The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-01-05

h sGRh n Hi s S coso sssios.
n "Why don't you Republicans manifest : con-
ciliatory spirit!" We are asked. We answer,
what is demanded Of US, at the peril Of break
ing up the Union, Is not Concession, nor Com
promise, but naked and absolute surrender of
our cherished principles Look At the facts:
Mr.. Crittendens proposition is the most con-
siderate and conciliatory OF any that has been
suggested by our opponents; and, II We could con-
cede to any one, he would be the man. We all
know Mr. Crittenden to be true Unonist and
patriot even when we were under foot, his
boots were not SO heavy a. Toomb's nor Mason's
nor even Douglass, 1t would give the most
ofus sincere pleasure to fraternize with Mr. Crit
tenden if we could. 7'h
But what does he PROPOSED Briefly, that We
revive the old Missouri line of SO deg 30 min.,
and run it straight through to the Gulf of Cali
fornia, giving up all our present and future ter
ritory south Of it to slavery Such is the g'st OF
| his project of Cancellation. III 5
Now this identical adjustment was repeatedly
| offered by the South to the North before there
| was any Republican party, and was uniformly
and emphatically rejected: Every Wing end
nearly every Democrat from the Free States
voted No-No-No! 1t was expressly propos-
ed by Mr.. Douglas, Aug 10th, lS4S, and agreed
| to by the Senate-Yeas SO, Nays 2l-but was
peremptorily rejected by the House-Yeas ~,
| Nays l2l-William Duer, Washington Hunt. +.
! A. Tallmadge and even 10. R. Ingersoll, voting
| No, with every whg from the Free States and
John w. Houseton Of Delaware, and every
Democrat from the Free States but Ausburn
| Birdsall of N. Y, and Charles Brown and Char
les S. Ingersoll of Pennsylvania. Mr. Douglas
then democratic leader, yet he did not secure
| single vote in the House from the then strong
ly Democratic North. West-Messrs. o. B. Flick
lin, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, John A. McClernard,
Robert Smith, Thomas J. Turner, and John
Wentworth from his own State (all of them
Democrats but Lincoln) voting No-Mr. VIM. A.
| Richardson, absent or silent. Messrs. Ficklin,
McClernard, Richardson, and We believe Smith
also, are and ever have been devoted to Mr..
Douglas fortunes; but they could not support
him in this. The scheme was presented again
and again. with like result. Yet now the North
is required o:assent to this very project under
penalty of breaking up the Union
Well, suppose we were to assent; what then!
Do the NulliGers propose TO be satisfied with
this? Certainly not. There is not the least Sc
curity that this bargain would be better kept
than the old Missouri Compromise was. 1t does
not at all meet the Fire.Eaters' demand that
slaves may be recognized and protected as prop
erty whenever they may be found. No one even
asserts that South Carolina would cease her an
| IICS, VI ueE WOulu SSosS w pAoo
| treason, if Mr. Crittenden's project were adopt
ed We should surrender New Mexico, Arizona
and Southern Utah at once to slavery, with Son
ora, Durango, chihuahua, and lower California
in the not distant future, without even an assur-
rance that the newborn nation on the Santee
would recognize Mr.. Lincoln as President, nor
that Gov. Wise would desist from his prepare
tons for fighting us Sin the Union" by seizi~ 6
the Federal City and preventing by force of arms
the new Presidents Inauguration. In short, to as
sent to Mr. Crittenden's proposition is to con-
cede everything and secure nothing,
Let US turn to the ultimatum of another sort
of Unionist-the Hon. and Rev. Henry w. Hill.
lard of Alabama-who, after devoting the late
summer and fall to oratical efforts for the saliva.
ton of the Union, returns to the charge in a
fresh letter to August Belmont and others, where
in he arraigns the Free States for various alleg
, ed delinquencies as ifthey were so many negroes
) AMI he owned them, coming to the point as fol
lows:
1.-THE South feels her strength-with cotton
| crop of five millions of bales soil enex
l haustible-able to live without importing sin
Z, gle thing outside her own limits-her very sta
3 Pile guaranty of peace with all the world; anc
e the danger now is, that her people, thorough,
oused, will prefer to sever the ties which bint
' them to other States of the Union rather thai
G make any new terms for the perpetuaton of thu
f Government.
