Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1861-01-09

country rather than yield their scruples
Have Senators any right TO exclude ssy
property he was now TO consider the
sacrifice Of the country, and was here as
an advocate for the Union, cohtending for
what he thought would cave the country.
This triumph will Gil sOme portios of the
Southern States with alarm Will the par
~ now in the proud triumph Of victory.
plant itself on platform Of dOgmss and
rot yield an inch or. will ,hsy. like ger
cross men, be sot only just, but liberal D
He spresled to them as patriot. and eoun-
trymsn, TO grant equal rights to all. tie
did not think be was asking them to make
concessions. but only TO graut equal rights.
He did not believe in the doctrine Of sc.
cessiou. 1t was new doctrire and at
tempt TO secede with the bold front o. res
olutien is nothing but lawless yioleDes OF
the law and Constitution. Bat he only
wanted to bear bis testimony to the Con-
stiiuiion and TO let it be known. If States
wish to secsde, let them proclaim rsvolu-
lion boldly and not attempt to hide them
selves. under little subileties Of Law and
claim a right Of secession. A consti;u-
lionsl right to break the Constitution wa.
a new doctrine tie argued that Mr. Web.
ster always went against any right OF &c
session On one eide was an asked con.
cession; on the other was civil war
Mr. TrumbulI asked il The Senator did
not know that one State claimed TO be out
Of the Union alrsadyi How would con-
ces.ion alter the csse!
Mr. Critic nden commended the sdoption
of a compounds would put an end to all
revolutions.
Mr. Toombs ssid the Republicans had
Icing been sowing the dragons teeth aud
they now reoped a crop OF armed men; the
Union was already dissolved; s Carolina
had boldly and nobly met the public dan
ger; the cause Of S Q was the cause Of The
South; they had appealed to the justice
the North IN vain, and now they were vo-
ting what was called revolution, and were
ready to appeal, If need be, to the stern ar
bitra'ion of the sword. and the groand
would echo with the tramp Of armed men
FROM the capitol to the Mo Grande.
The South had proclaimed to the civil
ICED world that they had taken up arms
because power had been elevated TO fed
eral power which outlawed their property
and stimulated insurreetion within and
without. The Senator from Ky. doubts
the right of secession; ere long he will see
it thing accomplished; they take it up
both ways South, regular, a. in G. and
irregular, below that State. and they were
armed to defend both.
A the Republicans deemed it treason.
there stood before them as good traitor
and as good rebel as ever descended from
Revolutionary lon.. (slight applsuse.)
He reviewed he demands OF the South,
aud commended that such demands were
only for an equality in the Union.
Unless a government gives protection it
could not expect obedience; this wsss res-
son for the armed men that pow spring up
and everywhere. The Senators from Ohio
and N Y had sworn TO observe the Consli-
tuition, but oaths could bind them hey
had higher Jaw. they take oa,hs and
break them.
He quoted The Personal Liberty Bill of
Vermont as 40 illustration Of acts passed
ia perjury, and continued bis detail OF
grievances.