The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-13

men Of the North and South there a state of thinks
this government ihai never existed before. There no
Iassion, put nefe deep reng and the dea has gsiaoi
too much currency That this Unou TO be dissolved.
That almost seems 10 be foregona q ncason and sim.
ply question ofume. For myself, ana no dsaaionist
and because We cannot get Constitutional rights
rot intend TO be one Of those who will vo'aie the consl
uon. ] intend "a 70 % place my feet when tho time
the constitution of the country, which have
support; and II the constitution be violated this Unioy
be broken up, IL shall be by those who are steadn
making encroachments upon its foundations You have
the Union III your own bands, and II II u broken yOA
VIII 90 ~ for all we ask s the Observance Of the cons
ution and upon that intend 10 stand let tho conise
quences be what they will. God forbid that the time
may ever come when this country win bo involved in
servle and ciyl war trust will never come, bat be
postponed 10 some distant future, hoping In the sincerity
Of my heart, that that future will arrive would
rather see these people involved In hosty against every
power in the civilized globe than in civil and serse
amongst themselves. II blood is TO be shed,
be il so; but let il not be the blood Of these
coniederaed States 6gbsg against each other So far
as am concerned, Intend stand by the constitution
and its guarantees the ark Of safety the pal adum
Of civil aod religious liberty. intend cling il the
shipwrecked mariner clDgs TO the last plank the
night and tempest closes around him; and when this
state Of things shall come ask my friends North and
South, where is the line to be drawn Where will be
the North rampant upon the idea OF universal hberty2
They surely will not have the deceit and i'm pu1ence 10
come col upon ~ upon save ,esr'sosy the sy certainly w
they win not wish 70 embrace in their government the
shaft reared y commemoration Of the illustrous Wash
ngton Will they want 70 come that far South and lay their
hands upon ai the pledges TO the Union and the consu
ton which compose that shaft reared in our immediate
vicinity? Certainly not And who viii take pledgel
who will carry awayY Who win lay his hands for
spoatiop upon that tower9 feel like invoking the
wi,herng infamy upon the hand and the that would
lay his sacTaegous hand upon this glorious Union Of States
Who will take our pledge9 Who win take the block Of
Tennessee marble, which inscribed the sentiment Of
that iusious man, who sleeps IN his grave-Thc fede-
raj Union-it must and it shall be preserved" Who
will take nP imagine that about the time that
takes place, that old man--that old patriot
that sleeps in his grave--would rise, shake of
the habiliments OF the tomb and rebuke them
He then TO denouuce John Brown in strong
horse thief and murderer in Kansas and he was sur
prsed to hear Mr.. Dootle apologize for him the other
day.
Mr.. DooIrr1s, rep) OF Wis, said he made no apology
justification Of John Browns acts The people Of the
North have no sympathy for his crIme but many have
sympathy with the Individual himself. He had stated
some Of the circumstances preceding this difficulty
deavoring TO point out the school in which Brown
educated to take life upon the slavery question. He
read extracts from the "Hisory Of Kansas by
Governor Geary's Private Secretary, corroborating
bis previous Statements and declaring that, bad
and wicked as was this foray in Virginia, 1t
into Missouri by David r. Atchis,n. One OF Brown
and twenty one men, against great State; but what Is
that compared TO the invasion OF Kansas with almost ve
thousand men, when, at the time OF the invasion, there
not three thousand voters in tho whole Territory
Mr. johnson continued his remarks 10 denuncatton OF
Brown and quoted the letter Of Mrs Doyle 70 Governor
Wise " seems like righteous retrbuton that Brown and
bis two should lose their lives for the murder Of
Doyle and his two sons in Kansas.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRECEDENT.
Mr.. DAVIS reported that committee had waited the
President who had informed them that he would send In
an executive communication to morrow.
On motion Of Mr.. MALLORY, the Senate adjourned.