Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-09
THIS OHIO LEGISLATURE.
a. SATURDAY, january, 1865,
SENATE.
MORNING sEssION.

SENATE.
sMoRNING SESSION.
Mr.. Connell. Senator from the Fairfield
/ district, introduced tile following prealnple
and resolution, which were laid on the
table aud ordered to be printed: NSl
WHEREAS, 1t has been the object OF the
Government and loyal people OF the United
States, through the whole course ofthe pres
ent civil war to defend and preserve strong,
enduring, and just nationality, and to
maintain our great Republic asa popular
and democratic Government in all its orig
hlal integrity !; and f.l5 t.Al6 e.
/ WHEREAS, 1t is believed that large por-
-tion OF. the people of the States nowin rebel
lion, if not an actual majority, not only
were opposed to the disruption of the ma
ton at the inception of the rebellion, but
now prefer the Government against which
the insurgent States are arrayed inarms,
to the dc Jaet0 GoYornmento Of the so-callcd
Confederate States; and
WHEREAS, The great achievements ami
'suecesseSof the armies and 'naVles OfOur
Government during the war, resulting in
increasing the power, prosperity, and
strength of the nation, and in desolating
the einsurgent Districts and oyertllrowing
their former State sovereignty, have DEM
onstratcd that ualess the insurgents soon
return to their allegiance, the States in in
surrection willbc subjugated, and become
mere Provinces of the Republic; and
WHEREAS, 1t is now an admitted fact that
the principal cause Of the rebellion, Slave
ry, must necessarily cease to exist as one
of the results of the war, and this fact is
now acknowledged in all the States in re-
+. bellion, as well as by the dc .fdctO Conieder-
ate Government, and in the belief that the
time has fully come for popular express
ion of opinion both North and South, for or
against a permanent re-cstablishment of
an unbroken and unitednation, and that the
question may be fairly settled by the people
OF the insurgent States, and by a true eX-
preston of the popular will therein, wheth-
er those States shall by continuing the war
be finally subjugated and made mere colo
nal dependencies, or by peace and re-
turn to allegiance to the Government, re-
sumo their condition of State esovereignties,
with equal and unimpaired constitutional
and legal rights in the United States; there
fore, be it
ReSolced By ho General Assembly Of the
State of ohio, That the Executive and Leg
islativc Departments Of the General Gov
ernnent be, and are hereby requested to
take steps ut once TO submit propositions to
the de Jdct0 Confederate Government and
to the authorities of the different States in
rebellion, that on given day in each of the
original States OF the Union, North and
South, fair open, and honest election be
held by the people. for the choice of three or
more Peace Commissioners from each State
to meet in convention in Nashville, Tenn,
or some other suitable point, to arrange
terms of peace; that the direct issue of
peace or war and Union or separation be
made in said election by the presentatioA of
opposing candidates, representing the con-
tlicting ideas; that the fair choice by the
people of any insurgent State of Union
Commissioners shall be taken and accepted
as final declaration of peace and return
to the Union on the part of that State, and
shall cntttle the same to bes treated blythe
Government of the United States, all of
which shall be- done with the UNDER
Standing that the people of the several
States of the Union may, in the man
ner and form prescribed in the Cousti-
tuition of the United States, so amend the
Constitution of the United States as to
prohibit slavery in all the States that dur
ing the period of ten days in which said
election shall be held, there shall be an arnl-
isticc and cessation OF hostilitics. and dur
ingtle period of twenty days, while said
convention shall be in session, there shall
also be an armistice and cessation of hostil-
tiles; and thaton failure of the Confederate
Government TO accept or notice these prop
ositions, the same shall be considered us
rendered to the authorities of the different |
in rebellion, and'action taken accord |
ingly with any of the same acceding to said |
propositions.
Mr.. Devin introduced a resolution re-
questing our Congressman to tayOra change |
in the Internal Reyenue law so as 20 tax |
the stock of whisky on hand, which was |
ordered to be printed.
The House bill increasing the salaries of
Stale officers, was read twice under suspen-
sion of the rules, and referred to the Judi
ciary committee.
The Senate then repaired to the Hall of
the House of Representatives to count the
votes polled at the October election.
The Senate met at five o'clock, and the
salary bin was voted upon and lost. A mo-
ton to reconsider was carried, but the bill
was again lost. Adjourned.