Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-12-21
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CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHINGToN, December 10.
[coNCLusroN OF Yesterdays sENArn1

OaIOllha goes OUT OF Jne Unl0n and is about
to form an alliance inimical to the rest OF the
States, Government has the right to conquer
her, and hold her as province. He referred
to the expense of acquiring California,
Texas and Louisiana, and argued that these
States were not admitted for their own only
but for the benefit of all the States. Yet
these States say to-day they will 90 out on
their own volition. What an illogical argu-
ment. The compact was reciprocal they
have no right togoOut.
Mr.. Slidell said no person in Louisiana
wished to restrict the free navigation of the
Mississippi.
Mr.. johnson resumed. We do not know
what change circumstances may make if the
States 60 out now. Do they resume O Ter
ritorial condition or not2 He said the Os-
tend principle would apply to South Carolina
or Louisiana. If they secede, Government
would haYe the right to seize and hold them
as provinces. He referred to statements
that the army and navy of France and
England could be brought here to protect
the States. He said this Government would.
not tolerate such proceedings. He quoted
Gov. Gists message to show the intention
of South Carolina to drag her sister States
into a common ruin. AS far as Tennessee
is concerned, she will not be dragged into
Southern or other Cenfederacy until she has
time to consider. He would tell Northern
friends that Tennessee was not to be drawn
out of the Confederacy either. If Abolition
lists wanted to abolish slavery the first step
would be disunion. The existence of slavery
demands the preservation of the Union.
The border slave States would be unprotected
in case of dissolution. He would rather
see consolidated Government than thirty
three petty wranglinp powers.
1t might occur to the border States to es-
tablish Central Republic forming friendly
alliance with Northern border States. In
this connection, what is to be done with the
capital founded by Washington? 1t couldn't
be given exclusively to the North or the
South. He avowed, in his place, he would
never enter any government, North or
South, less democratic than the one under
which he lived NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. tr
He read extracts from Georgia papers sug-
gesting monarchical government. He said the
South had better bear the ills they have than
to fly to ones they know not Of There
might be some Louis Napoleon to seize the
reins of the government.
He intended toY stand by the Constitution,
and demand the faithful performance of its
guarantees. He would not be driven out of
the house. built by his fathers. He wanted
to stay rash and precipitate action in
some portions of the South, which runs to
red-hot madness; also, mad abolitionism at
the North. He trusted in God that the Union
would be preserved, and he intended to hold
to it as the palladium of civil liberty, as the
shipwrecked mariner clings to the plank to
saye himself What grievance operates on
South Carolina2 Is it because she wants to
take slaves into the Territories? Both her
Senators at the last session said, 'No need of
it nowp
Mr.. Davis said they would vote to protect
now, and that they voted for the resolution
to protect.
Mr.. johnson asked if they voted to pro-
tect now?
Mr.. Davis said if the Senator proposed
playing on the word "now,p he supposed
they intended to nail miscreants who voted
protection when unnecessary, and shrink
from it when necessary. - rl-
Mr.. Wigfall said he corrected that state
ment the other day.
, Mr.. johnson said it was corrected wrong,
then.
Mr. Wigfall said, if the Senator chose to
pervert facts he couldn't help it.
Mr.. Johnson objected to further iuterrup-
ton. Was it reason for disunion because our
man was not elected? If Breckenridge was
elected, nobody wanted to break the Uniou;
butLincoln is elected, and now they say
they will break the Union, He said no;
what was there to tear2 Lincoln was a mi
nority President. a y ~ 81 ~
back and Lincoln can't even make o Cabinet
without the consent of the Senate. Was
he such coward as to retract, when it was
evident they had the power? Was he to be
so cowardly as to desert the noble band at
the North, who had stood by, the South on
principle; yet, for a temporary defeat, turn
their backs on them and leave them to their
tate2 Nothing was necessary but to stand to
your posts like men. In four years time
Lincoln and his party will both go out of
power. What reason, then, is there for de-
serting the Government He believed that
they could obtain all needed guarantees, and
entreated patriots to come forward in spirit
of brotherly love and stand around the altar
of their common country, lay the Oonsti-
tuition upon it, and swear the Constitution
shall be maintained and the Union pre-
served; though, perhaps, better preserve the
Union to keep the North to quarrel with
rather than quarrel among themselves.
He referred to a remark of Mr.. King rela-
tive to Mr.. Houston, as showing a want of
harmony. He appealed to the South to
pause and consider before rashIy going too
far. He appealed to the North to come for
ward with Cancellation and concession. This
Congress has power, to-day, to arrest seces-
sion and save the Union. Will you do that,
or desert the sinking ship For one, /
would stand up supporting the edifice as
long as human efforts last. He closed with
strong appeal to stand by the Constitution.
Mr.. Pugh obtained the floor and yielded to
Mr.. Lane. f7ET4 .er-I
Mr.. Lane said there was one thing the Old
Democracy would not do-they would not
march under the bloody banner of the Sena-
tor from Pennsylvania to trample South
Carolina under foot, but they would find
them ready to meet him there and repel his
bloody band, and. say they should not sub
jugate a gallant State Struggling for rights
denied it in the Union. Applause in the
galleries. t.- s#, " ".' '.si
Mr.. Lincoln was elected simply in conse-
quence of his hatred to the South Is II sur
prising that South Carolina resists Z? He
served a notice on the North that it could
not carry united North to invade gallant
State fighting for its rights. He knew some
thing of Northern people--1new that they
would not march with the Senator in his
: He claimed that Washington was Sc
eeder when he went to Philadelphia, and
left the Confederacy. He said the whisky
insurrection' was not TO be compared with I
the action of a sovereign State.
He would never draw his sword to eoercs
States that contemplated action. Read Lin
coins speeches; they show hatred of slavery
and the South. WhO is, the man, hardy
enough to undertake to collect the revenues
Of South Carolina when out Of the Union
Such q man is the worst madman in the
world, and would drench the country in
blood. He would say to such coward: "Sir,
you meet your humble servant and walk
over his body.el Applause and cries of
Good, good r from the galleries.