Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-12-28
Compromise.

The following is the substance Of COM
promise measure proposed by the Albany
Erening Journal: a.i ,'a g. -.ai 20. .ze,t
1. Repeal Of all State Personal Liberty
Laws. .l.@.t5 .........rr.. ...-' ..
9. An efficient but not revolving Fugitive
Slave Law. r. SD. ..a --nra.s-ra 81.
8. Leave the question of Freedom or Sla-
very in the Territories, to settle itself, which
may be done safely, according to The Eren-
ing Journal, inasmuch as the President is a
Republican or else .",, @s& '.3
A. Divide the remaining Territories be.
tween the Free and the Slave States, by the
line of SO deg. 80 min. .,f.s# ar ai-. a I
The best answer to these proposals is found
in the words of the Senator from Ohio, Mr.
WADE. The following has the ring of the
true metal, and no doubt expresses the feel
ngs of a large majority of the Republican
party: a.s ,a..-. ..ra., -.-.-. ...-.. .,.-s..
AS to compromise, supposed we had
agreed that the day of compromises was at ar
end. The most solemn We have made have
been violated, and where are they? Since
have had a seat in this Senate, one of consid
cradle antiquity was swept away from oul
statute book and when in the minority
stood up here and asked you to withhold your
hands-that it was sacred compact between
sections-what was the cry? That it was
nothing but an act of Congress, and could bt
swept away by the same majority that passet
it. That was true in fact. and true in law
and it showed the weakness of compromises
Now, only speak for myself, that in. view 0
the manner in which compromises have beer
bers of the Democratic party could look eacl
other in the face and say compromise
without smile. A compromise to.be brough
about after the experiences we have hard, j.
absolutely ridiculous. What are we to com
promise? am one of those who went witt
zeal to maintain the principles of the Re
publican party. In constitutional way w
met and nominated our candidates 70,
did the same. The issue was made, and WI
went to the people with it; and, although
usually in the minority, usually beaten, tn
Justice of our principles and the bad admin
istration of the Government convinced TIT
people that change ought to be b:ough
aboutsrand after trying your utmost, and WI
our utmost, we beat you. We beat you or
the plainest and most palpable issue evel
presented to the American people, and ON
they understood the best--and now, when WI
come to the capital, we tell you that our can
didates must be inaugurated and administel
the Government precisely as their predeces
sors have done. 1t would be humiliatins
and dishonorable to us if we listened to I
compromise by which we should lay aside
the verdict of the people. When it comes tt
that, you have no Government, but anarchy
intervenes, and civil war may follow, and al
the evils that human imagination can raise
may be consequent upon such a course as
that The American people would lose thu
sheet-anchor Of Liberty, whenever it is denied
on this floor that a majority fairly given shall
rule. know not what others may, do, but !
tell you that with that verdict of the people
in my pocket, and standing on the platform
on which these candidates were elected,
would suffer anything before would com.
promise in any way. deem it no case
where We have right to extend courtesy o,
generosity The absolute right the mosi
sacred that a free people .can bestow upon
,,, r v-, y, h.s' ''Hrdict that gives him q
SIy WaUt - tnrtaf q 49, ,sS~4.s -. :.
f4h title p Ne pf3ee pc GODS IL we ranno'
stand there, We cannot stand my ere; ans
NV friends any other verdict would be- as feeu