The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-03-05
SPEECH OF
IN. JAMES F. WILSON,

HON. y JAMES +. WILSON,
o. IOWA. IN rHs nouss OF srparsrsrArrvr, PEE. ID
On the Bin (H r. No. 676) to raise addi,
tional Soldiers for the serpics Of The Coz
ernmsnt iQ 80
Mr.. wTLsON.-Mr. Speaker, we are
rapidly approaching the end Of the Thirty
Seventh Congress. But little time is left in
which to complete the vast amount Of bust.
ness necessary to carry on successfully the
affairs Of the Nation This bill has occu--
pied nearly one week Of the time Of the
House. and hope we are near the close Of
the discussion upon it. II we. could be
brought TO an immediate vote upon the sew
teral amendments and the bin, would cheer
fully rsfrains from making any remarks q
this time. But the many failures to agree
upon a time to commence voting induce me
to believe that a proposition to commence
now and proceed without discussion or 9TH
er interruption to the end would not be suct
cessfal II, however, am in this mistaken
Twill yield; for would rather save the time
of the House than to consume it. n
That this bill is regarded as one OF more
than ordinary interest and importance, is
evidenced by the carnestness with ,Whjcn it
has been pressed by its friends and opposed
by its euemies. No such strife has been
produced by any other measure during this
Congress. The discussion which the meas
ure has provoked has covered very wide
field, and embraced much greater variety
Of principles and subjects than one would
conceive possible to spring from SO simple a
proportion. Some ofthese principles are
Of no inconsiderable Importance, while one
introduced into the discussion by the gentle
man from Kentucky [Mr. Crittendenl is Of
transcedant Importance which no ma
ton can surrender and live. mean the
principle Of allegiance. the bond which binds
the citizen to the Government and the Gov
ernment to the citizen, insuring protection
to the latter and obedience and support to
the former. No nation can exist for a day in
which the perfect development and enforce
ment Of this principle is neglected; and this
remark applies with more force to this nation
than other. perhaps, in, existence Com
posed, as this, Republic is, Of many States
each entitled to the allegiance of its citizens
within the legitimate and constitutional
sphere of State authority, the only bond Of
unity, that which gives oneness Of charac-
ter to our people, is the superior allegiance
which each and every citizen, resident Of
whatever State he may be,owes to the Gov
eroment Of the United States, This prinGi-
pie. with all Its transcendant Importance,
has been denied application by the gentle
man from Kentucky to four million native
born resident of this Republic; and the
monstrous proposition advanced that this
vast number of human beings, though resi-
ding within our territorial limits, scattered
through fifteen of the States of the Union,
owe no allegiance to this or any other Gov
ernment.
speek ofthe effect Of the gentleman's
proposition without using the precise Ian
guage The mons:rous character of the
proposition can cnly be fully understood
when we ire told A. we have been that IN.
allegiance which the vast multitude of men
owe ;s d,e ayone 10 some ,brea hun, rod
ona sar .bo,s,nd s,.vo on.rs O.. -
this he true then are the slave owners of
this country tbe most hipb,v favorea class
n INV c;v;l;zod Governuent on e.r,,, W.
never can submit ! Q such an ;ntolerah,e :.
s,n, n,;or ,,,or -. nsrt or ,hose ,ho o,,;u,
- orn his s,.ve non,,,.t;on q aa 'T1
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For insist that tbe ,cl.;m of tba cov.rn
mect unon the service Of nersons held -
service or,abor under The lave of the states
Is IN tha limo of u..r 1s,,ner;or - ,ho .,o;,
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