Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-02-16
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III RuA&AAEAEAWWe s#s Ek is $1sM as
tI fhis question, Dir. SpsaksT. has bee,
\ sssy shoreaghly discussed. and ioub
whether II ID possible fas eishsg aide Q
tbs Hoase 20 allsssee aas nsw or oEigina
| preposisi0p xisat sefsgenes 10 ID. - sh
last session I bad The homer TO suhsnis N
xiawa TO the cansiaesatiaa of she House
and ka state the season xhy Ishoala cot
against the adoption Of khis fesalstion !,
amend ths Cousssi3sisas | stated shes
that doubted the power, in this mode
- reach she object aimed nj and / haw'
listened With greas deal of interest," u
the dissnssian to-day. pagsionlaxly tbai
part Of it between the gentlemaa from
! Iowa aaa the gensIemaa from Indiana
aad / have heard nDshing thas has IN shs
lsast, alaezed or modified the views ex
pressed 81 thai time.
admit, with amy friend from Ohio,
Mr.. Csxs } that the people eaa alter sheis
kSsSs EAH2mnssnsg. -TKis i tbc docsrine Che
sontAeru people asseFs. Bas, cir, that Is
nas this preposltioa. Thisis q proposi-
ton to change the form Of government, 9
form adopted With eestain ebiecss AMI
| esnsend that While we may aaaead tha
Constellation sa she mode provided By
thas inasrameat, xeean amend u onsy 70
reach and aoyeT sAose sab5sess Or powers
which wsrs delegated originally % chs
IGsasral Government. Tue Federal Sow
ernnsat Vas made BIZ the States the
/ ueonss. solleesivsly, were never called q
| seL uuoa ss and while tie Constitution
| nroyians for It's own awseAdmeafs 30 as q
/ anable the GeneraI Government TO carr
aut the obieets originally DELEGATED 70 Is
/ atili all the reserved rights are stali re
| served TO the Ssaees. IL we can ament
the Consultation 10 this respect We caI
Iamsaa II 70 as to reach 70 the marital re
lasioas and all other uaastera OF domest
10 character.
/ Mr.. Speaker, ! do notprapoas % repeA
| whas | said at the last session upon TN
question. should be glad TO know tina
Twas wrong; but having formed shoae Q
ipini,ns aftsr careful study, haEing de
| Eliherately and carefully, and, ~ tosnk
without partisan bias Eeaehed that COP
| elusioh. with all dua deferenee 20 Cd
President Of the United States, ] am Q
the same opinion now.
| Bat, sir, we are nearly yeaF later .
the anGorsunate and calamitoas pEesea
history ef this country than We were
he time this aussfioa was discussed 3
the last session. Eyeuss OF Aoment nav
transpirei siacs sbens and therefore
5 have taken The aoog fer she purpose OF otfe
ing for the consideration Of this House
fs2 practical remarks as 10 the policy Q
pasging this resolution; as to the eject
snnlly adopted By the necessary nHmhe
Of States; and whether, even II the ehet
r shall be to free the slaves, we shall hav
given to that unfortunate race any afnsii
Grafton of their condition, aay social
political elevation Of their status, or bar
advantsgsd them ID sny regard whate'
er.
Sir. the President tells us 10 bis annr
al message. at the commencement OF 10
session, that be hopes we will now pa
this resolution. He refers 20 sbe aetio
of the ueople as aha late election, al
tells as that II srs fail TO pass R the nes
4 congress will, and that as the nexs Goa
gress will, wby, fersoeth, we oaghs
pass il.
II Wen, sir, il Is very Bsrauge rcasoniF
for thai functiouary. We all know u
death is certain, and yet should wa anti
ipate itf Because any evil that il ban
se ing over che country or over us az ind
xiduais Il iDevitahl :, shall we, forsoot
mGes it hurrid.y, and in sdsahce2 Sir,
cannot agree 90 the presidcrt's = rcasoriiri
that because this is inevitable We shon
stultify ourselves, and 20 counter 10 o
principles and our honest convictions,
voting for proposition which we utter
" deplore and condemn. | am not 50
that Ehe Presidents premises are rorfe'
g Thsznext Congress may hold aiasrs
opinion upon this question. Slavery,
is nov exists, mar cease altogether, b
fore the next Congress Of the unit
States assemblies. The whole couditi
of our country may be altered, North .
South, before the assemblage Of The ~
Z Congress. But assume this should I
:. be, and the next Congress does reeol
mend this alteration Of the Constitute
do we not have Legislatures elected
tween now and THAI time viii not
,~ people Be called upon then 70 act for
hTst time on this question? viii ]
Legislatures be Yotei for and elected
this question? Because, sir, aEthoui
al stated by the gentlemen from 10y
Se this vas an Issue of the Prudential 81
lion, according 20 the Baltimore plasFos
was no issue IL. tie elscllons for
-. members Of the Legislatures; and bef
the legislature eAn be called upon 70 3
new questions may intervene for their G
alteration and nsw feasona why 4
-. should not aceeda may prsssutthsir DO
~ 70.
Bat, sir. ws sill assume that Dongg
,ssssea shis resolution We will assu
that she Legislatures Of the SEasss CO
' uwt the recommendation Of OoBgFsss
apres 10 this amsndmenss ! what then
win any man contend that 1t wili
IN. ena slmwe r D5a the pseaadsRais eIaaa
- uasiou proclamation free Oue slaseS ]
NOT. in bic eva azpFessiva langni
tssiks tao Popesa ball against shs eofae
- This also would Dc d lners bfaa ana III
L 40 FAR as the States 10 Ecbelii ion are 9
- csruesI. Ii shey ooalinae In xsbelaaol
90, shev are Cow. sss aelinn Of this Cong
eAa N. a sks status 81 slavery vi
= these States. sThey sissFsgAssS ssse 10
No OF this Congress .shsy EIh disregard
ba action thai sc May "a 10 40 aIasaaan
III EAa cDna aitptioa. II ihoss SsAtss
= = p yssy wssI eonkinaes sxeeps ID the aEsasl
aassrash of cgr armies. Tneret bges
sseaI ufaeflcai efess oF this amsn3msae
rssaly b sssAisg. W7shosH VI hold
Z II ssxxiioKx bx ssiliiaxx paxsEs y ~ fra
~ slaYss rhsFs or aplss 5sssrs =
- their srs4d III fat, thExe slavery cea
A...laI baA issceass& seiy ~ isaH -. zeas y.
osuspY slsssA ssfitdfy 1 md Fhea
Il I'll xEtAdSA6 siA Y a - Viii esia 81
o1fA, &e Ganfe edesstspeWsE ss wills ~.
..sa.l But no fRr*heg, because dsast<
s,ssssI z TN seqesisq3 . 4 sass tlis &
fsaev ly nd fsankIg. And what I6ly' I =
s'as myself ssFndis1 1dualy. I ks6f ],