Year: 1861

me in saying that the seeding States, or those
who sympathizs with them, have made PROPOSE
tions which the citizens of the adhering States
could accept. or, as desire to speak with i'm
partiality upon this as upon all other occasions,
to put the proposition in another form, that this
or any other of the various propositions which
have come from the citizens of the adher;ng
States, or those who desire to adhere to the
Union, would not be acceptable and satisfactory
to the other party.


READY FOR Az ADJUSTMENT.


have thought it my duty to hold myself open
and ready for the best adjustment which could
be practically made, and have therefore been
obliged to ask this committee to be content with
the assurance that would express to the public
and to the Senate, that the spirit in which they
come is perfectly commendable and perfectly
satisfactory. 1t is gratifying to me to see that
the proper sprit-a spirit of fraternal kindness,
Of Cancellation and ailection-is adopted by so
large portion of my fellow citizens of the State
to which belong.


ADVICE TO THE PHILADELPHIASs.


/ have asked them also, in return for perform
ing my duty this occasion, that. when they
have arrived at home, they will act in the same
spirit, and manifest their devotion to the Union,
above all oherinterests and all other sentiments,
by speaking for the Union, by voting for the
Union, and, if il shall be demanded, by lending
and even giving their money for the Union, and
fighting in the last resort for the Union--taking
care always that speaking goes before voting,
voting goes before giving money. and all 90 be-
fOrp hat Vhi I n ba, IL
and dangerous and therefore the last, as it would
be the most painful measure to be resorted to for
the salvation of the Union.


sERENER DAYS.


This is The spirit in which have determined
myself to come up to this great question and pass
through it, as | sincerely believe we shall pass
through it--for although this great controversy
has not been already settled, do not therefore,
any the less calculate upon and hope and expect
that it will be peacefully settled and settled for
the Union. have not been so rash as to expect
that in the sixty days which have been allowed
us since the meeting of Congross-and will be
frank, sir, in saying that have not expected
that in ninety days, which are allowed to this
term of Congress, this great controversy would
certainly be adjusted, peace restored, and the
Union firmly established.


THE DARK DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC


know, sir. that these sixty DAYS or ninety
days were fixed FOR definite objects and purposes
by that portion of my fellow citizens who have
thought it would consult the interests of the
States to which they belonged, to dissever the
Union. / have not expected tha reason and
judgment would come back to the people and be-
come so pervading, universal in that time, as
that they would appreciate the danger and be
able to agree on the remedies. Still have been
willing that it should be tried, though unsuccess-
fnl. But my confidence has remained the same,
for the simple reason that as have not believed
that the passion and frenzy of the hour could
overrun this great fabric of constitutional liberty,
this empire, in ninety days; so / have felt that
there would be time, even after the expiration of
the ninety days, for the restoration of all that
has been lost, and for the re-establshment of all
that was in danger.


| SURVEY INTEREST.


great many and very various interests and
elements were brought into conflict by this sud
den crisis. There were n great many personal
ambitions and great many sectional interests;
and it would be strange il they would ali be ac-
commodated, arranged and made harmonious, so
as to admit and give full effect to one of the pro-
foundest, strongest, and most enduring senti.
Tents or passions for the United States; that of
devotion to the Union These, whether you call
them secession or revolution the one side or
coercion or defiance on the other, are all to SUBJ
side and pass away before the Union is to become
tbe aisor in oh oF
and duty upon the part of the citizens of the
United States


POLITICIANS IN DANGER.


great many partisan interests to be sup
pressed, such as the partisan interests expressed
by the Charleston Platform, the Baltimore Plat
form and the Chicago Platform. If the Union is
in danger and is to be saved, these interests and
these platforms, and everybody standing on them,
or connected with them. to pass away, before
the Union can be saved. But it will require
very short time, if this Union is in danger and
does required to be saved for all these interests,
and all these platforms, and these men to disap-
pear. You, and everybody. who shall oppose,
resist. stand in the way of the preservation oP
this Union, will appear moths on a summer
eve, when the whirlwind of popular Indignation
arises that shall be excited at the full discovery
that the Union is endangered.


QUESTION OF THE TERRITORIES.
have hope and confidence that this is to come
around just as have said. and quite soon enough;
because perceive that although We may shut
our eyes to it, that the country and mankind
can't shut their eyes TO the true nature of this
crisis. There has been question of Slavery in
the Territories of real, vital nature, in this
country for twelve years. 1t was the strongest
in its development in ESQ. when all the Pacific
coast, and all the territory intervening between
it and the Louisiana Purchase, was thrown upon
our hands all of a sudden, for the purpose of
organizing them into free and independent re-
publican Governments, as a basis of future
States.


ADMISSION or KANSAS


IL has been an earnest, and regret to say, an
angry controversy, but the admission of Kansas
into the Union yesterday, settled at least all that
was vital or important in the question, leaving
behind nothing but the passions which the con-
test al engenjered. Kansas is in the Union
Calf rnia and Oregon are in the Union. and now
the same contest divides and dstracts this Union
fer freedom and slavery in the Territories of the
United States, just as before.