The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-01-01
Encouraging the Rebellion.

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Encouraging the Rebellion.
In the U. S. House Of Representa-
tives, of the 14th ult., Fernando
Wood, OF New York, offered the fol
loving preamble and resolution;
WHEREAS, The President, in his
message delivered to this House on
the 9th inst., and in his recommend.
ntlou TO the people TO assemble at
their places of worship to give thanks
to God for recent victories, claims
that the Union cause has gained i'm
portant and substantial advantages :;
and, whereas, in Wow Of these til
umphs, it is no longer beneath our
dignity nor dangerous to our safety
to evince n generous magnanimity
becoming great and powerful pco-
pie, by offering TO the insurgents an
opportunity to return to the Union
without imposing upon them degra-
ding or destructive conditions; there
fore,
RESOLVED, That the President be
requested TO appoint three Commits
sioners, who shall he empowered to
open negotiations with the authorities
Mt Richmond, TO the end that this
bloody, destructive, and inhuman war
shall cease, and the Union be restored
upon terms OF equity, fraternity and
equality under the Constitution.
Mr.. Washburne (Ill. } moved that
the resolution be laid on the table. -
Agreed to-yeas %, nays so. Franl,
c. LeBlond (our Representative
voted against laying it on the table.
On the 18th, Green Clay Smith, of
Kentucky, submitted the following:
RESOLVED, That rs our country and
the very existence of the best govern
ment ever instituted by man is imper-
illed by the most oausoless and wick
ed rebellion that the world has seen,
and believing rs we do that the only
hope Of saving the country and pre-
serving this government is by the
power of the sword, we are for the
most vigorous prosecution of the war
until the Constitution and laws shall
the United States, and TO that end we
oppose any armistice, or intervention,
or mediation, or proposition for peace
from any quarter, so long as there
shall be found a rebel In arms against
the government; and we ignore all
party names, lines, and issues. and
recognize but two parties in this war
patriots and traitors.
This resolution was adopted by 93
yeas to GA nays.
Frank c. LeBlond voted nay.
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The speech of Reverdy johnson,
OF Maryland, in tho United States
Senate, last week, defending the pol.
icy of the administration as to negro
soldiers snd slavery, is one of the signs
OF the new times. He has not spoken
so definitely before, and that he does
so now proves the completeness Of the
anti-slnvery revolution that has swept
over his State. We quote the point
of his speech:
He had never doubted that the EN-.
ploymcnt of the slave in the military
service ofthe country, ,ipSo Jacio eman
cipated him. Itwould be disgraceful
if, after the employment Of colorod
men to defend its existence, this Gov
ernment should permit them to return
to slavery. He thanked God they
never could be re-onsloved. 1t gave
him pleasure to remember that when
he formerly had the honor of occupy
ing seat on this floor, in IS47, he
declared, in debate upon the subject
OF slavery, that it was wrong rs n
system, morally and politically, and
especially economically, slavery was
The people Of this
country were rapidly becoming wiser
on this subject.
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