New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-13
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE,
NJ SUMMER s.ss The Senator from Kentucky had

Mr.. SUMNER Ed the Senator from heh'ucAy nau
voted Cor a proportion to PRINT "; ans g that
Mr.. CRIfrENDEN was uI ,SeT would sesede.
Al III ARK Rep n. H.. said he had voted NOT 10
oon,;nn The d;scson, and would CheeIfully give cay
if ANYTHING else should be taken up
Mr. CAHERON Rep., Pal moved that the subject
be postponed ill next Monday' Adopted
Mr.. GREEN Dem, MOI said the question was
whether we should make an Appropriation OF q, 2oo
to build seven new steam sloops-ot-War. AT a TINE
when tie credit of tie Government Is rmned, ana u
e9pd not pay private Clans loran ~ for War Senators
coud vote homestead bill to give homes TO beonn1reis
and yopabouds of large cities, and could vote SiEV,
600 600 10 build railroad aud now they come up
and ask 81 200 OOo to build steamers to eSeIee stses
New.York but of the becose Senator whose voice Is
sill for war But they talk of the enforcement OF tho
laws Every man SAYS Enforce the laws and protect ne
pubic property. But what Is pubic property we
resides but won't take sloops there But have you
unbhc property in South Carolina No, not one sin
Gle partice Fort Sumter this day Is wrongny held;
and this is an ac, OF war against SCUM Iar0ht. lie
sdsitted that II was bnilt by tho Government but he
ssid il was built for the protection OF the port OF
Charleston and il was now irownng with guns against
the port il was built to protect The whole resolves
itself 10 theuuesiion Has state right TO secede! and
she has actually exercised the right. Individuals IN
State NAV commit TREASON but whether State can is
another question. The Government was multiple OF
units and State comes IN separate unt, and Ia an
entirety county in State Is an integral part OF
State and II she tried 20 break oil II would be rebel
lion But State comes in by act of yOii0n and can
90 out the sare. Each State must Judge for ITSELF II
she has reason for gong out and only The enlightened
Judgment Of the world can punish a State. No state
ever was coerced into the Union could one be- South
Carolina has az much right TO Fort Columbus, in New
York Harbor as the United States has to Fort SUMTER
and as much right to attack it, andhe pledged one feeble
arm TO act in the contingency which mi89t hlie; ne
commended the fofbcIauce OF South Carolina uo had
feared she would be too basy lie wanted oil the
States 10 act lie knew Missouri to he for the Union
Even the supporters OF Rhett ana fancey are Tor
union, but he meant Union which would give prolec-
ton TO all. He tired OF all these petitions Tor
union. lie wanted n Union about which there would
he no duarreng and which would give rights to all
or else be wanted no Union but separation. lie said
this not mere question OF slavery, bul II affects
every property-holder of the North Missouri though
slow would act ; but the action OF Kentucky,
Tennessee, and Virginia, has been disastrous.
If the Border States had acted with the South, we
would have bad peaeeable separation. Every one OF
the Slayeholding States ought TO have gone out to:
geiher. A. sure as ad ustuent was made all would
20 but Delaware Maryland and Virginia. lie was
afraid Of Dia, she was 20 slow Arkansas, Ais
souri,, and Kansas would 90 out. Laughter lie
said Kansas after the hothouse plants Of emigration
die out would fall back into the arms OF Missouri.
He conended that the secret object Of the Republican
party was 10 circumscribe Slavery 90 az to e1'
tnguish il. He IN favor OF the propo-
stion of the Senator from Kentucky but there must
be reaction in the public mind Of the North, or else
these amendments would be good for nothing This
thing must be rettled either by adjustment separa-
ton. There could be honorable adjustment unless
there was a reraction of Northern opinion. The SEN
ate cannot amend the Constitution, and bad better LEI
the question alone and attend 10 the regular business,
and wait for a proper adjustment. But Il there was
no change of Northern opinion, be would not ask for
anv Union. lie deprecated war, and in this civilized
age of the world, be thought all the difficulties ought
TO be settled without recourse 10 arms and war Let
the whole Southern States act together, and let them
agree then let there be peaceable and quiet separation
Tie amendment was then concurred in--Yeas, q;
Yays, l7-Messrs. Bigler, Douglas, johnson Tenn
and latham voting with the Republicans IN the Affirm
alive.
The bill then passed.
The Senate went into executive session. Adjourned.