Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-23

olFlhlOna mere Confess 70 the WVEl0 tAAb W
cannot unitedly say one honest and true WORD
for the land in which we live2 For one,
should be inexpressibly ashamed and NOR
tilted ct such result.
am aware that this General Assembly hai
90 long been divided into hostile political par.
ties, and 80 many preiudices have taken roci
in our minds, that Il seems little awkward
at 6rst, for Us to try 10 ect togsther. Natur.
hlly enough, the first impulse which seiEes {
Republican, when 3 Democrat introduces I
political proposition, Is TO vote against il
and Democrat is affected in similar way
in respect to Republican. We have come
TO regard Il as kind of religious duty tC
vote against each other. So far has thii
sometimes been carried, that have heard
members Of the Legislature say, thai when
for any reason, they have felt compelled e
vote without any knowledge Of the question
under consideration, they have found it a safe
rule and one answering all the ends of just
ice and beneVolenee, 10 observe how the op
posing political party were voting, and then
vote the other way. But this time think
we could reasonably hope to be forgiven
should we act together. We can at least try
the experiment, and see how it works, and j
it should not kill US, we may try 1t sgair
hereafter Indeed, II it should result il
abating somewhat Of the animOsity OF party
feeling among ourselves and those we repre-
sent the State would probably lose nothing
by it.
There is the Senator from Hamilton, (Mr
Hslmes, who sits opposite to me across the
Hall, and whose honest pleasant face always
does me good like medicine. would like
to strike hands with him to-day in the COM
mon cause. In the name of the people whom
l represent would like 10 send patriotic
greeting from the Lake to the River and to
receive & similar greeting in return. / would
like to see the barriers between different
parties and sections in the State broken
down, until the whole people should be united
in the cause of the cOuntry-until their
hearts should beat as the heart of one man,
and the voices Of all our millions should rise
to Heaven in one great shout for the grand
old flag which still floats, and shall yet float,
lover the land and over the sea-"
Another Senator from Hamilton, Mr.. Fur
guson,) whose ability and character we all
respect, proposes to amend these resolutions
by adding the "Border State Propositions
But sir, the Senate can never unite upon
these propositions, and do hope he viii con-
sent to defer the discussion of them to some
future timo. At crisis in the history of the
nation like the present, let US agree as long
as we can, and differ only when it is una
voidable
was somewhat surprised, Mr.. President
at the remarks of the Senator from Butler,
Mr.. Moore, upon these Resolutions. know
his patriotism; l know the generous and
lively interest which he feels in everything
adapted to promote the general welfare; and
l should have said that there was no Senator
upon this floor whose heart would leap in bis
bosom as high as his in exultstion at the
prospect of the unanimous passage of such
resolutions as these. The Senator objects to
them because, as he says, "talk is cheap, and
be prefers efficient legislation" But what
legislation? We are by no means agreed
A dozen different answers to this question
would come to US from different parts of this
Hall. It will require weeks Of discussion fol
even a majority of this Senate to decide whaf
laws they viii pass. In the meantime, history
viii not wait for us. The march of event.
viii not call halt because the Ohio Senate
is divided. Empires ere sometimes estab
lished or ruined in an hour, and our owl
government may perish for the want Of al
earnest manly utterance from Just sucl
hearts as are here to-day. These resolutions
are indeed composed of ''Words but they
are ''Words that burr" expressing "thought
that breathe e'-thoughts the most generou
and patriotic-just such words and thought
as have done the largest part of all the gooC
that has ever been done in the world. l cav
not but believe then, that my friend from
Butler will, en- reflection, agree with me il
adopting these ftly spoken words
And now, Mr.. President, hope that W
shall not differ here to-day because we haVt
been in the habit of differing heretofore
Let US forget that there have ever been an,
| differences among as. If we find feelinj
Of combatveness springing upon our hearts
let US restrain it for the sake of the Country
and not mistake it for a sense of duty, a
men sometimes do.
They tell story in old Connecticut whicl
it may not hurt us to hear. An homes
church member gave his brethren q grea
deal Of trouble by constantly opposing then
in their meetings, whatever subject was un
der consideration. This course looked t
his brethren very much like self-Will, thoug
it seemed to him to be the result of unusus
attainment in grace. At length they foun
it necessary to take up labor with him, AN
/ appointed committee for that purpose
Phrenology was Just coming into fashion
and the committee, after suitable attention t
the case of the erring brother, reported tha
they had discharged the duty assigned then
and that, in their opinion, the only thin
which allied Brother Fight-the-goOd-fgh
was, that his combativeness grew SO clos
on his head TO his conscientiousness, that b
had mistaken the one for the other. Th
story conveys its own moral.
But, sir, must not detain the Senate
moment longer. know you are impatieI
of delay. Civil war even now threatens u
Fortifcations that were all erected by Il
same fraternal hands, and whose thundei
should never be awakened except again
common and a foreign foe, now stan
froWning defiance at each other, in Charlie
ton harbor. Brothers of the same blood al
there divided into hostile bands, watchi1
each other with bitter jealousy. Let US the
act at once, and act unitedly; and to-nigh
} as the good Father lets softly down upon Il
land the peace and quiet of a new Sabbat
, let US send along the wires throughout Il
whole country, the firm but friendly WOr
, of these Resolutions.
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