Year: 1861

FRIDAY M0HNfNG, MARCH rs, 1861.


MoRE USios Observation-Disclosures Chase
on Tuesday, introduced another set Of Ca-
ION Resolutions lnthe Sruatc, and supported
Them in speech, not yet pat in prfHt. The
Resolutions arr as follows:


ResDzved, (by the Senate, the Assembly con-
curring,) That the withdrawal of a State from
its membership and obligations in the Federal
Union, in defiance of the General Government,
can only be accomplished through successful
revolution.


Resolred, That seifrespect and self prescrva-
fion. demand that the Government of the United
States should use all ITS constitutional power, so
far as may be necessary to protect its property
and maintain the Union, and that will
tain the Executive Department in all constitu-
tlonal efforts for such purpose.


Rsso7red, That for the sake of harmony and
union, and to avoid the horrors of civil war, the
State of California wonld give her assent to
either of tho following propositions;


First-Ths Crittenden ComPronaise rs origi-
nally offered in the Senate.


Secend-The proposition known as that of
xr. Rice, of Minnesota, being substantially to
enlarge the boundaries of several of the Stmtes,
and to admit at once into the Union two States
embracing all the remaining territory


Third-The plan known as the Border States:
p1sr-


Regarding that as the best and wisest meas
ttro Of pacifcation which will most speedily and
permanently settle the pending difficulty.


Rssolred, That California will scrupulously
observe all the obi cations imposed upon her by
the Constitution of the United States, and earn
estly desires that her sister States may observe
the Same obligations.


Resolrcd. That while VIC recognize no consti-
tatioaal right of any State to withdraw from the
Union, yet when it is Eatisfacttr rily ascertained
70 be the will and determination of the people
of the several seceding States to depart from
this Union, we would sanction some fair and
honorable arrangement on the part of the nation
by which such States could be released from
existing obligation to the Union.


The desire expressed to terminate the
dissensions in the Union by reserting to
almost any sort of compromise, certainly
shows facile if not patriotic disposition
on the part of Senator Chase to preserve the
Union at any cost Of honor and principle.
If one compromise will not do it, he is will
ling to pledge the State of California to
sustain compromise directly opposite in
its nature. In other words, he is ready to
decide the whole matter in controversy in
favor of the South, in favor of the North,
or split the difference. 1t is pity Congress
is not made up of such men as Sen. Chase.
The armed mercenaries of the South would
throw down their shooting irons in a mo-
ment, cease wanting to destroy the Union,
and 60 home and whip nigger. Finding
Congress ready to acquiesee in any plan,
the fre-eaters woald be very conciliatory
in view of the probability that their own
plan would be accepted particularly as they
would put it forth as an ultimatum.


We must confess our inability to under
stand the last resolution taken in connec-
tion with the others preceding. An
attempt is made to put forth Union senti-
hents till the last resolution is reached
when We discover that if the people of q
State want to 60 out of the Uuien, Senator
Chase is in favor of an honorable arrange
ment by which they may do SO. How any
honorable arrangement can be made is more
than we can tell. The whole thing sounds
like the advice of father to his son, to do
any thing, lie, cheat or steal, to get an
honest living. The last resolution contra
diets all that goes before it, although the
willingness expressed to settle differences
on any sort of basis might lead us to ex-
pect any kind of putty proposition for
the comfort of the secessionists afterwards


The Union is a sacred institution, and we
honor the man whose attachment to it is
SO great that he is willing to make some
sacrifice to preserve it; but the Union,
sacred as it is, should not be above the
dishonor of its defenders. If it is worth
anything 1T is worth defending on princi-
pie. and is worth defending to the last ex-
tremity. There is no such thing now as
an honorable separation.