The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-07
SPEECH or HON. wM. vANnEyER,
In THE HOusR OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
February 10Th, 1861.

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In THE HousR OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
February 18th, 1861.
The House having under considera
tion the report from the select commit
tee of thirty three
Mr. VANDEVER snid:
Mr. SPEAKER: II is with no small re
luctance ,ha, | ob'rudr myself upon tn
attention ot the H"u~e at this time; bu
~" Important issues ucpr"ding and tn,
t"rya interest II ch the cnnstituenc,
/ int present ~ r"lm0n with tn
"h"'~ Am"ricon pr"plr have iD thr>t is
sues, impri 'ue to lay aside II scrupl,~
aud state some ~ the considera'irn
which Will contru Me in the vote that
may SON be called upon to cast be-
lievc this is the first tlntrin our hl>,ur,
when we have been called upon I" sane
ton the Incorporation Of new qua, antee.
for slavery IN The Cop .titution. oesir,
to say-and b. lieve lexpr IS the opin
ion Of tn" people that I represent wher
| say, that | am for maintaining all the
conditions in the bond Us our father.
nominated it Bu' this demand for new
guarantees is made upop n,in of y d;sso
luton Of the Union if it shall be refused
This We have beard in the discussion
upon this floor mud elsavb.re NJ
sir. whatever might be the dictates OF
NV own Judgment in reference TO /, is
n,atter. it seems to the that com pliance
under the circumstances would rot be a
fc..o ct 2 su,,nll Il
considerable extent be REGARDED rs n
concession under menaces and constra;nt:
,nd rci,n | understand is wIa, gen
Il men Oh the other side very much de
precate
Sir, ,li..yr speak th.. sentiments
of tho p,"pb- # the Nor;hwrsr when |
.av. ca ny and i, ihrrt.rlv. tha, w. are
at t. b. iufinidat"d hv threats nor III
flu cue d b,s briho.. \ ratr;ntic c,ns,i
tr.ncv IL til, State f low. will faith
fully fulfil anl "hSrrvr nlI ,hei, consti
tutI"nal ohti-alinn>; they will observe
all the guarantees 10 the Cunsti,uticn as
it exists to day tut neither traitors rcr
Shyl ck~ stall txnct ron u more.
Sir, III" issues cw prrs.r,rd in this
dema"d for n'w qua anr"c~ for slav' ~
was. hut II lie 81 urt months since set
: ed by verdict of the American p"opl,
In Nay last. IA na'innal Democratic con,
venti"n assc,nbl, d IN the city Of Char'rs
ton, South Carolina. and as W. all ku,w "
this demand was made there, and reject
ed We know that portion Of the com
al f,,n ,tnt; h..
port d tav"ring new guarantees and pro
ttctlon for slavery u the Territories Of
the United States These resolutions
were voted down, aud thrreupon the ad
vocat es Of new guarantees and of the pro
lection Of SLAYER, Withdrew from that
and nou,i,,a,ed ticket of
! cir own The remaining portion of
Ihnt convention, being a maturity of it,
iecIinrd to indor>c any such mnnStrous
1"ctrine Afterwards. IA, Baltimore. they
'ou,inarcd separat ticket. and the two
"c'' ms of the party went before the
= unt'y up"n that issue. A f'w months
a'rr, 'he Issue was >r''l' by tn" people
It the polls. aud the claim Tor new guar
"t"'s rcpndis'ed by them, as it had
previously been II the Charleston con
'rn'Io"
The r'>oln''o"ary c"ba', a. it has since
urn'd ONT :" be thu h'lIed, received at
ne poIls, Tor ~ 'hdldatr and platform. !
" N'v"'"h"r' les tina" nine hundred
q u>''d votes 'f.rongh"uf the length |
''1 y. .''' o. T." "'' ,.n"t'y; while |
- i"1'i" H. - m'c'atic party !
.h'e" ~" ""~4 4" r-',-'>>ion "f the
o"N'". .'"", a"a wh'c', -ubsrqn' nt'v |
ot"'n'je' a. "s c"nh'd t. IT, Pre>Id,"I
'' "'"'T"o' . "Hl2' o." iihno's r"
'l'eo sou amy - THAI one million
'ur hn"dred Thousand votes Fh"' th's
a''h Ior "'" qua an''"> ard pF"f"r'iH"
as r. cteo " tie Det""c'"' SIC party al
'r P'''S' as " ! ~ ~ convention But
lis Is not 't tor ! you add to tha, the y
~ :. u"''' "e': '"e
! " -" ''' '''''F'' ''tke''
" '' ~ ~, ~ ''''"'y o" '"e 'o"
u''u"' .. ~. -, W. o"'''' a. a'u 'ne enforce
,' Wv ,. ~ ~, law" ''e''' "e 10 sa"c''oh
" !. ''''a'u '''u' W the minority Por,
81" :" ''e "''"'e''''c p"''y' oa' resting
''' up'" 'n esp'c'a' host'h'y 10
;. ,''''"s . 81 '"a, ''c''""' ana charging
On to brr,k M dis 1ln;npp p % wh"n ,"n -,
ID their v,re +, the vn,o of ,ho oon
,lIiny scctinn nt ,h.. D.,no.r,,;a ,.r," ~
~ will find that H.. ma, wLa o,..; .
Institutional euarante s were in . ~;
,rity, even ia the Sou,b ,se,f Thor
aim was not only rejected in the Dem $
ratio o,,,o.,;,n ,a :. H. !;