The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-02-27

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Hon. Mr.. Messmore, of Lacrosse, is one
of the ablest Republicans of the Wisconsin
House Of Representatives. His speech the
other day in favor of the appointment of
Commissioners to Washington is mine
of good sense and patriotism. We give
the conclusion and respectfully invite his
political brethren here away to study on it:
"Mr. Speaker, we may do what We will,
and compromise is the end of the whole mat
ter. We whipped Mexico and got her on
her back, and then we Compromised"
with her. Compromise is the end of all
strifes, and, ask, would it not be better
for us in the start to sacrifice a little pride
Of opinion and yield something of com
promise rather than ingage in a long and
bloody fight, and then, after all, be CON-
PEELED to grant. by compromise, more than
is now demanded7 These are practical
questions for practical men.
"Mr. Speaker, we may talk Of coercion
we may talk Of invading armies, and our
power to conquer and subdue; but, Sir,
there never was government on earth
worth straw, that was not bound together
by lOue and fraternal feelings. If ever that
moment arrives when this government can
only be held together by the sword, it may
be said that the sun Of liberty has set in
blood. Sir, the consequences of conflict
of arms between the heated blood of the
South, and the cool and determined spirit
of the North would be dreadful, indeed,
and, ask, what sacrifice would we not
make to arrest so dire calamity? For
one, my offering is ready" Applause
The correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial (Rep.) writes as follows from
Washington:
Judge Kellogg, Of Illinois, made tear
ing speech for compromise to day in the
House. He said he had been read out Of
the Republican party by both Iri6unes,
big and little, Now York and Chicago, but
he was going to read every man out who
was not for peace and harmony between
the North and the South. IF the Republi-
cans would only adopt his compromise and
forefathers did to make it, the whole strife
could be settled in enc hour. He proposed
to restore the Missouri Compromise, and
put into the Constitution, that Congress
nor Territorial Legislature should inter-
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What the Missouri Compromise said infer
entially he wanted to say directly.
Farnsworth, Of Chicago, asked his COL
league if his position was not the Breckin-
ridge platform for all territory South and
the Douglas platform for all North.
Kellogg didn't care copper about any
platform in Gods world. He wanted to
save the Union. His colleague would do
nothing to save it. He advised them to
migrate to south Carolina. Farnsworth re.
torted, he wouldn't yield the principle that
slavery should be extended over that Ter
ritory, even to save this Union. Much
kissing in the galleries.) Kellogg declared
his proposition didn't make foot Of terri.
tory slave that was not SO now. By the
bred Scott decision all the territory was
slave. Every foot of territory is legally
slave, and it is too late to talk about it,
It's no extension Of slavery to recognize
what the law says. He asked if Massa.
chusetts wouldn't unbend to save the
Union? 1t he must part from his friends
he would give them blessings blessing
and if they must wander for while in the
dark pathe Of fanaticism, they would come
back to be welcomed to the first place in
the fold