, 1862-02-08
OUR NATIONAL TROUBLES.
The Cause and the Cure.
Futile Efforts to p1acate slaveholders--
Great Speech Of Hon. George VI.
Julian Of Indiana.


The Hon. George n. Julian Of Indiana, de-
~ " e1ea LIZ s7' 5Ae1'
power and trutbfmness III regard 10 thc ''cause
ard the cure Of our National troublcs.n VIC
make room for t,lc following portions. and r.
pr;ot The ,ront of soocc In fnser, II o,,t,re.
gre. t.e WILL u spuee ~ iilSese IL sttlfe'
Air. Chair1nan, It was Granville Sharpe who
SAID 1nat zoo, ~ founding the universe
ni1ue II CERTAIN tAhl every bargain Will the
devil should weaken the man who makes it,
~, nsa our 1a,he1s, IN Eng beginning. seen
which oeaf witness 10 II to-day, Tits horrid
OF civn war you'd not have been en-
tailed upon their children. On this subject
an not without very high authority, and
prefer TO quote it:
sin the Articles OF Confederation there WAS no
double representation Ct him In the Federal conae
clls no power q taSatlon; Nc sIipniat1on for the
" w M ~ th ~
stT souttMthat iii is. south Carolina and Geo1eia-rc.
fused their subscription to the parchment till It
should be saturated with the infection Of slavery,
which 10 fumigation could purify. no quarantine
could e.tingu1sh: The lteemea Of the north gars
4u a. WIS
nt, eI.s ~ 0Is 49, ,..'N1o4. n4.:.4N o1A
20 saia .s Joan Q9lney e. Adams, ana ne pro-
''moraiiy and politically vicious" This bar
gam Is Tue fountain Of ah our dlsasfefs: south |
Carolina and Georgia loved slavery better than
they loved me Onlo9, and hence our unlon
WIN tnem ms pr9vsad @ nl-matenea, unaatu1,
a9u AZ eaiamltons. TheConstltuuon received ITS
Life IN concessions which slavery deosaHdea a.
conditions OF unlon4 ana slaEcry, from 1hat
moment, mas assumed 10 acal VIE lne Con
s.llntlon Us Us r. muster. ~ scoefs r. loaday IN
arMs against tne uosGll1neut ale tne ~ .1 tsP
eougnl III ~! ~ 1uahe io3'u W col1eessioa7
III I1e neganninY
90 not say 1nat me FOUNDERS o1 our So7+
e1Dment arc 70 oe Juugeo III lAE Asnt ~ lne
Iefrloie evus *n1Gn 0;o. ha1e pecn u. oasptlns "
thclr mistake. VIC must VIEW their acnon
from tnelf oMn Polnt ol Fision, taslng into
Inc account lncaT kno"n opIal9ns, "1snes, ana
eSpeclat1ons' ,1heY IsArueu sEs'EIy Wlt1 :
apno1lGnce: Iney wouia n9s 1os alloM ~ :, tne wo.9
sIate slafeI os esen ~ ~ na:1eu 1
IN III Inc Eons..eua1oe' lne5 osneseo Tug gvm 70
@ 9e IN tne course o. speeay aecaS Mno deatn.
1ney 1orp!a ~ LnlIooucti9n nto ~ tefl!eory
unoeI natl9aa. eontIol. iney 5ook measnres
70 euI on ING !orelgn snppiy, INC grcat aftefy
OF rs ne fnste Fl .I smauclpaa!ons % wefe 1attaiy
gong on N ali INC states, unaer tne 'nnaence
stfnggle 19r lhelr own Aoe1ts. ne eonees-
SONS wh1ch LheS made' so empht!1esany con,
aemneu ~ Mf: Auams, m9st Dc mlelpre!eo
" Inese 1acts o. history, Wh1ch hust eyer Vlh-
a1ealc 3nc1r goou antenlloas aha separate m 5nem
| from INC compromises OF hter day. Iney
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a 11ansient sunerange, orlel nospllanty, s9
!at II m15nt d!e anu pass away decently and
IN order;;. ana they dla noL dream thaI me
CYL Inus apettea Woula tleacneIoasly aeInana nc
aa e1. o na+ noss;b1c ~ ~ 1a1;exa ~ t,a5 ~,
Dilck altal: II Is not poss1oic 70 oe4eVe taat
| Ihelr bargain Ellh slavery would ever nave
been maze. nag they ioreseen tae curses u mas
Snl3l1e4 upon tne hation. Iei1uiousty H5lnss II
aola OF CONCESSIONS generously 7!1 maoe IN IT'S
1aror n ne neglnnng' ana loo npsrally III re-
|
share even dlsldea empire Win lreeaom, TO
t Who!n II mas Iurnen qea1 ear anu aa aserteo ~
tace,lt mas systemat1callG trampled the Consti-
tnlfoh undeT us 1ect N us Tutnless naren To-
wards absoi1te domanlon over tnese otales,
prepared the @ way ior second, and tic history
o. ITS Ieiatlons 70 inc d9vernment Is history
OF persistent b'lt unava1hns endeavors to Pa.
