, 1861-02-06

position Tor Conference could hare been ne
ceaed 10 .Tths .ut other Inconsistency than that
yalueiess. To- w. 99sa ~ to 6s entirely
Union. ~ AA'e
The report concludes With the expression O,
an OPT MON that the people Of Wisconsin nre
not frepated to make my further compro.
misc 3, concessions or guarantees In favor oi
slaV erE, aud that the wasting Of public money
In commission, which, from its essential
co Araeter, must result IN more thoroughly
c'tlbtterlng the public mind, ought not and
|Foutd not be sanctioned; therefore recon-.
mend1ng the Indefinite pohtponement Of the
resolution asking commission.
Sen. Hutchinson (Rep) offered the follow.
! Ing substitute for the resolution:
:, Rsso{rfd, That Timothy o. Howe, cadsallaeer
Y. Washburn, Edward g. Ryan. Carl Sehurz and
Joseph 4. Sleeper. be and hereby nre rppointed
commissioners on the part Of the State of Wiscon-
fin, asfeenbly to the resolutions adopted ;hy tho
General Assembly Of V1rsinia on the 1874 day Of
Jan nry. 1851, to meet and confer with such com
e e Un1Sn ns e gs x =
the 9Th day OF February 1861, whoae duty it shall
he to unite In an earnest effort to- dust the pres
ceanaRR hs @ IN Ts
sistcnty with its principles md said commission
ers shal report to this Legislature the re5ult Of
Rzsolrtd Jur:1e,, That Wills carnestIv e .,irinc
II the blindness Of passion threatens The insiitu
not conecnt to the ba.ia Il adjustment psopoaed n
the nth resolution Of the scrfcs above referred to.
involving as - dpes the total surrender Of every
been taken and calculated to pc1petuate tie very
evils which are sought to be allayed, and furnish
an ever present source Of strife and controversy;
neither oaght to seek an advantage over the other
but chcerfully accede tothe full measure Of rights
granted. defend each other in their enjoyment and
herewith to be content; that In our opinion the
Constitution as 1t 1s is fuy adequate to all the nc.
!1s 2scl sss afsss aa ads
| 1nhctit4nce Of mankind"
On motion Of. Senator Virgin the resolution
was subsequently amended by adding Il md
Eatd commissioners are hereby Instructed that
they shall not In any event agree to any
amendment to the Constitution extending the
crea Of slavery in the United States or Terrific
ries."
Tor that Of G. e. Washburn, whose name, Of all
! the Congressman, was only inserted Is mark
OF special approval, and the name Of E. l..
| Palmer substituted for that OF e. G. Ryan, hoth
| Democrats. Various amendments were re-
| jected and q long aud able debste followed; Of
which, Of course, you have no room for re-
| Sweat, Quentin, Sweet, Joiner, Cole and 4. J..
| Bennett advocated sending, and Senntors Bart
lett, Crane, Gill, Bean, Aaz1cton and Worth
| ingtou opposed.
Tho resolution OF Senator Hutchinson, as
amended, Eas adopted by the casting vote Of
| Lieut.. Governor Noble, the vote standing II to
II, all the Democrats and siI Republicans yot-
Ing In 1hyor:
In the Assembly, the subject was brought
| up by the Governors transmission, without
comment, ofthe Virginia resolutions. The re-
port Of q majority oi the Committee on Fetle-
al Relations Of that body, made by Hon. ":
Spooner, their Chairman, held that 1t would
be incxpedient for the Legislature, ut this time
and under the peculiar circumstances Of the
country, to respond to the invitation extended
in these resolutions, to appoint commissioners
to meet those Of Virginia, and other states, in
convention. in the city Of Washington, on the
4th day Of February next; and that the Legis-
latcre cannot entertain proposition 10 20
into convention ofthc States for the purpose
Of amending the Constitution, or Of consider.
