The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-09
OlSuNION IN GEORGIA.
SENATOR TooMBs on THE CRISIS.
Review Of the Workings Of tho Cv-
vernncnt, North and South, Since
Its ORGANIZATION.
"The Door Of Cancellation and Compro-
mise Finally Closed"
BE-, ke., &e.
SPEECH OF HON. ROBERT TOOMBS,
nrI IxYpRn REENnR rug IRGIaI AruRR

DELIVERED BEFORE THg LgGIsLAruRE.
CEsTY Gvsrs.t AsgmHty-I vcrv much re- /.
greet in sppearp before yco your request to address
the state OF the country and the prospect
before re- that can bring you no good tidinss ms
with s&< hrl,ng confederatos upon the funda-
me- ~ principles ~ compact 81 Union We have not
sorFit this conflict have sought too long to avoid IT,
crhcararce hra been cc'strned into weakness,
magrannitv rto fear. until the vindcation Of man
hoc wei "a tho defence az rights is required at
hards. The dror IF cancellation and compromise Is
froHv 6fo~' ~ rSrc~dries, and remnins ONLY
pv,1hv IF frredem. We mei no declaration OF In
fererdencc. fh,ve e'phtv'four years. ago our
,s.hcrs wen thet hy ,hs sword from Great
With TIE twelve tho confese,ts fec sovereign and
ndepondor, Stat Nsvrr ncrfct gov"rrm 'ns already
n existence for rrros md objects Clearly Expressed,
ard with clearly Nned erect a agent
for the a,sir of hFo nurrosss nv tho exercise of
,hos powers and called this agent the United States Of
America.
The hssi the co-rcr Of this government was t4
perfect EQUALITY @ III f-oo s"veroicn and ndep~A-nf
wealth and tcritr-al cv,er',hny had great diversity
81 interests rrrs's. int tons and lows but they had
cormon irtcrsts raniv EXTERIOR which thAy proposed
20 protect " The crmuon ar ma constitutional untd
RECOMMENDATION IN decree snh cling thu in
ouraiss ord divNfstis ~ FEDERAL CONTROL action.
rcncc srd cmmeco with fcrr gn nations could b.
eft ctrr'iy ard chcsp'v crtvntd by common agent;
thor for hergevN III 70 ra rovnrnm mt the sois nm
agsrrer 80 raticrs with fo~rn nts. The
corce &c n,N-css rns tho passors Of rulers and neo,e
brig wa,sfei- ercc' ~ prosecution and the common
deere 60 u ~ more Certainly md cfeap'v attained BIZ
rutirg tho -ovor OF nser the control OF
arcrt hel e. the oe reace and given TO
to roverrra,n, Tese rowo,a made armies nsves AMI
foreign frarfs cori' only he maintained
hy ccynnon t-ersgv. rs'es, We had \ largo debt
contracted tonle anH abroad in wa Of in'e,enf
cree ncreforr tho rres rcwe- OF taxation w's con.
fe,-ef won r's povorrrnnrt. roofictnc com-norcid
~er-ptc- ~ TO rort shacklei AM diminished
ycr',a,S ctnrece wss corrorrcl We had large com
ircafv ssee4 Nv tho several Sates Tor tho
'nroe' ~ ~ r'~c'oso an war might make largo
eddit,ors 70 tile common domain' hence the powr
over existing ord future territories, with tno
s'irrl,tor 70 f'rnit st''rs was cnnferred. b.
rg rSsrcnder etatrs in srcb close proximity, acts se
ricrsiv I'm ~ the t~ana.litv Of might be lone
w cle-s r''v I'm 'shor IN i"stice in one might
seot ssrc,a-, = ,hos mo 'rcirg strife and bloc 'shi
N socrr- ra,csore tho rowar wes conrorres in the
CERT. an tt,~ arty m-osnd by thu compsct
y = eeff cenTe crn'r ~ rerneNv those erils Those
no main ohcs's Cor forming the federal g,vsrn
incr'-'fa rcwc's II conferrei chisfy
VIII 'ho view ~ sec.--p him How hive these .est
orr eenrnfe-n.esS
Tho cv cr,,ve eer.-nert oe no fe'e-al government
ror forty.c'r the FIST ie- the
sort corr tor wos in tho h1n sc' o''h"n Presidents,
~ 81 s r on 'ahle. constitutional mi afvan
t,gecrs 'o y. oorr'-v we the policy which
hoy pr'suet hot thci~ ro'icy an a,mnistra-
tiers werc g,re~eHy msintlinei nv the poo
p,e roria,ry hsre VS. nc t's, ca,se Of com
sc.gf' b,as them hir soction of republic
hoy sc~stf e s'r~ n tho powers ~ the
rtvaYT n, r., ,hs advanccuani II thu local peculiar
ayirG = -nr,v M otatrt' hcNk whore repeal
s't N ~ s'-v h~rran hclre IN u. South.
Pit n h bid aca~insoed in tn odortion
OF rolcy n heh q snrrnn h'rrhcia 70 Northern
interests IN n-ntr' and nc'iav If hase Presidents
were max " IN rcst ,rs-cod and comprehensive
ststcrsrstip rrcmoiins he hrhcst interests of the
republic They er'a cd Tho domiins Of commerce. by
ren'i with ~ rr'erg M goat p-ncine Of cqnsi
use r. si' rstisrs ard srecial favors TO They
pro,cete etmmcr.e md ,.rde with an sfici'ns navy
y,ersirr rcrn IN r.l, t. iho pritish pos.
essors CT TIC 70 y nd Com 10 wss ssroI to n. ~.
tie ''re or he CT scw rrro0f of their ir'epcnf-