Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1861-08-01


ing declaratory clause, touching the his
toric origin of the war, and consequent
ly the relative moral responsibility Of
those who are the parties to it;
I Resolved by the House Of Representa-
tires ofMe Congress Of the United States
That the present doplorable civil war
had been forced upon the country by ;h'
disunionists, of the Southern States, now
in revolt against the constitutional Gov
ernment, aud in arms around the CAPT
toll
Upon this branch of the resolution the
House pronounced its verdict in the fol.
lowing decided vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Aldrich, Allen, Alley. Ash.
ley, Rabbit, G. F. Bailey Joseph Bailey
Baker, Baxter, Bea man Bingham, F. P. Bairl
5. S. Blair, Blake, Buliinton; Calvert. Cam
rhell, Chamberlain, Clark, Cobb, Coltax,
Frederick a. Cnukling, Roscoe ConKing.
Conway, Cox, Crittendcn, Curtis, Cutler. Da-
n' L'' - $3.50, 81
Fepton, Fcssen,.en Franchot. Frank, Gooch.
Granger, Order Gurley finlght. Hale, llar-
Lack J InI" KeIev KiIl;noer Iaoring
Law, Leary, Lehman, Loomis. Lovejoy, Nc
Clernand. Mexican, Mallory Menzies, Moor
head, A. p Morrill,, j. S. Morrill,, Morrss
Nixon, Noble. Nugen, Olell, DIN, Patton,
G. H. Pendleton, Perry, Pike, Pomeroy, For
p e o' TI. n,GH r. pi; ce' r oI" shaIIa
harger. Sherman. Sloan. Smith. Spaulding.
John Is. Steele, William q. Steele, Stratt'n'
vnndevor Van VLkenInrgh vnn Wyc,
Ncrree, Vibbard, Wadswurth, Charles W
Wn''pn, ", w., r. Na,t'n, =" ar", e"S.e!'
A. White Wicklife WINDOW woodruff
Worcester, and Wrisht-l2l.
NN''-Ni'S'fS' D"'''e'' "''' Ns'u
So the first clause of the resolution
was adopted with almost unexampled un-
exampled unanmity in a matter depand-
ing upon humane Judgment wien brought
to bear on the facts OF current history
Men coming alike from the North ana
from the South, from the East and from
the West, representing slaveholding con-
stituencies and non-slaveh0Idlng, have
concurred in the utterance of this solemn
award, attesting, to the best of their
knowledge and belief, the truth under
this head. Aud nothing but the una
voidable absence of several members who
are known to entertain the opinion ex-
pressed in these terms, prevented still
further accession of Games to the catego-
~ of the affirmative votes.
Tno o,;,n ..,.o. go u,o
II. 4'''''." "''' "eN' '""''
second part Of the resolution, as toIIows:
That in this Rational cmerpcucv
w.. l.:.,:. N t,.r.
congress- oa'i's'i'"g all 'ee''nS oi mere
passion or resentment, will recollect on
:, lie a,.r,o tho uh,,o ,oun.rr. h,t
-
tins war is not Waged upon our part IN
any shirt of oppression, nor for any pur-
e ,,,;ua,;
Po'o Vi eonq'e VI eu'J '''o'' VI VI
pose Of ovcrthrowing or interfering with
,he RIGHTS or established institutions of
those o'a'es' ou' " ue'e"' "n" '''"'n
tain the supremacy Of the con titutior
o,5 70 nro.ervo tho Urion with MI tn,
""' " P -, e,
dignity, equa'''y' una rights VI inc sew
cral States unimpaired: and that as soor
49, tl,oso oh;..ts ,re ,,.ou,,;shod III,
Us '''oS' o'l'0'' ''e "0'0"'p' '0"0N '"'
war ought to cease.
1t was decided in the affirmative, o.
sl,o.
,,
,i,I - n';in,. ''I 1 11i'' p i;I,,
BAXTER Bcoman, Francis p. BIair.S, S. Blair
Blake, &. II. Browne, Bntlinten, Calvert
n TIn'G C ' I e. rnin v CIV C",
tcndcn, Curtis, Cutler, Dawes, D.lano, Diven
Duel, Dunlap, Dunn Edwards Emg'i'l
c ,","' rrnN"or G,iJnr G",i.r ua;.l,
Hale, Harding, Harrison, Holman, liorto,
Jackson; 9"nnsni i hs,'y h,''I"Ser' ;. LAW Nv,
Clrrnand Mallory M.nzI ; MitcnelI M"ar
head, Aaron p. Morrill,. Justin $. Morrl
MOTIFS NH1"i p M"T'e, y I n o' ;,, p n''
croy, Porter. Reid. A. II. Rice, john ii. Il c.
tiehardSon, E'olnS'n, r. II; Ro''lns, Jam'
Smith SnauIdinr b Steele Wm G Steel
Straton, Francis Thomas. Troin, 'rrowhrds
Upton, nal W W van il"rn' v IN va
Wordsworth, Charles W. Walton, E. p. Wa
ton, Ward, Webster, Wheeler, Whaley,, A
bert s. White, Gni,t3n a. White, M,ekh
: N1Iao"' "oo''uH' "o'''''''' anu WI q
N ~ o'''' s"' N'o'''
80 the second paF' OF the resolution