Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1864-10-18

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hibit Congress forever from ini ef.
ling with slavery. Their arxunlktS
was: You will 20 on makin lft4
States out of the Territories untig, SOU
get enough free States in the plssh
| to adopt am amendment to tho l0is.
stitution aholishing slavery kgoW
Mr. Corwin proposed his amendhRplil
4 to the Constitution to meet this Nlis
lection. You know that there Aie
some parts OF the Constitution that
have been made to stand unamAnds.
bic, ono Of which is, that the GSnetss
tuition shall never be so amended AZ
to deprive any of the States ofitlts
Senators in Congress. Now, wfiA
the free states had it in their pow
respectively, to abolish slavery fhey
voluntarily came forward and pass
the following resolution, as offered ~
4 Mr. CoFwin:
'sReSoIced, That the following AMI
I Gle be proposed tothe Legislatalrcs f
4 the several States, as an amendmeHt
1 to the Constitution Of the United
States, which, when ratified by thieS.
/ fourths OF said legislatures shall 10
valid to all intents and purposes, aR
part Of said Constitution
"ARrIcLE -. No amendnSnt shAll
| be made to the Constitution (Which
shall authorize or give to Congress
4 the power to abolish or irber1e
within any State, with the domestic
institutions thereof, including chat pR
/ persons held to service or labor ~
i the laws Of said State.
For the purpose of keeping & f e&fll
war, the expenditure OF money end
human blood Congress. passed Sisis IS
resolution by u two-tllirds vote, ak
the very time whom the last oVjectieu
was made that you would after
while adopt an amendment toSthe
Constitution abohshing slavery. ~
What stronger guaranty could have
been asked? What better could you
offer them now2
Now the inquiry arises C1itissi.
den'scompromiseI aving beeMthrown
away the Territorial amendment
4 having been rejected, and thispropo.
sition offered, giving them the most
binding assurance OF proteFGion
whore is the Southern State tbat I'D.
opted this amendments 4ell nae,
brother Democrat-tel nie&coppci'A
\ head-why was this guaranty the
very thing they bad been pra1iug
about, not accepted You say N6w
that they want guarantees, constitu-
i tional protection, and you let US cs1ne
Pinto power and we will settle tics
question. What else can you offer
Ethem than has been offered and re-
4 jeetedY
You want peace, DO ycy 90:
want c0fnplUmisel * a. Nc 4s.uss. q
bloody and extensive war stopped
Are you hofest about this4 it ycu
are, the settlement Is one Of tlyt silsf
Eplest and easiest ia the wordN 0pSs
yave rebelled against the C0nHtltps
Elton and ,iolated the law, and now
the question is, how shall you get outA
i &C. the ,siinculty. Can you not seqf
the way? T a voice, come back and
/ be good bovs."1 Yes, that is thel
idea, Come back and take the Goa
stitution as your compromise. u a
q good old Instrument; one nndga
which you lined and prospered f0l 4
1 years, and acquired all your gree
ness and all that is neccssar tp rzsx
enjoy the same blessings il 10 returiI
to obedience to the Constitution and "
laws Of the Government. Cheers.
THE TREAuHERY on COMPROMISE
Don't you see the treacherF na
treason in the talk about compr3fniaa
with traitors, standing on a violat9d
1 Constitution, set Of ususpers, w "a
arms ia then hands, threatening = \
overthrow the Government? A klhvd
i that appeals have been made to mo
thecs, and fathers, and sisters, and
| brothers by peace-mongcrs through
the country, who promise I'd eave tlse
i yast expenditure ciSblood and nlonIel
caused by Tho war Rnt don III
n know that Sometimes money md
1 compromise arc aggravations ~ &ead
ofpalliations2 let mo ask some lafat
er whose son sleeps III hiS grave in'
what IS called tho Southern Confeds
eracy; let me Ask some mother whose
son Has come home leaving a limb oa|
i some Southern battle field !ct fha!I
ask some sister whose brother sell a
tho CORY cannon's mouth Of beneath
the crimsoned spear and w.A ,6ons;ff
cd 70 his grave witllzsS2 KslzsllgI{
sheet but the blood that lgsthrAt e1
his blanket are you wIliiD ~ s0yy
I promise? IA universal and Ntemsl.
II dous sitpnf nf 40, no, came Up sTosss
| the thUasands present many, very
many ohwhom we're. & specsf tic pe
sona an iRessad Compromise, aud
giFe uhvthc soil that contains 11el
blood aDd their bones, to be held aud
4 controlled ~ traitors and enemie
forevcrs- N ever never lsgs Yo,|
blood grown 20 thin and 50 pale thal
YOU arewilling 10 have youa offspring
4 lie aad naoealer tlnqarcd tsi beneath
the traitors Nag q never"
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