Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1860-12-14

Senator from Georgia Mr.. Toombs] last
year on this floor, this General Government
was faithfully performing an its fancfions in
relation to the slave State And every State
say under such circnmss sGncss of faithful
government and win add Of Is subservient
Judiciary, if This Confederacy should burst,
and this glorious community Of states be dis
severed and Iall, by the doubtful contingency
Of State action, to carry out the experiment
of human Fiberty, and when at the very day
ard hour, that we are coming to such a result,
the States OF Italy, having for centuries gone
through baptism of blood, and taught by
the despotism of centuries, are coming togeth-
er to unite their energies for liberty and pro-
gress; then, if we, untaught by all the past
and reckless of the present, and blind to the
future, should maGly dash ourselves upon this
dark ocean, whose shores no eye Of prophecy
or of faith can discern, i do not know what is
to be the future. But do hope, if we cannot
settle things in the spirit Id which they ought
to be settled. we will at least have the courage
and the manhood to look the thing straight in
the face, and understand what it is. j know
nothing about the policy of the incoming Ad-
ministratioh, but it has been my fortune since
/ had scat on this floor to find myself uni
formiy in opposition to the Administration,
and l am far from certain that I shall not
take the same position with regard to the in
coming Administration. One thing is GER
tasn, if it quails in the performance of its
duty if it hesitates. as Mr.. Buchanan has
done, to look clearly in the face of the difficult
ty, and mark out policy, and shstain, it with
honesty and patriotism, it certainly viii not
find me among its supporters.
Mr.. Brown fDem., Missy said he should
not have spoken, but as the Senator had pre-
srnted the issne, he felt it incumbent on him
to speak. ~ o-'''ei
'H Mr. Hale said he only spoke for himself,
without consultation with any one.
- Mr.. Brown said be wished to know If the
issue was that the Sonth was. to submit to the
election of Mr.. Lincoln, and all the issues Of
this election, or war was to be the result?
Mr.. Hale said all who heard him would
bear him witness, that he had only said what
he thought would be an inevitable conse-
quepce. z,.. - ..''..' -, '.,',. ..''
Mr.. Brown-W Where is the war to come
fronl9 From South Carolina, Alabsma, Mis-
sissppi, Georgia, and Texas? Does the Sena-
tor mean that we are going to make war on
the North? If he does he is most egregffohs-
" mistaken An we ask is that we be all0w-
ed to depart in peace. And do you meat to
say that this is not to be allowed That we
shall neither have peace in the Union, Hor be
allowed the poor boon Of going out? If that
be the attitude, then war is inevitable. We
feel that any American citizen, not blinded by
passion, must feel that we have been deeply
wronged, and the accumulated wrongs Of years
have finally resulted id your triumph. Not
the triumph OF Mr.. EnEoIh, but the triumph
Of a principle, which It would be The deepest
degradation In free people 70 siGlhit to; and
with all the calm, quiet dignity can summon
| say-we will not submit. we want no
war; and We expect fioHe, We say to you, in
tie language otiee used to the Senator from
New Y ork (Mr. Seward, "Lct there be no
strife between, thee and me, or between thy
hcfdslfien aud my t,erdsrnen. If you viii go
to the right VIC will go to the left" And if
you will so to the left, We will go to the right
All We ask is to be allowed to depart in
peace. But If you refuse to let us go, and de-
come, and God defend the right. F'
Mr. .1verson Dem, Ga.) said be did not
agree with the Senator from New Hampshire
in all he said Of the Inconsistencies of the Mes
s,ge. He did not plaee .be right Of seccs-
sion on constitutional grounds. lIc rather
thought it was like revolution. a State went
out OF the Union at ircr own risk, and il was
a question Of policy with the remaining
States whether they would make war to force
the State to res,sain. Every State has the
right Of revolution, without doubt. 1t goes
out of she Union at its own peril, and must
take the consequences. The only fault he
sound with the President was stA ilp;onsist, Dcy
Of saying that the Federal Government is not
a voluntary association Of States. That he
denied Il was voluntary association. In
Que bryTtth he says the laws nxlst be enforced
against every intividna. Of the State, bar tho
State taost not be cocrcerIe There is the if-
consistency. But he rose TO accept, on the
part of his State. the Issue of the SENATOR
from New Hampshire, fMT. HaIe.) that is, Of
war We believe # is the intention OF the
Black Republican party to use the force Of
the Government to eXtiiguish the system OF
Slavery, and we do not intend TO wait till we
are so weak we cannot resist. The gentleman
speaks of South Carolina. lie couid tell the
gentleman that South Carolina would not be
the only one that would go out. He had the
confidence to say that his own State would
not be behind her sisters in bol,incss, decision
and 6rHoness, ard Alabama-pro daughter
Of his own Stsie--wilI follow this example of
patriotism and pride which South Carolina
has set her sisters. She will undoubtedly go
out on the 7th of january, and Georgia will
follow on the 10TH and before the 4th of
March: before your President is inalgurated,
there will be five Suites, if not eight that will
be out of the Union, and will have formed
constitution for frame of government. And
in his opinion there is nothing under heaven
that could prevent such consummation. Cen
tlemen speak of concession--of the repeal Of
the Personal Liberty bills, Repeal them all
tomorrow and yow esRtot stop this reyolu-
ton. 1t is not the Liberty laws, but the mob
law whicfp the South fears. They do not
dread these overt acts, for, without the power
of the Federal Government, by force, under
the Republican rule, their institution would
not last ten years, and they know IL They
intend to go out Of this Union, and he believ-
ed this. Before the 4th of March five States
will have declared their independence, and he
was satisfied that three either States would
follow as soon as the action es the people can
be had Arkansas will call her Convention,
and LouisiaaS would follow. And though
thcpe is a clog in the way in the lone star of
Texas in the person of the Governor, who will
not consent to call the Legislature, yet the
public sentiment is so strong that even her
Governor may be overridden; and if he will
not yield to thai public sentiment, some Tex
An Brutus may arize to rid his country of this
Did, hoary headed traitor Great sensation.]
There has been good deal of yaporing and