Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-20

inuBt be enforced, and that the Union vas
inseperable. Gen. Warrington sent 10, 900
men to put down rebellion. That vas
the way be enforced the laws. Suppose the
whole people Of Pennsylvania had rsbelled,
would it not have been just as Constitn-
tiOnAl to have enforced the laws as against
a part .....-....
Mr.. johnson paid high oGlogy to JhSk-
son, President in 1892, when rebellion
broke cut. He said that JaoksOn took the
same views Of rebellion that Washington
did, and the rebellion was put down, and
the government vent on. Nov how Is iR
The duties are the same, but the oonse-
quenoes belong 10 God, BE intended to dis
charge his duty. Have We not power 10 en-.
force the laws in South CarOlina as well IS
In Vermont .st y.ay. ...s 80 tuei
He argued If South Caroline refused to
permit the Federal Courts to Sit, or the car
/ rying Of the malls, or the collection Of the
revenue, the Government has the right to
enforce the laws. If South Oaroliha )se-
oedes aud undertakes to drive the Govern
ment from it, property Il isWagiug war
4 and that is treason, nothing lessra MadisoniI
Washington and Jefferson denied the
right Of secession; pet we Rretold q State
can 20 regardless Of dfconsequenoes TO other
4 States. The question Is whether other
/ States will tolerate secession. .a-l
If South Caroline goes out Of the Union
and is about to form an alliance inimioal
TO the rest Of the States the Government
has the right to conquer her, and treat her
as Province. He referred to the expense
Of acquiring Oalifornis, Texas and Loni-
sisna, and admitted that these States we're
/ a.. IL IL hr,k Nka ka1aGf
Of all the States. let these States lsay to-
day they will 80 out on their own violation.
What an AlogieAl argument The compact
was reciprocal They have no right 10 go
out. i1-5r ia-s5fi
! Mr.. Sidell said no person iE LoHisiana
wished to restrict the free navigation Of the
Mississippi. sfe -l,.. a71gsI
Mr.. johnson resumed. We do not know
what change circumstances may make if
these States 90 out noE.o Do they resume
TerritoriAf condition or notI He said
the ostend principle would apply 10 South
Carolina or Louisiana If they succeed. The
GoysrumRnt would have the right 10 seize
and hold them as Provinces. l
/ He referred to statements thst the army
and navy Of France and England could be
brought here toprotect the States. He said
> this Government would not tolerate such
proceedings. He quoted Gov. Gists mes
sage to show the intention Of South Caro-
lima 10 drag her sister States into Q common
ruin. As far as Tennessee is concerned she
! win net be dragged into Southern Or 9TH
er Confederacy until she has time to CON
sider BE would tell Northern friends that
Tennessee was not to be driven out Of the
Confederacy either. II Ab6litionists want.
ed to abolish slavery, the FIRST step would be
disuRion. The existence Of slavery de-
mands the preservation Of the Union. The
border slave States would be unprotected
in case Of dissolution LldIEu
He would rather see q consolidated Gov
ernment than thirty-thfee petty Wrangling
powers. It might occur to the border States
s tc establish q Central Republic forming
friendly alliance Eith Northern border
Staiea II this connection what is to be
done Rith the capital founded by Wssh-
ington7 IteOulda,t be given exclusively
to the North or South. he avoFed in his
place here he would never enter any Gov
ernment, North or South, less democratic
than The one under which he lived now
never, nsxerl
He read extracts from Georgia papers
nuggesting monarchisl Governments. He
said the South had better bear the ills they
now have than to fly 10 ones,they know moi
Of There might be some Louis Napoleon
to seize the reins Of Government He in
| tended to standby the Constitution and
demand the faithful performance Of its
, guarantees. He would not be driven eut
: Of the house built by his fathers. He
wanted to stay rash and precipitate action
in some portions Of the South, which runs
tored-hot madness; also mad Abolitionistt
in the North. sG
he trusted in God that the Union wonid
be preserved, and he intended to hold to i
! as the palladium of civil liberty, as thC
shipwreOked mariner elihgs to the plank tt
save himself What grievance operates OF
south Carotna4-Is Is it because she wants t
take slaves into the Territories2 Both o
her Senators last session said no need of i
now. aI II
Mr.. Davis said they would vote, t
} protect nov, and that they voted for tn,
resolution 70 protect s-sssE
Mr.. johnson asked if they voted to pro
tect now E.----.-----.- -----
= Mr.. Davis said if the Senator propose / playing
on the word now he supposed they intended L
nail the miscreants who voted protection wheI
I. unnecessary and shrink from 1t when necessary
Mr.. Wigfa1 said lie corrected that statemen
MI johnson said that it was corrected wrOnl
Mr.. wigfalT said II the senator chose to perver
facts, be couldn't help It.
Mr.Johnson objected to further interruption
Is 1t reason for disunion because our man was no
elected If Brecdnridge was elected nobody
wanted to break the Union, but Lincoln is elected
and now they say they viii break the Union. h
, said, No, what was there to fear, Lincoln was
minority PRESIDENT Let South Carolina sent
: her Senators back and Iineoln cannot even max
a Cabinet without the consent of The Senate
Was he such a coward as to retreat when IL wa,
evident they had the powerS Was he to be s,
cOWRrdiy as n desert the noble band at the Nortl
who had stood by the South on principle, yet fo
llleIllloEary defaat turn their backs on them ans
leave them 70 their fatei
Nothing was necessary but to stand to you
posts like men. In four years time Lincoln anC
his party will both go out Of power. What Tea
sou, then, is there for deserving the Government
{ He believed that they could obtain all needeS
guarantees, and entreated all patriots to CONT
Forward in a spirit Of brotherly love and sfanl
J around the altar of their common country. LAY
I the Constitution upon it and swear the Constitn
tion shall be maintained and the Union preserved
though, perhaps 1t Is better to preserve the UuiU1
to keep the North to quarrel with, rather than 4
quarrel Themselves He referred to q remark o
Mr.. King, relative to Mr. Houston as showing
want Of harmony he appealed TO the South G
pause and consider before rashiy going too far
he appealed to-the North to come forward with
cOncilatiOn and concession.
This Congress has power to-day to arrest secession
and save the Union. viii you do that, desert
sinking shipi For one would stand up supporting
the edace as long as human effort issts. BE CLOSED
with strong appeal 70 stand by the Constitution.
Mr.. Pugh obtained the hoor and yielded It tc lIr
/ Lane. . . sr o..
] Mr. Lane said there was one thinelths old Denoc-
I racy would not do. They would not march under
the bloody banner Of the Senator from Tennessee tC
tra1ple South Carolina under foot; but they would
find them ready to meet him there and rspel hil
bloody band, and say they should not subjugats
gallant State struggling fof rights denied in ths
Union fApplause In me galleries. Mr.. Lincoln
was eleCed simply In conaequence Of his hate 70 the
South. 4s II surprising thai South Carolina ressts
| he serveda notice on the North that It could not
carry united North TO invade gallant State fight
ing tor its rights He knew something Of the North
srn people He knew that they would not march
with the Senator in his bloody march. He claimed
|, / that Warrington was q seceder when he went 70
adelphia end left the confsderacy, He said the
action Of sovereign state.
He Would never draw his sword tocoerce States
that contemplate action. Read Lincoln speech.
es, They shows hatred of slavery and the
SOuthl[AEho Is the man hardy enough to under.
take TO collect revenue of South Carolina, when
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