The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL.

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United States Serate on Thursday last.
Mr.. Seward, (Rep. ofN. Y, presented
a monster petition from the citizens Of N.
| York for the passage Of the resolutions,
substantially tie Border State resolutions.
The petition is signed by $4,000 people
and is 200 feet long.
Mr.. Seward said he had been asked to
support this petition. He had not yet,
though he anxiously waited and hoped
for a manifestation on the part Of the peo.
pie OF the country and representatives,
which would justify him in saying the
Seeding States, or those who sympa-
thize with them. have made propositions
which the citizens of the adhering States
could accept, or that this OF any other of
' the various propositions from the citizens
Of the adhering States or those desiring
to adhere to the Union would not be sc-
ceptable to the other party. | have
thought it my duty to hold myself open
and ready for the best adjustment that
could be practically made. l have there
fore been obliged to ssk this Committee
to be content with the assurance that /
would express to the public and the Sen
ate that the spirit in which they come is
perfectly satisfactory and gratifying to
me to see proper spirit offraternal kind
ness, of conciliation and affection as adopt
ed by a large portion ofmy fe.low.citizens
; of New York.
/ have asked them, also in return for
performing my duty on this occasion,
when they arrive home that they will act
in the same spirit, and manifest their de-
0 votion to tie Union above all other inter,
! ests and sentiments, by speaking for the
Union, bv voting for tie Union, and, ifit
shonld be demanded, lendiDg-even Civ.
ing, their money for the Union, and fight
:, ing, in the last resort for the Union ia.
king care that speaking always goes be,
fore voting, voting goes before giving
money, and all go before battle, which
> should regard hazardous and dangerous
aud therefore tho last as it would be the
most painful measure to be resortsd tc
for hesalvatiou OF the Union.
This is the spirit in which | determined
for myself to come up to this great ques
,iou, to pass through it,as sincerely be
ieve we shall pass through it, for al
though this great controversy is not set
tied, do not therefore any less calculate
upon and expect it will be peacefully set
lied for Union. | do not expect the I'm
ion will be firmly re. established in ninety
days, butmy confidence remains that az
! | have not believed the passion and fren
zy Of the hour can overturn this grea
IN fabric Of Constitutional liberty and en-
oire in ninety days, so l have felt sur,
there will be time even after the expira
" lion of ninety days, for the restoration O
,e all that has been lost. and the re-estab
"a lshment of all that is in danger. So
Df cesson and revelation on one side, an
10 coercion or defiance on the other, are al
- to pass away before the Union is 10 be
~ toaae the grand absorbing object Of inter
It est. sffection and duty, on the part of til
n citizens of the United States. r..@
.. A great many partisan interests are t
,e be suppressed, and party platforms to b
d swept away before the Union, if in dan
N ger can be saved; but it will require bu
m a very short time. f the Union does IT
is quire to be saved, for all these interes,
is and plalforms-all these men-to disaI
pear You, everybody. who shall OF
n. pose, resist or stand in lhe way of III
no preservation of tins Union, will dsappet
N like moths on summer eve, when til
Id wbirlwind of popular indignation arise
III that shall be excited at the full discover
10 that this Union is in darger through fa'
ton, or even the impracticabillty of OF
A. palt Abiding to The question of SLAYER
adj in the Territories, which had been a Wit
u. one of twelve years st least. he said I'll
r.. admission of Kansas had settled all tn
n. was vital or important, leaving nothin
en- but the passions the contest engendere
Kansas California and Oregon are in Il
r.. Union, and now the same contceU di
tracts this Union as before. The exte
no Of the Territories alter the admission
Kansas is I ,o63. 500 square miles an er,
"a times that of New York. Twent
on four such States as that Of New York a
il yet TO be organized. Now, under VIII
is accepted by the Administration as
o't judicial decree, every inch OF that is sla
no terrtory-not as he accepted it, but
enforced by the existing Administrative
ar. He had no fear of Slavery where, in t
!" peculiar condition of things, Slavery h
?" succeeded in planting only one slave u
N. on every 44.00o square miles Of territor
m. This then ceased % be the practical que
sI,, ton. In lieu comes up the Garfu que
- ton, Union or dissolution of the countr
or no countryside question of hope, t
!. question of sinking forever under The co
lth tempt of mankind. Why then desp'
that thirty millions Of people will be u
. able to meet the crisis? He had no feal
'os This is a Con'ederacy; not ali lmper
y Government. or Government of a sins
py State. 1t is a Confederaoy dependent u
r., on the imperial consent Of all memoe
W 'u' ard subject 10 dissolution by their o.
~ action; but that assent is always 10 be
uS ,,iSs ken by virtue of original assent, aud he
~" until the form, time. manner and con-
~ -, tions which the Constitution prescribe
~ ~ be met by those who constitute the Uni
' ne shall declare that it shall be no long
M nv, He trusted there may be time enough
Ops ,ps the development Of the policy and
NV purposes OF the lovers of the Union.
lu:e not, these controversies will be setll
=, Just as our forefalhers ftresaw when III
'on framed the Constitution, by submission
,to " the people of the United States in Cc
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