The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-01-30

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that he was in earnest, and intended to carr
out the policy which he then announced?
should not revive such revolutionary senti
ments but fo- the attempt to cast the responsi
bility upon the Northern Democracy, clearly in
timating that Mr.. Pugh and myself were tn
chief suthors of these misrepresentation.
would Ike to find any one man on that side c
the chamber, in the confidence Of the Presi
dent elect, who would deny that it IS his poll
cy to carry out the very things to which hav
referred. | feel bound, however, and tax
pleasure in saying, that | don't believe tn,
Southern States are in any danger, or ought t
have any apprehension, that MIR. Lincoln or hi
party can do any harm or render insecure thei
rights TO persons or property anywhere in thi
country. have some faith that Mr.. Lincoln
after having emerged from the surroundings o
small country village, and assumed the higl
responsibilities of administering the law ant
protecting the rights of great nation, will sinl
the partisan in the patriot, and abandon tht
extreme doctrines and step forward and avoW
his willingness to save the country by Iepudi
ating the extreme doctrines OF party. But bl
that as it may, neither he nor his party will
have power to invade the rights of any State il
this Union. | had hoped therefore, that tht
Southern people would have been content tC
remain in the Union and vindicate their rights
in the Union under the Constitution, instead o
rushing into revolution and preparing them.
selves TO meet whatever consequences may fol-
low. That apprehension has become wide
spaead, and taken possession of the Southern
mind and sunk deep into the Souhern heart
and filled them with the conviction that theiI
firesIdes, their family altars, their domestic IN.
Stttutinnp To ha JoI,, Iol tbTnnuh bc
machinery of the Federal Government.
The Senator from Ohio tells us he don't
blame Southern Senators for believing these
things, and yet instead of doing those acts
which will relieve your apprehensions, and rem
der it impossible that these 0utrageS should be
talks about force, war, armies and
navieS In the name of the Union, who are the
dlsunionists? Those who pursue line Of pol
icy calculated to destroy the Union, and refuse
to arrest that policy or disayow that purpose,
when they see that revolution has taken place
lfsuch be not your policy. why not say so?--
Ii you never intend TO do what the South thinks
is your purpose--and which you do not blame
them for thinking--what harm is there in max
ing such amendments to the Constitution as
will render it impossible for you to do so?--
But we are told that the Union must be pre-
served and lhe law must be enforced. | agree
to that. | am in favor of all these things, ac-
cording to the Constitution and the laws. No
man will go farther than | to maintain the
Union ard enforce the laws, to put down re
bellion and nsurrecti0n, and enforce the laws,
to put down ebelion and insurrection, and to
use all the power conferred by the Constitution
for that purpose. But we must look the facts
in the face. We must take notice of those
things whose existence cannot be denied. .-
History teaches us that rebellion often becomes
successful, revolution; and the greatest repub
! cS and pr0Edest m0nal chies have found it ne
cessary to recognize the existence OF a govern
ment de faeto, in toe rebellion of States and
Provinces. Such was the condition cf the A
merican colonies for seven years after the
Declaration Of Inde pendence. At first it was
rebellion, and rebellion was treason. A few
months aiterward it was revolution and gov
ernment de .fsctO at Philadelphia, Mr.. Han.
cock, President, and Washington commander
of the arm es. Rebellion had ceased and revo-
luton taken its place. The American colonies
were in revolt, had governments de facto and
Great Britain, proud as she was, was compelled
to recognize the existing state Of facts. The
law OF nations and all the laws ofciviization de-
manded that the government de facto be &C
But the laws must be enforced.
In our system Of government the laws are to be
enforced by civil authority, assisted by the mill.
tary ard posse conitaias, when the Marshal is
resisted. lfthe colonies or State revolt, the
revolution is complete. When the Federal au-
thorities are expelled, and no man left to ac-
allegiance to the United States, how
are you going to enforce the laws then? How
are you going to do it in South Carolina? She
has passed an ordinance of secession. deny
her right to secede, but she has done it. The
revolution is complete. She has no human being
in her borders to acknowledge our authority
This is all wrong, but how are you going to
help it? You tell US we must en- force the laws
Under our Constitution, laws can only be en-
forced against criminals, and those of us who are
in favor OF the Constitution and the Uniou, N uSt
be careful that we do not perpetrate the very
things which we denounce as criminal in these
seeding States.
And South Carolina does not stand alone.
We are told that seven other States will follow
her, and we have reason to apprehend that sew
en- more States will follow them. The answer
is, we must enforce the laws My reply is, you
cannot enforce the laws in countries not in your
possession. Ideuy that we have the right to
make war inorder to regain possession, in order
to enforce the law. Arewe prepared for war?
do not mean prepared in the sense Of having
soldiers, arms and munitions but are we pre-
pared in our hearts for war with our broth
en-? While | affirm that the Constitution
was intended to form a perpetual Union-while
affirm the right to use all lawful means
to enforce the laws-yetl will notmeditate
war, nor tolerate the idea, until every effort
at adjustment has been tried and failed, and
all hope of the Union is gone. Then, and
not till then, will l deliberate and determine
what course my duty will require ofme. lam
for peace, to save the Union. War is disunon,
certain, inevitable, final and irrepresslbe. Our
own very existence lorbids war. He referred to
the purchase of Louisiana, and said it was pur-
chased for the benefi OF the whole Union, and
for the safety of the upper Mississippi in partcu-
lar. The possession Of that river now is more
necessary than it was then. We cannot except
the people Ofthe interior to admit the right OF q
foreign State taking possession of that river
He also referred TO the purchase of Florida and
the amounts paid, and asked if she could go out
now. The President, in his Message first said
we could not coerce State to remain in the
Union, but in lew sentences he advised the
acquisition of Cuba. AS if we could pay $3OO0
100000 for Cuba, and then the next day she
might secedc and re-annex herself to Spain and
Spain sell her again. He had admitted that
Texas cost us war with Mexico and 10000
lives. In the name Of the 1000 gallant men
from Illinois, who fought those battles, protest
against the right of that State to secede.
Mr.. Hemphill, (opp.) Of Texas, asked il the
protection Of Texas was tho only reason Of the
war, and If the United States paid anything to
Texas for the land, and if we did not acquire
California from that war.
Mr.. Douglas said the only cause ofcomplaint
Of Mexico was the annexation OF Texas, and we