, 1860-12-21

lLu tuat I'LL III As Lltlst uUA AUHu ~ ~ - ~ |
ID King In Europ*, the subjects Of the Eng
,rc taEing there in vcry rcbelious way about
It. Europe tells you 1t sytnpathizes with what
you call the Black Republican party, It Is to
be hoped we elatl hear no more the borst That
Cotton is King" to bring men 10 its footktoo1.
No Republican orator " newspaper has
ever pretended that We have any interest or
lion in your OWN States. Why, then, do you
complain? Will you brcak up this Govern.
1ncnt aud involve I'D I'LL in war and bloodtted |
on a mere suspicion that VIC may hereafter DO
something prrludicial to yonr interests: We
DO not love Elarery. Is that any thing ncH? |
new that tho whole civilized world dis!ihcs
slavery? We Republicans did as you did; &c
made our platform; wc nominated our candi-
dates the issue was made up. We went to
the people, md, though heretofore generally
beatcu, our cause wills SO good that We beat
you. 1 tell you that our President aud
Vice Pres dent must be inaugurated, pre-
would be dishonorable for him who has the
verdict Of the people In his pocket to take any
step short Of What his position demands Of
him, There IS coth.ag to compromise. AL
sorts Of events may happen, tuFmosle, ditor-
dcrs, war. but arely thing must go on iu due
order. II cver The day comes Waen ia ts.s
Of The country will be gone For myself, said
Mr. Wade, had ! the verdict of the people ii
my pocket, I would suffer anything rather
than eo1nproulise. This is no place for comfy
or generosity. There is no better title to the
office Of President than the verdict Of the pco-
pie. If We cantiot stand thete, 1se cannot
staud anywhere. ANY other principle than.
that would hc as fatal to you Is to us. SUP
pose Liuculn is from one section Of this corn-
Try, is he not honest Is not Mr., Breckenridge
from one section too? If Afr. breckenridge
had been elected, do sou think we would haro
raised hostile hand against the Government
or Constitution! When beaten VIC hare never
complained, but haye quietly suGa'l!ted es TO- tue
compromise. Mr.. Lincoln, he said, comes not
here begging. i would bc an indissnity to luis
constituents. We have won our Fight to our
chief Magistrate In the way you always Won,
aud if you were ss ready to grant az you are 10
exact justice you would not nave raised . con!-
mittee Of compromise: Many Of 5on threaten
said Mr.. ", that II Ec do not do SO and 50,
you will go out of tho Union. In nly private
capacity ! never yield to threat ita my public
capacity have no authority to c0mprumiec.
There Is no way to adjust affairs but according
to the Constitution q tho United States, and
no other way eau be admitted. We shall take
nothing less and demand nothfng more. Cn-
der this Constitution tl'ia people hare flourish
cd beyond NIL parallel III human history, eud
there must bc something to cause Us 10 sGe
the necessity Of change, either in adding a:,'y-
thing TO it, Or Of loppiu. anything ot. You
clai1u, eaid Mr. ", tue right to sccedc at pleas
urc, whether few States or Ilorc. Fer such
step Ae could lind no clause III The Consll,:I-
ton. II such right cIis:e, We tdtc not nolc
dnd ne.yr haet Ad.l {: Government. Tan that bc
obedience to law which obeys or moi, - it
plcascsy How can that tc i Government
which depends on the will Of any captioEs
member Of it to break up At its OWN pleasure:
II South Caro1iun were sunk by au earthquake
to-day, it would hardly l'c kn0Tn excerpt hy
The uauoa|od cain ,re Mould enivy Aert. T',es sc.
ccss:on question was fully examined thirty
ycars ago, and. he supposed, WIS finally settled
then. Gco. jackson aud ati tho g7eat mcn III
that day Except Mr. Ca!houn) held it 10 be DE-
structfyc Of all government. This question
Mr. Webster WAS supposed to have exhausted
in his reply to Ar, llayne. It WIS supposed
to have bcsh killed. flicli, but mere It is IN ail
WAS legal; hut even lie condemned secession,
aud said in lis Fort Hill letter to Gov. Ham
monll it WAS not CONSTITUTIONAL a1d that We
bad tho -isa 10 prevent it.
