, 1861-02-08
Ihe commissioners to Washington.
1ten'drfs Of lucssrs 1farshaU and 0q2esby in tie
Senate on the adoption Of tho RESOLUTIONS au-
Morzing the Gogesnor to appoiAt Conag,is.
; siQnerS 's

/ aHs MARSuALLS SPEECH.
::Ar; Speaker: I had not proposed to spcaj
on this subject. had supposed that th
report Of the minority of the gentlemen CON
posing the committee would be ali the arm u
ment necessary upon the other side Of iii
question, and the gentlemen would not iusis
upon continuing the debate. But; sir, / an
constrained to say that am grieyed-as erie
| y TIC order OF the day. am grieved at tn
| charges Of the want OF patriotGsn, and ct til,
examinations which fall 60 freely from the lip
OF the gentlemen on the other side It seem!
to me that in this hour of our country's Gan
Ger, Us heive it is, it is not best that sucf
charges should be SO freely thrown out in thit
chamber, or any where else. T trust, Mr
speaker, that VIC all love our country. I trusi
that Senators who are SO ready with their ac
eusations against us love this country ~ We
who have been taking those accusations Sd
tatnely, all along have aTcrred and dccla. cJ
ttat we love it-loye il, as it is-love 1t as our
fathers made it-love it because we think that
ltgives us the right to be free men.
And, sir, what have We done? We have but
exercised the right Of free men in voting our
cholce Tor President Of the United States For
tnat act tile tabrlc Of our government is threat
cned to be overturned, and on this floor en j
elsewhere We are taunted with want Of patriot
ism, because VIC do not at once 6uccumb-
1nuclle down, and fall upon our faces bctor,.
me men who come to us upon such proyoca-
tlon as that, with threats OF this kind.
h1r. Speaker: If this Union is to be held to-
sethcr-if this government is to be prescryc,l
1t is not to bc done by our being ready to
take up with any proposition that may be OF.
1ered-not by bei1 ready to Weld TO onr
Terms that may be demanded. Sir, il you Weld
to any tcrms-if you put yourself upon thai
footing, and declare to tile world YOU ,yil|
Yield to my demands that may be made by our
southern brethren, let ne call trem brethren.
iGT hone they rat n ha 1,,a4
you will never be done with yielding, you viii
never preserve this Union by 20 yicltiintr.
MIR. Speaker, I cherish the Union as dearly
Us any man In this chamber, for have Us 1nrch
reason to love it Us any other man. I was
born a1id reared in the otler-the Southern
know, except my own children, III whose veins
ruus common blood with my own, lives in
that section. yield to no man in my love for
lhe un1on-there is somcthin. dearcr than
even peace-lt is manhood applause checked
hy the SpeaEerl-lt is principle. Sir, IJs9icue
that tic preservation Of this gose,m,ncnt as q az.
sr?.e'st q depends upon our ezhittiny lrn,nsSs in
senceF OF conclllalory teeiings-nct stolidity:
but frmncss tempered with conciliatIon,
No man--n0 country ever guincd ANYTHING by
exhibiting a trucking weakness / confess.
sir, that hope but little from this Viruipix
conference. c9bfcss that fear it win ameun:
~
ers SO fur as know, who have been appointed
from Southern States, Ni'l go to that conference
demanding terms that cannot be coucc,icd.
Mr. Speaker, tho Democratic purity suffered ity{f
70 be b4o1e'e up ut Charleston utd baltimore IT,
ause 1t trould not 1ccept proposition fqu;,acnt
% Mls Gr1aeade't proposition. They stood upeu
principle there, and believing that it is lest
or all and best for the country ever to stand |
low.
Upon this point Of the political complexion
u the gentlemen who are to compose this |
would that gentlemen could be |
I would that llleir demand conli |
&c complied with; 1 would to God that eouiI
'ellcye that my country was safe in complying
With that derMlnd. But, sir, cannot consent
o entru>t gentlemen with SO high a power
Or it Is high power though extra,constitu-
lonal-"ho nave declared by every means they |
ou'a employ have announced through !
slate Convention and in every other possible
'ay, that they are rcady 10 eoncedc any thing
;hateVer that is asked, I do not believe that
his IS the way to preserve this Go;cra-
lent. do not believe that this is fin
ray to preserve our liberties. I do not believe
nat by any such policy VIC will hs enabled
hand dewn to our posterity the precious
oon which NC hare received from our auccs-
>rs. 1nccd no: so into detail about this mat.
sr, nor elaborate it further. But that's, il
Tort, the reason why I do not wish those
entiemcn to so upon this commission, saw |
IN all trankncss. eay il, harsh and uncourte-
Is as Inc proposition seems to bel say it in |
candor and frankness-l do not wish gsu-
smen g en- to represent me in that convention
no EaVe already declared that they arc will
8 to tBke up with any proposition that may |
, made.
MR. oGLEsB1's SPEECH.
Mr.. OSlesby addressed the Senate ut length.
III III patflotlc strain, upon the subject, We
IKE room for the following nassaras.
r tell ron +haro 10 s,r,o+,s;rar :. H..
teurty of nr;nc;n,eW;f n,6, ~ ,,sa e4E H. ausa
y iangnar,l ~ ~ ca..,t na5 asc ING 1orci-
ars]aH t1sro 'io 10 snn,a.h;n1' ,oM Jules tMf'
r who ro,nnnso +hn ,eart*I FL - - nnooa- 4a
: raen 1;.t 49,. ~ pt'5 .naI ~ lug tlme
. oon,ae+ ,,.;t1, @ ~ LIS s'ate, entefed INTO
o1o 1ob.es1 10y "ian our gi!ant ana noble leader
i bs1avnr' +tos, ,i ~ through
70 f;rh,En~ cn ~. 4,a ~ us.lss1os NOW that We
~ .Sis ~. aae sae1cu l1inclpies Under
aE har;r', aonn n1uI 41,n " oa!si snn! We now,
,ra hs,,tars sons +Iat tn.uasr naas eontest, ior
,tes 1iat th'at Iii .nlet, H., hom tnG southern :
IN +ho fa;r 49,: ~ ~ u!ah ap lhe Union, pun r
ratnn", t,aa aaprte 9. u o9r government, tear i
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