It was the voice of the Republican party, with no one openly opposing it in either branch of Congress.
ANTI-SLAVERY SENTIMENT DEVELOPED.
It was soon discovered, however, that if the National Government did not interfere with slavery, slavery would seriously interfere with the National Government.

In other words, it was made apparent that the slaves if undisturbed were to be a source of strength to the Rebellion.

Mr.Crittenden's resolution had hardly passed the House when it was learned from the participants in the battle of Bull Run that slaves by the thousand had been employed on the Confederate side in the construction of earthworks, in driving teams, in cooking, in the general work of the Quartermaster and Commissary Departments, and in all forms of camp drudgery.

To permit this was simply adding four millions to the population from which the Confederates could draw their quotas of men for military service.

It was no answer to say that they never intended to put arms in the hands of negroes.