Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1860-12-29
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state has seeded, and TO pay no respect 10
resolutions that declare that she has done
so. In doing this it does not follow that
be must make war upon her, but he should
exercise every Federal right over her, the
most important Of which is the collection
OF The revenue. There are many rights for
the benefit of the people of State that
might be dispensed With. IF they do not
want the mails carried the President could
abolish the Post Offices. They might not
perhaps elect officers to send here, but they
could do as they liked about that. They
nave right to be perfectly represented
mere, oui it they choose to forego that pra
vllege 1t Is not incumbent upon the Presil
dent to force them to send REPRESENTATIVES
here. But the Chief Magistrate must col
lect the revenue precisely the same as Ia
every other State No State can he rs.
leased from that obligation, for the Con,
stItutlon demands it. What follows II
the seeding State shuts up her pofts OF
entry, so that ships cannot Discharge theia
cargoes, then ships viii cease to 80 there
or, if the Government blockades her ports
to collect revenue, she will not haye gained
her independence by secession If she viii
feel conteuded TO live under this equivoeal
state Of things, oil will be well, but she can
not do so. What will she do7 She must
take the initiative and declare war upon
the U. S. Then force must be met by
force, and she must hew out her indepen.
dence by violence aud war There was,uo
other way under the Constitution that he
knew of if q State secede and declare war.
lie did not suppose that there was lawyer
on the floor but who will say that the act
of levying war is treason against the q. s..
That is the result and we may as wen look
the matter 10 the face The Senator from
Texas says that the South will force ah
ignominious treaty from Us iu Fanueil Hail.
To this he would answer, "Well, you mayis
we know your powers; we know your
.braveryi we do not want to fight with you,
but, nevertheless, if yon drive us to the
necessity we will use all our powers to maiu-
tain the government intact, in all its integ,
rity. If we are overthrow the government
will be subverted as thousands Of other
governments have been. If you are the
weakest then you must go the wall. That
is all there is about it, can see no power
in the constitution that will release the
Senator from this position. He did not
take the oath to support the constitution
unless one state seeded, There was no
such immunity for him. There was 20 way
then, for State to go out Of the Union,
except by making war and yindicating By
the force of arms her right to independence.
and if she did this, he had a prophesy in
his mind. No man would regret more than
himself the disruption of any portion of the
U. S. where the people think themselves
aggrieved, if there was any honorable re.
lease from it. But all this trouble is q
matter OF perjudoe superinduced by listen.
ing to the enemies of the Republican party.
We are looked upon in the light of enemies,
we are branded as traitors we are STYLED
John Brown men but if the South will
secede we will preserve the Union and
await the glorious future rs..e;
Mexico owes England eight millions of
dollars, and ask Of us protection, aud she
has all the elements TO build up glorious
Republican Empire The Republican par
ty will do anything for the Union. The
Senator from Illinois and. his colleagues
had said that the Black Republicans were
going for reign of equality, aud would
build up black government. He (Wadel
thought it would be one of the most bles.
sed things, if inducements could be made
to every black man among us to find a
home in Central America or Lower Mexi-
co. Then adopt the homestead policy, and
we will have such power vested in native
white men, as was never before seen. Men
of every cline come among u.s. aud we viii
build up nation of laboring men. Then
Canada will knock at our DOORS. and we
will have all the elements to build an q re.
public more powerful and more Just than
the world has ever dreamed Of He was
for maintaining the Union of the states.
He would sacrifice everything to maintain
it. The glorious old flag of ours never
shall, by any act or word of his, cease to
wave over this nation as il is. But, If We
will have it in the new renovated govern
ment of which he had spoken, the old 4th
of July will never be repealed, aud the old
flag of lTT6 will aoat over this nation for.
ever This capitol gentlemen, has said.
would do for southern republic. Sirs, Ct
shall ever be the capitol of our Union. It
was laid by Washington and consecrated
by him, aud the flag vindicaled in the war
of the revolution shall ever continue to Aoat
to the breeze over it. Applause in the
gallaries, Washington fought for that
good old Gag aud it was the glory of their
lives. His (Wade's) own father. though
humble soldier fought to save the great
cause, aud went through sevenfold hard.
ships for it, He begueathed the flag Of
his country to his children for their protee-
tion. 1t was his (Wade's) protection in
youth and the glory and pride Of bis Iipsr
years, and though it might be assailed by
traitors on every side, yet, by the grace OF
of God, under its shadow be would die,
Mr.. JOHNSON, (Dem. of Tenn, y then got
the floor, when on motion Of Mfr. Gwin tie
Senate went into executive session. Ad-
iourned. ad n' i.f 80
LOOK OUT FOR New DoDGE The Al
Dany Ecening Journal says to scatter,
Counterfeit DetectorsD through the West.
describing as good, bogus money, aud then
passing it off for wheat and pork, is new
lodge which has been practiced on a pretty
arge scale recently.
R1-The relief committee at Beirut, Syria,
have made fresh appeal 70 this country
'or relief Hundreds Of the people are still
dying from starvation and exposure. There
are az 600 at Beirut denendinar on dafIv Aid