Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-01-08
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Mr. Clay, Of Aiabasoa, was in his seat. Mt. |
Hamlins resignation was received and read. |
Mr. Ten Eyck presented a petition from |
the citizens Of New jersey, requesting Con- |
eress TO pass an act TO authorize the people |
to elect delegates on the 22d Of February TO
convention, 10 be held at Philadelphia on
tbe 4th Of March next, TO consider the welfare
OF the nation.
Referred.
Mr.. Crittenden presented thirty-four me.
MORALS, ssking that the Crttenden resolu-
tions be submitted to the people OF tue
country.
The Pacific Railroad Bill was made the
special order of two o'clock on Tuesday.
Mr.. Crittenden moved TO take up the res
olutions offered by him a few days since.
The bill for the admission OF Kansas was
made the special order Of Monday next.
Mr.. Crittenden spoke in favor of the pass
age of the resolution to submit the question
to the people. 1t seemed to him necessary,
in the distracted state of the public council.
1t would be better to submit the question to
the people themselves, and he saw nothing
improper in it. It does not conflict in any
way with the Constitution.
He referred to the proposed amendments
to the Constitution, and argued in favor OF
their adoption. He contended the establish
ment of line dividing the Territories was
not as much compromise as fair ADJUST
ment of the rights. He asked if statesmen
ard Senators bad rather encounter civil
war, with all its horrors, than make fair
compromise and recognize the existence of
slavery in a Territory till it became Slater
Was il a party dogma that no slave State
shallbe eadmittedint the Union and will SEN
ators sacrifice the country for a mere party
| dogma? The Territory was acquired as the
common property of all, and now few at
! tempt to exclude a portion from their just
! rights, because they have conscientious
scruples on the subject. Were Senator'S
willing to sacrifice the country rather than
yield 10 their scruples? But as matter of
right, have Senators right to exclude any
! property?5
He was now to consider the sacrifice Of
! the country, and was here now as an advO-
| cate for the Union, contending for what he
thought would save the country. This
triumph fills some portion Of tho Southern
! States with alarm. Will the party now in
the proud triumph ofvictory plant itself on
platform and dogma and not yield an inch,
or will they, like generous men, be not ouly
just but liberal2 He appealed to them. as
patriots and countrymen, to grant equal
rights to ALL He did not think he was asking
them TO make concessions, but only to grant
equal rights. He did not believe in the doc
trine of Secession; it was n new doctrine,
and an attempt to secede with the bold front
of revolution, is nothing but lawless violation
Of the laws and Constitution; bat he only
wanted to bear his testimony to the Con-
stitution, and to let it be known that the
Constitution can't DO broken, If States
wish to secede, let them proclaim revolution
boldly, andnot attempt to hide themseive:
under little subtle ties of law, and claim the
right of Secession. A constitutional righ
TO break the Constitution was new doc
trine He argued that Mr.. Webster Away
went against any right of Secession. Oh
one side was asked concession, and ol
the other was civil war.
!, Mr.. Trumbull asked if the Senator did no
! know that ono State claimed TO be out 0
, , the Union already? How would concession
alter the casel
!, Mr.. Crittenden contended that the adop
! ton of compromise would put an end to al
, revolution.
Mr.. Toombs said the Republicans had lon
= been sowing the dragon teeth and they noN
: : reaped a crop of armed men. The Unio
. was already dissolved. South Carolina ha
: boldly and nobly met the public danger
: The cause of South Carolina was the caus
! Of the South.
They bad appealed to the fraternity an,
; Justice Of the North in vain, and now the
: were doing what was called revolution, an
were ready to appeal if need be, to the ster
, arbitration of the sword, and the groun
q would echo with the tramp of armed me
= from the Capital to the Rio Grande. Th
.
that they had taken up arms because powe
had been elevated to Federal power whic
= outlawed their property and stimulated in
= = surrection within and without. The Senate
= from Kentucky doubted the right OF Seces
! sion. Ere long he will see it thing accom-
:. plished. They take it up both ways at til
: South; regular, as in South Carolina, an
q irregular below that State, and they wer
= armed to defend both. AS the Republican
deemed treason, there stood before them Q
! good traitor, and as good rebel, as eve
a descended from revolutionary loins. [Sligt
y applause He reviewed the demands of th
e South, and contended that such demand
- were only for an equality in the Union Ut
q less Government give protection it coul
4 not expect obedience.
!. This was a reason for the armed men thu
= now spring up everywhere. The Senator
4 from Ohio and New York had sworn to ol
=, serve the Constitution but no oaths couI
- bind them, they had higher law; they tai
i oaths and break them.
~ He quoted the Personal liberty Bill of We
. mont as an illustration of acts passed
1e perjury, and continued his detail of grie
40 ances.
ee He cited the tacit encouragement to inv
=, sions of the slave States by the declaratio
to of the Republican leaders.
w He de'sied that blood had been shed
y establish the Constitution. Not one Dire
y Many of the Revolutionary patriots vot
ti- against it. 1t was adopted in Virginia
ten majority, in New York by three n
I'd jority, and in Massachusetts by nineteen m
'sa iority. The people of Georgia believed t
~ Constitution was the best form of Cover
"a ment which could be desired. For himse
he he did not share in the opinion. Had he be
a in the Convention, he would have voted, vi
nd Henry and Mason, against it.
nd Every tribunal of the Government had {
cided in favor of Southern demands, yet th
were not yielded, and now the only arbi
was the sword. He argued that the Chica
platform had logically declared that :
treaty which acquired Louisiana and Flori
et as well as the decisions of the Suprei
Gu Court were void and no law. He, himse
was willing to defend the Constitution wi
ny the halter around his neck, He quoted
Lincoln's remarks that he would vote
n exclude slavery from the Territories, and
lie Dred Scott decision Notwithstanding
Oh they abandon the tribunal which they the
II selves had declared to be arbiter of disput
'e- between the States, and declared their pJ
er pose to rule any how. They will out-l'
FIVE thousand millions of the property
ed the South and Territories. Was this /
oy cause for war? He would not buy a shan
ful peace he would rather have war Georl
ut was on the war-path, and she would hs
'nI a final settlement.
Mr.. Lincoln had said that the Declarati
no ofIndependencer referred to slavery, yet Ma
er son and Jefferson owned slaves, held
ScJ1 sum of all villainies robbed the slave of