Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-06

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m. yoHHsoN ON THE OREGON QUESTION.
n. johnson, In addressing the commit.
tse on territories, Jan. 3lst, 1646, said: II
was with no ssdinary degree If rdiodmep
that he attempted, upon this occasion, to
address the committee ona subject that was
no important 70 ths country end pasticu-
|1arlv 10 after the House had witnessed the
dianlav. not only Of unanswcfable argu-
meStc: hat OF brilliant and commanding clio.
auence. In attempting TO address the CON-
mitfec upon this all-important question, it
10 uld not bshis pu3 pose - add fael - the
flame; but il possible to pour oil q The
wsve Of feelings which had been 1x1tatsd
and excited upon this question. When
they undertook the discussion Of Z question
so important Is the one now presented TO
the House snd the country, Il should Be- in
. spirit OF calm deliberation and thew
should consider well the consequences that
are to follow froA the action that h 70 be
taken by this House upon il.
He knew that since this discussion had
commenced they had heard much Of wars
and rumors Of wars, and that the passions
and feelings Of the country had been sd.
dressed to very great extent So far AZ
he WIS concerned, II he knew the feelings
Of his own bosom, he was for peace, ifpeace
could be continued On honorable terms but
II, in adopting the means which 70 believe
best calculated to secure peace, war was to
be the result, he was prepared for the CON-
sequences. No member Of this. committee
desired peace more earnestly than he did
Yes, in the language. Of high authority, he
desired the day speedily 10 come when We
shall have peace on earth and good will
among men" throughout the entire race.
He wished he could hope that the beginning
Of that glorions era would commence in his
day and gcneratiOh If he could believe
there was a reasonable prospect Of it, he
would now be found on tiptoe ms il were,
stretching his ken to its utmost tension to
discover the strcaks of the dawn of that glo.
rious morning. But. - ardsntly MS he de.
sired peace 70 his country, he must take that
view ofthc subject, and that stand upon the
question under consideration, that he be
licved his position and the rights, and inter
ests, and the honor OF his country demand
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| MIR. JOHNSON on SECESSION.
On addressing the United States senate,
Dec. 10Th. 1850. relative to the then seces
siou movement, Mr.. johnson SAID
"Mn PRESIDENT IL have merely called
attention TO these surface indications, for
the purpose Of sustaining the assumption
that even the people of the Southern States
ought to consider what kind Of government
they are going to pass under before they
change the present one. We are told that
the present Constitution would be adopted
by the new Confederacy and in a short
time everything would be organized under
it. We find here other Indications, and we
are told from another quarter that another
government is more preferable. We know
that, North and South, there is a portion Of
our fellow citizens who arc opposed TO gov
eminent based upon the intelligence and
will Of the people. We know that power is
always stealing from the many to the few.
We know that ii is always vigilant and on
the alert and now that we are in rcvou-
ton, and great changes are to be madep
should we not, as faithful sentinels, as men
who are made the guardians of the interests
of the government, look Mt these indications
| and call the attention Of the country to
them is it not better to
Bear the ills we have,
Thou iiy 10 others that we know not Of
1--WE see by these indications that it is
contemplated to establish monarchy. We
see it announced that this government has
been failure from the beginning. How
has it been failurcy Now, in the midst
Of revolution, while the people are confused
while chaos rcigns it is supposed by some
that we can be induced to return to con-
s.itutional or absolute monarchy. Who
can tell that we may not have some Louis
Napoleon among us who may be ready to
make coud d'efat and cnthrcne hmselfup-
on the rights aud liberties Of the people.
Who cap tell what kind of n government
may grow up' Hence the Importance IN
advance Of considering maturey and DELHI
erately before we give up the old one.
repeat again that the people of Tennessee
that is less republican less democratic in all
its bearings, than the one under which it
now lives care not whether it is formed
in the north or in the south. We will oc-
cupy an isolated. n seperatc, and distinct po-
siton before We will do it, We will pass
into that fractional condition to which ]
have alluded, before we will pass under IN
absolute or constitutional monarchy. | do
not say that this is the design north or south,
or perhaps Of any buta very small portion ;
but it shows that there are some who, if
they could find favorable opportunity,
would fix the description Of government ]
have alluded TO on the great mass of the
people. Sir, will stand by the constitu
ton of the country as it is, and by all its
guarantees. | am not for breaking up this
great confcderacy; am not for holding on
to it as it is, with the mode and manner
pointed out in the instrument for its own
amendment. twas good enough for Wash
ington, for Adams, for jefferson, and for
Jackson. IL is good enough for us. | in
tend to stsnd by it, aud to insist on COM
pliance with all its guarantees, north and
south.
Notwithstanding, we want to occupy the
position Of a breakwater between the north
crn and southern extremes, and bring all
together if we can, tell our northern friends
test the constitutional guarantees must be
carried out
We want, if we can. to stay
the heathed, rash, and precipitate action Of
some OF our southern friends, that indicates
red-hot madness. intend to stand by the
constitution as it is, as the sheet anchor of
the government and trust and hope that
1t VIII he preserved, and will remain bea-
con to guide, and an example TO be initiated
by all the nations oil the earth
cHARNiNG YOUNG Memo.
In reply to Mr.. Palfry, of Massachusetts
who on the ] til Of April, 1s4S, stated in
tho honse Of representatives, that he had
known something of charming boy "a
charming young negro), whom God in his
providence had seen fit to take away, Mr..
johnson desired to interpose one question.
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