Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-08-13

have given color 10 practices, md led
. consequences which hage obstrarsed th
|. due administration and execution oil acs
OF Congress, and especially the acts ia
, the delivery Of fugitive siaYeF, and hav
thereby contributed much to ths diseogl
and cammotion now prevailing Con
II grsss, therefore, fn the present periIon
Junetafe, does not deem Il improper, ra
I specially and earnestly TO, reeommenl
the repeal Of those laws ta, the seYgra
1 States which have enacted them, Or sIci
legislative corrections or explanations oi
them as may prevent their being used o.
prevented to such misehievous purposes.
). That the aca of the 18th of Saptem-
I Der, 1850, commonly called The fugitive
siaye law, ought to be 50 amended a. 10
make the fea Of the commissioner, men-
toned In the eighth section of the act.
equal in amount In the cases decided By
hiEn, whether his decision be ia favor OF
or against the claimant. And TO avoid
inlsconssruction, the last clause of the
hfth section Of said act, which anthoriEr
as person holding warrant for the ar
rest or detention of fugitive slave, TO
summon to his aid the posse caBatiattas,
aud which declares il to Be the duty OF
all good citizens TO assist him in lis ex-
ecatiou; ought to be 80 amended as to en-.
pressiy limit the. authority. and duty to
eases in which thers shall be rsaistaneeor
danger of resistance or rescue. g
4. That the lava for the suppression of
The African slate trade, and especially
those prohibiting the importation of
slaves in the United Stales ought 10 be
made efectual, and ought to be thor
oughIy executed; and Nil further enact
nents ents necessary TO Shesa sends ougha be
promptly made,
THEIR HISTORY.
Upon the introduction of these resalu-
tions Mfr. Crittenden made . patriotic aud
prophetic speech in which, turning to the
Republican side of the House, be said:
''The great difficulty here, sir-I know
1t. | recognize it as tho dificuls ques-
sfaa, particularly with the gentlemen
from the AoEth--is she admission Of this
line of diYisioa for the territory, and the |
recognition Of slavery on she one aide. |
and the prohibition OF it on the other
The recognition of slavery on the soGhern |
side Of that line is the great difkeully,
the great question With them. Nov, / |
besesch them to think, and you, Mr. |
President, and all, to think whaEher. for |
such comparative tTiae as that, the |
Union OF this country is TO be sacrificed. |
Hare We realized to ourselves the moman- |
tous consequences of sneh an event p
When has the world seen such an event
This Is mighty empire, Its existence
spreads its iaauence throughoas the civil
lied world. Its overthrow will be the I
greatest shock tha6 civilization and free
government have received; more exten-
sITe IN iss consequences; more fatal TO /
and to the great principles upon
which the Liberty of mankind depends,
than the French revolution with au its
blood, and with all its war az violence.
And all for whatg
rs it upon the general principle of hu-
naBity, then, that you addressing Re-
publican Senatorsl wisb to put an end to
'iaEery, OF is it to b. urged by you as a
mere topic and point of party controyer-
iy to sustain party power% Surely
give you credit for looking at il upon
broader aud more generous principles
Mr.. Crstenden gave the Republicans
,redit for 100 much generosity and prin-
,iple. Mr.. 5ohn p. Hale, aftcre ridicul-
ng The resolutions, in reply TO a question 4
rom Dir. Saulsbury of Delaware, as to
whether he (tiale) would urge northern
people to adopt these resolutions, said.
Nv ell, now, sir, the honorable Senator
rom Delaware asks me u question which
viii answer, though do not feel myself
bound TO do SO. With my present con
'iotion, will not agree to these PROPOSE =
ions in stl their extent. There are some
hings tAere that would agree 10; bat to
he extent that these resolutions 20,
EoGld not recommend my people to ac-
'ede to thea. II they ask my advice they
.an have it.h
This debate was on motion to print
be resolutions.
The resolutions cama up at various
lines and we're debated until the Cd OF
darch-two days preceding the inaagur-
Ition Of Mr.. Lincolu-when they were
defeated, EYEaY REPUBLICAN in the Senate
'oting agaiust them. .- |.
The Clark substitute for the Crittenden
esolutious being up for adoption, SIR. !
Baker said: Il
"Without reference to the merits of !
his amendment, | shall vote against il.
n order TO get an opportunity to voss (
gaiust the resolutions VI the Senator !
rom Kentucky" (p l404, GIobe.l Il
That was. on The day, March ID, that !
nc hnai v9te was taken on the reaoln- !
ion.
This Critsepden Compromise was petit
ioned for by more citizens that any other
roposition ever before Congress. Mr. j
ugh of Ohio, speaking Of it said: .rg
"Tha Crittenden proposition has been |
adorsed Dy the alaost unanimous vots ]
{ the Legislature Of Kentucky. II has I
zen indoTsed b. the Legislature of the /
oble old Commonwealth uf Virginia. Il \
as been petitioned for by larger num- :
lsr OF electors Of sAs United States than G
ny other proposition that was evsF be- {
ore CongFass. | believe ia my hears. TO- q
ay, that It would carry an overwhelr
ng majority OF tbs people Of my State
y, sir, and of nearly every other State =
o the Union. Before The Senators from
he STATE Of Aississtppt Ietl this Cham t
eys Iheagd one Qf Lhsng acho ao1 as~ II
umes, at least, to bs President oftae | t
southern Contedevaeg, propose 10 accgpG In
and 10 HaaiHiaiA Ias UaioH If thai q
f0aLd Fscsiue the Uose at
'ught 10 receire from The Other sads ofI /
his CHAMBER. Therefore, Of Gil vonr I
Of nli your am .ridusents, I /
.noaiag as do, and knowing that fhe Z
historian will write il Down, al any time
,efore the FIRST Of January a twosthtr,ls
-ota for the Crittenden resolutions in thia /
]llambsr, would have saved every State /
q the Union bat South Carolina. GeoE- |
ia would be hese by her representatives,
I'D Louisiana also those two great |
states, which, Ill least, would have bro.
len the whole columns Of secession. ~
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