Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-09-25

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| On hesday last the assA Jaly, In the
House oi Repesen6Asivse Of Washington
q paass Offering was propose by ssr
Cox OF Ohio, in the shape Of Preamble
and Resolutions, which we publish here.
with, which the House by Republican
votes, refused ID entertain, We laAks i
record Of the fass ~ part ef slss hlssoxy
of the pending war, and d matter d
winch We ANAL aak ms iudxmsnt of nj
peoplein due sias. Ths foaspwsng ars
the proeesdiags - rspor1sd
aMr. Cox asked leave 10 iasrsaass ths
following:
WaxaEAs, II i the part Of rasfBnal be-
ings 20 terminate their difficulties hy n.
l1ional msans, and iaasmueh ~ the differ
enees bsEwsan tha United States aushari-
sies aud tbs elsyen sacedsd States have
resulted il Q stats of war, characterized
BY hitter hostility and extreme asroeitv,
fand although the party Ii the seeeding
States are guilty OF breaking the natianal
Union and resisting she lawful authority,
jet be il. -
Resolssd, That whils we make iasseas-
Cd edests By our army aud nayy 10 main
tain the integrity and stability Of this
Government, the common laws of war,
those mAxins OF humanity, moderation
and homer, which are part Of the inter
national code, ought to be observed By
both parties, and stronger reason ex-
lists, for such observance between the two
nations inasmu eh "a the increased parties
have . common ancestry. history, pxos~
perity, glory, aoyernment and Union, and
are nov qnhsppily Engaged in laOerating
their common coanfry. :
Second, Thai there ought TO be left open
as between two nations the same means
for pFeEenting the var being carried to
outrageous extremity. aad there ought
also in the interest OF eiYihxaaion to be
left open acme means for the restoration
OF peaob aud the Union.
Third, Thatto this end the restoration
of peace sad she Union on ths basis of
the fundamental principles of the Coasti-
tuition, there pc appointed COMMITTEES
Of one namher from each State, who
shall report TO this House, Al its next sas-
saon, such ansndment to the Constitution
of the United States as shail assuage all
GRIEVANCES and bring about reeonstrae-
ton Of the National Union and that for
the preparation of such satisfactory ad-
jussnent and the conference requisite for
that end, a Commission Of citizens of the
United States be appointed, consisting of
EiHard Everett of Massachusetts. Mil
lizard Fillmore Of New York, ReFerdy
Johnson Of Maryland, Martin Van Buren,
OF New York, Thomas Ewing az Ohio,
Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire, and
James Guthrie OF Kentucky, who shall
request from the so eslled Confederate
States the appointment of similar Com
and who shall confer on the sub-
leet in me city of Louisville, On the arst
Monday Of September next, and thai she
Committee appointed from ibis House
notify said Commissioners Of their ap-
pointment and function, and advise and
confer With them, aRd report their action
TO the next session as an amendment of |
the Constitution Of the United States, to
be proposed BY Congress to ths States for |
their ratification, according to the 5th !
article of said Constitution.
Mr- Washburne objected to the intro !
ducti0n of the resolution.
Mr.. Cox moved a suspension of the |
rules,
The question was determined in the
against IS.
Yeas-MessrS- Allen, Ansona, Bailey,
Pa BuEnetts, Calvert, Cox, Cravens,
lristheld,. CriEtenden, Dunlap, Grider.
dalght, Harding, Hoffman, Jackson,
Johnson, Law, Leary, Logan, MAY, Nal
Dry, MenEies, Morris, Noble, Norton,
Sagent, Pendleton, Perry, Reid, Richard
.on, Robinson, Smith, steele, IN. j. |
1allandingham, VOORHEES,, Wadsworth,
Webster, White, (ohio) Wiekiifs. Wood,
v oodruH.
Nays-Messrs. Aldrich, Arnold, ASHER,
3abhltt, Bailey, Baxter, Bsaman, Bins-
lam, Blair, Mo. Blair, [pa. Blake. Buff I
lngton, Campbell, Chamberlain, CLARK.
ioltax, r. A. Conkling, Roscoe Conkiing,
toyode, Cutler, Davis, Dawes, DeiaDo.
)iven, Duell, Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot,
'essenden, FraRchot, Frank, Goocb,
Goodwin, Granger, Hale, Harrison, Hor.
on, Hutchinson, Julian, Kelley kellogg,
Mieh.,) kellogg, IN Lansing, LOOMS,
.oTejoy, Mexican, Mcknight, Mcpherson,
forehead, Morrill,, (Me- Morrill,, (Vt.}
hin, Pike, Pomeroy, Porter, Potter.
lice, Mass. J Rice, NE. Riddle, Rollins. /
n. HI Sedgewiek, Shanks, Sheffield. |
Sherman, Spaulding, stev-
ass Thomas, Mass Train, TEowbridge,
Pton, Eandeyer, Van Wyek, Wall. II
Wallace, Walton, (Me.) Walton, (vt.l II
Esshburu, Indy Winslow, Worcester,
fright
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