The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-19
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CONGRES sIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.-The President announced tn
reception of the report of the proceedings O
: the Parliament of Canada. Referred to in
Committee on Library.
Mr.. Lane introduced the following
tions: .--- ..-. ...sz.-. --
Rssolred, That the several States be re
quested to send commissioners or delegate
to consult on the present times; that tn,
Southern States be requested to meet TO-
gether previously and decide on conditions
necessary to their peace and safety, and sub
nit their opinions to the delegates of the
Northern States
Resoy0ed, That it is contrary to religion
and the spirit Of the age for the govern
ment to interfere in any way with any step:
the States may agree to adopt.
Resolved, That the Federal Government
viii abstain from the employment of any
force aggressive towards any Stale; and if
there is any danger of a collision, the fed
eral forces and state forces he promptly
withdrawn.
Mr. Douglas suggested that they be laid
over, and that all such resolutions be re-
| ferred to the Committee of I3 when raised.
! The resolutions We're laid over.
! MIR. Crittenden explained a resolution he
intended to offer 1t would practically re-
store the Missouri Compromise, declaring
that Congress shall not interfere with slave
! ry in the States; provide for the faithful
performance of the fugitive slave law, &c.
! He-said we were in troublous times, which
required Cancellation and sacrifices by every
lover of the Union. Calm reflection was
necessary. If this mighty experiment be
overthrown it will be the greatest shock
ever received by civilization; worse than
the French Revolution Suppose the South
ern States come and ask to go out, aud de-
mand fair division, would the North re-
fuse Would it not give them all thev now
have? Is it the= mere party spirit, now
that prevents them from giving all they
would get by establishing the line he pro-
posed. What would they gain by refusal 4?
Nothing but all the fatal consequences of
disuniOn. In view of these mighty conse-
quences and great events is it not better to
settle it on the Missouri Compromise Line
The people were satisfied with that for 80
years and would be tsfied with it again.
1t was his settled conviction that unless
something is done we will be a separated
and divided people in less than six months
Is not this the cheapest price to pay fof I'm
ion =? Some people were not afraid; but so
sure as he stood there, disunion would fol-
low unless something was done, and he was
fearful it would swallow old Kentucky. He
thought the North ought to be satisfied. i
The South has only one-third of the ter
ritOry. When we come to make peace
Offering, do we measure it carefully and
count every cent? 1t is Il glorious sacrifice
Of party to save the Union-a Union which
had cost much sacrifice. Washington said
Providence helped them. Is this great
work to be dashed in pieces. The present
trouble WAS the result Of long controver-
sy and we had now come to a place where
the preservation of the country demands |
the sacrifice OF party. The highest duty of
the Senate is TO preserve the Constitution
and the Government, and hand it do OTn 10 |
posteriy. We are III place where hist "
will record our actions 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 |
revolution He did not believe in such |
madness. He could speak for his own State. !
Old Kentucky would be satisfied with this |
remedy, and stand by the Union and die by I
it. He closed by strong appeal to save the /
honor of the flag, and expressed the hope /
that this would be the case. lie then re- |
ferred to the following resolutions
HheredS, A Alarming dissenSions have arisen |
between the Northern and Southern States /
the United States, and it is eminently de |
sirous and proper that the disSensions be |
settled by constitutional provision which |
give equal justice to all sections and /
thereby restore peace therefore,
ReS0iUed BY the Senate and House Of |
Representatives that the following article be |
proposed and submitted as an amendment |
to the Constitution, which shall be valid as
part of the Constitution when ratified by |
the Conventions OF three-fourths of the |
States.
1st. In all the territory now or hereafter |
acquired, north of latitude 36o so, slavery
or involuntary servitude, except for the |
punishment of crime, is prohibited; while in !
all the territory south of that, it is hereby |
recognized as existing and shall not be in
terfered 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 of
said line, within such boundaries as Con-
gress may prescribe, when it contains 4 |
population necessary for II member of Con- |
gress, with n Republican form of govern
ment, shall be admitted into the Union An
au equality, with or without slavery as the /
Constitution of the State shall prescribe.
I'd. Congress shall have no lower to abol- /
ish slavery in the States permitting slavery.
Sd. Congress shall have no power to
abolish slavery in the District of Columbia
while it exists in Virginia or Maryland, nor |
shall Congress at any time prohibit the ofi- |
GERS of the government or members OF Con- |
gress whose duties require them TO live in
the District of Columbia, bringing slaves
there ard holding them as such.
4th. Congress sesH have no power to
hinder the transportation of slaves from one
State to another whether by land, navig8ble
river, or sea.
9th. Congress shall have power by law
to pay an owner, who shall apply, the full
value for fugitive slave in all cases where
the mdrshal is prevented from discharging
his duty by force or rescue made a. Ter ar
rest. In all such cases the owner shall
have power to sue a county in which the
violence or rescue was made and the conn
ty shall have the right to sue the individual
who committed the wrong in the same man
ner as the owner could sue.
9th. No future amendment pr amend
ments shall affect the preceding articles, and