Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-12-28

cd, aud | think the Senator from Georgia
more than minated that Il we would take
what is exactly the Charleston platform, on
which Mr.. Breckenridge was placed. and
give up that on which we won our victory.
you would grumblngly and hesitatingly be
satisfied
Mr. lvgRsoN. ! would prefer that the SEN
ator would look over my remarks before quot
ing them so confidently | made no such
statement as that did not say that would
be satisfied with any such thing. would not
be satisfied with it.
Mr. WADE. did not say that the Senator
said so; but by construction gathered that
from his speech ] do not know that was
right in it.
Mr. IyERsoN. The Senator is altogether
wrong in his construction.
Mr. WADE. Well, sir, | have now found
what the Senator said on the other point to
which he called my attention little while a.
go. Here it is:
Nor do we suppose that there will be- any overt acts
upon ihc part " Mr. Lincoln. For ono. d. NOT dread
These overt acts DO NOT propose to wait flr them.
Why sir the power OF this Federal Government could
Poo 800 exercised against the institution of slavery BOO the
southern States that without AN overt act the iusi
GA Jon would uotas ten years We know that siri and
seeing the storm which is approaching although 10 may
Doe seemingly Boo Che distance. determined tn seek
our safety aud security before shall burst upon us
aod o'cr"hcm us with its fury when not in sit
uatuu to defend ourselves"
That is what the Senator said.
Mr. lyEHsoN. Yes that is what said.
Mr. WADE. Well then, you did not expect
that Mr. Lincoln would commit any overt act
against the Constituton-that was not it,
you were not going to wait for that, but were
going to proceed on your suppositon that
probably he might; and that is the sense Of
what ] said before
Well, Mr. President have disavowod an
intention on the part OF the Republican party
60 harm hair of your heads anywhere. We
hold TO no doctrine that can possibly work
YOU an Inconvenience. We have been faithful
To- the execution of all the laws in which you
have any interest, as stands confessed on this
floor by your own party, and as is known to
me without their confessions. Tits not. then.
that Mr. Lincoln is expected to do any overt
act by which you may be injured you will
not wait for any but anticipating that the
Government may work an injury, YOU say you
will put an end to il. which means simply
that you intend to rule or ruin this Govern
mcnt. That is what your complaint comes
tos nothing else. We do not Ike YOUR in
sututon, you say. wen. ,,s navar liked IL
any better than we do now. You might as
well have dissolved the Union at any other pc
Rod as now, on that account. for we stand in
relation 90 IL precisely as we have everstood .
that is, repudiatiug il among ourselves as
matter of policy and morals. but nevertheless
admitting that where IL is out Of our iurisdic-
tiou we have mo- hold upon it, and no designs
'pr
"'N s' as mere Us "''n'hg VI the pat
'." ~" ""'o" Nt Lincoln was erected OF
'' 'o"i pam ''", '' ''ere any ming
~" 'I' vi ,'e ',,ucn' eject o. "hich
H"' =" COZ" pm" mas ne NOT "'ed a
~ my DN ne ever t'an'g'es5 any
commit 'u any 'lo'a''on
' que "''Si So'upu.'"S can
c'iuPialn why, then, your suspicious that
he will: ! have shown that YOU have had
the Government all the time until, by some
misfortune or INSTRUMENTATION, YOU brought
IL 70 the very verge of destruction, and the
wisdom Of the people had discovered that it
was high time that the -cepter should depart
from you, and be placed In more competent
hands; | say that this being SO, You have no
constitutional right 90 complain especially
when VIC di-avow any intention so TO make
use of the victory We have won as to iniuTe
You at all.
This brings me, sir. 90 the question of com
promises. On the first day of this session.
Senator rose in his place and offered reso-
luton for the appointment of a committee to
inquire into the evils that exist between the
different sections, aud 10 ascertain what can
be done to settle this great difficulty That
is the proposition, substantially. ! tell the
Senator that know of no difficulty and as
60 compromises, had supposed that we were
all agreed that the day for compromises was
at am end. The most solemn compromises
we have ever made have been violated with
out whereas. Since have had q seat in
this body, one of considerable antiquity. that
had stood for more than thirty years. was
swept away from your statute book. '"leu
stood her" =" 'S~ minority arguing against
"hen / asked you To "''h'''' your
NUM- "u.n 'o.l' you !. was " S"Cre" com
'o''''o 'Si 'nI 'VJ''o"'' anu tnat "heh
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i'eo WIN az 'n"' 'uona' bitterness that has
l'i'o' 'o"eu "non 'o'o you ina IL was a sa-
o'yE cor" Ioii''Se |N'oN no man Should touch
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, Tpy ~ 'no s''i'e "aJo.''y 'ha' passed It
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