The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-03-10


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SOUTHERN REPRESENTATION.
Tn. co,cgrrsa. resolution in rcl. .ti,,, 10 tb..
admission of SENATOR. and + .ure-.....,5..s
tr8r., the lately ral.I.tYg. S,at,. ~ taken
mn. and Nr.SrrwArr took the floor.
1t ,ls conclusion Of his remarks. Nr.
Jouysoy spoke a, icag;h against the rcsglg>
tin.
Mr.. Jorysox took the ground ;lat the r.
belligu was entirely suppressed. and that
there was no resistance = civil authority
He tbouab, If State. wire taxed, tbcv were
en;ille. 10 tie same ri .Lts as otner States.
H. argued hat the Constitution old 10: cons
fer the right on Cougrezi 10 interfere in STATE
Governments. He dc-ic.l that the Southern
States were reduced by tie rebellion - The
cJut t,iJn OF Territories. Int were sti.. u the
same relation Is before the war. Il arE'cI
IL IagUr ot the admission o: Senators iIlu
Southern States, aud had no 2yu1- ot i-r.r
loyalty
Mr. johnson referred - tLe report q
meeting q. Cleveland, Ohio, in !c54, "a; :. ll-A
Nr Wade presided. where recitation, were
passed t-n1pnc.ng tue fugitive slave IA +. aud
asserting secession and Sta'e rights a. clear
.y as john {. Calhoun had ever done lie
rcierrcI t, tuls mater 10 show that men
nigh, change their opinions He referred
also to some acts Of Massachusetts, in former
years.
At the conclusion Of N-. Johns54's re-
marks, SIR. HENDEiChS moved 10 amend hv
Inserting tie words d" the inhahita rs ot
which in the resolution, So g.. to make !;
read, - Eleven States. the inhabitants Of
which have been declared to be in iusurrec>
ton" Sc.
Ia reply - Mr johnson, Mr. WADE Isai he
had uOfhiue 10 do with the meeting al Cl.ve.
land in 1859. and knew nothing. ab3u; II.
He Lad never In! .rspd secession In any r.av.
Mr. Jouxsoy asked Mr.. Wade if he would
deny that such a meeting was held.
Mr. WADE said b., I.negy nothing abl lur l..
\ motion 10 adjourn created some discuss.
ion. bat was Guaiiy agreed 10. with an under.
standing that q vote ON the concurrent REQ,
Iutiop yould he taken to.norrogr uirb..
uors,
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Mr. R.yuoxn st,toJ ,bat carIv IN tho eos,
sio,, h., I'D ;.r,,j,o,I = IN .. o..a;n ~,
I'M. ,,.,,.rol CIiao, n,,',a.,riot.3 hr ~,
nrosa,,t IilI o,5 ,td -, r-.',...r,I
princjnIes Mr. RavmonJ the, sant hi. h;II
| ~ tho ;Iark,s dasL, 70 ba,. i 81 anI .,;I
he proposed at the nroper Time to move il as
| a snbsiitute.
Mr.. RoGvKs made - long snaach aaG,;,y
his position. and wa, frennenrIv intcrrnnt.j
| by questions and laughter.
| Mr. CooK of Illin9i. anoLe in sur nor, nj
| the bill. In listening to the remarkI Of the
| gentleman from New JERSEY. (Mr. Harer.. !
| he had been astou;shed 10 ind tba1 IL his
apprehension this bill was designed .ohegrive
! somebody of some rights. and was sd rrv lhe
! gentleman had not informed the Houle what
| rights we're to be aiken away, and from whom
lie (Nlr. Cook had examined the d iii with
some care, and had not found anything in II
tending to take from anybody, white OF black
any right which be row enjoyed un der the
! Constitution and laws of the United States
| The general denunciation Of the bill Ibid not
! seem entitled to much weight. Four millions
Of human beings mad been set free bv the