M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-02-07
Congressional.
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" hoAlNOION, Oou' EO'
HOUSE.-The report Of the Com.
mittee Of Ihirty.three.
Mr.. Stevens, of Penn, regretted
that he was compelled to believe that
no compromise could now be made
when six States are in open and dc.
clared rebellion, having seized tho
public forts and arsenals, and robbed
the people Of millions Of public prop
erty-when he saw our harOors Block.
asld and armies IN array against the
tag Of our country, which has been
insulted, he had 10 hope that couces
sion, humiliation or compromise would
have any good effect whatever. Bath.
or than give concession to rebels, he
would sec the Government shattered
into ten thousand atoms.
| Mr.. Harris, OF Mary land, spoke Of
the gloricS OF the country, ana SAID
the disasters now pending sprung
from the empty rivalries ofpOntical
parties. lie saw no reason for sccgs.
zion. He believed the responsibility
national safety or percitIOu rests on The
present representatives Ot the people
now assembled in Congress. The
question now is on whom shall .he
terrible responsibility Of the future
rect, and that will lalI on the party or
set OF men who will not spurn mere
miserable party trammels and come
up 10 the question how great nation
can be saved. Far too much of the
present mischief came FROM the sec.
ton 10 which be belonged, springing
nom the ambitions desires OF politi-
cans at TIE South, vino want greater
cmWguu, tnan !hey eau command
unuor ctr p4l,cnt system. lie up
pva.rd to the North il there was not
too much &gSrdyation on their part.
Iho secession Ol SIX SOH,hcm States
Aet with no sympathy III Masylund.
Mr.. EH9hes denied tuAt Mr llarr.s
spoke ior tue part OF Maryland he
represented.
Mr.. Iiarris-Not more than cor
poral'S guard in Maryland favored Sc
cesSion. Applause. Mr.. Harris
continued, denying the right OF secrs
sion, and urging his Northern friends
to do something toward pacifcation.
There was smouldering fire under
Maryland which might break out and
sweep her into disunou. Let them
rise above prejudice and cement the
Union more firmly than ever. Let
US have less eloquenee in speeches;
and more pertinent eloquencein votes.
Give US the Crittenden or a simila
proposition.
lie closed as follows: Let me not.
Instead ot Our national music, hear
the MarSeLlGiSe, which is not music
to my ears; haunt not before my eyes
the flag Of a divided nationality, ex.
citing 10 devotion in my American
heart; but let me and my people go
to our graves with our conSecrated
melodies ringing in our ears, and over
rs float the flag CT our Union, with all
It's consolidated stars.
Mr.. Winslow spoke OF Northern ag-
gressions. High sounding words, he
said, would not save the Union; nor
could the piece Of bunting with the
stars and stripes. He favored the
Crttenden resolutions, with nothing
less than which the South can bo sat.
iShed. He was against coercion; by
this the Union could not be held to
gethor. 1t could be done only by
mutual justice and afhctlon.
MIR. Van Wyck, OF New York,
spoke at length. Among other things
he said: 1ou ask us tU compromise.
What have We 10 concedes W nave
done you no wrong, aud propose none.
You have proposed no compromise
which does not involve a surrender
on our part. Yeu want the Constitu
lion amended. Now would that
avail you il your position Is correct;
il one State, however Insignificant, can
destroy the whole fabric! You have
violated the Constitution and set the
laws at defiance, and now demand