New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-20
United STATES sena,e-E.trn session.

dress be (Clngmsnj expressed the OPINION that the
batter me mt war, and that the policy of the Admins
itzon, II carried into effect, would lead to war. lie
had hope thai the array of facts pre- ented by
the Senator from Illinois that the pol cy Of the Ad-
mnstrBtiou was not calculated TO involve inevita
bly, in civil war. But there difficulty in the
way. If tbs Senator from New Hampshire would re-
leve lis (Cliogunns mind the subject, he would
be much gratifsd. II the policy of the Adminirtra-
tiOn be peace, why should il not be announced Ey
erybody knows that the country ID suffering. Com
merce is paray wed manufactures are depressed, stocks
are down, and general distress prevails throughout
the land. IT, the Senator from Illinois said the
President wOnld announce his policy was peace,
it would help ont of difficulties; but If, on the
we'll understand why the Administration would not
proclaim it,. lie repeated, IL is the settled policy OF
those in power to involve Us very soon in owl war
Their silence was proof OF this 70 his MIND No donot
orders have gone the Mediterranean aud other dls
iant stations 10 bring home ships. Why was inns
go if the policy of the Administrator is peace WY
il there on imneuse armament al New-tOtk, larger
than for the ast twenty years, II they were " oeneNe
the ne wspapers and private correspondence
Mr. GRIMES REP, Iowa. sIid, ships have not been
ordered from the Mediterranean as he had learned on
inquiry. -...oa ,ua
asked the Senator (iriOesl whether he believed Thai
other distant chips had not been ordered home.
Mr. GRIMES aid he had no knowledge OF such
fact having made inquiry only as TO that particular
case. -, a.. IL.
Mr. CIINGMAN said there coulo DE no uouo. I,hl
troop, are tei, thrown into distant stations and that
a number of shies were taking in supplies. II the
pocv Of the AdunistI alton Is war would OF course
be concealed until there was readiness TO 5trike' IRON
information he bad received within the last TWO or
TIRE, DAYS there retDfurcements and heavy guns
going Sonth 10 take possession Of the forts IN Norm
Carolina, Virginia, and elsewhere. IL 50 he should
rep ard il n purpose 20 make war
Mr.. CLARK rep, n. H. Allusion having been
made 20 tie Republican side remaining mute he
Clark wished 10 say he knew o. no person among the
Republican who have any information on that point
He had reafon 10 believe nobody knew any more than
gnat appeared in the Inaugural Adde'S. Gentlemen
on the other side could put their Interpretation on ID.
Inaugural.
MIR. CLINGMAN replied that il was extraordinary
that Senators occupying such poucs relnl"hs SHOULD
not know what the Inaugural meant. The country
has q right 10 know what % expect. Wa N BE- sup
-posed for moment that if this Government threaten
the Confederate States they will wait ill 1t is ready
20 organize armies and pounce upon them
Mr.. CLARK-If Won will look at the Inaugural
you win the President Gays there can be no Assault
ON any one.
MIR. CLINGMAN-Bu the President save tha, he
will occupy and possess the forte m the Confederate
Safes, Tie Senator nods biz head. The President
fays them there viii be no bloodfhsd you submit
He tCngm M wished 10 state that he could not adopt
the views of the Senator from Illinois Douga- while
all the facts point toward colsiOn and war.
Mr.. HALE rep, n. H., in reply to Mr.. Cling.
man's allusou TO him, said that he Hale knew 10
more what the AdmisrA meant or intel ded 10 DO
than the Senator himself he presuBed that The Sen
ator had been frequently aud intimate ~ Consulted
as he HALE had been and bad given as much al ice
TO the President and Heads OF Departments as he had
and had heard as much from them In return.
Mr. CLINGMAN replied that he had not communi
csted,with them, either verbally i'll wiring, and If
the Senator like himself, he Wa very distant from
those gentlemen.
