The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-14


The Government Of The nation should
yindicate authority and restore its power.
AS to slavery, the slavery question repre-
sents no interest which now requires to
be touched by any department Of the
Government The mischief that had been
done was done at home or South. The
great chief cause Of the excitement was
The mode in which the recent political
canvass had been conducted in the South,
Il had been 10y blackening and misrepre
senling the trus character and designs OF
the great mass OF Northern. people. TheE
Southern people thus taken suddenly and
preciuitated into revolutionary crisis,
prepared before hand without any change
| in fundamental law, If Southern gen
tlemen would go home and tell truth about
the North as they know it to be, there
would be peace 10 allthe country, inavery
short time. But he had small hopes OF
that short end simple remedy being ap-
piled. He therefore advocated tho Ad-
ans proposition not as compromise, out
as ending The controversy efectaally, lie
said to the South: "Take your own plat
form of former years. Let us have si-
lence about the slavery question, and
since you ask the Southern Territory OF
New Mexico 10 be set apart as your patri'
m ony, take i and be at peace, Ii this
platform didn't satisfy them, he knew it
would their constituents, and they would
know 1t before two months were gone.
He hailed Virginia and Maryland as un-
moved 10y the tempest o. fanaticism which
ragged around, and if any Secession Con-
ven,ion were called in his State, by what
ever authority, it would be me- by armed
resistance. If the issue were joined he
would traverse the State from the Ale
ghenies to the St. Marys, and bat them
before the people.
The excitement and applause during
the delivery of DAVIS eloquent speech,
were quiet irrepressible He was intel
rupted and contradicted by his colleague
, who charged that he did not represent the
true sentiment Of Maryland. Davis re-
torted with effect, and carried the House
and galleries along with HIM, though
Z there were loud Kisses from some. The
+, speech excites unusual comment. 1t L
J greatly admired f,r eloqnence and bold
y ness, butt is a thousand pities it was
; not m 4de long ago.
J The National Intelligencer this morn
: advocates Convention Of all the States
Q to revise the Constitution. 1t advise
d that the Peace Conference recommend
=: this instead ofaction by Congress, whicl
u it thinks cannJt be had, and would be les
eifectual.
Another company ofartillery. number
O ing ninety men, arrived this morning,an'
Vt arc quarteled in the wing of the rreasur,
n Department. They are the same com
% pany which aban oned the arsenal at Au
7; rusta, when captured by Georgia.
G A Company Of Cavalry from Carlisle
10 Pa, numbering 80 men, was also expec'
!. ed to-day. Many people OF Washingto
q are restive about So much military prepa
) ratioas, and Scott is freely denounced
d But let it be remembered that the Rich
n mond Enquirer for weeks, urged con
is plcte organization throughout Virginia. t
'r seize the Capitol by force ofarms.
ID The Cabinet is in protracteJ sessio
rs upon Haynes ultimatum.
as WigfaIl consumed the day in the Ser
I'd ate replying to Johnson. His blath(
a. was Intellectual.
g Gen. Cass is still here. 1t is his opir
10 ion that our Government is not stron
ly enough to prevent its overthrow by tres
o. son and the practices by demagogue
v A sentiment about which recent even
Us would seem 10 leave no room for two. .opi
'Ie ions. SIGMA.
=. WASHINGTON, Feb. s.
zee Corwin has opposed calling for vo
il on the Compromise of the Committee
as Thirty three until Friday. February l5t
he The object is to await the action of Il
ds Peace Conference.
en- Vsllandigham's scheme, to amend Il
'ut Constitution, so as 10 make four kepu
rs. lies of the United States don't meet viii
lot much favor, lie recognizes itas an 9
nd tablshed fact that We are two nation
nd and thinks it is best TO make fpur viii
as we are about 1t.
MS, The Presidents peremptory refusal {
ps: ther to surrender or treat for Fort SUI
en- ter, causes considerable sensation hel
he It is generally approved, but denounc
not by scce sionists.
'ut judge Kellogg, Of Illinois, made tea
rse ing speech for compromise to day in t
not House. lie said he had been read out
md the Republican party by both Tribuu,
ds, big and little, New York and Chioag
by but he was going to read every man q
who was not for peace and harmony /
tween the North and the South, If
y Republicans would only adopt his co
promise and do that to preserve the U
ion which our fathers did to make it, {
,;s whole strife could be settled in one ho
ted He proposed to restore the Missouri, Co
He promise, and put into the Constitute
IA. that Congress Lor Territorial Legls
ra. ture should interfere with slavery sou
il of the line. Wha. the Missouri Co
iza, promise said inloren,ial'y he wanted
ots. say directly,
,ws Farnsworth, of Chicago, asked his c
on. league if his proposition was not I
in breckenridge platform for all terrific
of south and Douglas platform for all nor
,te, Kellogg didn't care a copper about a
II platform in Gods world, He wanted
nry save the Union. His colleague wou
ln rothino, IN aave il He, advisa1 IN,