Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-02-14

thought of the destruction of this country. L
don't believe it can be destroyed | would use
forbcarance and patience; ! would extend every
degree of kindness, and make every effort at
Cancellation to these people. But to their right
to divide this Government, to take State out
of the Union, or least of all, that they should
have a right to break up this Govern
ment | would never admit. don't know what
these gentlemen consider peace. They have
armed themselves, and have even taken arms
belonging to this Government. Cabinet officers
and members of the Senate have been interest
ed in this treason, and foul. Infamous plot has
existed, | have no doubt, to destroy this Gov
eminent. Providence, rather than the skill and
attention of the people, has arrested it, and
some of the men have been driven out of tie
Cabinet in disgrace and an Indictment found
against some Of them for embezzcment or pet
~ larceny, or grand larceny, or for any other
infamous attempt which men can commit There
were members of Congress found in the war of
1912 who voted against the supplies for Gov
eminent, and it is not surprising that such
should be found in Congress at any time. The
greatest latitude Of opinion exists in this coun-
try, and so it should Men cannot talk treason
they must act it-and he who acts il, in my
judgment, should take the fate of a traitor, and
should not seek TO escape by pretending that he
| cannot conceive the case of n man of honor
who could steal into house, partly his own,
and clandestinely and privately rob it of its
means of strength and defence, and then assail
it and claim right to do so peacefully and say
he should not be punished or disturbed by force.
tell these gentlemen that, in my Judgment,
this treason must come to an end-peacefully
hope, but never in my Judgment peacefully if
by an ignominous submission of the honor of
the people of this country to traitors. Never.
desire peace, but would provide, amply pro-
vide, for the means Of the defence Of the coun-
try, by war it necessary.
On Friday the subject was resumed. Mr..
GREEN of Mo-, made a violent. speech against
the amendment to build sloops-of-war, basing
his remarks on the ground that the treasury is
now bankrupt and the object is to coerce in
dependent states. He advocated the right of
secession; said the holding Of Fort Sumter,
with guns frowning on Charleston which it was
built to protect, is an act of war on South Car
DINA. That state has as much right to the forts
in New York harbor as the United States has
to Fort Sumter. He pledged his feeble service
to act with the South in the warlike contingent
CIV which may arise. Missouri is for the Union,
but for Union which gives protection to all.
Missouri, though slow, would act for southern
rights but the action of Kentucky, Tennessee
and Virginia has been disastrous. If the bor-
der states had acted properly there would be a
peoceable separation Ifno adjustment is made,
all the slave states but Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia will go out together. lie is afraid of
Virginia, she is so slow. Arkansas, Missouri
and Kansas will go out. U.aughter.) He de-
clared that after the dollhouse emigration 10
Kansas dies out, she will fall back iuto the arms
of Missouri. The object of the republicans is
to extnguish slavery. Crittenden's plan he
favored, but such amendments are good for
nothing without a reaction in northern senti-
ment.
The amendment was then concurred in, 81 to
II. (Bigler, Douglas, Johnson of Tenn. and
Latham voted in the afirmatiye) The bill
then passed.