Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-01-08
Congress.
Washington. Jan 3

Washington, Jan. 3.
HoUsE.-The Speaker laid before the
House communication from Mr.. Stncktoa
the chaplain, inviting the members to at
tend the Union prayer meeting in the Hall
OF Representatives to morrow.
1t was agreed that when the House ad-
ourn Tomorrow it be till Monday.
Mr.. Hutchins presented a report of a
meeting in Jefferson, Ohio, repudiating the
idea of Il compromise on the part of the
North. and indorsing the sentiment Of Sem
ators Wade, Hale, aud others.
Mr. Hutchins moved its reference to the
Committee of 49,
John Cochrane opposed this, as il ap-
peared the committee was 20 he made the
receptacle for all resolutions of all kinds.
The subject was SO referred.
Mr.. Clemens moved to reconsider the
vote.
Mr.. llutehius moved to lay that motion
on the table
MIR Cox said these resolutions were con.
eeived n hypocrisy and hatched in dlsun-
ion.
Mr.. Hutehins' motion rrevailed-so to
50.
The House went into committee on the
Legislative, judicial AMI executive appor-
tiOnment till.
Adjourned for want of a quorum.
SEEATE.-The galleries and lubhies were
again crowded. \ message from the House
informing the Senate Of the passage Of the
Indian appropriation ill was received.
Mr.. Bigler presented memorials numer-
ously signed by citizens of PHILADELPHIA,
asking the Senate to pass the Crittenden
resolutions. II Congress would only give
the people the opportunity they would en-
brace it, and their friends al the South
would discover that the people were pre-
pared to meet their complaints In a shirt
Of Cancellation aud kindEess.
Mr.. Crittenden offered the following res,
olution:
Whereas, The Union is in danger, and i
is difficult, il not impossible for Congress tr
concur by the requisite majority 80 as e
enable II 10 take such measures 10 rer,u-
mend the States such amendments 20 ia,
Constitution as are necessary t. avert The
danger; aud,
Whereas, In so great an emergency. tn,
opinion and Judgment OF the people ough
to be heard therefore,
| Resolved, That provision be made by Law
without deiay for taking the sense Of IN,
people, and submitting to them the follow
ing resolutions.
| The Clerk then read the Critteuden res.
oiutions already published.
Mr.. Crittenden said something must y,
done. II would be an open shame 10 tho
government If ruin be allowed 10 como uoor
the country. The sacrifice made was cum
parativeiy worthless. The peace and safe
ty of IA great country were never purchased
So cheaply. lie would appeal with conf
dence to the people. They have the great
est interest IN the government. He ha,
confidence that the people would give goal
advice. The resolutions were laid over anC
the unhnlshed business of yesterday taker
up.
Mr.. Douglas asked that the report Of tn,
Committee Of Thirteen be taken I'M
MIR. Douglas proceeded to address tn,
Senate. tie said no act Of his public Inf,
ever gave HIM 50 much pain as to vote fol
the resolution, the committee could no
agree.) In order 20 see the real cause O
the troubles we must 90 back of the lat,
election. We should assume that wheney
er Congress undertook to act upon slavery
dlscord and agitation was sure 70 follow. v
hen Congress lc; the question alone ther,
was peace. lie referred 10 the excitement
when the Missouri Compromise was enact
ed. The fearful agitation of 1890 wa
settled by the establishment ofthe con,ro
mise line. So long as that adjustment wa,
carried out there was peace and quiet -
Texas was admitted quietly under this rule
though there was Il great cuntrarietv q
opinion; but no one objected, because i
extended that line. Again, California an,
New Mexico were acquired and the exten-
SION OF the line 70 the Pacific Ocean yr,.
demanded. The .seco-Gs show tb,, no
reported aschairmar of the Uniumit,ae or
Territories n resolution To extend the linz
to the Pacific. This was adapred in tbe
Senate, but whom IL was sent L, the JJ,psc
1t was rejected 10y Northern votes. tb,,
opened the foodsates of the acifotion AZ
Io4S, which only were settled by the c,,,-
promises o. 1850. When we sa,tIa tbis
question in the territories then we shall
settle it entirely. The Abplitionists cYnlJ
never have brought the Union t, the vcr,a
OF dissolution but for the question in the
territories. II was the rejection If tho
extension of that line in 1878. which nrenai
the agitation. The agreements of 1910 and
1920 were repeated. The position of tLe
North aud the South were the same Tho
purest patriots in the land were alarmed
aud Mr.. Clay came back to the eunte IN
see il he could not bring peace. He found
no trouble with the Southern members h,,
he could find no support of this line in the
North. The Missouri line was abandoned
because its friends said they could not car
ry 1t uut =. good faith. Then they turned
to see what was next best. They desired
TO take the question out of CONGRESS ard
secure the peace of the country. AT last II
was decided to leave the question 40 the
people of the territories themselves IT,
records show that he supported both the
compromises and for the same reasons neoca
followed all over the country. But in 1874
and 1884, 1t became necessary 10 orpauiza
the Territories OF Kansas and Ncbraska :
The committee IN forming the bill derer,o-
med TO carry out the COMPROMISE measures
of 1850, though they had all been in fovor
nt the Missouri Compromise, as long as il
could be carried our. A hue and cry was
immediately raised that they were viola
ting sacred compromise, Though the hill
did net mention the Missouri Comprom;se
but did that the people should nave the
power OF settling the question for them
selves. The history Of the government
might be divided into three parts. Before
1871 the government admitted MANY Ter
rItorles, but all was peace; after the agita
ton OF 1870 was settled, all was peace
again TIL 1850; since then we have had a
continual controversy, and the result of the
late election has convinced the South that
1t was the fixed policy of the dominant mar
ty OF the North to invade their constitu-
uunal rights. The Senator from one
(Wade) admitted the existence of this belief
at the South, but charges it to the misren-
resentations of the Northern Democracv
1t matters not whether these evils are reaI
or Imaginary, if the South were resolved 10