. The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion: containing the story of the campaign; an account of the "Great uprising of the people of state," and other articles upon subjects associated with the early war period .. . n turn, is it too much for us to makethe same request of yon — that you should let iis alone ?If slavery is a blessing, to vou shall inure all its ben-efits. If it is a curse, do not ask to place it upon oursoil, to involve us in its i^uilt. We desire to cultivatethe relations of peace and of fraternal kindness withthe people of the South. In March, 1858,
. The First Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers in the Great Rebellion: containing the story of the campaign; an account of the "Great uprising of the people of state," and other articles upon subjects associated with the early war period .. . n turn, is it too much for us to makethe same request of yon — that you should let iis alone ?If slavery is a blessing, to vou shall inure all its ben-efits. If it is a curse, do not ask to place it upon oursoil, to involve us in its i^uilt. We desire to cultivatethe relations of peace and of fraternal kindness withthe people of the South. In March, 1858, Colonel Tappan delivered anotherable speech in the House upon Slavery Agitation, Nul-lification, and the Lecompton Constitution, in which hesaid he wished to put on record the protest of NewHampshire against what I conceive to be the moststupendous political Iraud that was ever before attemptedto be perpetrated upon any people I In the 36th Congress, in the Winter of 1860-61,Colonel Tappan was placed upon the celebrated selectcommittee of thirty-three — one from each State — towhom was referred so much of the Presidents annualmessage as related to the then disturbed state of thecountry, and joined with C C. Washburn, of Wiscon-. ^.Hd by G. E V&^^^ 0^><J7^ <^^^feS^^^2^^ FIR S T NE W HA MPS HIRE. 109 sin, in a minority report. The majority had agreed toand submitted a report to the House, recommendingamendments to the Constitution which would give tothe South all, and more than they had claimed, fortheir peculiar institution. The minority report was anable document, and concluded with recommending theadoption by the House of the following resolution,which was the same as had been offered in the Senateby Mr. Clark, of New Hampshire : Resolved, That the provisions of the Constitutionare ample for the preservation of the Union, and theprotection of the material interests of the country ; andit needs to be obeyed rather than amended ; and ourextrication from pres
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