Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-03-07

US, and warn the States and the people TO
work wisely, those who are responsible for
a nations fate-not hastily, not rashly, not
| cowardly.
Such compromise is impossible now, be-
cause the necessary conditions are all want
| ing-every one is wanting. The parties are
not here. For more than sixty DAYS com
mlftee of this House has been hunting up
grievances andconcoctng com promises and
with the knowledge of that fact, and in spite
| OF 1t, State after State has wheeled into the
| march of secession and rebellion their Re
presentatives have Withdrawn from the com
mlttee and from the Capitol, and Congress
has been stripped, by their act, of the power
TO redress their grievances. With their votes.
| any congressional act could now be carried
| through both Houses, over every Republican
| IN either branch and, with the aid of Rep
resent atives from the border free States and
the commercial cities Of the North, they might
now carry, by two-thirds vote, reasonable
| propositions for amendments TO the Consttu-
ton. As the Senate and House now stand
a two thirds vote cannot be had for any prop
osttIons broad enough to settle the questions
| IN dispute Ir the present proioots taiI as
believe they will, they will fail because the
very States you would conciliate have will
fully al cOntemptuously closed the door
against concessions. Again: the contract
| ing parties to a compromise cannot stand
here with equal powers, because the seeding
states are not represented here at all and
the Representatives of the remaining States
| cannot freely act, because they are forced TO
act under more than halfexecuted thieat
Of dIsunlon and war, if they DO not surren-
der, without single condition 20 save either
| their honor or their rights. The disalfected
States that still remain stand in a position
hardly less reFauizy4 I Lr,sv 10 tat
| loyal meE here, as true at heart As the trusst
AMI As good a. the best. They DO not threat
| en, but plead; they have no malice. but over
How with fraternal affection they have no
| passion hut passionate love for the Union /:
| aud yet their aitectonate and passionate plea
| Is, compromise or secession. Not that they
| vail secete ii they can help it, but that their
| States will secede. The ultimatum OF the Sc
cciers was, submission or disunion. In ef-
| feet, the propositions are identical. however
| vide NAV be the difference IN the spirit Of
| those who propose them. Practically, they
are one and 1t Is the hghwayman's demand
your money o. your life"
Now, sir, were all the other conditions Of
| An effective compromise complied with were
| the parties here and agreed, a they are not
were the propositions complete in equivalents.
and perfect IN justice. As they are not. yet
would not dare to accept them under threat
| Who threaten Not one third Of the free
| men If The nation and Nor o,,. baIr of ,b..
| S,,,as W. o.. ,L-,a,.,.4Z r. ,t;r,I.
OF the people, a majority of the States, and
| the Federal Government, which represents
| the whole. II Is a submission OF the majority
! 10 the minority; and that l. a suoversiOn OF
| the democratic principle OF Government. Ii
| Is a submission OF the Government 70 rebel
| lion and that IS decentralization and d-gra-
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| tb.. r,eoI,I. and in..rrr;t,, of an tb.ir vasf
and varied iDt.....t.. II T.. a total failure in
| the fr.t obi.a.t of all Government. 10 wit
security 10 the governed. lis total failure
or the American experiment. For one. /
will refuse it, and risk the consequences OF
refusal. 1t is more dangerous TO surrender
/ to rebellion than to resist it.
4 compromise under such circumstances,
| and with such possible consequences, Is
| work 10 be refused ON ihe present Congress.
| Indeed, the day for congressional comprOm-
lse> Is past. We have learned, by sad expe-
| rIenre, that they are neither binding nor IRE
p-alabe, and are forced TO resort TO consu-
tutional and permanent guarantees. Hlt be
| admitted that Congress has the power to I'M
| tate these, 1t must also be admitted that
Congress and the States are not now IN
proper condition for the work. me states
ana IN" people are IN no temper 10 "arfa'
expectations o. SUBMISSION "'iher on Ile one
SIDE or me o'heT--ih no temper or d"Hoera'e.
ihey WIN not ana cannon iehoerate uhIer
mutual thrsd's' and mutual outrage per
| maps anu IN the reign oi aha'thE aht ''o-
I"n,r- Hum an nature ">rH i a3a'n'' H.
" t>hin4ton mas tiAgh' rs me les. ID "l
the DAY in mat hlife's from "h'A / nave
aIrraiy Iuo'"i. Let Us I'FeFeh'E H-' u 10
1t
" Having thus impaired to YOU nv senti-
ments As they have been awakened by the
occasion which brings Us together. | shall
take nv present leave. but not without re-
sorting one more to tn b,nign Parent OF
human race in. humble supplicaton thaf.sinrg
H.. h4. b.rn nI,..Sed tn t.vpr thr American
naorl. with o,uorrunitlas ,,r dalibpr.tin,r n,
,.rf..r franz, l;tv and J;suo-;ti,o. tor de-
rr;d,n, with unn,r,II,.IcJ nranip,itv. on a
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Ir,i ~ and tb. ady,n.au,.nt of tb,;r hanni-
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peFd'e Gon'u'' ''''"s' 'li '''
on "H'cn 'ne SUCCESS o' '"'' "O''' i'iie''' NAV
| depend
Thus was the Constitution formed thus
must it be- revised or amended. BY no "p u
mittee t thrtv-threr gentlemen o. tai> iloI,'.
! however Dltriofic or wise bv no decree oi
partiSans. such as W. are. selected for other
| nurpo.e~. and ovrrbu~i-ned with other du-
| ties: and bv no snap-iudgment Of the popu-
Ian. will a,mel bv all fbe passions Of nartv.
maddansd bv the crimes. and distressed bv
tbe consanur3ces Of rebellion and treason.
No sir. no This is not the. time o, the moi
~ ~, sottle TI nuestion for all time Thrrr is
better. i ! constitutional; il is feasible: it
nav nav, noss;bIy he accented with unanimity by