The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-25

The report of the committee on federal re-
tions was taken up. Messrs. Newcomb,
Murray and Wagner (Republicans) and Mr..
Hamilton (DemOcraD spoke on the subject.
The discussion was brought to close by an
invitation from the House to participate in
the ceremonies of raising the American flag
on the dome of the Capitol. The discussion
was postponed, and the Senate adjourned till
Wednesday at A N.
HoUsE.-A large number of bills were
read q second time and referred TO appro-
pirate committees.
A bill relative to the adjustment of the
various claims and rights of persons in the
embarrassed railroads of the Sta;e was af-
ter considerable discussion, referred to the
committee on the judiciary. The bin pro-
poses plan by which stockholders of en-
barrassed railroads may operate their road
and the bondholders and other creditors
still he protected.
The following members were announced
as the committee on printing Messrs. Cam
eron, Gresham, Burgess, Smith Of Bartholo-
new, and Packard.
A communication was received from the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, an
nouncing that the trustees of Indiana Uni
versity were S. T. Wilson, D. g. Rose, R.
w. Wilson, John S. Harrington, James
Sweetzer J. B. Winstarchley, B. Hanna,
D. Sheeks.
The chairman of the committee of l3
reported that they had considered the nu-
merous resolutions referred to them, and
after careful and mature consideration had
unanimously instructed him to report
series of resolution as follows, the passage
of which he recommended
Be al ReSoLUed by the Gensr0J assembly Of
the State Of Indiana
l. That the preservation of the Federal
Constitution and the Union of the States is
essential to our tranquility at home and
abroad, and that the liberties of the people
would be greatly endangered by its dissolu-
ton.
2. That the government of the United
States cannot permit any State to withdraw
from the Confederacy without violating the
terms of the compact between it and the
people of the States which constitute the
Union.
3. That while the constitutional rights
of every State in the Union should be
maintained inviolate, the authority of the
National Government, acting within the
powers given it by the people, must also be
maintained, and the laws of Congress
faithfully executed m all the States OF the
Union, and that all attempts to resist the
execution of such laws are all revolutionary
in their character, and should be promptly
suppressed.
4. That the people of Indiana are unal-
terably opposed to interference with the
laws and institutions of any other State,
just as they would oppose interference by
the people of other States with the laws
and institutions of this State that they
l.
obligations, and in good faith executed the
laws of Congress according to their letter
and spirit and they demand and expect of
every other State of the Union to DO the
same.
5. That the Federal Constitution, wit h.
out alteration or amendment, is amply suf-
fcient, if obeyed, to preserve the Union and
secure the just rights Of the people of all the
States, but rs differences of opinion have
arisen between the northern and southern
sections of the Union, respecting the COM
mon territority thereof, which threaten to
involve the country in civil war, to avert |
so great calamity and to restore peace to !
the country, the State of Indiana proposes |
as basis of settlement, by proper enact |
ment, to restore the Missouri Compromise |
line of $50 3O/ with all the rights of the |
people North and South as they formerly |
eAlSJctf OF any Quiet E6uSOudU4O anu luSJ ar
rangement which shall not require a sacri- |
fee of the rights of the people of any part of |
the Confederacy; that any State having |
laws onher statute books designed or in
tended to interfere with the due execution
of the laws of Congress, ought to repeal
them without delay.
g. That for the purpose of friendly in
terchange of opinion, and in order to
the bonds of union and friend
ship, as we'll as to correct any misapprehen-
siens which may exist respecting the de-
signs of the Northern people against the do
nestle institutions of those States, his Ex-
the Governor, be, and be is here
by, requested and directed to appoint twoof
our most eminent citizens to proceed with
out delay to the States of Kentucky and
Tennessee, whose Legislatures now in
session, and by public addresses before those
bodies or otherwise, give assurance to them
of the ardent desire of the people of Indiana
to preserve the American Union, and pro-
tect and secure the rights of the people of
all the States
After discussion tire resolutions were
made the order of the day for Tuesday, Jan.
%, at 10 A. M.
The House adjourned for the purpose of
in the raising of the American
flag on the dome of the Capitol.