Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-02-20

from the past, which will teach us to bear
with each other in the future.
.
"No Compromise with Rebels
We take the following extracts from
recent speech delivered in Congress by
Hon. FERNANDO WcoD of New York
showing what has been the invariablo prac.
tee of our country heretofore, in its ef-
forts TO return to state Of peace when eu-
gagged in war, as well as to preserve and
restore order in tine of rebellion. The
"Fathers of the Republic" seem to have
no scruples in treating the "rebols," not
even with "parties."
Mr., Speaker, if, as the gentleman from
Pennsylvania says, we are at war with
foreign power, what has been the practice
of our government with reference to the
appointment of commissioners 10 treat
with foreign powers! Why, sir, as early
as 1898, when the Algernes made war
in the Mediterranean upon our commerce,
pirates though they were, we did not
think it beneath our dignity to treat with
them; the President authorized the Amer.
ican Minister to Portugal to appoint a
commissioner, who did proceed to a me-
gotation, and did finally make treaty
of amity which lasted until 1915. Again,
sir, in The war of 1912, between the Uni
ted States aud Great Britain, three very
distinguished men were appointed CON-
missioners, and they proceeded to Europe
and made the celebrated treaty of Ghent.
But, sir, there is yet a later and more
applicable case, the war with Mexico
When General Scott advanced with his
conquerisg army from Vera Cruz 10 the
city of Mexico, the President sent Nicho-
las Z. Trist, as commissioner, to treat
with the Mexican authorities. Sir, Mex
leo was subjugated We had con quered
the whole republic of Mexico we have
won series of victories from Vera Cruz to
the halls of the Montezumas, and we
were in possession Of their capital; they
) were conquered people. Did we pass
coniiscation laws then Did we apply
the principle of confscation to Mexican
soil No, sir, we treated with them,
conquered as they were ; and Mr.. Trist,
acting in pursuance Of the authority con-
: fcrred upon him by the President of the
United States, made the treatey of Quad
alupe Hidalgo on the 18th February ls4S.
That treaty, which was subsequently, rat
iGed by the Senate Of the United States,
resulted in the accession Of California to
our vast possessions on the Pacific.
Z snbara onpfsnotiop NJ g.,
/ from it, Gen. Scott demonstrated with The
then Secretary Of War against making
the United States army in Mexico self.
sustaining army in Mexico for this pur.
pose, and Gen. Scott and the Secretary
+ of War, concurred that the people Of
Mexico should be paid in kind for supplies
furnished o the army.
But it is said that this is rebellion,
and that it will not do to treat with rebels
, in arms, Well, sir, this is not the first
, rebellion we have had in this country
We have had robelions which at their
commencement, were as threatening as
: this was at its commencement, to the per-
manence of our Institutions, and we treat.
ed by commissioners in every instance as
. | shall show.
In 1885 the first rebellion occurred -
f 1t occurred Mr.. Speaker, in New Eng
, land. This was the first armed rebellion
against the Government, Sir, although il
is unpleasant to reflect upon sections, can
dor conpels me to declare that New Eng
land has been in rebellion against the in
stitutons of this country ever since the
adoption Of tho Federal Constitution
She has not Faithfully performed her com
pact made when she came into the Union
In the convention that framed our organ
c law, the sections came together. New
England had her navigation and her man
ufactur0s to protect; the South had her
peculiar institution to protect. 1t is true
New England held few slaves, but wher
they ceased to be profitable she became
philanthropic and benevolent, and abol
ished slavery. But so long as money wai
to be wrung from the sinews of the negro
New England held men in bondage, and
) furnished the tonnage that brought slave
from Africa to the Southern States.
A compromise between the sections wa
made in that convention, in which it wa
agreed that the interests of each shoulC
be protected. The South kept faith unit
this rebellion; the East has- .,ot kep
faith at all.
l repeat, sir, that the first armed rebel
t lion in this country occurred in Mas sa
chusetts, and that commissioners were ap
pointed to negotiate a. peace. will rea
from New England historian to prov
} the fact;
"This was knownbas shays rebellion