The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-21
COALITION OF SLAV = Il T.
AZ -, of Mr. KasSOn OF Iowa.

9u.a' had no opportunity, from r,.;oy :
gs..s then existing. 10 ask tue .,.a,. ,
ss.he House to the views "h..n : 49,; .
Oh Or. -. mon the Only two qnestions -
am o.icement. are involved lr us CO.,
m ny These are its consiltutlonaL.!H
s'dei ~, ,aIcv. Nor had l Intended un.ll
aDu .ar,av 70 ask the attention OF the house
y.en 70 these two questions; on. "nen -
S;s.;nguished gentleman from lne 49,
,,a Sstrict Of kentucky Mr.. mallory
Nue i, his place and called the attention 2,
~! rs ua,sa "a certain questions whi1D, :,
w. ;,aen,ent. are outside OF the .ia..'
my ,a,, ;nns q. issue, thought ii my 60.
as II certainly IS my pleasure, 70 r;a-v .,
.,..er.;o,, o, the House 10 the pro w;,n
saea appeals. II seemed 20 we ,he air al
.aafsa-sr;n 81 his colleagues hpo, sra,n
20 cs Inc House. the geniieiisul - -
Va..,,eky demanded 10 kno" "a ~. s.,r.
there we've new lights, and, Win ..;.,t,,,en-
.her emphasis, II there were ~, ne" s:nretne
c;es' brought 10 bear upon III ,hn las, ses.
e,,as.;on Was considered az lhe =. CIV
;as, ,bat should change the vo,e .. ans
sIo,, ,or no then voted against 'n.s !'.pp
l..;a. u-;an for myself 10 :Hswe. 10
o .sro hara Mean new lights ana new ~
ancas Trough, to bear upon ;.s :, a,,,;,ie,,
ton, and that gcaileinasm, ssnc;ates ~ he
has been Gnaoie 10
and these Influences. ,, ,,ro,o-nse,,
WHY sir this question was ~ -,
r. me neorle Of ;Dis country ny p.1.;
rari;on Of Union men whlcii 'ne, q,
na =, Inuo of last year; they chalsehseS'
more ~ nrthis entire nation to its con-
sHs by declaring that the best :h,e.
'.s ~ the country required tnat .n4s
,.an>i,nent should be adopted. -sEd
when the convention with wa.cN ma
GENTLEMAN was allied met subsequently, ~.
.aSa DIV of Chicago about the Isl 0. sep
a ar
;ss,,e Inns presented by couN'e'-slaRe-
mon. TO the Democracy OF this county.
~, railea To meet the issue ana 10 rallv
their aSnerantSss upon that pass; -AAS
aor.ana sir. AS Il man raised ana trained
IN The Democratic faith. that there !. -.
ana authentic doctrine OF THAI party
which rs most devoted aGherent ~ .A.>
Housa should give his attention To-Day q
.sreSc-tiry the Tree and phiiosophic aae
ssair, exercise Of his judgement III resHee
70 The rroprietv disappearing this a:Iies. =,
.rer.. Ii the Democratic party oe~i.s 81 :
pledge gentlemen upon 'ne ot''et - 80,
The House - opposition TO II, asn 80 ~,
why they .aia not in that convention ral..
10 Demo .-acy upon that basis. aho te-
-ren that i was radicai chane' az.
ina. ]. was unconstitut,onai, as Ms ~
heer claimed by some members WON =.
ether SIDE OF the House. afnr'n tna' 1neI
- no ,;octrine Of the democratic part
that "a against the proposition oHereo Asi
- - ar;io, Of This House to-day. y
he contrary. I affirm that there IS nc
an. testimony FROM the Democratic iasnei
81. his country 10 tie prorrlety OF cons.N
ering q question Of inns h lhu, an. -,
;ncs, as 3 matter of just statemanshlp :
This ration.
4. rYeeen. go on TO say that the ne
-;oh- and Tho new influence TO when r
-er j. simply this--anc ! appeal 20 u
democrats themselves for proof OF "na'
say-.ha, i. has been the law OF the Demo
-acv from the beginning OF this Cover
rce.t.o .r.s slime, that true Democrat
was ot,aa;en. 20 the will of the people wh'
lsw.nlly AID constitutionally expresse
Isay ira. when this question was subin
-es 10 he people OF this country ouEil
he les. canvass It was luily Clscusseu.
nv own district, in joint debate, IN eve
nr,, Of tie .1enty-three counties II was G
rated on me stump, and so far as knc
!. was debated in some way IN every ON
..istric. in his Union, and when the 70.
u the majority Of the people OF THIS COZ.
nv. as the result of this canvass, p'
-oonced in favor Of the progress OF even
IS Indicated by this amendment, !. IS
1sw Of the Democracy that they shol
,,e.a- % the will Of the people Thus 9
e,a-e,, with almost the force OF nat'ol
lav.
shin -,r,o.. MS question has been sol;
xtat remarkable. The pendulum I
swnns. Rs. n one direction, then by re-
,;o- % ne ether direction, and no" ;.
-e;u--i-g - the course OF its orlsinsi
ION 'rhe fathers OF this country ana 9
slider .ais question. and considered II
tie same spirit IN which we ere now c'
ssa-icc :: on this side OF the house.
We ere told here that the change ~ 70
raj. .ra. We have no power or autAo!isy
make il; II other words that we are
..osing 70 introduce into the Const.tu.
Z 80 On
Of the scope OF the Constitution, as orig
aIlv established. az to deserve the appe
-ion now OF a radical and unJusilna
cnance. And one of the gentlemen al
he other side Of the House. l think
rer.leln an from Kentucky, MIR. Nailol
demanded q: the close OF his arguln
Yesterday. eff you DO this thing what
I.ga.lon will exist upon the States or
reon,e 20 adhere to a Government :
-asic.lly char ged 2" To that 1 wish I
n ,ail the attention OF the House.
And .irst, ask permission to reao "
occurred IN tka Convention that framed
Constitution, and the reasons gwen 10Y
action, showing that the position taken
gentlemen upon that side OF the House
-eriay was IN direct cOntravenuon Q.
spirit of the fathers who made the Son
tuition itself. For example, quoting !
the third volume OF the Madison ray
when the very question OF the action OF
Convention upon this subject was rele
to and was under consideration, Mr..
ison declared tha. he thought it "wron
admit in the Constitution that there e
he property in man." and Mr.. kand'
moved tha. the word ''servitnde" bestr
en- on, and the word service inser
and then follows the reason, as glvel
the Madison Papers. for the change:
"The former SCI ritsiel being thong
express the condition OF slaves anu
latter sero.cel the obiigations OF free
sons"
twas so done.
No. only iha, butthissubjec. was wro
into the very texture OF the Constitute
self. for that Convention prohibited th'
po-,a.ion OF slaves into this country
the year named in the Constitution; 4
70 say. it authorizes the prohibition of
importation after the year 1908, and
probibition was made efTectual by 9.
9uent law.
treating upon one of the same elias
questions which were treated by the
ho ~ stvclr y a.