The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-07-01

liean party Of yours. Applause in the gall
leries. Hnot then upon your heads, and
upon the heads OF your children, be the blood
OF this Republic. You have organized po-
lirical party based upon geographical dis
criminstions. and for the purpose OF admins
tering this Government for the benefit of q
part. You have neither strength nor or.
ganiEation, nor existence even. in one-half,
nearly. OF the States Of this Union. Look
around you. Behold upon this side OF the
House every section represented. Here are
the United States. What do we see upon
the left side Of this chamber? Not one sol
itary representative OF your faith or party
rom fifteen States of this Union. What
does il ell tend to? Sir, there died not
many years ago. in England, man whom
you all once idOlized as approaching little
nearer in intellect to our motives OF divinity
than most men in any age. Died, did say?
No. he still lives;" lives in history, lives in
the public records, Ives IN his public service,
lives upon canvas, and in marble and in
bronze. Seven years ago he wrote to CHI
zen OF his native State: 81. .H
There are in Netc Hampshire many per.
sons toho call themselves Wigs, toho are no
IVhigs at all, and M better than disunionists
Any man ,oho hesttaies IN granting and sectr
ing to every part Of the country its Just and
constitutional rights is an enemy TO The ,olole
country" rEE- 1n .,u,-.sI .arttt
Extract from his speech in the House
of Representatives, of the 7th of Feb
ruary, 1861. He said: ., .5,. ..l
Born, sir, upon the soil OF the. United
States; attached to my country from earliest
boyhood; loving and revering ber, with some
part at least, with the spirit of Greek and
Roman patriotism, between these two alter
natives, with all my heart, with oil nv
strength OF body, and OF soul. living or dy
ing, at, nome er in exile, | am for the Union
which made it what,it is: and therefore
am for such terms Of peace and adjustment
as, W i'll maintain that Union now and forever
This, then,ris the question which to-day /
propose to discuss: liz r. 5s .ts.r,s. .
How shall the Union Of these States be
restored and preserved? ...-
Devoted as Lam to the Union, l have yet
no eulogies to pronounce upon it to day. 1t
needs none. Its. highest eulegy is the his
tory OF this country for the last seventy
years The triumphs of war and the arts
OF peace, science, civilization, wealth. popu-
lation, commerce, trade, manufactures, liter
ature, education. justice, tranquility, security
TO life, to person, to property, material hap
Piness, common defense, national renown---
all that is implied IN the blessings of liberty
these, and more, have been its fruits from
the beginning to this hour. These have en-
shrined it in the hearts Of the poople--and,
kaC III Iol;n
preserve it. And to-day they demand Of
us, their ambassadors and Representatives, to
tell them how this great work is to be &C
complished. ~. go. ..'....-. .-..,..7,g.-
shall vote also for the Crittenden propo-
sitions--as an experiment, and Only as an
experiment--because they proceed upon the
same general idea which marks the Adams
amendment; and whereas. for the sake oil
peace and the Union, the, latter would give
new security to slavery in the States, the
former, Tor, the self same great and para.
mount object Of Union and peace, proposes
to give a new security also to slavery In the
Territorvs south Of latitude 36o 80 min
If the Union is worth the price which the
gentleman from Massachusetts volunteers to
pay to maintain it, is it not richly worth the
small additional price which the Senator
from Kentucky demands as the possible con
dition Of preserving it? Sir, it is the old
parable Of the Roman sybil; and tomorrow
she will return with lever Volumes and it
may be at higher price.
shall vote to try the Crit.enden PROPOSE.
tions, because, also believe that they are
perhaps the least which even the mole mod
crate of The slave States would under any
circumstances be willing to accept, and be-
cause North, South and West the people
seem to have taken hold of them and 10 de
msnd them of us, as an experiment at least.
am ready to try, also, if need be, the prop
ositions Of the Border States Committee, or
oi the Peace Congress, or any other fair,
honorable and reasonable terms OF adjusts
ment which may SO much as promise, even,
to heal our present troubles, and to restore
the Union OF these States. Sir, an ready
aud willing and anxious to try all things and
to do oil things (which may become a man.
to secure that great object whichis nearest to
my heart.
The question. therefore, is not merely
what will ep Virginia in the Union, but
also what will bring Georgia back. And
here let me say that l do not doubt that
there is large and powerful Union seati-
ment still surviving in all the States which
have seeded, South Carolina alone pei haps
excepted, and that if the people OF those
States can be assured that they shall have
the power to protect themselves by their
own action within the Union, they will
gladly return to it, very greatly preerIing
protection within to security outside OF IT.
Just now. indeed, the fear Of danger, and
your persistent and obstinate refusal to en-
able them 10 guard against it, have delivered
the people OF those States over into the
hands and under the control Of the real Se-
cessionists and disunlonists among them;
but give them security aud the means oi en-
forcing it, above all, dry up this pestilent
fountain Of slavery agital ion as 8 political
element in both sections. and, my word for
1t, the ties o common ancestry, common
kindred, and common language, the bonds
OF common interest. common danger, and
common safety, the recollections OF the past.
and OF association not yet dissolved, and tbe
bright hopes Of future to all OF us, more
glorious and Respondent than, any other
country ever saw;ay. sir, and visions, TOO,
Of the old flag of the Union, and Of the mo-
sic Of the Union, and precious memories To-
the statesman and the heroes Of the dark
days of the Revolution will fill their souls
yet again with; yeafnisgs and desires intense
for the glories, the honors, and the material
benefits ofelthst MON which their iath.
srs AMI our fathers made; and they wilt re>
tyrnsto it, not as the prodigaL but with
songs and rejoicings as the Hebrews returned
rom the captivity to the ancient city Of their
kings. /
. Referring to secession, Mr.. Y. said:
Sir, the experience may readily be repeat
ID. 1t will be repeated. And IS it not mad
,ess and FOLLY, then to call back, by adjust
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