The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-08-20

'"u lot my country WRONG IL ""o '"0
old Jacksoniau motto, "the country, |
tight or wrong" l always hold my
self bound to do what I can to save my
country to my children in all its orig
Inal freedom. No Government evtE
before showered upon its citize ms sue h
boundless blessings. That little boy
before me may become the President Of
the United States. 1t affords to all, the
humble and poor the inspiration of hope,
that they may by virtue and industry
as cend to the most elevated position
Let us not be deceived by these men
who wish to commit treason against
your country Lend no sympathy to
the enemies Of the Government, as you
would answer to God at the great day.
In addressing You to-day, will only
refer to such matters as the honorable
Senator hos omitted. 1 must differ
with him in one respect. | can never
consent to disgrace the name of the old
Andrew Jackson party by calling the
opposition to the Government Demo.
cratic. They are Butternuts and moth.
ing else.
In every Butternut sheet, and in
nearly all Butternut speeches you see
and hear denunciations of the Repub
licans as having caused the war by re
fusing to vote for the Critten den COM
promise. Now, l know that it was not
possible for the Republicans to have
passed that measure, and had it not
been adopted know that it could not
have prevented the rebellion.
On the 2d day Of the session, on the
18th of December, 1860, on motion Of
Mr.. Boteer of Virginia, q committee Of
thirty-three members, one from each
State, was appointed to consider the pub
lie danger, and if possible to devise
some plan for preserving the peace o
the country. The vote on the resolu
F ton was 145 yeas to 80 nays. On the
appointment of that committee, Mr.
Vallandigham said that "though tht
proposition is inezpedient"-inenpedi
ent-the word is italicized, and Valan
digham went to the reporters desk tc
get it italicised-though the proposition
is inezpedient will vote for it. How
ever other gentlemen may feel, an
willing to let them try any measuret
they may propose for settling these
troubles" That shows the animus o
the man--that man, with the spirit ant
temper ofa demon--when it was pro
posed to select committee composed o
one from each State, to consider on
national troubles, that was the way il
which he treated i'll This man insist
ed that majority of the eommitte
should be of the same political complies
; ion as the majority of the House.
D A day or two afterwards, on motto
l. of Mr.. Powell of Kentucky, auotht
committee of thirteen was appointed fc
= the same purpose. Many members ho
e differing plans for adjusting our diff
u culties, all of which were referred t
d these committees.
4 -
J. The Crittenden compromise was NO
IT er directly voted upon by the Hous
'e An attempt was made to bring it up o.
of its regular order, but it requiring
m vote of thirds to do so, it failed
N In the Senate, as could show, the We
r men from the Southern States, who,
I'd is said would have voted for it, ma
IL. speeches again st it. Look at the tric
y cry of these men. On the vote to ia
y. up the measure out of its regular ord,
u, these men voted for it, 80 that, Mr.. Pu
Sc says, it could be sal d that they vot
We for i'll The rascality Of these men W
IA. fully exposed by Mr.. Latham of Ca
ur fornia, and Mr.. johnson of TennessC
,ls Il Mr.. Crittenden stated over and oy
en- again that he preferred the bill pl
posed by the Peace Conference to
NO own proposition. The proposition "
70. that the Government should select I
-
:" y In his report of Mr., Trimbl
" - speech at Piketon. the reporter ma
~ the following important
-; CORRECTION.
,or In the kasty report of.Mr. Trimbl
49, speech at Hillsboro, he should have b.
'"0 represented as saying, that the propC
'ss tions Of the Peace Conference, instt
its of the Crlttenden amendment. we're
,at directly voted upon by the House;
.p1 also, that the propositions of the Pc
Conference were the result of the de
lar crations of the wisest men of the
the ton, who wero appointed by the G
'om ernors Of the States to meet at Wa
mid ington; at the instance of the Cover
M of Virginia. And,also the remark
" would tell them to go to hell first,
de catch their own niggers," should b
hat been, "I would say, as as said a dis
guisbed Southern gentleman 60.