Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-03-04

Aketch ,af Oehates IN the Assembly yes
satt0n of H0stilities.
The following are the preamble and
resolutions:
wHERKAs, We believe that the Following IAN
guar. . sspposs you 50 t9.yar, yos cannot hsht
nosain e either you esass ashiin the old den
upon yos," em1edies srsat zrth and wisdom
RssolUst by tAs Gensrie AssSebsyo Of tho Sssss of
duty q tue chies Esssusss II tn. -.
tion to proclaim, and We therefore, in the name of
the people CT the State of Wisconsin, daxana the
ESTABLISHING nt as soc" as practicable, of arrns
tce, to the end that convention of all the States
1sy be held fos zalA-esr difi-
culties-
ResoSred, That We here by instruct our Senators,
sud request our Representatives in Congress to
the State of Wisconsin to demacd, that the present
Congress shall provide for convention of all the
States, aiding the socailed Confederate States,
to be held at some suitable point, at the earliest
practicable PERIOD with q vsw to the restoration
Of the Unien With Al che dignity and rights of the
| several states unimpaired.
ReSotoed, That in the event of the present Con-
gress failing to provide for such convention,
hereby, in the name of the people of the State of
Wisconsin, invite each and every state in the Fed
| eral Union, including the so-called Confederate
States TO meet delegates from the State of wIscon-
sin in convention at Nashville, Tenn, the first
! Monday of June, AID. 1853; each of said States
| to send as many delegates to said convention
| shall equal the number of Senators aud represen-
,atiyes 10 which said State is entitled in ne Fed
| erai Congress, according to the census of the
| United States OF 1850. i-sf. s.f.gts.f ...
| RssotUed, That for the purpose of carrying out,
on the Part OF the people OF the State of wiscon-
sin, the object set forth in the last two of the
the hrsr Tuesday OF April, 1868, In the usual
ner and at the usual places of holding elections,
eight delegates IRON the State at large to repre-
| ton to be held in Nashville, Tenn,
| above set forth, unless the present Con-
! gress shall provide for convention, in the
/ second OF the resolutions assigned, in which
/ the said delegates shall represent Wisconsin in
such convention the election of said delega
shall be certified the Governor of said State,
and commiss ons shall issue to them in the manner
prescribed by law, or as the same may be practica
bic. Such election for delegates aforesaid shall
be conducted and the returns thereof made in
compliance with the statutes requiring general
| eI-ctlons for state officers; and further, in the
ev. MT OF the present Congress failing to provide
for convention, forth in TIE second OF these
resolutions, said eiesates shall be atitied to a
| per diem OF -- dollars during the time of their
attea dance at said convento as aboTa stated, and
- cents per mile for every mile travelled in
going to and returning from sad convention, which
per diem and mi shall be drawn from che state
treasury upon the warrant OF the state auditor
upon the ire asurer of the state, upon certfcats
OF che president anu Score tary Of said convention.
ResolUed, That the Governor of this State be
requested Co transmit q copy of these resolution
of the United States, and to the Governors of each
state respectively, including the Governors of the
so-cailed Confederate States.
| MIR. JONES moved to postpone the resolution till
| tomorrow evening.
Mr. VIII iE (Democrat and author of the resolu-
tions) said that he hoped the motion to postpone
would pre- He wan ed the resolu tons
| on now He thought that alter carrying on this
| war years unsuccessfully We had, it IVES
about time to take some measures Tor peace
The motion to postpone was lost.
