The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-10-03

knosu a. the tuttenoe 4 Lo1lpfoul44c. AuCf ,
uere into0dct as a b. ss W n which he
neutrality. 90 rather neural PATRIOTISM. sant
ed come place 10 20, and Ar. Csittsnden sse
seeking that place In nv judgment Il was
a wh led seppicher. filled With he bonss Of
the beet and brAvsst Dssn IL he land. Ii
we . syrene song which fell sweetly or The
eat. ia order that Il might the more perfect
IL destroy The very ljea OF = government
PROPOSING a comprssaise with rebels IN arms
against its authority. IL snbssrsise cfthe
government Itself. From the very moment
The revolt manifested itself, thsfc should
have been no compromise thought Of. until
il was suppressed, ard the rebels ~subjugsiea.
But 70 the history 81 these resolutions.
You viii r~ecollect that ~ben they came
Up Tor consideration in she Scnsts. Mr.. CLARK
the member from New Hampshire moved -
. substitute tor HEN. THAT the Consiitu-
ton Iisels was sufficient 20 preserve the Un-
or " A test vote was then taken ca toe
adopsion OF this substitute II you will turn
70 the record Of the Senates selisn. you vii
End this vote was taken on the 10Th day Of
January. There were no Senators At that
time holding their seats from South CARROLL
IA, Mississippi. Fiorida ard Alabama They
bsd absented themselse g 90 account OF the
secession OF their States. or the anticipated
secession. Eight votes. which might have
been given for these resolutions. were, by
the action Of Southern States themselves,
not given. II the South wanted these reso-
lutions passed, why did it Dot mershall-ali IL
forces. aud remain N the Senate aud vote
for them2 A motor was inside 20 postpone
the further consider tion OF the resolutous
10 order that the South might DO this very
thing. aud the motion WAS ssgstived hy p
- A.. Vn s.ua-.Il sta rna..Aara i'm fIa
cotton States uniting with those from the
border Slave States. Ia voting against The
sostpouement. II not the proof conclusive.
OF itself, that the Southern Senators did not
waat the 70 ~olutions u Mr. Csitaenden 10 pasel
But The test question VS. ~ Qncr had on Mr.
Cfarks substitute. ard p votes were cast Tor
Il. while only ~ we're cast against Il. Seven
. S5aihern member no had Gu. a moment be
D fore voted against me postponemcnt. now
failed 10 vote AZ att Why thlsG no other
a reason than they intended g. xin ~ efforts AZ
r. compromise. aud would have nothing but
7 southern Independence, nd TIE CONSEQUENT
: destruction Of the Federal q eminent. The
: men Who c0mmeatsd ths ' meter iateud
ed TO make any c0mproml-s arb the Gov
eminent. They we're tebe ~ cducston,
u rebels isem instinct. AID ltbsls VI their very
'e hearts. Not only were all Efforts Al compro-
- mist lA AIt Ettttt utitAttN W Itnil RtNt
>, tors. bat "a the House Of Representatives,
P compromise resolutions met the sam fate
10 Ia this popular branch OF the National Legs.
u l-ture. the Southern meubers. as an add
tional excuse Tor their treason, declared thai
1e the South had no assurance that the north
1d ern ms mbers would not so amend the Fede'
ne rsl Constitution, that slavery would be aboi'
|, i-htd IN all the States where Il existed. Tha
Oh IL any amendment Of that kind was proposed
IN they had no doubt the North would carry !
-. over their heads. To meet this objection
ne MIR Coswin OF Ohio, in 1861. submitted tn
following addition TO the 10Th section 81 To
Federal Constitution. and proposed 10 have
il adopted by three iourtbs OF the States.
1"No Amendment shsll be made to the Con
& s~tiiuticn which shall authorize or give Con
gress pswer TO abolish OF interfere within an
State, with the domestic Institutions thereof
including that of persons held 20 servire Q
&c labor by the laws 81 said State
OF So YOU see, this resolution, which IN efes
Is would have settled the whole question {
dinerence-if there was any sincerity in ii
Oh representation OF Southern men-was Pre-
% posed by a Republican. and though IL vi
carried by a vote OF 20 to IL in the Sene.
or aud by a large majority in the Horse. it vi
he carried by Republican Northern votes. Il
South voting against it. on the grouSd IN
he they had resolved on going out, and breal
a ing upthe Union. srar
nos Then, a. now | again sag, the destructs
~ OF the Federal Governments was lntende
lev The Southern members were not in iavor
OF the Crittenjen resolutions, aud did not vo
to ior them. They were not In favor OF NJ
ied Corwins amendment TO the constitute
thereby forever protecting slavery in q
States where Is then existed. and they did II
.. vote for il.
~, Separation, Independence aud the cons
quent destruction OF the Union was what .
rebels wanted, Was what they took up ari
,sr for, aud what they will have unless pr
vented.
Not only THE. but when iasse Southe
members OF Congress complained of /
IN personal liberty bills passed by som OF :
Legislatures OF the Northern States as da
gerous TO their rights. the American Co
b., gress. at once, passed a resolution, appesii
r., TO every State wherein such legislation h
been had. TO repeal them. The strong,
Republicans in the House voting for it-ev
Owen Lovejoy giving II hts vote and
influence. After this was all done. aud
NV judgement cowardly done by Northe
- representatives, these Southern traitors d
handed more. and even asked that they
allowed to take their slaves into free ter
-aw tory. The people in the election which h
- lust passed had settled that question forev
aud settled too thar freedom was univer
~ and slavery sectional. That. 10 the sbser
Ca OF positive law all our territories were ir
~ That slavery was an Institution created
,i,h municipal regulation. and ON side OF the
auence Of ssante laws recognizing the re
ton OF master and slave. all men were II
free a the sunlight-'rce "a the air
H., cur ptsiries. or sigh amid cur ,rackless Il
. =, eats Sill. so anxious were QUE t-prssen
ti.cs % avoid the horrors OF fcivii war, u
I, !. they actually passed = bill. organizing All
" terrific, re-. without neshagle word prohibit
slavery therein. Thus Did the loyal No
lick the resy dust or the feet OF these ss
holding t~raiters. Ia ~ Illuminating 70 10.
men even nos 20 think oft, but 80 desir
vs. the North IN adjust all matters oi diff
e.-c,mpn,rss st difficulties. and 81
-. the aame- Of teeeiion which we're rapi
spreading. that Il willingly did all that I Ia
- hcFs rsrrateo
Being met Al eyesv effort ~ compton,
and ,diust our difficulties by the stern OBJ
-soen Of Soathera representatives,. the 10
u.ure@entauve@ ia Congress. asked e..tke
could be done q stay he shedding ofifst
nal blood. and they were arsNtsed by SCI
tor W gall Of Texas. IN his seal. ~ he Q.
Senate. That Is ma Fsos ei <sovesam'
would rive them q sheet 81 ~hiie taper, 4
tcl. Thea Ga write the conditlo-- upon sh
Ient 'aes : - ~-..o- 80.
and won'' "oe so -
- ship w" No'''e'e
of the Couiedesacy
veil s~ecoileci this defiant announcen.
, On The p.rt OF this rebel >enatoF MAS
! the galleries OF the U ). Senate AZ me ga
~ and heard the language Used. Vel TO
r~scailect how NsrtbssD men looked a e.
Other and stsrnly svess. Inst noe 10 iprl
oompromises should be oaeres. aud As
rebel. had appealed 20 TIE sword. BY
=. swpri thsy should perish.