Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-07
Important Compromise Proposition
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The following important proceedings of the
House of Representatives were not telegraphed
to this city We clip them from the New York
papers Of Tuesday.
Mr.. Cox. of Ohio. asked leave to introduce the
following:
WHEREAS 1t is TIE part of rational beings to
terminate their difficulties by rational mems. and
inasmuch as the differences between the United
States authorities and the eleven seeded States
have resulted in a state of war, characterized by
bitter hostility and extreme atrocty, and although
the party in the seeding States guilty of
breaking the National Union and resisting lawful
authority, yet be it
ResOIued, That while we make increased ef-
forts by our Army and Navy to maintain the in
tegrity and stability of this Government, the
common laws of war, those maxims OF humanity,
moderation and honor, which are part of the
international code, ought to be observed by both
parties, and stronger reason exists for such ob.
servance between two nations, inasmuch as the
incensed parties hayea common ancestry, history,
prosperity, glory, Government and Union, and
are now unhappily engaged in laceratng their
common country
Second, That there ought tn be left open as
between two nations the same means for prevent
ing the war being carried to outrageous extremity
and there ought also in the interest of civilization
to be left open some means for the restoration of
peace and the Union.
Third. That to this end the restoration of peIce
and the Union on the basis of the fundamental
principles of the Constitution, there be appointed
a committee of one member from each State, who
shall report to this House, its next session. such
/ amendments TO the Constitution of the United
States as shall assuage all grievances and bring
about u reconstruction of the National Union;
LII.
adjustment and the confidence requisite for that
( end, commission of citizens of the United Suites
be appointed, consisting of Edward Everett of
Massachusetts, Willard Fillmore of New York
| Reverdy Johnson of Maryland, Martin Van Blu
rem of New York. Thomas Ewing OF Ohio, Frank
lin Pierce of New Hampshire and James Guthrie
of Kentucky, who shall request from the So
called Confederate States the appointment of a
similar commission, and who shall confer on the
subject in the city Of Louisville, on the first Mon
day of September next, aud that the committee
appointed from this House notify said commission
ers of their appointment and function and advise
and confer with them, and report their action to
| the next session as an amendment Of the Const-
tuition of the United States, to be proposed by
Congress to the States for their ratification, ac-
cOrding to the fifth article of said Constitution.
Mr.. Washbune objected to the introduction of
the resolution.
! Mr.. Cox moved suspension OF the rules.
The question was determined in the negative
1 40 against 80.
Yeas-Mesers. Allen, Ansona, Bailey. pa
Burnett, Calvert, Cox, Cravens, CriSfeld, Crit
tendon, Dunlap. Order, Haight, Harding. Hol-
man, jackson, johnson. Law. Leary, Logan, May,
! Mallory, Menzies, Morris, Noble, Norton, NJ
gent, Pendleton, Perry, Reid. Richardson, Rob-
inson, Smith, Steele, IN. j. Vallandigham,
Voorhees,, Wadsworth. Webster, White, (Ohio,)
Wicklifie, Wood, Woodruff.
| Nays-MeSsrs. Aldrich, Arnold, Ashley, Bah
bit, Bailey, Baxter. Beaman, Bingham, Blair,
MO- Blair, (Pa.,) Blake. Burlington, Campbell
Chamberlain, Clark, Colfax, F. A. Conkling
Conway, CovOde, Cutler, Davis, Dawes, Delano
Diven. Duell, Edgerton, Edwards. Eliot. Fessen-
den. Franchot. Frank. Gooch. Goodwin, Gran
ger, Hale Harrison, Horton, Hutchins, Julian,
Kelley, Kellogg, Mich, Kellogg, (Ill.,) Ian
sing, Loomis, Lovejoy, McKeln, Mcknight. Me
Pherson, MOrehead, Morrill,, (Me.,) Morrill,
| w.t. Oin Pike, Pomery, Porter, Potter, Rice
(MasS) Rice. (Me..) Riddle. Rollins, IN. H, }
Sedgewick, Shanks, Sheffield, Shellaberger. Sher
man, Spaulding, Stevens, Thomas, Mass. }
Train, Trowbridge, Upton, Vandever. Van
Wyck Wall, Wallace. Walton, (Me.,) Walton
(Vt.,) Washburn, White, (Ind.,) Winslow, Wor-
cester. Wright.
Adjourned.