n The laws which have been passed in severa
i. of the States hindering the return of fugitive
). slaves, ought to be promptly repealed, and every
b measure of Cancellation adopted by Congress:
e that applies to the present troubles.
n The South ought to be assured that her equal
e ity in the Union shall be respected and tina
her people he admitted to full participation il
9 the benefits of this Government; that they ar
# to enjoy the right of settling IN tie territories o
d the United States, dndof remaining there Under til
d protection Of la,c."
: That is to say: The Rev. Hillsrd, being
t, Unionist, only insists on the opening of all th
: Territories to Slavery, under the protection of
IS Congressional Slave-Code, with repeal of al
If Personal Liberty bills. &C., &C. These point
" being conceded, the Rev. gentleman inclnes t.
d think-though he is by no means sure ofit-tha
e the Cotton Republic might be forgone, and tn
a Union allowed to limp along awhile.
Now let us hear from Secessionist; for it i
always best to deal with these you are to cor
= cilate at first hand, rather than through inter
n mediates who are but half way in earnest. Tn
!, Fire Eaters are the boys to be placated; an
y here is what one of them says will be salts
IS factory. We quote from the Montgomery Mai
e Alabama:
9 A friend of ours, who is known as u most ss
i gacious business man well as a prominer
It member of the Baptist Church, submitted late
d ly to mutual friend his idea of the basis o
Is which the South ought to compromise with tn
g North on the question of Slavery We do nc
e know-though hate compromises-but W
c would be willing to "acquiesce" in this if tn
il North, bona tide, would perform her part Of tn
y, agreement.
d ~ will give you my views as to what tn
South ought to demand and what the North wi
r not only have to concede, but will have to pc
1t form, if the Union is preserved and the Sout
0. gets justice.
lie 81. Take Gddngs, Slade, Gerrit Smith, Sew
ard, Hale, Burpgame, Greeley, and all othe
Abolition leaders of the Press, Church an
re State, considering them upon the evidence b.
IT fore the world, as traitors of the most abomin
is BILE character, and either send them to prise
in for life, chang them, or exile them where tt
is beasts of some uninhabited island can prey upo
10 them.
lie 80. Every State which has passed what a,
in called Personal Liberty laws multiplying the F,
ID gitive Slave law, repeal them forthwith.
ut 90. Make full and complete surrender of a
at fugitive slaves to the South, and also all Thu
r are in Canada, and pay two hundred dollars p'
V, annum hire for the men, and one hundred an
a. fifty dollars hire for the women, from the tin
n of their escape to the time of surrender.
ty a. Surrender Immediately, dead or alive, IL
Sc confederates of John Brown.
" sc. Hang Lincoln and Hamin on the san
,h gallows on which John Brown was hanged.
We SO. Congress to pass law making it treason fl
is any man to introduce the subject, either by pc,
Sc ton or otherwise, into its halls, and make Il
at punishment Imprisonment for life.
A. ~. An act, making it piracy for any man
ID circulate incendary matter, written, printed,
e, verbal, in any form whatever, in private or fro
lie the pulpit, and upon conviction thereof befo
IL the proper Court of the United States, impri
h, onment tor life
e. SO. An act, also regarding it an offense again
lie the Constitution, and both piracy and treaso
s, for any man in the Free States to aid fugiti,
,g slave to escape, or to be found with him, ar
d let the penalty be immediate death.
he 80. Let Congress proceed to repeal the pre-
ent tariff law mean all the tariff acts that ha,
in ever been passed, and pass bill making Il
y. tariff ad paloren say not exceeding twenty p
s. cent, which will be sufficient for an economic
ee administration Of the Governmet.
lie 40. Repeal the laws protecting the Northel
ir shipowners, and allow on the entire America
is coast free and liberal competition, by admittir
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