New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-11


Journals Of The country statements as 10 the at uie OF
California IN the present iisis. l, has been sail and
Is believed by many, that in the event Of the
Of several Sates of he Union, California would avail
herself of the opportunity TO declare her own indie
percerCe and In couiurcti with other territory on
tie Pacific, form Pacific Republic Mr. President
there Is not word Of truth in this idea and il does
great injustice 20 tie people Of that state. This Union
has 10 more loyal suhccsthan the people Of California
and ont OF her bat-millon population | believe
there are not many for Dis'nOn in any shape. Cul-
foIia viii remain in the Union az j, Is and may
be- ana y, as II seems now 20 he concluded, the cOi
ton States withdraw from the Union, and ave even
tualy followed by all The Southern Sotes California,
i am certain, viii still remain with the Great Wesi
and the North, with whom she is identified. In al
,ssitg this body, upon the 10th Of last April put
forward the idea of Pacific Republic upon
the dissolution Of the existing Union. / am
satisfied upOn more mature reelection, TO say
the least | was premature for whatever may be my
opinion Of the right wrong Of the presen
aoitatlng question question on which California has
DO present or vital interest. feel it my bounden
duty 30 thus give, not Only NY own opinion, bui as
one Of her rescuOtves to state what believe TO
be the voice Of her majority There is but one thing
whi viii or can ALLEVIATE the affections OF the people
of the Pacific from tie Union i Is a. IL
may he and that IS filure TO give them
Pacific railroad, and until il is completed,
overland mail facilities UTon this question they
clGmorcus urgent unanimous, and - &c the North and
great West are thoroughly committed TO the nae rill
idea, tier legality cannot be questioned. shall Mr..
President at futuie day. with the indulgence OF
The senate, fuDn' a lew rc;OlS Tor CtInD0,
also ande to the present condition OF the county bl
moi until other Senator'S who rank me I'm AGE eXpori-
enCe, and wisdom, are heard.
A message here received from the President
through his Private Secretary.
MIR. CRIrTENDEN IS. Am, XVI then spoke TO-
ten minutes in favor Of the Union, in an inaudble and
feeble voice.
MIR SUMNER Rep. Mass) next obtained the floor
He said he held the copy Of letter which looked to
the prcsent dtraded 81 tie Of affair Ii is the copy of
81 private letter written by Gen. jackson May l.
1888 T. the Rev. A. j. Crawford. Ii il az follows:
&c" hsve had labooUs uk here bat uu 6ca is dead and
SIS and courer will only he remembered the people
only good Government the globe and prosperity and hap
Ie we ENJOY owe, every 9TH, roTtion Of The world Hamn
j voNe the country in civil and all the evils
Whiriwiuds, and diyd tne Storm. The Zee poo
pie Of ne United states nave spoken and coa'isued
these wicked deutgosre 70 Their proPe' doom Take ce OF
your iheis you have among LEI them meet tle ind
!. no" t noT as IN e PEI e. 1, ie,3 ] Wee on
reduced ret for the benef. Of the South Mr.
Gays b takes 10 ard closes with wooens a 50 cent
reduces gradually down to 20 per aud there 10 remain
The cah duty aid home valuation will BE- eiol to fifteen per
cent aud alter the yea si2 will piy wool
ens thirty hye PEI cent If TINS i not protection cnno'
uu.on Sou,Le-u Conedescy the zeal Object Tue nex
PrCt, At will be The reeo or the Slavery question"
ny SUMNER pro eeded 20 Thus inspired
Jackson ale 10 iudge OF the present, end discern
lhe future. The tariff, il lis OPT On, preieA,
for disrnOn. 1t al belongs to history, nor can
the facts be cOnct aled.
Mt BENJAMIN Dem. La.) asked whethe.<tbe
intent Of the amendment was to vindcate an opinion
On tie pant Of the gentleman Offering i, whether it
was the intention TO employ force against the Saie?
