The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-03-29

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States in the linion uader their ancient
sociAl system The gentleman gives Us
nosics that If We allow the Gotten States,
under any conditions, to 10 out Of the
Union, Kentucky will not stay with ur.
but go of into cotsondon What does
such statement mean and signifyY
Nothiag lefs than that tire genttsmsn q
in favor Of missing hundred and Fifty
millions from the sweat and hhoF of the
loyal States for the purpose Of keeping the
cotton Staisa within the Union on thoiF
pseper and peculiar status In that event
he viii vote for the bill but not other
wise. This undsrlies the whole speech Of
the gentlemaa that ii you sstcmpt,
Through ths instrumentalisy Of your army
nov engagad in isnppsessing rebellion -
i you sttenpt, in the preservation Of the
Constitution and the Union, in the
preservation Of good and loyal men Of the
Union, Graded between two thieves, to
touch the vile insiitution Of slavefy--&hat
cisilizsr aof tho children of Dahomsy--
We OF Kentucky With our State, will de-.
part from you and yours. II that il the
condition upon which the allegiance Of
heAtncky 10 to be retained TO the Uaion
and the Constitution, the sooner all such
cltizens and States depart the better.
Ar. WadsMorth ri annexed no con-
dltion. ga gas
! Mr.. Bingham III the gentleman an
nexed no condition, thentthe gentleman's
Remarks were meaningless, and were not
worth the Tins consumed in the utter.
anoe. Who, in the name OF Heaven,
wants the cotton States in the Onion, or
any place else this side Of perditicn, ifit
be condition that they are allowed to
retain from age toa age. and from gener-
ation to genesAtion, this new, benign
civiliser OF the King Of Dahomey? The
question is: 10 the gentleman foY the Union
sitter the government shall have exercised
its just rights, and used all the power
which God and nature have given and
sanctioned for the Snppression Of this in.
fernal dsspotismg Will he, under such
state Of thinks, remain in the Union
Mr.. Wsdsworth- IL want to see 10 much
force ueed as is lawful and necessary TO
overcoMe the rebellion but / am not in
favor of preserving the Onion BY destroy
ing the Consultation by Congressional
usurpstion. eses 797 q
Mr.. Bingham - This is the question
if, in the judgment of the majority re-
presented in Congress, in the language
of the President, it be indispensably ne
cessary to sweep away this internal atroci-
y, which has poisoned the brain and
deadened the heart Of half the people Of
this Republic, viii the gentleman and his
State stand by the Constitution and the
Union and support that policy
MIR, Wadsworth was understood to saw
that no such necessity could ever arise.
The question was repeated, when Mr..
Wadsworth replied, - Whenever ma
jority Of this House come to the conclu-
sion that it is necessary to sweep slavery
out Of Kentucky TO preserve the Uaion,
say that ! viii resist any law attempting
any such measure by constitutional ac-
ltion and if the gentleman Mr.. Bing-
han) and his abolition allies come to nv
State to enforce such law, then / will
resist him with force.
Mr.. Bingham-Th The gentleman has no.
answered the question, and / will not
permit any further interruption from him.
| want to know by what right Kentucky
comes to this floor and declares in Id.
Vance that she will not abide BY the de.
cision Of majority ofthe people . rep
resentatives in Congress-, sanctioned,
too, by the Executive. He will 6eht
against it.
Mr.. Wadsworth interrupted; but his
words were inaudible
Mr.. Bingham assume he would
fight and what the gentleman nov says
is an after thought. He said he would
fight and that Is sufficient. He would
leave the Union and fight us, throwing
his strength into the ranks Of the sece.
ded States. -7=-=-=== -
Mr.. Wadsworth was understood to say J
he would do SO in = eeFtaia eonfinrency.
Mr.. Biagham--And for that the peo.
pie, speaking through their representatives
and Executive, have declared JEFF. Davis
! traitor. But If the gentleman's pre-
sumptions are right, Jeff. Davis is no trsi-
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