The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1860-12-27

porary defeat, turn their backs on them
and leave them to their fate. Nothing
was necessary but to stand TO your posts
like men. In four years time Lincoln
and his party will both 60 out Of power.
What reason, then is there for deserving
the government? He believed that they
could ob'ain all needed guarantees, and
entrea,ed patriots 10 come forwarI in
spirit of brotherly love and stand around
the altar Of their common country. Lay
the Constitution upon it, and swear the
Counstitution shall be maintained and tie
Union pres rived; though perhaps. better
preserve the Union to keep the North to
quarrel with rather than quarrel among
themselves.
Mr. johnson concluded with strong
appeal for Union. During the course Of
his speech Mr.. johnson was frequently
interrupted by Wigfall, Iverson and
others who were evidently Disconnected
by his logic q facts. After Mr.. johnson
closed Joe Lane Of Oregon took the floor
and said there was one thing the Old
Democracy would not do they would not
march under the bloody banner Of the
Senator from Tennessee to trample South
Carolinr under foot, but they would find
them ready to meet him there and repel
his bloody baud, and say they should not
subjugate gallant Stale struggling for
rights denied it in the Union. [Applause
in the galleries
Mr.. Lincoln was elected simply in co.'s.
sequence Of his hate to the South. Is it
surprising that South Carolina resisis? lie
served notice on the North lhst it could
not carry a united North to invade gal.
liant State fighting for its rights. He
knew something of Northern people-knew
that they would not march with The Sena.
tor in his bloody march. He claimed
hat Washington was seceder when he
went to PhiIadelpbia. aud left tho Con
fedvracy. He said the whisky insurrec-
tiop was not to be compared with The &C,
tion Of sovereign State.
He would never draw his sword 10 c.
cree States that contemplated secession.
Read Lincoln's speeches-they show a
hatred of slavery and the South. Who
is the man hardy enough to undertake
10 collcc. revenues Of South Carolina
when out Of the UDion2 Such q man ia
the worst nadman in the world. ahd would
drench the country 10 blood. lie would
say TO such a coward: Sir, you meet your
humble servant and walk over his body:
Applause and cries of Good, Good"
from the galleries.
He argued out the doohine Of equality
Of the States must prevail or dissolution
was certain. The party at the North
had inflicted ruin and distress upon the
country, and when staring thousands
marched the streets Of the North, they
we're resp,nslble for it. He loved the
country and would lay his life down lit
would avert the trouble.
This speech is worthy ofJos Lane bu,
Of no one else in or out Of Congress. i
is dirty. contemplate, false. The heat
that got IL of is crazed and the hear
that prompted it corrupt. What a pitt!
Joe Lane was not elected Vics President
SENATE-TnuasDAY, Dec. 2O.-Mr
Pugh spoke at length in reply to Mr
Wado. He msde foolish and ill-time'
I speech. insulting 10 Republicans and en-
co uraging to secessionists more than un
doing the little good his late admission
10 the Senate had accomplished. He hat
no words Of reproach for the disuniunists
His batteries were leveled at the Rspub
'icans-at the people of his own State. o
Mr.. Pugh's speech 0ccasiopars CORES
poudopce with Forney's Press holds tn
following:
] Confess, that when heard his speecl
and saw how II inspired the men VIII,
were denouncing the Union and tramplinl
upon the Constitution, 10 the Senate o
the United States, | folt sick at heart
Thus il is thar we are being betrayed.
That a Northern man, q citizen of ih,
great Northwest, which section it is the
settled purpose Of the Disunionisis Il
! paraIyzc aud destroy, should deem It hi
duty to denounce such patriot as Andrew
johnson, passes my comprehension.
The VICE PRESIDENT announced
the Committee on Powells resolution
namely:
Messrs. Powell. Hunter, Critienden,
Seward, Toombs, Douglas. Collamer, Da.
vis, Wade, Biglsf Rice, Doolttle. and
Crimes.
HoUSE--Mr. Delano Of Massachusetts
offered the following;
Resolved. That the President be re-
quested to communicate TO this House
what information he has received, either
partly or all in writing, to the effect that il
the forts In Chsrlcaton are further rein.
forced they will be taken by any force OF
authority aud supremacy Of the United
States.
Ths resolution created great excite
ment on the Southern side. The Paoi6,
Railroad Bill passed the House yeas %
nays 79, ..a a. t.r
MoSpAr, Dcc. 24-To.day Mr.. Pugl