Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-01-19


But, sir, if could, without arrogance or presump-
that dark clouds hang over u.s. and that tho future
is portentcus of evil. would ask them il they re-
ally believe that this is the-way to deal with such
state of things. Gentlemen have told us over and
over again that the danger of dissolution of the
Union is imminent. Sir, that il is not only immi-
Eent but desirablc. beg gentlemen not to indulge
in this strain Of remsrk. think. and believe his
tory justifies me in t-other gentlemen can speak
for themselvcs-that represent people that cam
not be driven. They are few but when m uch few
er than they now, when they were not one-half
in number what they are now, they left their plows
in the field, and they left their women TO look after
the homcstcads, and they turned out from noun
tain and valley and barred thei breasts to the in
vading foe, whenever he might come. Sir. do
hope in God, that the day is distant, very distant,
when their mette or their courage shall be put to
the test, in anything hat hears the scmblance
of fratcmal contest; but let me tell gentlemen
that they will find in the cnd they are mistaken.
If know myself, hive never INDUCED in an o2-
probous epitl,et in relation to any State of this
Union, or toany public man ofts Union. have en-
dcayored according to the measure of Of my feeble
abilities, to grapplc with the questions which have
presented themselves in this chamber and on the the
ater where the confidence ofmy constituents has A.
gain and again placed me. But should feel myself
unworthy oftheir confidence would not dare to look
them in the face to shake their honest hands, ii
failed, any fitting occasion, so far as was able
to vindcate them from what believe to be unjust;
and, sir, the idea that this paopc be driven BY
any such annuncaton Of what is TO follow the ex-
er else Of their judgment, / utterly disbelicve and
dsarow.
While know that lis the province ofcvcry mem
berupon thsoor to present his convctioasof the re-
aty and of the truth of the casc as it exists to-day
in just exactly that in which his own convictions
and his own understanding ofrght and propriety may
suggest yet will venture TO submit to thcm If, as
they avow, and as fully believe, they do desire this
Union to be perpetual, whether this is the way to
make i: so. Gentlemen, do you desire this Union
to be perpetuall Iwouldnot, If thought SO mean
ly of your people as you would imply that you do
ofus lwould not desire union with you anoth-
CT day, because it seems to me the implication is
that we are not equals You seem to think that
you are unequally yoked. You are high, chival-
rous. noble men, born to command, associated with
craven set, who have nothing left but to register
your decrees; and, perchance, indulging in fanc-
fu theories of the equality of States a1d Of men
no, will not say ofmcn-ofw white men, they should
to place aman, as the representative of
their opinions, in the executive chair BY that they
have sealed their doom, and have committed an
act which, from that day forth. is to be considered
as the knell which sounds the dissolution and de
of this Confederacy! esfs e "a
IwiIlnot detain the Senate longer, but | recol-