, 1861-02-15
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rec{ofttr kehtnscs---A National Con-
WrsetSr oT s,"nin~ ronce..'nn prTs.
.1ions--A Declaration ofRollcy.
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comes the rule. 'faose VINO oppose 1t Will DC
charged with. obstEucting the ratification Of
tn. country Tha f,ehat e,1,.,no conaucttl In
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seerees' astr 'ae PaNesa ol '-'e nonlen io4al-
slaons, or know Noshlng Lodges, towards
and traitors in disguise will feel safe In bet1ay-
ans 'ae peopAe' A>one wiz 'o.o 'a' - s1'9
Star Chamber conctaFc, except those rcaiIy
! sound and true at heart. When has Freedom
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'ne sueu*3 VI 1ee4est 14Ao N"A N.s8s w NV
affirm that the confcronce Will adopt Dis
graceful compromise, but the temptations ere
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"'.on6' AA'@ ~ NN"7
The conEpi1atora"ao afcas the bottom Of
! this base business and ore engineering the
! machine. have no expectation that Congress-
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Will SANCTION 1helr oo1ngs' aS u teqones i 1"o-
| thirds vote Of each branch to;submit amend
rnents tn the Constitution: and ia ratify them.
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IL fe4u1ie' NV s""e.ioA ~ I'll e0'1'o's su 40 %
| twenty.sI State Legislatures. As seven statcs,
ct,ded have seteded it will he necessary far
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luz haneteen ifse states anu Tile se'ea 1eu1AA'
| Ing slnye States to concur In such amendments.
| Nov vho in HIS sober senses sunonses that
| snr1, rn,,,;n;ty ran he oh,a;nei h LfLalf oc
INV scheme cInl,odyinp tho 1,rincinlcs Of The
R1sckinrid.-e Ilaiform3 The Dloula Of lhe
Moth arr Int rrt enf31ctsnt!r xrayrrf Ia nccent
a cnns,itntional slnYc-colc for the Territories.
nor to asrec that slavery shall b. forced UPON
| an unwilling people by my process whatever.
| The cn,rineErs Of The Ind Gtn.lcmenta'i con-
| claye arc iayinr 4 train which they expect will
| explode auu blow .up the Republican, PARTY,
It l. thc destruction. ar at ,eust disastrous d.
| f.at. Of that party which thcy arc 1abo1iuu to
| effect. Tie Constitution as It is would be
| good enough for them it 1hb 6lage Power and
ifs turnkey allies w.re permitted to administer
the goyefnmcnt and enjoy the ofrlcet. TLis is
thr f,;r .r1iry1rta at the l,ottom Of Democratic
d;srontt.nf Stunc amendment of tt1c (;ousti-
tutio1 which would keep the Republicans out
Of The offices would heal i'll t1cir sores, and
save the Union. fthc m.nority could only be
| allowed to rule. theY would oe bland, serene
| and coutentcd,
Tho fac]inr in C1yor nj calling A National
| Convention Is revise tile Constjt utlon is GAIN
! iuc ground nunonr; the Republicaus. Tic
| Iinnkeys are saving, because the Kepullicaus
save code. "Yuu nrc afraid Of th. people, Why
| "don't yon l.t the ncople decide the natter
aWhv are vnn 4efeatins thc vii of the nro.
uple r, The Republicans re1,]y. we are o,,,osed
to mal;in~ chanrcs in lie Constitution hy
rytr,"in,iic;al ;.na Unconstitutional n,cthot:S
such a. you propose; but We are in fnyur Of
sut,1nitfinr Tie whole matter 10 thu people il,
thc oniv Rav 1,rnyided by The Constellation
LEI twnthjr;is of tl,e Htafe Lcnis]aturcs atk
i,ont.r-pss Il, ca,l n National Conyeutiou. Con-
artss vii, tix the time for tue election hf dele
Snfes an1 thc mceI;n,- nf tic t.nnyant;op The
| eeiect;nr cannof lake mace sonner tIan a yrsT
from nnyr wh;ch rT;l1 rive ,mnle t;ma for fhe
r,on;c nrcnted hv t,,e isn,ro0,tcs anil ,,isnn;nn.
i.fs fnhuhsiic and ti1c SnI,iic mind f., rooi
down ~ thc c,}Tn so1,er md soIii renson;ng
| no;nt Tbc 1h1n.t nnI1 ,r;spst state< rnea VIII
r. .1sot -; - To conron+;on nd 1ha n,hi;a
n;od viii rost IN tia ss,,ranfe That he scti,r
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