The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-22

have it perfected.
| Mr.. Russell, of Washington, hoped the
resolution would not be referred. The
proposition is simple one, and the
House is fully prepared to vote on the
subject now.
Mr. Oliver favored reference. There
need be no great haste in this matter.
The motion to refer was lost.
Mr.. Davis moved to make the subiec,
the special order for next Friday eve-
ming.
Messr. Finkbine and Stiles favored
the motion.
After some further discussion, and q
motion to lay the whole subject on the
table, which was lost, the motion to refer
to the Committee of the Whole was voted
on and lost.
The question recurring on the passage
OF the resolution
Dir. Butler said be believed this one of
the great questions TO be acted on by the
House. 1t is legitimate business, also.
1t is part of our business TO express our
firm convictions on the important issues
of the day, and this Assembly would
prove derelict in duty should it neglect to
express its views in the most decisive
manner on q question as vital as this
lie would hardly have sought an election
10 seat In this Assembly had he not
thought some such important m easures
would come up for consideration. The
great question of the day is how to do
away with this accursed institution most
effectually and promptly. When The first
gun was fred upon Sumter, be foresaw
very clearly that this was to be an inter-
necine struggle between Slavery and Free
dom. 1t was well to express our views
on this subject, and stimulate the authori-
ties at Washington to push ahead. The
people had all along been ahead Of the
President, and it was well to let him know
just what point they have reached
Mr.. Stiles dissented from the views OF
the las. gentleman. The President may
have been behind some Of the people, but
not behind salutary public opinion. If
be had acted in accordance with the views
of the radicals. and issued his Procaama-
tion of Freedom At an early day, there
would in all probability have been civil
war In our very midst. He believed the
President bad acted wisely, being swayed
by neither the radicals of Massachusetts,
nor by the conservatives of Missouri. He
regretted the Introduction OF this resolu-
ton. We could do nothing in this mat
Ter one way or another. Slavery is
doomed. Its fate is sealed, and we may
az we'll let the matter rest. We can nei-
ther hasten nor delay its death.
Mr.. Bereman had never seen the day
when he was not an Abolitionist. He
didn't believe, however, in hurryins mat
ters before the House without consulting
the friends of the measures. He rea!ly
favored the resolution. He had felt from
the first that this was war of ideas, and
felt that the institution of Slavery must
be wiped out. He did not desire peace
until 1t was annihilated.
Mr.. Oliver moved to amend by adding
a resolution memorializing the President
to use his power as Commander-in Chief
Of the Army and Navy of the United
states TO the same end.
Mr.. Richards obtained the floor, but
gave way to motion to adjourn.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met in Committee of the Whole
90 the Anti-Slavery resolution, with Mr.
Finkbine in the chair.
In the Committee the question of adop-
tion was ably argued by Messrs Richards,
GlendeniDg. Russell, of Washington,
Stiles and Hale, and some amendments
offered, when the Committee rose and
asked leave to sit again this evening at
7 o'clock. Leave was granted.