirely differen
d sect Of politics. The demands put forth to
b day we're entirely different from those 0
. the Honorable Senator from Texas; his de
sign was to know which represented tn
:, demands to be made on our people. 81
wanted to know if the Senator FROM Ken
tucky represented the people or simply th
e shusisns Of his own patriotic heart. If thl
! people are really represented by the Sena
! tor from Texas, he really would like 4
know which Of these two gentlemen re
presents the state Of feeling in the South.
Mr. Salisbury said, be was Union man
, and his State was for the Union. He wal
prepared to accept the proposition Of tn,
e Senator from Kentucky. he asked tht
e Senator from New Hampshire if he wa
7 willing to do 30, and to urge the people Il
] accept it.
Mr.. Hale said not 10 the full extent
2 though he liked many things. he listened
to the denunoiations Of 3 geographical lint
so long that he could not suddenly become
q convert BE would wait for some assur
ance that the line would be kept he die
not believe the remedy lay in new provis
ions, but in prompt and faithful execution
Of things already in bond. He was willing
to look the thing ell over. He had no doub
his State would render anything just and
fair. He would not pledge for his people
he thought they hsd given the pledge Of f.
deity, land would give it still. BE thought
1 the gentlemen too prone to throw the blame