cate It's spiflt, ana make II possible for Tic
natlon.to nEe = .tn N1th T. II peace: 4sr ,.z+ :,
Tic Territory of Louisiana; The purchase q
Florida was In obedience to It's demands, and
50 was The prosecution OF the 5en1noic and
Florida wars. VIC assisted N eXpeL1ng the
red man from seven or eight States OF tnt
South, and forcing him into exile, at the cosi
Of many millions to the Government, so tla'
! the White man could enter Win us pecn1a'
institution, where other" It was forbladen
II order to save TIE Union and pfoP1tlate me1
who subordinated u 10 negro slavery, We anaa
AH14SA LII ~~AAA5 HeAAes VI AAA A1-V
Il. the same spirit we consented to ADD an en-
plre to slavery I'D nc southwest; IN the annex
alton OF Texas we united IN the prosecution
; Of the Mexican war, well knowing that the eS
l tension OF slavery was Is op]cct: Under th'
: threat Of disunion in 1850, NC abandoned tn
thnt the territories OF Utah and New Mexlc'
should DC received into the Union, W1tA
! without slavery as their people might dcternl
!; inc; thus tempting thc sopts to apply tli
principle, which was done IN l654, to the terri
! tory saVcd " the Mlsson11 Tcstriction; anu
way Of good measure, We furnished onr rGbe q
: brethren E1thH fugitive slave act, winch the
d had not seriously demanded as condition {
!, Their loyalty the MISSOURI compromise, mad
s to pacItS slavery, was oyerthro"n at Its olc
d Tue Drea Scott decision vas the worl
IN pa1t, OF northern Judges. Our ha1re
g of the free negro has cropped out II blac
% codes IN the free States Which rlT;
u ~ n v1lia1ny the worst features OF u
G, slave laws Of the South; We have allswc
n slavery to e5pu1gate our iterature md nut It
g late the sehool6ooks OF our children, viii
,e even the grand nstrnmcntalitics Of tt
Is II ChurehIlts Ifact and Bloic and Mlsslona'
ana sunday hc1ool lassoelano1ns-naVe I Sugml nm
lea 10 us ~ te az H. W.
ton in the FEse States tarough tue fngitl,
slase ~! u tooo ~ ~ - sns u ell1
~ !uIS anu naueAe eolpue ntE evnSGlnee; ;I auu
~ s o. ~ ~ ~ ti4to " s:as,
y, ~ an -. uss % =" - @ 49, s1e ~
n Wa1m W eeh paa5 p9re 10 pg uiasGa ~; ont
- opsi Eta :.tt a11o lsaaciIa, " nus nAe w
in nai % M..nuue I;use. G.e "" ~ Mss ptinatc "
gotH norsss ~ -, saS G..as q
is- yaa,sEn Ral1 5 , VI s9s d;1a,o
nr am u ~ +nia ~ ra1,oi ;n+aroef u;
nr " ~ ~ ;1. =; ~. 1a,,e ha'as ~
mr. LIZ ~ t,o.,an a.; a. - ~" 1aa !.
rs ,,,1i; ot 80 ~ n r. ~ =,
% nepno;c !. ,asn lau,a .tnG pesnnu$i - Pet u
:. no e rche1 ntar onr g mc mufh "
ves, anq uPon t.s repei 70 ~ Wal out Ruo4c ~
through long years OF deSu-"orsMp, nave
ho 1eIcd tnclr sacra4ees. ,,
te NOT nas Lie hep1ehcan parly, MI Cna
Il. man, 9eea "ahlms N tokens o. 1oroeaEan
ia. towards Inc slave interest. Whlle empha
ca!ly aVo"mg an ann-slavsfy pohcy, TO e
!aln extentr u nus peehstlu more emPna11c
ulsaAoh ~ a.y puipsse ~ " DG}ouu lts ss
mlposeu I1!ls. NutuluS eou1u eACeea
oF Pe1sistency, empoasls anu 3ereoF VIII WI
~ cutters, otatols, at!u leausis nase uiso"L
eae mtenlioA ~ 4teliGle 6 WIN shlser! n
bv o1a1cs o1 the oou!n. lheJ nave protested
ter petuaii!, anu "ltn upniteo hands, asal
to ",aeolltlonlsm, as y slavery nag inc stamp
dls1nltg upon us uroW. Denla1s,, I
Chalmers, deprecatlons, virtual apoloe
70 slavery, nave been the order
the day with very many OF our lead<
Great forbearance, mederati0n and il studio
,on Difference to the constitutional rights Of
IN IN very, have uniformly marked the policy OF
* Republican party, and acoulI Huyc Dre,,enfe1
II; TxJtfoH, dad it been possible N,uHgh the 50
nj! Of Cancellation. It's chosen President is cf
1I 1i,o cautious politician, Of conservative ante
'n' .ue dents and most kindly disposition, No /
II - | WAS better known tn the leaders IF this