The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-05
rae Rssolusasns of Mr. Osx o9 OAio.

We publish below the resolutions 0ner'
ed, ct the called session Of Congress, by
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, which were voted for
by every Democrat in the House, and by
ell the Union" members from Kentucky,
Maryland and Missouri, with Mr.. Critten-
den at the head It Is difficult to sec
why . single member Of Congress should
have voted against them. They do not
propose to iaterfere in the least with mil
itaFy operations; they do not propose to
hinder the progress Of the Federal armies !;
they simply aim ct settling our National
difficulties through Commissioners from
the cOntendiDg sections Of the country,
and By amendments 10 the Constitution.
Mr.. Cox was in favor Of holding out the
olive branch with the sword. His plan,
had it been adopted, would have shorten.
ed the war and restored the Union. But
the Administration does not wish to have
the Union restored and the Constitution
re.established; ithas too many favorites
to ssph with thieving contracts for army
supplies, to admit Of peace 20 long as the
money to foot the Infamous bills can be
borrowed or wrung by taxation from a
patriotic and devoted people. Here is the
record, let the people treasure It up and
remember the blOod-thirsty traitors who
on this occasion voted against endeavor-
ing to restore peace and fraternity and
the Constitution and Union:
Mr.. Cox-T ask leave to offer the fol-
lowing resolutions
WHEREAS, 1t Is the part Of rational be-
ings to terminate their differences by ra
tiOnal methods, and iDasmuch o. the dif.
fercnces between the United States au.
thorities and the seeding States have re.
suited in . civil war, characterized BY
bitter hostility and extreme atrOcity. and
although the party in the seceded States
are guilty Of breaking the National unity
and resisting the National authority, yet
Be IL ResOIUed, First-1'hat while we
make undimiDi,hed and increased exer-
tons by our Navy and Army to maintain
the integrity and stability Of the Govern
ment, the common laws Of war, consist
ing Of those maxims Of humanity, mode
ration and honor, which are part Of the
international code, ought to be observed
by both parties, and for q stronger reason
than exists between two alien nations, in.
asmu:h as the two parties have common
ancestry, history, prosperity, glory, Gov
ernment and Union; and are now unhap-
PLY engaged in 1acerating their common
country.
Second: That resulting from these
premises, while there ought to be left
open, -as between two alien nations, the
same means for preventing the war being
carried to outrageous extremities, there
ought to be left open some means for the
restoration of peace and Union.
Third: That to this end-the restOra-
ton Of peace and Union on the basis Of
the Constitution-there be appointed q
committee Of one member from each State,
who shall report to this House, at its next
session, such amendments to the COnsti-
tuition Of the United States as shall as
suage all grievances and bring about re-
construction Of the National unity; and
that for the preparation Of such adjust
ment and the conference requisite for that
purpose. there be appointed q commission
Of seven citizens Of the United States.
consisting Of Edward Everett. Of MaSsa.
chusetts Franklin Pierce, Of New Hamp-
shire; Millard Fillmore. Of New York ;
Reverdy johnson, of Maryland; Martin
Van Buren, of New York; Thomas Ew.
ing, of Ohio, and James Guthrie, Of Ken
lucky, who shall request from the o'call-
ed Confederate States the appointment Of
Q similar commission, and who shall meet
and confer on the subject in the city Of
Louisville, on the first Monday Of Sep
tember next; and that the committee ap-
pointed from this House notify said COM
missioners Of their appointment and func-
tions, and report their action to the next
session as an amendment Of the Constitu-
ton of the United States, to be proposed
by Congress to the Iifth articles Of said
Constitution.
Mr.. Cox-T move to suspend the rules
to enable me to introduce it.
The question was put to the House, and
it refused to suspend the rules-yeas Al,
nays s5-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Anson, Bailey Of
Pa, Burnett, Calvert, Cox, Cravcns, Girls
field, Crittenden, Dunlap, Grider~ Haight,
Harding, Holman, Jackson, Johnson. Law,
Leary, Logan, May. Mallory. Menzies,
Morris, Noble, Norton, Nugent, Pendle-
ton, Perry, Reid, Richardson, Robinson.
Smith, Steele Of n j., VaIIandingham,
VOorhies, Wadsworth, Webster, White OF
Ohio, Wickliffe, Wood, WOOdruf-4l.
Nays-Mcssrs. AldFich, Arnold, Ashley,
Bnbbitt, Bailey, Baxter, Beamen. Bing
ham. Blair Of No., Blair Of Pa, Blake,
Burlington, Campbell, Chamberlain, Clark,
Colfax, r. A. ConlalaR, Roscoe Conkling,
Conway, Covoda, CdtIer, Davis, Dawes,
DeIano, Diven, Duel, Edgerton, Edwards,
Elliott. Fessenden, FranchOt, Frank, GoOch,
Goodwin, Granger, Gurley, Hale, HArri.
son, Horton, Hutchins, Julian, Kelley,
Kellogg Of Michigan, Kellogg Of Illinois,
Lansing, Looinis, LOvejoy, Mexican. Nc
knight Mcpherson, MOrehead, Morrill, oI
Maine, Morrill, O. Vt, DIN, Pike, PomerOy
Porter, Potter, Rice Of Mass, Rice Of Me-,
Riddle, Rollins Of N. H., Sedgewick,
Shanks, Sheffield, Shellabarger, Sherman
Spaulding. Stevens, Thomas Of MASS,
Train, Towbridge, Upton. Vandsver. Var
Wyck, Wall, Wallace, Walton Of Maine,
Walton Of VT, Washbnrn, White Of Ia.
WindOm, Worcester, Wright-S5.
So, two thirds not voting therefor, thu
rules were not suspended.
Among the Alternatives were such mer
e Allen Of Ohio, HOleman Of Indiana, Rich
ardsOD - Illinois, and many other of lh'
most prominent advocates Of yigOfusn
prosecution Of the war. The record oV
this proposition may, by-and.by, becOm'
valuable.
A SUBSTITUTE YOR CoFFEs.-A CORES