Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-13
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Of It's institutions; therefore;
/. Resolved, by the senate and House of repre-
sen'atives oftfe United states OF fArnorica In
Congress assembled, That the laws now IN force
for the recovery Of fugitive slaves are in strict
pursuance of the Constitution, and have been
sanctioned as valid and constitutional by the
Supreme Court Of the United states; that the
sinveholdng states are entitled 10 the faithful
observance ana execution Of those laws, and
that they ought not 10 be repealed or so modified
or changed as to impair their efficiency; ana
that laws ought to be made for the punishment
or other Illegal means, to hinder or defeat the
due execution of said laws.
2. That oil state laws which conflict with the
Fugitive Slave Acts, or any other constitutional
net Of Congress, or which in their opinion i'm
execution Of any Of said acts are null and void
by the plain provisions of the Constitution Of
the United States. Yet those State laws, void as
they are, have given color to practices and lead
/ 10 consequences which have obstructed the due
administration and execution OF acts of Con-
greSs, and especially the acts for the delivery Of
fugitive slaves, and have thereby contributed
much to this dlscord and commotion now pre-.
perious juncture, does not deem il improper
respectfully and earnestly to recommend the
have enacted them, or such legislative correc-
tions or explanations of them as may prevent
their being used or perverted to such mischiev-
3. That the act of the 18th Of September, 1850,
commonly called the Fugitive Slave Law, ought
! to be SO amended as to make the fee OF the Com
missioner, mentioned in the sth section of this
act, equal in amount, in the cases decided by
him, whether his decision be in favor or against
the claimant. And, to avoid misconstruction,
! the last cause OF the 9th section OF said act,
which authorizes the persons holding warrant
for the arrest detection of q fugitive slave to
dacared it to be m the 3y Of ali good Citizens to
assist him in It's execution, ought to be so
ufv in cases ss 70 bs bdr sbn m au
| or danger of resistance or rescue.
q. That the laws for the suppression of the Az
rican slave-trade and especially those prohibit
| Ing the importation of slaves into the United
States, ought to be made eflectual and ought to
| be thoroughly executed, and all further enact
ments necessary to those ends ought to be
promptly made.
On the 18th of January 1861, Senator
Clark (Abolitonist) moved to strike out all
of Mr.. Crittenden proposition, after the
preamble and the word resolUed and insert
in lieu thereof the following:
| That the provisions of the Constitution are
| ample for the preservation of the Union, and the
protection of all the material interests of the
| country; that 1t needs to be obeyed rather than
amended; aud that an extrcation from the pres
| ent dangers is to be looked for in strenuous
property, and enforce the laws, rather than in
\ guarantees for particular difficulties, or con-
ceSsionS to unreasonable demands.
Resolved, That all attempts to dissolve the
| present Union or overthrow or abandon the
| present Constitution, with the hope or expecta-
| iilusory and destructive; that in the opinion OF
the Senate of the United States, no such recon
struction is practicable; and therefore, to the
maintenance of the existing Union and Consti-
tuition, should be directed all the energies Of all
the departments ofthe Government, and the
| efforts OF all good citizens.
The object of the introduction of that
resolution was very plain: it was to kill Mr.
Crlttendens plan without taking direct
vote on it. Mr. Clark's motion prevailed
by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham,
Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collaner, Dixon,
Grimes, Hale, Harlan, King Seward, Simmons,
sEmner nnd Ten EyS' 4gqmGal Made, Wiiin
,Nays-Messrs. Bayard, Bgler, Bragg, Bright,
Clingman Crittenden, Fitch, Green, Lane Lath-
Push, Rice, salisbury and sebastianH2S. TiA.iii
| Democrats and Americans
Mr.. Crlttenden's proposition was thus
! defeated for the present. AT subsequent
hour OF the same day, Senator Cameron,
moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the Crittenden proposition was killed
/ The vote on this motion was not taken un.
till the 18th of January, 1861. The follow
ing was the result: Page 443.
,Yeas-Messrs. Bayard, Bigler, Bragg, Bright
! Cllngman, Cnttcndcn, Douglas, Fitch, Green
/ OF Tennessee, X kenna,iy. Lane. latham Mason
Nicholson, fearee, Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice
'SaS Sessrs ' Anthnny h,in Bacr Bingham
CamEron, Chandler, CLARK, Colielner' DiXon
RoG5it5S o5 4 sri iGssGndsn Io0t, EosteG Grimes
ncr Ten Erck, Wade. Wigiall, Wilkinson and
/ Wilson-2I.
1t will be seen that Mr. Cameron voted
against his own proposition. The motion
TO reconsider having prevailed, the question
then was on agreeing to Mr.. Clark substi-
tute for the Crittenden plan. The final vote
was not taken, on agreeing directly to the
Cnttenden proposition, until the Sd Of
March, the day proceeding the close of Con
gress and the Inauguration of Mr. Lincoln.
The Clark amendment was first disposed of
the debate preceding the vote on which
We give;
Mr.. Clarll-"lt might be expected, as offered
That substitute, that 1 would say something in
near Il close, though l am prepared / shall
waive the opportunity, and let the vote be talk
Mr.. Wilson-"Wo have voted on that several
times, and suggest that it be Withdrawn, and
iel rH us vote directly on the resolutions" .,
r drawn, the yeas and nays having been or
The Secretary proceeded to call the roll,
Mr.. Anthony twnen his name was Called
"Without any reference to the merits OF this
, amendment, shall vote against ii for the pur-
pose ofallowing the Senator from Kentucky TO
. obtain q vote ON his resolution. l vote nay
"Without reference to the merits of this amend
ment, shall vote AGAINST il in order 70 get an
Senator from kentucky"
The result was announced-yeas II, nays %
Ieas-Messrs, Bingham, Chandler, Clark
poolittle, Dullkee, fessenden, Foote, Harlan,
King, morrill,, Sumner, Trumbull. Wade and
, | WilkinSon-li,
Nays-MesSrS. Anthony, Baker, Bayard, Big
, Ter, Bright Critienden, Dixon, Douglas, Foster
: Gwin, Hunter, johnson ofTennessee, Kennedy,
! Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Polk, Pugh
. Rice, Sebastian and Ten Eyck-22.
So Mr.. Clark's amendment was rejected.
page l4O4.
9 The question then REQUIRED on adopting
I, the Crittenden plan ofcompromise. 1t was
: defeated by the following vote; page l405.
YeasaMessrs So,,ss Bayard Biglsr Bright, crttsn.
nessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason, ,Nichol.
= Wigfall-l0.
/, Clark, Dixon, Dooitte,. DurlSee, Fessenden
FOote, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, King, Morrill,
f sumner, Ten I;yclS Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson
> and Wilson-20.
OF the nineteen who voted yea, seventeen
were Democrats, and two Americans. The
} latter were Senators Crittenden, of Ken
? lucky, and Kennedy, Of Maryland. The
twenty who voted in the negative were all
: Republicans.
: IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On the 9th of February, 1861, (see page
l26l,) Mr. Clemens, of Virginia, proposed
! to the House of Congress that the Critton-
den Compromise should be submitted to a
: vote of the people for adoption or rejection.
He proposed the following joint resolutions;
> Whereas the Union is in danger, and, owing
2 to the unhappy division Existing in Congress- IL
would be dificult, # not impossible for that
quiste majority, so as to enable ii either TO
, adopt such measures oflegislation, or to recon-