Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-01-30
THE CAMPBELL RESOLUTIONS
H. +Lo Sa,,4o =, , 800.

Were amended by the Senate in a great many
particulars the effect aimed at being to make
them more general Instead of saying q We
indorse the Legal Tender Law, the soul and life
of our National currency the greatest financial
success the world has ever seen, md which We
pledge ourselves to defend and uphold, - the
Senate prefers to say simply, q We indorse the
financial policy of the Government Instead OF
- We indorse the Confscation Act the Senate
says, . We indorse the policy of the Confsca-
ton laws. Then the entire resolution instruct
ing CALIFORNIA; representatives to vote for the
unconditional forfeiture of rebel property is
stricken out There are numerous other merely
verbal amendments, of little account, the adop-
ton of which exhibited not very commendable
spirit on the part of the Senate. Finally Senator
! Haswell moved to amend the resolution COM
mending Lincoln by adding ''and we heartily
favor his reelection. This was adopted with
only four dissenting votes among the Union Sen
ators-Benton, Hale, Harrison and Cot The
resolutions as amended passed the Senate 81 to
1.-The four being Freeman, (Virginia) Hamilton,
(Louisana) Pearce, (kentucky) and Rush, mis-
currence in the Assembly, the Endorsement OF
Lincoln for reelection was adopted by CT to 6,
but on concurring in the other amendments the
vote was ayes (both secesh) noes CT. This
almost unanimous vote was caused by speech
of Thompson Campbell. The action, by a
smaller majority would have been taken without
the sp, ~ch, but the speech was made and it had
the effect of stirring up not only he Assembly
but the Senate. The Senators became indignant
at what they considered the dictatorial manner
of the resolutions, and they refused TO recede.
Senator Smith first spoke in favor of receding.
Shafter, i'll aliusion 10 Campbels speech said
he had cast imputations on the loyalty of the
Senate the Senate had been charged with
q trimming to suit the enemy, &c He (Shaf-
teri was a member of the Vermont Legislature
twenty-three years ago, and while in that body,
drew up resolutions on the slavery question,
concerning the kidnapping and enslavement of
Northern colored sailors in Southern ports.
Those resolutions were based on the same prin-
ciple that underie the resolutions now under
consideration-the principle that all men have a
natural right to be free. This war is the result
of the existence Of slavery, and he who had OPP
posed slavery for more than twenty years is now
called pro-slavery by men who upheld slavery
till war actually commenced. He (Shafter) was
= an anti-slavery man at time when these men
were licking the dirt after the feet of niger
drivers, and he retained his ancient opinions,
Notwithstanding the imputations that he was
pro-slavery because he refused to agree to an al
! legged fact which the document itself demonstra-
ted to be incorrect. He would have preferred to
have settled this matter by a Committee of Con-
ference at once, but as they had been assailed
publicly, and he had been advised by member
of the House that they would not consent to the
appointment of Committee of Conference at
all. let them see if they would be met in deco
rous, gentlemanly manner. few men of COM
mon sense could settle the technicallties In five
minutes time, and if there were any substantial