The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-02-08

. then depair that thirty millions o
people will be unable to meet tn,
crisis9 He had no fears. This is &
confederacy; not an imperial gov,
D ernmeut, or government! Of singl,
8 state. 1t is q conIederacy dependen
upon the imperial consent Of al
lnem bcrs, and subject to dissolution
, by their own action; but that assem-
is always to be taken by virtue o
original assent, and held until thu
form, time, manner and condition,
which the Constitution prescribed
be met by those who constitute til,
. Union shall declare that il shall bt
no longer. He trusted there may b,
] time enough Tor the development o
, the policy and the purposes Of the
lovers of tho Union. If not, these
controversies will be settled best a,
, our foreIathers ioresaw when they
framed the Constitution, by sub.
mission to the people OF the United
, States in Convention called ac
cording to tho forms OF the Constitu
ton and manner prescribed by law
i Mr.. Mason, democrat, of Virgin.
ia } said-- After all the recommends
ton of the Senator is battle. Blood
then is to save the Union. The
Union is broken; there is no Union
in tho country.
/ Mr.. Seward was not surprised tina,
the Senator from Virginia Offered
with him. The Senator sees a
discovered country. He saw return
ing reason, judgment and harmony
in the Union, and the Senator from
Virginia here. IL he in the Union
or not? seats are here--states are
here-Union is here. lie contn.
plated fighting because he knew
treason North and South might arm
against the Union.
Mr.. Mason said he wanted TO
place before the people the fact, that
the Senator from New York proposes
as remedy, war. He has presented
the argument OF tyrant, force,
compulsion as the only resort. he
takes no notice o! communities claim
ing to have resumed sovereignty, and
are now completely ont OF the
Union. He wanted Virginia not to
be hoodwinked by the cry OF peace
when there was no peace. lie
trusted the good sense OF the people
North and South TO repudiate the
counsels o! the Senator.
Mr.. Seward was amazed at the
dclusion of the Senator from Vir.
ginia. lie made a speech pacific
and fraternal. and the Senator from
Virginia makes 1t n declaration OF
war. tlc could SIC nothing but war
in a speech which simply proposed
speaking Tor the Union and Con
vrntion in IA constitutional form, and
only after all other efforts were tx
hau,tcd then stand hv the old flag:
and ii it must fall, 10 be wrapped in
its io.ds.
Q Mr. Mason said he was speaking
for Virginia. She would never re.
main in contcdcracy unless guar
autccs were cfirctualIy made for the
preservation Of her rights. He was
not willing to submit the question 10
the mass OF the American people.
but the Constitution recogniz.s the
people a. people OF the states
Mr.. DJu!las, (Dcmocr At, OF III
inois,) desired peace and them in
tenance of the Union, bnt failed to
see anything in the action OF the
Senator from Virginia to encourage
the idea. The Senator from Virgin
ia said he wanted no coercion and
WAS applauaed by the Senator from
New Hampshire (Hale) lie WAS
panied when the Senator from New
York was met this morning in such
q spirit IA if he feared moderation
would prevail. Their seemed to bp
concert between extremists OF both
sides. The other day Senators on
this side refused to vote when tic
proposition OF the Senator from
New Hampshire (Clark) passed -
+, They then telegraphed to the South
there was no hope, a. the Republic
ans voted down the Crittendcn
proposition.
! Mr.. Johnson, democrat, Of Ar,
Kansas said there was no concert
OF action. Senators refused to vote
because they wanted to see the action
of the Republicans, and it was evi
dent there was no hope.
Mr.. Douglas saw hope. Why
not pass the amendment that Con
gress has no power to legislate on
: tho subject OF slavery, except tc
, perform the duties regarding iu
gitives, and prohibit the slave trade
, with that We might have peace.
Mr.. Hale, (Republicsn, Of New
, hampshire said that the Senator
from Illinois regarded with surprise
the appreciation he showed at the re-
marks of the Senator from Virginia
{ The latter said the people OF Virgin
ia are satisfied with the Constitution
t and asked no concessions. lie wa,
willing to take the Constitution II,
, it was. The best hopes of mankinc
Q were freighted in the ship OF the
i. Union, and none but madmen woulC
8 give it up to try new experiment
8 1t had been said that New Englan,
was to be sloughed Off any way, anC
h. it the country could got along with
K out New England. he would say Go
bless them.
/. He paid an eloquent tribute t
J., the enterprise and industry OF Ne,
England. 1t was also said th