Senator Wade proceeded to rcfute the no
tion that Secession was State rgli
under the Constitution. Hc admitted the
general right Of revolution, but lot Of pcacta-
tile secession TLo=o Win undertake revolt
lion, If successful, arc all r gh:. and arc lic-
rocs; if defeated they arc rebels, aud arc pun.
islcd accordingly. The Chief Magistrate oi
tho Union cannot BE- released from his duty to
prevent :ny fiar from, drorr:ug from the gal,
axy of the Confcderary. Tie Nsost imrottaAs
duty is the collection Of tue revcruc. !! tiie
people Of South Carolina do not want tht
mails; if they vii, not send Srtators and 1te-
prcseati1Iyes lcEc, We <':in'iot furcc them IN
lAese 1net t4a=< -: A., 1aty coius TO tue tss'
fornancc of the duty due to a1l the States thai
duty must lie performed: The President must
I,SH l
Carolina will he put into sucit position tlaai
| it will compel hcr to DECLARE war, and to wiz,
her Independence by violence and blood. Til
act Of levying war is treason against the Uni
| ted States. and no lawyer in this body NH
| deny 1t. You men OF tho Snuth are brave
and gallant rice, rs brave as VIC nr.. We Know
il. We want NJ tight ~itl you. hut If 20:
! drive us and bcat US VIC must submit; II yot
defeated You must 70 10 the wall.
| The Federal Government Is f)rccd, willingly
| or unwi!linglr, to be ut war with scccdins
State; II sraaA: ::7on the defensive, and ths
sercding State is ob1ige- 10 become the ng
gFcssor. aud tn assuulc the Oils Of rebellion
| Such is the real state Of th:n.5; aud there Il
no help for it unlcr the Constitution. How
ever willing II. ii,cople IT the North might b
| to accord full freedom Of secession 10 tLs
Southern brethren whenever they think it to
their hest interests, it cannot beaccnE<ted thtu
except by National Convention Of the people
Each and ercry State. 1hronYh its officers. ha
sworn to snpl'ur; the Constitution and laws .
thc United States: aud 10 President or Con
grcss acting under t'lat Constitution has luw
tn to at:oiv. "Ey 5nc iron that oath, Or fscn
! the duty Of citizenship. This il tie plai'
comInon.scnse view ofth matter. Secession
| therefore, involves awful consequences. Ih
Federal Government must still continue Il
execute ilIc laws, aud uphold ills own toEmc
statue. If ii fails to.sa:t o:lc State it fails to
I Wv H. fstrfA
into its coMpunen: larts. Let not, then, tn
people Of any State cherish for moment $
delueiyc aud /, o dangerous all idea. Scrcsstn
must be = larg, lon. Journey. aud iucuertus
1t .a.: 1t cat, bring IN The sercdcr only il
tcrn2l disturbance, :giia.ica, poverty, and d
population.
But, said Mr.. IT., turning to the Southey
come to Ill cntl, the free States have still IL
rious future before them. They are twen'
millions of white frecmeu. The Ttrritofit
: will ail he retained by them. And thu
stauls Mexico, anxiouS'v longing for elots
alliance with rs. But she is afraid Of your Ill
She will gladly invite Iii to establish y protc
tozate over her. country. She will wclcon
us with open ar,',f. 10 maintain internal pcac
to build for her rlilruads and telcsTaphs
, dig her mincs, and rebuild her cities. I'll
merchants aud manufacturers of the scaboal
States Of the North will rcap con ..lcrcc TIL
, will sevcn fold repay them for Ill tho T
> Hitherto Mexico has been led ey rour roli'
= to fear MS aud 1latc lis n1li hate yuu. aud 1t
!, tccn driver, 10 seek protection ii stranger
n but all this will give ptarc to friendship Al
confidence whcn ybu scccdc from us. En-
land for years, Las urged This country to
! t.tlisi 4 protcctoratc orcr Mexico. We "
r act on her suggestion And, gentlemen Of I
a South, what will lecomc Of your 1sla:uil
= quent dreams OF a tropical slave holding c'
y l'ircs You will he hemncd III sSithin 70
, present boundaries, and will have nut the po
+. Ii However prone to break through the chafl
, The North will next acquire protection OF
= Central America au1 1lltii, and to those cos
= includ!hs your fugitive slaves. We will r;
e vfde.a genial home for our negroes in q Is
suited TO their development and progress,
will protect Them irou nil ussaiist
n snd teach and help ttic:u. 10 rise in /
= scale Of civilization and independence and &c
+ government. Onrs Will then be the Th
j. Mans Republic, to which the Caucasian r:
c enjoy our good :ainss.. Canada, too, will &C
"a DC knocking at the front doo:, when she !,e.
II .ou have gone out At the back door; she :
i r,sk for admission into our glorious free VII
=. Republic, while you perhaps will bc In dca
- strife with rour Own discontcnted bondmel1
: The contemplation ot these things had Sol
=, What reconci1cl lin {1Sadc' to lie secxss
. Of the slave States. If there were any legal '
~ uy which tliey could leave. Bu; he would I
~ ~ fer to keep the present Union. He had b
~ born under It's tag; the folds Of that natio
g. g. emblem had protected him in lita and lie W.
= cd it for his shroud in death. Although I
=. T. Gag might be assailed by traitors on es
- hand, yet, 1y Me grace r Cog, under IL kaat
nc y" ''e ''" 1' .-~N-"
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