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1 J. B. Henderson, Speech of Hon. J. B. Henderson, of Missouri, on the Abolition of Slavery, Delivered in the Senate of the United States, March 27, 1862 1 (1862)

handle is hein.slavery/spjbhabslv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SPEECH OF HON. J. B. HENDERSON, OF MISSOURI, ON THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. DELIVERED IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 27, 1862. The Senate having under consideration the resolution for the gradual aboli- tion of slavery, Mr. HENDERSON offered the following amendment : Provide4 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to imply a willingness on the part of Congress that any of the States now composing the Union shall be permitted to with- draw permanently their allegiance to the Government; but it is hereby declared to be the duty of the country to prosecute the war until the Constitution shall have been restored over every State professing to have seceded. Mr. HENDERSON. Mr. President, I have offered that amendment to the resolution in good faith, and with no view whatever to make any record for myself, or to attempt to get others upon the record in order to affect them. I perhaps shall take a different course on this resolution from that taken by a majority, at least, of those representing the border slave- holding States. I feel disposed to cast my vote for the reso- lution. But an objection has been urged to the resolution, and Senators ought to remember that it has been urged with a great deal of power in the border slaveholding States, that the design of it is to effect the emancipation of the laves in the border slaveholding States, and then to consent to a dis- solution of the Union. I have no idea that any Such thing is really contemplated. I know it is not contemplated by the President; I am satisfied that it is contemplated by but few, if any, of the members on this floor. I can see no objection to putting the declaration which I propose upon the record with the resolution, particularly inasinuch as it is said, in the

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