The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-02-08
Congressional.

o OI the OomnlSSlOner OF atents.
4 The subject Of printing extra cop
!. les was referred.
9 Mr.. Adrain, (American. OF New
!. Jersey,) presented resolutions pass
!. ed by the Legislature of New Jersey
$ expressive OF firm attachment to tb,
Union, and the duty Of every goot
Q citizen to sustain it, and favoring th,
A Criitendon proposition and the call
ing Of a Convention OF the states
&c. Laid on the table, and orleret
to be printed.
The House considered the Senat,
amendments to the Post bill with
out action.
! The report OF the committee o
thirty three came mp.
Mr.. Stevens, Republican. of fPenn
sylvania,) regretted that he was
, compelled to believe that no com
promise could now be made when s;x
L. states are in open and declared re
bellion, having seized the public
!, forts and arsenals, and robbed the
people Of millions OF public property
When he saw our harbors blockadcd
and armies in array against the flag
of our country, which has been in
suited, he had no hope that conces.
sion, humiliation or compromise
would have aay good effect whatev-
er. Rather than give concession to
rebels, he would see the government
shattered into ten thousand atoms.
Mr.. Harris, (American, of Mary.
lsnd,) spoke OF the glories Of the
country, and said the disasters now
pending sprung from the empty
rivalries Of political parties. He
saw no reason for secession. He
believed the responsibility of nation
al safety or perdition rests on the
present representatives of the people
now assembled in Congress. The
question now is on whom shall the
terrible responsibility Of the future
rest, and that will fall on the party
or set Of men who will not spurn
mere miserable party trammcls, and
come up to the question "llow a
great nation he saved" Far too
much Of the present mischief came
from the section TO which he be.
longed, springing from the ambitious
desires Of politicians at the South,
who want a greater eminence than
they can command under our present
system. He appealed to the North.
il there WAS not too much aggrava-
ton on their part. The secession of
six Southern states net with u
sympathy in Maryland.
/ Mr.. Hughes, (Democrat, OF Mary
land.) denied that Mr.. Harris spoke
tor the part OF Maryland he repre-
sentcd.
| Mr.. Harris, (American, Of Mary
land.0 "Not more than q corporal $
guard IN Mary land favor secession" "
(Applause.
Mr.. Harris, (Amcrican, Of Mary
land continued. denying the right
of secession, and urging his Northern
friends to do something toward
pacification. There was a smoul
dering fire under Maryland which
might break ont and sweep her into
disunion. Let them rise above
prejudice, and cement tho Union
more firmly than ever. Let us have
less eloquence in speeches, and more
pertinent eloquence in votes. Give
us the Crittenden or a similar pro
position.
He closed as follows: "Lct me
not, instead Of our national music
hear the Marsellaise, which is no,
music my ears. Flaunt n Ut before my
eyes the flag Ola divided nationality
exciting no devotion in my Amcri
can heart; but let me and my people
go to our graves with our consccrated
melodies ringing in our ears. and
over us float the flag Of our Union
with all its consolidated stars"
Mr.. Winslow, democrat, of North
Corolina, spoke Of Northern az.
gressions. High sounding words
he said, would not save the Union
nor could the piece OF bunting will
the stars and stripes. He favored
the Crittenden proposition with
nothing less than which the Sontl
can he satisfied. He was agains
coercion; by this the Union could no
4 be held together. 1t could be don,
: only by mutual justice and affection
Mr.. Van Wyck, (Republican, o
New York; spoke at length -
Among other things he said: Yov
ask us to compromise. What hav,
/ we to conceded We have done yo,
no wrong, and propose none. Yo,
have proposed no compromise whicl
l. does not involve a surrender on on
= part. You want the Constitutio,
!. amended. How would that avai
g you If your present position is cor
Il rect-if one state, however insip
= ni6cant, can destroy the Who'll
= fabrica You have violated the Con
stitution and set the laws at defiance
and are demanding constitutions
g gIguarantees that we will do neither
Do you propose any concession /
r the North, any security to libert
and life to Northern men in tn
: Southern states, Of property il
y books, of the freedom Of speech an
: the press, as already secured by th
Is Constitution9 You say you conced
q to freedom the territory North Of 8
y degrees 80 minutes. We have
70 double title to that already, first b
y purchase and then by conquest
y y We bought 1t when we took Mi.
IL souri, into the Union "A a slave atat,