Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-08-13

tnat the party to which be thus owes hi,
place ard his present power Of mischief. j.
wholly and totally a sectional nrganizntion
ana as such condemned by Washington. h,
Jenerson, by jackson, Webster, aud CLAY
ana by all the founders and preseryers a
tue Republic, and utterly Inconsistent will
the principles, or with the peace, the sta
ilisfy or the existence even of our Fedora
system SIR, there never was an hour
from abe "rga iza'i u nf this sectional mar
", when It Eas not predicted hy the wises
men aud tr1rst pairiots. ard when il ouyh
not 10 have been known by everv intelli
gent nan III the country, that il mus
sooner or later precipirate a revolution anC
the dissolution of the Union The Presi-
dent iorgets already that, on the 4th 81
march, he declared that the platform o.
That party WAS "a law unto him" hy hict
ne meant to be governed in his administra
lion and yet that pla form announced thai
whereas there were too separate and dis
fmct kinds of labor and forms of civiliza-
tnnin the two different sections of the
Uhicns yen that the eptire national domain
belonging IN common 10 all States, should
he taken, possessed. and held by one Sec
tion alone. and cupsecrated to that kind nt
labor and form vi civilization alone which
prevailed in that section which by mere
numerical superiority, had chosen the Pres
ident. aud now has, end for some wears
past has had, a majority in the Senate, a.
from the beg ming oi the Government il
had also in the House. lie units, tnu. L.
tell the country and the world-fnr he
speaks, and we all speak now, a. the world
and to posterisy-that he himself and his
prime minister, the Secretary of State, de-
clared three years ago, and have maintain
ed ever since, that there was an "irrepre>-
sble conflict" between the two sections OF
this Union that the Union could not en-.
dure part slave and part free and that the
whole power and influence of the Federal
Guvernment must henceforth be exerted TO
circumscribe and hem in slavery within its
existing limits
And now, sir, how comes il that tho
President has forgotten to remind us, also,
that wher the Iarty thus ,mmitted to the
principle of deadly hate and hostility to
the slave institutions of the South, and the
men who had proclaimed the doctrine of
the irrepressible Conflict, and who, in the
dilemma or alternative of this conflict
were resolved that THAT the cotton and rice
fields OF South Carolina. and the sugar
Plantations OF Louisiana, should ultimately
be titled by free labor" had obtained power
and place in the common Government OF
the States, the South, except one State
chose first to demand solemn constitutional
guarantees for protection against the abuse
OF the tremendous power and patronage
and Influences uf the Federal Government
for the purpose of securing the great end
OF the sectional conflict, befnre =esoriing 70
secession or revolution at all Did he not
knOw-hnw could he be ignnrant-that al
the last session of Congress, every substan-
tive proposition for adjustment and GEM
promise. except thar "ffered by the gentle
man from Illinois. Mr. KELLOGG and We
all know how it VAS received-clme from
the South? Stop moment, and let u.
see.
The committee IF thirty three was movcC
for in this House by a gentleman from Vlr
ginia, the second day of the session, anC
received the vote of every Southern Repre-
sentative present, except only the members
from South Carolina who declined to vote
In the Senate, the committee of tbirteer
was proposed by Senator frnm Kertucky
Mr.. p WELL. aud received the silent nc.
quiescence ui every Southern Senator
present. The Cr,ttenden proportions, too
FIR M Kentucky. MIR CRIrTENpEN. I now ;
member Of this IL use; II mau venerabl,
for his years, loved for his virtues, distin-
gui,hed tu: his services, honnred for hi
! services. honursd i"r his patriotism f.
f0u~ and forty year Senator. or IN uthe
| public tice devoted from the first hour IA
his manhood to the UnInn of these States
ard who, Though lie himself proved +
courage fifty years ago, upon the bartl
| field against the foreign enemies OF hi
country, is now, thank God, still for cum,
promise at home, to-day. Fortunate in
| lcng and well spent lite of publ.c seryic
and private worth, he is unfortunate uulr
that be has survived ULion and, fear,
| Constitution younger than himself.
Tie Border State propositions also wer
projected by gentleman from MARYLAND
not now a member of this House. and pre-
sertel by a gent eman from Tennessee
! Mr.. Etherdge, now the Clerk of thi
House. And yet all these proposition
canning thus from tie South, were several
and repeatedly rejected by the almost uni
ted vote of the Republican part, IN III
| Serate and the Hruse Tie Crittende
I propositions, with which MIR Davis no,
President Of the Confederate State, al.
Mr.. Toombs, his Secretary of State, bot
declared in the Senate that they would b
satisfied, and for which every Suuther
Senator and Representative voted, never
on any occasion, received one solitary yot
from the Republican party in either House
| The Adams or Corwin amendment, 50
called, reported from the Committee q
thirty three, and the only substantiy
amendment proposed from the Republica
side, was but bare promise that Congress
should never be authorized to do what n
sane man ever believed Congress would a
tempt to do-abolish slavery in the State
where it exists and yet even this PROPOSE
ton, moderate as it was, and for whic
every Southern member present voted, e.
cept one, was carried through this Huus
by but one majority. after long and ted lou
delay, and with the utmost dificulty-sixt
five Republican members, with the resului
and determined gentleman from Pennsyl
vania, Mr.. HICKMAN at their head, hav
ing voted against it aud fought againt it
the very last
And not only this, but, as part Of ii
history of the last session, let me remiu
you that bills were introduced into tn
House proposing to abolish and close u
certain southern ports of entry t. authui
ize the President to ID ,ckade the 5 luther
coUst; and to cali cut the militia aud accey
the services of volunteers, net tor thrt
years merely. but without any limit as
either numbers or time. for the very pus
pose OF enforcing the laws, collecting IL
revenue, and protecting the public pr"peI
~ lard were passed vehehiently and earl
estiy III this House prior to the drriraL 0
tie President in Mis city aud were ,heI
though seven States had seeded and set u
government of their own, voted dow
postponed, thrust aside, or in sumo 9th,
way disposed Of, sometimes by large ma
Jorities in this House, till at last Congrel
adjourned without any action at ALL
Peace then seemed to he the policy of a
parties.
Thus, sir, the case stood at twelve o'cloc
on the 4th OF March last, when. from Ii
eastern p"stico Of this Capitol. and in ti
presence uf twenty tbnusaud of hrs cam