Mr. HALE said that il was no with him. He had
corresponded neither verbally nor In writing ss Ia AT,
step Of public policy or ~ angle appointment thAl
| has been made.
| Mr. CLINGMAN thought In all sincerity, that hi
HIale 81 remarks indicated great want Of Intelligence
on the part Of the Administration that the Senator iron
New Hampshire had not been conrUlted Tor his poi
tion and vast acquaintance With GVve.nment aisln
would give tie Administrative g.at weight h,
lChngmnnl raid with retrB' that q ~ showed want
Of statesman ship the part Of the Administration
Mr. HALE agreed 10 that daughter but IL wac
evidently true. lie wac here ~ u representative oil
New -Hanll-hre, not o! the Admin iraIon, atd pre-
sumed be should sn-tAin the same relations 10 u VA
the Senator would, namely 10 give hi cOrdl support
TO all patriotic purposes whlh may command Them
selves to biz judgment. He Hale would ende1voT 70
do the same aud they would n at c-e belong 10 TIE
samr party. Laughter lie aid ihi- 10 Tciir'e The
Senator from the necessity OF HE oGng upou him
20 know what the Administration means IL tue hena-
tor wanted TO know what Ills constituents mean, ne
could tell lin He said this for The purpose Of putting
him1lf tight and o. answer frankly the in,euogptory
which the Senator from North Carolina prUpounded
lie intended to support the Administration Where IL
deserves support but when II took corr.e Wblfh ne
/
lhe country il shonld not have his support.
The President has been overH hened By bic irends
| lIaughter.l Trey iSye been throngnR the avenues
OF the White House o pay Their fespts 20 hiu LiG
it Wa suvpVred the War true a. 20 the heaos 81
Departments. II Just 10 himself 20 Jay that, TO
this dsy and hour, lie was nDDceui and lgaorant Oh
| W at the Admins ration Intends 10 do. he ny
Hale had not parsed word WIN The neinner- OF we
| Cabinet. lie Lad not put bis oyes "on that great
| and ltaGiDg uIud" Seward Hs tie Sous!or called
him. lie presumed that the President has the courage
10 stem all the storms assailing tie ship OF state ms
war he reason why the Preslder had not gone outs'e
The circle of Lis constitutional adyiser. lie soGghi no
| advice elsewhere
Mr.. CHANDLER rep Mich sad the senator
| from Keutucky Yesterday nude remark about
MI odlelinQ and called il bis (ChAudler j doctrine,
or words 70 that effect. lie tChandlrrl was not w.
author OF thai doctrine. il dlrDguisb.d soh OF
Virginia aud KeLtucky for the latter was lbsn part VI
| the FORMER Stale, WHO promulgated the heil- ne
ainded to Jefferson, who 10 wning IRON rair s .,
tba the tree Of liberty must b. refreshed by the blood
Of patriots and tyraus." IL was the material manure
| There was where be Chandlerl obtained the idea
The doctrine Of the IL her law ard the 'rfepfer-
ale conflict was ass med Mr.. Seward, and the
Senator from Illinois had said that MI Lincoln insngn'
rated the doctrine IL the Senator hbd Iead he biDe
be would have found the doctrine was not OILY nelu
before Mr. Seward war born but before the May Hover
crofsed the Atlantic and before the SAVIOR wm borh'
1t wae illustrated in the history OF Pharaoh and MOSS
az be proceeded 70 show. The Senator from Kentucky
had spoken for that AID other States ana had ase9
10 prove the propriey Of abandoning the forts and
giving I'D attempts enforce the laws aud hnd said
1 ths, unless ths was done Kentucky would 60 ont OF
the Union. The people on the 6tn OF November liad
sat on this great issue ana rel deIed Sefuit Ins
| were four Presidential candidates. The afgregle
| votes for Lincoln, Douglas and Bel were 5ol4,I'
votes aud In the platforms respectively OF thee par
ee there was clear aud emphatic declaration fof the
maintenance of the Union and the Constitution aha
the enforcement Of the laws The fourth Presidential
candidate was the Senator from Kentucky, with what