MIR. SEARPSTEIN. (Dem.) When motion was
d. .iae 4 araH
that hoped that motion would not prevail, be-
cause wished to see them printed. The gentle-
man wis made the motion to reject was kind
= emo ugh Withdraw the motion, and have SINCE
mad opportunity OF looking at the resolutions,
and have COME To the coucI usion that they ought
not to pass, aud in any event they are Of snch q
character that i cannot support them. 1t - not
that am opposed TO peace, or to any negotiation
shat may lead TO d restoration of the Union, but 1T
for tue reason, that In my judgment this war
brought on by the Confederate States, that the
blow struck by the secessieniss emtelyes
snd thar so-far the confi CT between armed men
Is concerned, they resi- onsible for bringing it
on My views are in harmony with the party to
which belong. Reads from Ryau's Address to
prove this STATEMENT ill go as far any man
on this floor O make this war a for the preser-
Walton Of the constitution and the Union, and with
my views of secession, Its Character and of its
unconsttutic ahiity, cal not say that will pro-
convention of all states, SO long as those who
have taken up arms against he Union aud the con-
sttution, their Oct ern alton to achieve their
indie pendence, aud show no ds position for peace
There is great deal OF souEI philosophy IN the
| Christian admoDltion to cast pearls before
swine. l respect the motives Oh gentlemen who
offer such resolutions. The war is distasteful to
| Democrats And when the attempt is made to
wage the Tor the accomplishment of an obje CT
winch is not just and proper, instead of crying
peace, peace, loy cry would be that which Chatham
and Burke raised the English Parliame nt IS Re-
| peal tecede from your obnoxious measures, your
| stamp your uvtions which odious.''-
| These men thus spoke, not because they favored
| the separation of the colonies from the mother
| country, but because they believed that when the
mother country should take the right position,
| would
| lief to-day is smilac. / do not suppose that the
repeal of the conhscaton act or the revocation of
| the emancipation proclamation would bring back
South Carolina, but such acts might in short time
| produce peace clear down to borders of the
| Cotton States.
| The people of the border States would be united
| to us as man, were it not for the bad policy
| which has been pursued of crowdng upon them OBJ
| noxious measures. L am opposed to the prosecu-
| ton of for the purposes of confscatioI or
emancipation. But am not prepared to say now
| that L would ask the Government of the United
| States, alter what has taken place. propose an
! armistice convention of the States. When the
| rebels PROPOSE these measures it will be time to
| consider them. III my Judgment, the immeGiste
| effect of receding from these obnoxious measures
| would Se to cement the bond OF union between the
| Northe-u and the border States, as they
| called This proposition however, involves ques-
| ton OF honor. do not see how the Government
of the United States can now make a proposal of
that kind witho ut disgrace. admit that is dis
graceful to carry war TO conhscate property in
| the Souther States. But when take into con-
sideration the declaration of the government, the
| substance of which is presented in this address,
| (Rya4's)-wiiich presume the majority this
| door have never read, although they have de
| nounced it, often-l do not see how we, acting in
defense of the Constitution and the Government
can make o the rebels the propositions embodied
| in these resolutions / will accede to the
proposition o dissolve the Union, come what may.
| cir, if question whether the Union
sho uld be reconstructed and New England left out
| would oppose the secession OF New England
much as / would that OF South Carolina. Such is
my feeling at to whether should yield single
inch land that rightfuliy belongs to Belong
ing do, to party declare that the last
thing will do is to consent to line of separa
ton, not prepared to consent to the secession
Of any of territories whether the war is to last
| one year years. l want that issue to be pre-
sented the people of the United States. regret
| that it should have been lost sight of, tor
| know well as know that am standing this
floor to-day, that there is not a Democrat III the
Northern states, who would not, sooner than have
this Union broken, desire to have this war go
as long have or cent left. These
questions about the proclamatio and about the
| writ of hubeas corpus viii some day pass away
But sir, the bare proposition Will be presented to
the American people, to whether they Will agree
to isnemberment the Union. know that
some things expedent which are not wise. 4
do know but such measures may be
taken by of influence in this State.
that the main questions before the people may be
lost sight Of But jority OF the people of this
State have been led endorse nuilifcation and it
| is possible they may be driven TO the verge Of dis
| unon by the conduct of the Administration. But
1 can never be induced to sanction secession under
| i wi to