, 1860-01-30

have been surprised that gentlemen Of INTEL |
ligence, Of course, who know the mean |
ing Of words, Who understand what q man says |
when they read it or hear it, should undertake |
this morning has, that that doctrine il this
TINT slave States aud free States cannot exist
together in this Union, and there must nece2sn-
rilF be contest between them as Stntes. Sir,
in no speech ever put forth by Republican, IN
nothing that the Senator has read from the
that the Senator has read even from the speech
of the honorable senator from New York, can
be found any such ideo- have heard this itera-
tion aud reiteration about the "irepressiblc
conflict time and again. If my friend from
New FORK vas unfortunate IN anything IN sny.
of phrase; and Say here today publicly,
what 1 have said privately, that if he had diff
fused that idea over half . page, instead Of COM
pressing it into single eentence, nothing
would evsr have como Of it. Sir, in my juds-
mens,:it is only by Misrepresentation that any
thing con be nladt out Of it ns it stands.
Sir, what further are We told: If we shall
have the courage, the temerity, the botdnsss t.
exercise our constitutional rights in this Gov
eranlent and elect President OF the people, on
cur platform, With our views, We have been told
hers in this Senate Chamber, that in such m
eTens this Union, which gentlemen profess SO to
Ae*e1 "os ~ De 14ssV!$Ga. 04o ~ nuA uecuI ~
the Ssnafor that while hs Was ProFidlng against
lhenfs'ons from one State INTO ano1hef' ne might
do something towards providing for an armed
opposition to u REGULARLY. constituted Govern
ment Of the people Of the United States some-
snins to carry out the VII! OF tue majority, the
WIZ, perhaps, OF the people OF nis own state,
lne wili OF lae People ol tlis own sectlon, con-
st'saslonal'y expressed, when, under the prosis-
IONS OF the Constitution ard the laws, . Presi-
dent shall bc elected By ths great majority Of
inc people OF thls country: when open threats
hre made here and IN the other uouse Of Con.
eress t1at IN such IN esent, open, violent opto.
sltiGn soa'l be made 10 It, II would perhaps 10
Eell 10 inquire Wtsther Inc iesls alton OF this
Hosefuneht ought not to be exelted to prevent
'a1t esI- .---
p'r. hoeotAs- ola not oeem II necessary
tass year 10 introduce olla to prevent
because dld not suppose II was possible they
would occur. !! DO not now deem It necessary
70 pas IN section IN yle" OF tie election Of q
Acpnol'can PRESIDENT, Tor it never happened to
'ne toat thst WAS posslole to occur.
1n:I ~. rEssENoks.-l kno" ina. the se1ator from
Io.t ~ sery saoEelne gentlensn and proba-
~ ~ A1o"h nts iorca maen oettes than az,
poay else, and 1t - very possihse that he has
s..;t ;HttsusP oplnlon Oh u teah aoyoooy else.
-" not e.pFess au opinion on tlat subject.
.., ~ uss Aao" WA. may happen OUT II Is very
at'ALse tn"1 taeIe was ho aaE9cF ot IL, We
onou1o We cont'hHa'iy threatened Will what VIII
VIC "oue - csSe ~ ever shoalu happen. Why
ais Eehtiemcn all over this country, IN this SEN
NV ena"pef, IN the Aouse OF Representatives,
auu e!se"uefe, thrown INTO Name, driven from
- asen Pasopittt, ~ mere poss1o'ilty oi 1aias
q "hiso tsete see1ns 70 ue very httle chance
60 .ns en1e1ence ! snoalo ora" from sli lhls