Mr. klNG-1Le sentiment Of State is that the
Union sa all lie preserved. ] believe Secession il
anOth eT name for instruction and rebellion believe
this Government cannot peaceably be dissolved, be-
believe good body Of the people are attached
10 it and will preserve II. This resistance to the laws
Will meet The Ieualty which The law will nfllct.
Mr.. BENJAMIN asked whether it was his intent to
redu,e a State 10 submission.
A.. D., enid 4 - "a
not undertand my colleague TO refer to the fact that
the Democratic party now are and long have been in
power in tins Government III any partisan or offensive
sense, but only "a fact Of history. But whatever
our differences of opinion to the of the
present troubles, the great trouble is apparent We
cannot either partss or az patriots, shut our eyes
10 the great truth that nothing les than the disruption
of the Government is the Ieril to which we are now
expoSed Ii is useless 10 inquire which section of
country would suffer most or suffer Longest. II is
enourh for us to know that every pOrlon will suer
Ion o and suffer deeply. Ii is enough for to know
thai "A dissolution Of this Union, for whatever
cause ard however brought about, would not
be Cniy a great event but IN lis effects on the
race Il mankind the great calamity OF the age.
MI President TIE public mind IL aroused 10 percep
tion of the fact of existing danger to the Government
at Tie pTeCi-e nCmen, when we have Just passed
Though Presidential election. Hence, 1t may be sup
posed the result If this ell ton is cause, wherea IT
Is ONLY an OCCASION TIE cause ies deeper In very
short time a crisis differing only from the present In
tbe occasonirg Of it's happening would have occurred
81 either of the candidates for the Presidency at the
recent election had been chosen Tie controversy on
tie subject of African Slavery which has been going
on eeveial wears between the Northern and Southern
portions Of tits county, has now reached pOlit
where liz honorable ana rgEtul adjustment Is to be
consented to by the veo lie Of both sections II seems
10 he INDISPENSABLE TO the continuance of the Govern
pert in lis IN fen form. The election Of Mr. Lincoln
bas Mastered the critical day; bis deieat could
only have postponed II. In saying tins j
don't intend to say Wheeler one Secdph OF
the country is at fault more than another;
whether both are equally az fault or whether the
blame If wholly one eide. Crlmnatlons and reerm-
Il atiCns are now useless, nay, dMgeIou- II II De
vosile the frst thing should re TO restore the irte
nal ir Which once existed, ought 10 exit aud may
still exit How hall Tie be dOue know no other
mode than by cheertully aud honestly assuring to
every section Of the country North and South It's Just
constitutional rights No section ought TO Oer less.
The subject 10 be considered in a spirit Oi confidence,
mutual good will ard furthermore, IN spnt OF de-
VOtOn the Union, for tie heservdlOn al Wmcn my
constituents are ready to make any sacrifice winch
sraIle man can ask or an honorable man
grant consistently with p1nciile. In TINS splih
4 slal net tbs gief question, ana IN 40
ing 20 / believe ! slal be suit ined by an immense
majority OF nv constitute -. ure shall show that
am wrong this belief, shall instantly cease to rep
reset them IN n j. Senate Sir Il this SPIRIT could pre-
vail In our councils how different instantly would be
the condition the country WheIher IT shall pre-
vail or not depends wholly on that Grea Power wDich
uude lies all laws ard Constitutions Inc thinking m
teJlpent public mind of the naiOn the people under
God must ave this Union il 1t Is TO be saved. Poh-
fjciara cannot DO II. The VeOrle are now learning
Nybal tley never brought Themselves to believe before,
and Trey alone must APP ~ The remedy =" nay may
be willing 10 do or what the Senate may be willing TO
do will avail notliug unless sustained by tue
intelligence and conscience Of the people III
the evils e GisuuiCn and civil war can De
syerted BIZ tie ueTTetuatipn OF the Government III us
Ules0t form these cOuiedeated States Will continue
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