Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-02-27
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CONGRESSIONAL.
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SENATE.-The Crittenden resolutions were
taken up.
Mr.. Wilson spoke at length against the resolu-
tons. He alluded to the secession movement,
characterizing it with a reasonable conspiracy,
which had its rise thirty years ago in the nulfca-
ton plot He then proceeded to argue that the
assertions that the North hated the South, were
not true He said citizens OF Massachusetts and
the whole North have ever treated the South
with kindness and courtesy. New England, es-
pecially Massachusetts,, had been singled out for
reprOach. Massachusetts, clings to the teachings
of Webster and Adams. He read in all history
that slavery has FASTENED the decay and fall of
nations and learns in the pages of Plato, Socrates
Burke, Fox, Humboldt, Washington, Jefferson
and other testimonies which lessen her convic-
ton against slavery domination and expansion
He referred to the speech of the Senator from
Louisiana, Mr. Benjamin, when under the pressure
of the searching arguments of the Senator from
Oregon, Mr. Baker. He lost his temper and made
an assault on Massachusetts,. Gov. Andrew never
said the invasion of Virginia was right and never
had any sympathy with it. as the Senator from
Louisiana charged.
There was no truth in-the accusation that Mas
sachuseetss sent Senators here TO insult the South
He alluded to threats that unless the North
changed its sentiments the Union cannot remain,
were those OF the Declaration of Independence
and the founders of the Republic. The venera-
bic Senator from Kentucky comes forward as
pacifier with compromise. He accorded to the
Senator from Kentucky purity and patriotic IN
terest, but said the plan for running the line OF
SO deg 80 min, was not a compromise but an
unqualified concession, cheat or deusion.
The leaders of slavery through paganism had
fixed their hungry eyes on Cuba, Mexico and
Central America, and had fought their battles on
this question. They we're ANONYMOUSLY beaten
by the people, and then rebelled The Senator
from Ky, (Crittenden,) proposes also to make
the rule applicable to all the territories hereafter
to be acquired The freemen of the North who
fought the battle in November will never accept
this He (Crittenden) also proposes to insert in
the Constitution a provision that Congress shall
not abolish slavery in the District of Columbia,
while it exists in Virginia and Maryland. Why
should the nation bind itself to wait the pleasure
of Virginia? Such proposition is an indignity,
and an insult to the people Of the United States
The Senator from Kentucky, seconded by the
Senator from Illinois, proposes that the elective
franchise shall not be exercised by any person OF
the African race-why is such proposition made
now? This class of men had exercised rights oil
citizenship in Massachusetts, for eighty years, and
the ancestors of these men fought with heroic
courage in the Revolution for liberty and indie
pendence. Men of the North could never put the
propositions of the Senator from Kentucky in the
Constitution They would fear if they did the
reproaches of insulted reason, and violated con
science. that their names should be enrolled
among those who had betrayed the cause of the
people, and that they would be consigned to the
moral indignation of history. Adjourned.