Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-03-09

stir mp insurrection. do not want TO
compromise the liberty Of the press. that
slavery may have additional projection and
guarant e., ! am not 10 favor Of further re.
stricting the liberty Of the press.
Mr.. CAMPBELL Neither am ]; but am
in favor of placing proper guards upon the
! licentiousness of the press
Mr.. HUTcHNs If it Is not proposed TO
change the existing law, why is the subject
referred to by the committed 2 | commend
the sentiments Of that brilliant grafton of
Sir Jsmes Macintosh to the gentlemen
from Pennsylvania, or anybody else, who,
under any pretense whatever, shall under.
take TO stine freedom of speech or restrict
the liberty Of the press In this country.
Mr.. Cox. wish to make an inquiry oI
my colleague. l wish TO know whether
understand bis answer to our colleague
Mr. STANTON I understand him to say
that he would not be in favor of publications
which are calculate TO promote servile in
surrections. Is that the answer he gives
Mr. HUTcHINs Yes, sir; but not in the
exact language Of your question.
Mr. Cox. / ask him, then, il he would be
in favor of the publication of such documents
as Theodore Parker's programme, in which
he lays down the doctrine that slaves may
murder, steal, and rob- for the purpose of
obtaining their freedom
Mr. HUTcHINs. ! believe / have not read
that programme. / do not recollect its
contents.
Mr. EDGERTaN l will answer the gentle
man. l ask my other colleague if he will
answer my interrogatory
Mr.. HUTcHINs. | will reply 10 my col.
league in this wise. presume I am not a
familiar with the platform of principles Of
Theodore Parker as he is do not now
know whether or not, 4 have read his pro.
gramme. have read some Of his sermons
and anti-slavery publications. If have
read the programme to which the gentle.
man refers, | cannot now call to mind its
language, and could not, therefore, say
wehther or not would favor its publication
| would not make its publication criminal.
Mr.. Cox. IL is published ia the N. Y.
Tribune.
Mr.. CAREY. 1 object to any further in
terruptions.
Mr.. HUTcHINs. Mr. Speaker, / have
made my criticisms upon the report of the
committee Of thirty.three, l trust, in all
kindness and respect for the members Of that
committee. believe the doctrine is dan,
gerous, and protest against it,
Now, TO the specific remedies proposed
by the committee: / am opposed to under
taking to save this Union at the present me
by compromise Of any sort by which any
new guarantees shall be given to slavery
and will briefly give my reasons why some
of the propositions reported by the com.
mittee of .hirty-three. which would, under
other circumstances, command my vote,
will not aOIo receive my assent. What do
we understand by o compromise? Ms die
tionary teaches me that it is a mutual Civ.
ing up on each side Of some controversy or
some question that there is dispute about
Now, want to know what concession on
the part of the slave States this committee
of thirty-three, or anybody else, has recon,
mended for our consideration ? What right
do they concede by any proposition that
has been submitted say, not one single
thing, except, the amendment to the rugi
tive slave law, and that amounts TO vlry
little in my judgment. Yet we are called
upon day after day to ignore party platform.
and principles and to compromise, by con
ceding all that is demanded to placate thos,
who are in rebellion against the g5vern
ment
Mr. Speaker, we have had great many
fua settlements of the slavery question,
and every one of them was to be au ever.
lasting finaity. The compromise measures
of 1920 were to be an eternal fuality.
The compromise measures of 1850 were to
naugurate political millennium, when the
lion of slavery was to lie down with the
lamb of freedom, so recOncied that child
might lead them. Sir, who violated the
compromise of 1920? Who violated the
compromise of 1850 Not the free states
of this Union. No, sir assert as a
fact, that in no sing instance, where it was
supposed this question of slavery was CON-
promised aud settled us between the free
and slave states, have the free states direct
ly or indirectly, violated it. If they have,
| challenge the advocates Of slavery upon
this floor to show it. But in every instance
these compromises have been disregarded
by the slaveholding interest. In 1854 the
interest of slavery procured the repeal oI
the Missouri compromise, and the interest
Of freedom resisted il.
l am opposed to any new compromises
They have not been, aud cannot in the ma
ture of things be productive of permanent
good or lasting peace. They only pos pom
and complicate the difficulties. do no
see why any one should desire to iucreas
the influence and power of slavery. 1t hs
divided all political and religious organic
tions connected with it, that it could nc
control aud now it seeks to destroy ii
Government, if it will not yield to its inc!
orable demands.
The resolution of the committee Of thirt!
three is in these words:
Of the UHited STATES Of America iR CsRgIess asse1ea w
thirds Of both Houses concurringO That the following
be proposed TO the Legislatures OF the several sas a.
! amendment 10 tho Constitution Of the United su'es, 4
When ratified BY three-fouTths OF said LEGISLATURES %
valid to al ntents and PURPOSES as part OF n' ~
SARr r. No amendment Of this Constitution having 20
within the states WIN we ioleiu
between their citizens aad those deserbea IN seeoo 5000
a of the drst article OF the Constunon eb an
. snt az every one Of the States composing the unon
I affirm that never heard Republican
!. anywhere, who claimed the right to inter
! fere. by an act Of Congress, with the insti
tuition Of slavery as it exists in the severa
States of this Union. l object to thi
, amendmcut as being against the spirit o