Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-09

| say 'l.H De u-u II WOuluu L cApSS'
to see the old man jump from his grave
and order the last traitor to be ignomln
iously hung"
GGov. johnson at this point made some
beautiful illusions to the illustrious dead: ]
was going on TO say, that if what Is
now transpiring could be made known tc
the slumbering hero and statesman
sensitiveness so acute, his love of justice
so uncontrollablc-he would rise from the
tomb, and, in thunder tones, declare the
Union must and shall be preserved" :"
i hold in my hand the original manu-,
script letter. He tells Crawford that II
he had had time, he would have put null
| LITIGATION down. Tariff was the pretext
then. He shows that the tariff embraced
principles only in consonance with the
Constitution. He proves that the teal OBJ
ject to have been disunion.
As the tariff was preteXt in 1882, the
Slavery or negro question is the pretext
now. How do the facts stand? When
we come to examine, look at the proceed
ings of the last Congress. What was the
true phase of the times? A compromise,
you remember, the Crittenden PROPOSE
ton, was introduced. The Southern SEN
ators, including Benjamin, Toombs, Iver-
son, and a list of others, pretended that
if the measure passed the South would
not be satisfied. They desired everything
else but compromise. Senator Clark Of
fered an amendment which he believed
would be acceptable to the South. / had
critically kept pace with these pretenders.
Their protest was only to disguise their
real intentions, when the vote was put on
Clark's samendment-markw well-only tit-
ty-fve ballots were recorded. The amend
ment was adopted by two votes, thus de-
feating the original compromise. Who
is responsible for this work of destruction?
Six Southern Senators refusing to record
their votes. If the Crittenden compro-
mise had been adopted, they would have
been deprived of a pretext for their trea-
son. Judah Benjamin, a sneaking, jew
ish, uncomfortable traitor, was seated at
my side while the vote was being taken.
l told him it was his duty to come TO the
relief of the country by voting upon this
important proposition. He sneeringly an
swered that "when he wanted my advice
he would make the request" | said, you
are Senator, and / demand that your
vote be recorded. With six others, he
contrived to defeat the measure by slip
ping out. They wanted no compromise.
This, then, has caused the present diff
culties? These six Senators destroyed
the compromise, upon which they based
revolution. Let US examine ourselves,
gentlemen, and females, too that we may
arraign the guilty ones at the shrine of
public suffering. Did Lincoln dissolve the
Union? Did Republicans distract and di-
vide our nation? No. Who, then, are
to blame? Men, who in themselves were
capable of averting the storm, and vet
cried there was no hopefor the South-no
escape from subjugation
You know the clamor has been raised
that the non-slaveholding States would
amend the Constitution, so as to legislate
upon the subject of Slavery. On the Doth
OF December, South Carolina passed an
ordinance of Secession-took Fort Moul-
trie-revolution commenced. Soon after
South Carolina went out, seven other
States followed. Their argument was,
that the free States would interfere with
their peculiar institution by legislation.
By the withdrawal of these States, the
power was conferred upon Congress so to
legislate. Having the power did they
amend the Constitution No. While
they had the power, and fourteen South
ern Senators were not there to say, three
fourths does so and so, instead of legisla-
ting what do they do? ! am for letting
justice be done, though the heavens fall.
Teey come forward with an amendment
tor5idtiing any interference with Slavery
where it exists. The amendment was
passed by a vote of two-thirds Why did
not you Tennesseeans take it up, instead
of being governed by petty tyrant?
| wish to pay my respects to gentlemen
who have been deprived of their rights in
the Territories. We have had some clam
orous harrangues about rights; the most
of them have proceeded from noisy disso-
who never owned negro; they
have been terribly disturbed. l myself
owned a few-only 7-and l expect they
cost me more labor than thosewho owned
a hundred.
During the last session of Congress three
Territorial bills were passed, and after
ward an amendment was adopted taking
the power away from Congress to legislate
upon the subject of Slavery. The three
bills organizing the Territories of Daco-
Lah, Nevada, and Colorado, provide that
The Legislature shall have no power to in |
-erfere with the private property of citi-
,ens; define slaves to be private property; !
hat no tax shall be laid on him 1.-THE citi- |
.en) to drive him out of the Territories. |
How much of the question is left for
Their Senators defeated |
offered in a spirit of fairness
md cordiality, and which, if accepted. |
would have restored the Government, and |
10 blood would have flowed upon our con-
ecrated soil.
What rights have they lost? Can they
ell point them to the Territorial bills |
md amendment. There is a party in ex- /
stence who want dissolution anda South
,rn Confederacy. Slavery is the hobby.
sumner wants the Government broke
Abolitionists hold that if Slavery survives
he Union cannot endure. Secessionists
rgue that if the Union continues, Slav-1
,ry is lost. Abolitionists want no COM
promise; but they regard peaceable seces-
ion as a humbug. The two occupy the
anne ground. Why? Abolition is disSo-
ution; dissolution Is secession: one is the
'ther. Both are striving to accomplish
he same object. One thinks it will de-
troy, the other save Slavery.
If the Southern Senators were sincere,
IL their apprehensions about Lincoln
howed a wonderful lack of sagacity.-
When Mr.. Lincoln came into power. on
he 4th of March, he had six of majori-
v against him. lie was powerless for
vii. He could not form his Cabinet with
ut our approval; he could not send a
1inister to foreign Court-we had the
,Ower to reject treaties entered into by
nvoys; he could not send a Consul abroad.
lincoln could not buy bread and meat
rithout our cooperation. Where was the
langer, then? Why notremain and con-
rol his action? Hence, all pretext for
he crime of Secession is unreasonable
nd silly. i
In this connection, Imust be permitted
o repeat that, afterestablishing the truth,
hat negroes have been the excuse for all
he scenes of domestic butehery and the
onfused scenes of war which have dark
ned the history of lS6l-62, the authors
t this commOtion had inview some start
ing conspiracy.
Something underlies their conduct,