ing my Of the measures proposed, or matters
Of concillation, or concession, to the slave
States, for the restoring or preserving lie
Union Of the States without compromising tie
honor and the dignity cf the State Of Wiscon.
sin, go long as seeding States By armed coer.
cion, md others by threats Of secession. cccu.
| py position directly calculated. if Eot intend
ed, to Curtail, influence and direct the action
! ofsuch convention, and by menace to awe 1t
into . compliance with their demands,
In the opinion Of majority Of the COM
nittec, the terms indicated "a those Which
Virginia would accept, and by which the recu-
SAINT States will be pacifled, arc such as the
State Of Wisconsin cannot, and ought not, now
or ever, to concede, or even consent to discuss
in convention of the States, US the only basis
ofperpetual Union.
The: report argues against tho Crittenden
proposition as at variance with the fundamen-
tul principles on which the Union was erected,
obnoxious to the spirit Of the are and the DE-.
mands Of the civilized world. Before any
amendment Of the Constitution be attempted,
the report holds it best to determine whether
it has within 1t the vitality of n sustaining
power, and whether its pervading principle,
that the majority shall rule, is 10 be main
taincd; bec8us ii not no cp1np1 omieing amend
ments, no conciliatory concessions, no yielding
to arrogant and aggressive demands Of the
slave power, can avail to effect q permanent
pacifcation of the country, or permanent
especially it made in the preseLce Of coercion,
under dread Of menace, and in fear Of threats
Of secession, would, instead Of securing the
i perpetuity OF Union, place it At the mercy Of
every faction which had new demands to make,
md utterly demoralize both the government
md the people.
The pasaagc Of resolution respectfully de
clin[ps. the Irritation, was therefore recom-
menGcd.
aie Albert, {Dem.) the minority of tue Com
mittce, made report urging the meeting Of
every advance Of our brethren in q iraternal
Interchange Of views Of patriotic men from
different sections might result in peacci1lso.
lntiou of the difficulties now threatening to
involve us in ruin, md light the torch Of war,
and recommending the appointment of nine
commits ,ioners, five Republicans and four he.
mocrats. Z.
MIR, Atwood Of Daue moved the adoption o1
the following preamble and resolutions:
WnEnxAs, The State Of Virgfnfn, in view Of the
differences winch prevail between the people of the
ela assemby estsndsa an nvttoD S Ills IND
other States to unite with her in MI effort to re
store the Union md the Constitution III the spirit
the sna Whereas th m peopo Of ths
state cf Wisconsin, che fshing n deep and cordia
love Tor tho union aud entertaining no disposition
to interfere with tue institutions tho rights q
other States, arc Of the opinion That the reeen'
Manifestations Of disloya1ty iu the elavehullins
States, arc to a great extent the consequence .
true Sentiments and purposes St The people Of tht
FREQ States and, WhsIcaa. the comfy due to I
sister STATE as well rs the duty which we owe tt
orable proposition, looking to peaceful solution
Of the difficulties which now threaten to inyolr'
tho Union In civil STRIFE demand that we give tht
Reso:ped, By the Assembly, the Senate concur
hereby @ APP appointed on the part Of til
purpose Of meeting the Commissioners OF Virgin
Ia, aud other States, on the 4th day Of February
1861, to confer with respect to tue unhappy difet
cuces hetween tho two sections Of the unfon. ant
to represent in such conference the views Of TIL
people Of Wisconsin.
Mr. Graham of Rock moved to fill th
blanks with the names Of our present delega
tlon in Congress.
This was opposed On the ground that the
: had enough else to do, were elected for anotbe
purpose, and had already. acted on these sui
jects; besides that it Was better to take me-
fresh from the people. The amendment wa
| lost after some discussion, By q vote Of p t
. ~. The second resolution Was then 60 amend
cd that five commissioners should be appoint
) ed by the Two Houses in joint Convention
There Was long debate, In which Messrs
Atwood, Messmore, Webb, and D. h. Johnso