The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-02-15

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The special Washington eorrcspon.
dent Of the Cincinnati Commercial, un.
der date Of the 9th, thus refers to the
speech Of Senator Johnson Of Teunes-
see;
Senator Johnson, Of Tennessee, madc a
very powerful speech to-day. II was no
falling on from the former onoi but his
ground was strengthened by many new
arguments against secession. llc made
most Ciitctual use Of tho withdrawn al yes
tcrday OF tho Louisiana Senators, which
lac treated saronstically, saying he almost
thought Mark Antony had come back @
bid Senators, ''if they had teors, prepare
to shed them noN.n What had the Un-
ION dono to Louisiana II had fought
her battles, paid her millions on millions
protection on sugar, built her forts, arse
mails, dock-yards, custom houses, hospi.
Italsl These were her wrongs, TO 70.
tr;ss which, she had seized forts, arsonals
and everything else, and had ended by
pocketRg the FEDERAL mint containing
half a millicn Of treasure. And this ],
/ the way the Government is expressing
l.ouiaiara-hy letting her tako every.
thing with impunity Johnson churgCt
the SO seccssiouists with treason, in unqual
fled terms-thoir grievances and opprcs
siuns were mere pretcnscs aud nothing
more, They were alarmed lest some
thing would be done 20 satisfy the publ,
mind, and SO were hurry ing Virginia int,
secession. But he thanked God thcl
|aa 4. a u q d.
numerous historical citations, that Soutl
Carolina never favored government o
the people. She wanted to scccdc iron
the cause Of the colonies in the Revou
'ltiun, and return TO the rule Of Great Bri
tain. Johnson disscotod Joo Lane, Of Or
Icgon, in mcrcilc8s and ununswCrublt
argument.
He Gohuson) had travcrscd Tcnnos
sec in the last campaign, to prove Lane
and Breckinridge were not tho cmbodi
mcnt Of disuniou, but were patriotic az,
opposed 10 secession. Now his rcwar,
was TO SOC Lane leading for tho seccs
sion Of sllthe States South, aud abusing
him (Johnson) for standing by the Union
nc Lane had stood three short mouth
ago whcro he does now, ho could no
have gotten thousand votes in Tcnncs
sec. Johnson produced records TO prov
that at the last session Of Congress III,
Senate voted down Browns resolution
that protection Of slavery In the terrific
ries was necessary. Only fvo votes wert
for il. Only last May all these Secess
ionists, Hammond, Chestnut, Slidell, Bon
.iamiu, Clay, Clingman, Hunter and Lane
declared under solemn sanction Of Ul
oath, "protection to slavery was not nee
tssay" Now they break up the UnioI
because Congress will not protect sla
very. What rights has the South los
since last year Lane, ofOregon swor
on tho 25th Of May last, that SLAYER.
didn't need protection. Non he gets a
here and tells The country he South mus
seeede because she can't get trhGt he siror
she didn't need.
These and other hits made the Soutl
rrn sida ssti~a@ a-E-- - i---#' -
, son struttcd about the Senate Chamb'
in towering rage, whilo the galleriC
uppluudcd loudly. Johnson denouncc
, ali attempts to blockade the Mississippi
. and tho imrudcnce of Loulsiano,in in de
claring negatively in her ordinance thI
she possessed the right over the nNyiet
ton Of that river. Ha spoke tsrco hour
ard will conclude tomorrow.