New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-19
A GATHERING STORM In The WEST,
MR.. GURLEY'S SPEECH IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,

henncky, ana OF Juslce 10 lho oou''' i'i' "oHhi
Rep. of Ohio spoke on the 10th to the Army BID as
follows:
I refer. Mr.. Chairman TO the now boldly preached
doctrine of State Secessona doctrine 70 absurd to our
minds that we are of the opinion that II is waste OF
time to seriously consider II: What Is III Mhy, or,
il is the widest the widest, phantasy OF the nne-
teedh century, Who does not know that II one State
can 90 out Of The Iniop so can two three or bali
dozen, until find ourselves with twenty or thlrty
petty sovereigutice with cEshinS interests, ana
wagng each against the other horrible lnterneche
warfare
To say that our fathers conemT lated any such seces
sion, with its necessary fruits of blood and carnage is
TO cast the foulest sander upon their memories.
II is sufficient for us to know that live under the
| very Government which their wisdom and sagacty
founded the best and frcest in the world. That il
established not by States States but by the people
of all the States. BY them the Constitution was
framed and by them it was ratified IN conventions
called for that purpose II enough to know that 1t Ii
recognized BY the whole world one of the great
political Powers Of the earth; and that, as such,
contains all the elements OF sefpreservaon. IL Is
Government Of internal well as external power OF
law of Justice Of order, and supreme authority. III
has the nndputed right to declare war; to make peace,
and do all things that great nation may do IN order TO
secure the peace and the happiness of It's citizens 1t
has tie right TO defend itself against foes whether
they come from without or from within its bordersi
from traitors at home, and enemies abroad. Other
wise, Sir that glorious flag which now floats over our
heads and lie regarded as the emblem Of power every.
where, and the sheld of our safety would soon tran
with dshonor in the dust Who says that such Coy
ernment of the strongest political powers OF the
world shall be disrupted by traitors and rebels IN arms
Rep pember ye who now seek s destruction, that 1t
has stood up strongly, proudly gloriousy, Tor more
than seventy years while the revolutions OF the Old
| World have swept away more than dozen thrones;
1t has encountered the perils OF war with powerful
foreign nation, and several times gappled with rebel
lion al home, and in every conflict has come OH more
| than yictorious and 1t will doit now.
Nil hoo OH OH mi N ,aa
Houses but pray, what the men who have car
red their States ont Of the Union in Their way, and
| stolen United States property, about compromises
Who does not know that they laugh and mock at the
attempts made here and elsewhere TO bring them back
by some bargain compromise Who does not know
that the controlling men OF the Cotton States sPurn,
and are ready TO spit upon every proposition looking
to the restoration OF peace and good order lhey are
too mad with Hge to reason.
Sir they have already seized upon our forts, upon
our afmoies our cusomb0uses, our post Offices, ana
magazines ard. TO all, have fired into vessel
In the service Of the United States, carrying at It's
head the flag that everywhere else Is shield of
protection. What else do we hear Ihe Telegraph
tell that they have planted cannon upon the banks
Of tie Mississippi River TO Interrupt the navigation oi
that river; to stop steamboats, or blow them 10
pieces They insult the men from the Northwest who
trade upon The Mssissppi; indeed, they treat them as
y conquered people Our most honored merchants are
ordertd home from Louisiana, and our most prudent
buiuefs men are mAltreated for other crime under
free republic IL entitled to vote Anarchy reigns IN
portions Of the South; and men from the Free States
bave far less liberty than they would have under any
despotic Government of Europe Sir We have had
one impressive illustration Gf this fact this morning Ia
| this House. A gentleman came forward and asked
that the name of steamboat! should be changed from
| that Of John c. Fremont TO some other name. Why
was tha. Why did the owner OF that boat come
here and ak for the change win tell you because
Lad /, from bis own lips. He said hs could not Ro 30
tie South with that boat that the people there would
rot peruit bin TO aDd that they would not permit
him TO Put ashOfo bis cargo; that they said away"
| pubic Of the world, you call IT. ay, Sir, the model
Republic Of the world. The next thing you will hear
will be that we must change names If offensive TO
| the SOnth, before we can travel there.
Sir Il r time stop the work Of these traitors, and
yindeate the laws. They must prevail, or the Gov
ernmeni must put them down BY its own strong arm.
The trial cannot come too soon. Forbearance toward
them has oeaEed to be virtue. The people are every
where asking, Have we a Government 2" / say If
We have that The coming struggle to MAINTAIN II will
| dtmonltIale that il s u Government OF power aud
overwhelming force, agains. the offenders OF the law.
H. however, have nothing more than sort OF mu-
tual admiration society in tins House, and in the other,
il Il tine the people understood that fact also. IL Is
better Tor hem 10 understand that now. IL there is
any truth in tho doctrine of the seccssiOni-ts Cow
eInmeLt never had any vital power; and IL Is, and
ever has been, they expound II, the merest rope Of
,and--a cheat ana a swiIdle aganst those who have
hitherto sustained II.
lie irnpie nave bten tptDulDR LllliOut OF money
every eur under the delusiye idea thai Congress
making laws that they actually meant should be
obtyed; and, at this late day, they awake to the
reality thai those Laws were only submitted TO the
consideration Of oendefs TO whether they would
like TO obey them.
We zee treason and cold blcoded rebellion culminat
ing ia the destruction OF the rights Of the lGwabding
leope a rhe land; but we are cooy told that the
Army and Navy must not moest them. Why Lest
they should become offended and then possibly some.
body might be hurt. Awtuli. IL ia said, too, that II
YOU attempt execute the bNy1, war viii BE- the re-
suli. My answer IL this we are TO perform our duty,
our known duty and leave the results 10 God. We
poposs no war against anybody, much less against any
StAie. We only ask that the laws be duly executed
aganst individual offenders.
Who is not opposed to war Who does not sludder
nc the contemplation OF clashng an,oog people
of one blood and country But bad AS 1t Is, there are
scme things even than war, when CARRIED on by
a welestablished Government. Anarchy is worse
The loss Of honor ANA tie loss OF public credit and
broken ard shattered Government, whose laws are de-
rded and t1mI led under iOot these are worse than
war to maintain tie most favored and glorious and
blessed Republic that the ever shone upon.
But 10 war will come IL we are prepared TO vindi-
cate the laws II Ii the very absence OF preparation
that invites troubles like those which now surround
us Let the Government act with trnnesr and yigor,
and all u i'll be we'll The present NJ no time for 'em-
porizirg. Men insane with passion have risen up IN
AIMS sainst The Republic, and their causeess rebel,
lion has already attracted the eye OF the civilized
world and The leadiDg Governments OF Europe are
okng FROM their lieh places ntentiy upon US TO see
if our nstituons survive the shock OF well organ
lied treason. Literyloying men ofal counties are
watching M with the interest that more than
seventy Years of successful exl eiment has inspired in
their n.inds; and Tor the action which we now take,
civilization as well history itself "il hold sterny
reslonrible. Sir, we are now on trial before the
Whole world TO see whether freelnen have the right
TO choose their own rulers. or whether iactious
minority shall dictate terms and men 70 the majority
If those 10 arms agaust the laws may force the Gov
eminent into difbororbe compromise, We have no se
cnrity for our Government for single Presidential