Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-07
sewa as Speech.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 To-.

sage of resolutions, substantial ~ The Pa,
der State resolutions. The peti3oo one Boz
ed by $4,000 people, and is w Ve : Sge
In the course Of his remarks ~ SAL; 'sI' long
been asked to support this petit;o u ne bad
had not yet found, though apyionJ 3u H
and hoped for, that manif.stato, waited
|on the part Of the peopIs Of tho y ani9
and representatives which conld 'e.ooO1tg
in saying the seeding states a. ' II hQ
sympathize with them, have maS l''0se Tho
sitions which citizens of the adb@s pFop0
could accept, or that those or sn,, stats
the various propositions from c;, Oueroi
adhering states Of those DESIRING tos q
to the Union would be accepta1l. :" aahers
isfactory TO the other party 1ua ST.
thought it my duty to hold mv..i, have
and ready for the best admst,noon'. oPa
could be practically made. b.r n' 'aa
fore been obliged to ask this comTni,, 'ue's
be content with the assurance that ,
express to the public and the Sem" would
the spirit in which they come i ra,, 'ls
commendable. 1t is perfectly s,t Rig,s'tl
and gratifying to me to see a prono. 'a''0ly
spirit Of fraternal kindness. Of cd r~ spii
and affection is adopted by a largs ', 0a'
Of New York, fellow citizens off5i pO ..
where | belong. have asked Them 'a''
IN return Tor performing my duty ON ' NJ
occasion, when they arrive home tSa h. 'as
act, and manifest their devotion :, WI
Union above all ther interests and " '%
ments, by speaking for the Union, ''u''
ting for the Union, and if it sbopld /, "
manded, sending, even giving, their wa. "
for the Union, and fighting in the I, r,l'y
sort for the Union, taking care that sn..s
ing always goes before voting, yotincF oa
before giving money, and ali 90 lof9s,. SO I'
tie, which | should regard hazarlon, s .aI
dangerous, and therefore the last q, sDa
would be the most painful, measures f. . y
resorted to for the salvation Of tba rD..
This is the spirit in which | depern;ns5
for myself, to come up to this great Question
to pass through it, as | sincerely bsior,
we shall pass through it-for altbonaS
this great controversy is not ALREADY seHIs5
l do not therefore any less calculate unon
and expect it will be peacefully settled and
settled for Union. | do not eyoect N.
Union will be firmly re-establiahea N ripo
tv days, but my confidence remains, tlat
as J have not believed the passion and
frenzy Of the hour can oyertum this GREAT
fabric Of constitutional liberty and empin
in ninety days, 50 | have felt sure there
will be time, even after the expiration Of
ninety days, for the restoration Of all that
has been lost, and the re-establshment q
all that is in danger. Secession or reyoh.
tion on one side and coercion or defiance
on the other are all to pass away, and The
Union is to become the grand absorbing
object Of interest and affection and duty
upon the part Of the citizens Of the United
States. A great many partizan Interests
are 10 be suppressed, party platforms swept
away before the Union, it in danger, and
If it is to be saved, can be saved; butitvll
require a very short tire if the Union does
require to be saved for all these interests
and platforms, all these men, to disappear;
everybody, who shall oppose, resist or stand
in the way Of this Union will appear like
moths on a summer evening, when tho
whirlwind Of popular indignation arises that
shall be excited az its full discovery that this
Union is in danger through faction or even
the intracticability Of one part. Aluding
10 the question Of slavery in the territories
which hacb been a vital one for twelve years
at least, he said the admission Of Kana
settled all that was vital orimportant init
leaving bebing but passion, which the con
test engenlered. Kansas is in the Union
California and Oregon are in the Un@r
and now the same contest distracts thl
Union as before. The extent Of the Teri
tories after the admission Of Kansas is ]
063,5000 square miles area, twentyiol
times that OF the State of New York.
Twenty-four States, such States as Ne
York, are to be organized. Now und
what is accepted by the Administration
judicial decree, every inch Of that territo
IS slave territory How many slaves a
there in it? Twenty-four African slave
lie had followed the thing in good fail
with zeal and energy, but confessed he ha
no fears of slavery where, in the pecuIr
Of things which has existed, slaver
has succeeded in planting only one saV
upon every $4,000 square miles Of terriIoIl
This, then, ceases to be the practical cue
ton. In lieu thereof comes up the grea
vital and fearful question, Union or DIS
solution-of the country, or no county,
the question Of hope--the question OF sum
ing forever under The contempt of mankind
Why then should he despair that a gre'
people, thirty millions, will be unable !
meet the crisis. He had no fear. Ihsl
a Confederacy, not an Imperial Govern
ment or Government Of a single States J
is Confederacy dependent upon the IN
perial consent ofall members and subjects
dissolution by their own action, but tna p,
assent is to be always taken by virtue !
original assent, and held until the iofln
prescribed by the Constitution itselt, auo
time and manner and with all condllou,,
Which the Constitution prescribed, az
those who constitute the Union shah dec"'
that it shall be no longer. Thirty cay
sixty days, ninety days given US by the " "
unionists may not be enough for their Polp Y,
" and purpose. lie trusted there mlgn