The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-08


aer the Protestant FORM lrsh wake roe Untn Is
dead aAA has 70 be buried. II you want Protestant
funeral Zeu can have y; Y nos. you can have an Lsh
of enfsseiss ths revenue laws sddisg that troubles as
- this w environ you all around. Had y0a not be.tor
Lincoln win have but q brief period during which
inforesnsnt Of Fort sumter wi win lead 70 peace, he
ing Fort MOultrs. he should not remove the
troops from Fort Sumter, they will be removed him.
mobt sSussS -" y S prop ION
osy received nineteen votes In the denase. The seua
TOR from nnsie tDouglasl he'd said that war cannot
esven States have formed confederation and to tell
the President has d0ne-that their acts OF secession
are no more than pieces o. blank paper y an insult. He
under any crcums.ances They viii not live Under this
attempt ~ collect tribute into treaty with
these States DO this, and you will have peace Send
and war viii ense viii you divide wiz the IsHc
property aud make fair tf the public debt
or viii you cit stupidity and idly dong nothing, until
there shall be 0 conflict OF arms "because you
cannot compromise with traitorsS" Let the re-
naming States reform their government, and il
is acceptable the Southern conederacy VIII enter into
treaty Of peace and amity with them. II you want
peace, you shan have IL; II you want war, you shall
have IL. The time for platforms and demagoguesm has
dent md you have peace Treat them as States of
this Union and you win have Mr.. Lincoln has to
remove the troops from Forts Pickens and SUMTER
they win be removed for him. He has collect the
ut Charleston, Savannah and New Orleans or IL will
bc collected fsr him. II he attempts TO collect the rove
resistance viii be made. IL is useless 70 blind your
eyes. No compromise amendment to the constitution
no arrangement you may enter into, viii satisfy the
South unless you recognize slaves as property and
". These States withdrew from the Union be-
cause their property was not protected The re-
p hs subject % the IN c sn
tor from Illinois Dougas) calculated 70 produce the
impression that Mr.. Lincoln will DO nothing But the
"mastery inactivity" policy cannot prevail. Action
action action the great Athenian orator sad now
necessary Yon cannot longer serve God and Mammon
yus ' .x
our country and allow us to have our own, and ontcr
into treaty with us Do this, or make up your minds
for war in the sternest aspect and with all Its
lated horrors.
Mr.. DouGAs, (opp.) Of H. repeated what he said yes
terday, that 30 had carefully anayzed Mr. Iincolns
certainly what TO be the policy Of the new admins
tration and he came 70 the conclusion that was the
wish and purpose Of the President to pursue peaceful
policy and to avoid c reoiced TO be able 70
arrive at that conclusion This the whole ,sance
Of what he said yesterday desired 70 say The
conclusion calculated 10 have bad effect the
country, but struck HIM Dougas) II the country could
rest secure in the belief hat they 70 have peace,
civil war armies mustered into conflict, IL would have
happy effect. He was sure that every man who loved
this glorious Unonfor il glorious and even dearcr
Kind and was proud of being an American.
ought to rejoice in the belief that peace
can be maintained. If ho were allowed
from Texas (wigfa he was forced 10 the conclusion
that the Senator did not regard the question Of
he did. The Senator had told them than that
they could take their choice between peace war
that he did not care, but he (DougRs cared Therein
consisted tho difference between the Senator and himself
ce tain what TO be the policy Of the admnistra
tion lie had arrived at his conclusion candidy and fair
y and had expressed his qualification at the result If
in
war he would have denounced It, He with the Pre-
sdent as far AZ the President for peace and would
be against him when he departed from this line OF
policy. The Senator from Texas right when he
said words will not answer much longer We may
as well look at the facts in the He feared
that forts Pickens and sumter could not remain in
possession OF the federal government much longer.
There time when Fort Sumter could have been re
inforced. He believed II could not be reinforced
without the uee OF at least 10 COO by land and
There were but few men TO serve the guns-wo would
enough 70 Lsi fOeShrty Gays. There must be proop
acslon IN The direction of peace How should 10 done
lie thought the President must mean peace II
time for Congress TO be In session and two hundred thou
sand men in the neld and that arrangements mad
for If peace we all rejoice, but If he could
not contt mpate predict what will be the state OF
the country. The Senator from Texas sad he remained
here because his name continues TO be called but nc
cording to his own doctrine, he is q foreigner. His
affections with his own country, while his (Dou
CLASP wore with bis own.
Mr. WIcrAIL explained that why he remained bere was
that he had no official information that Texas had
abolished the Office Of United States Senators.
When be should be notified he would
hle notice Of his withdrawal at the desk and If,
called he should answer to II II suited his convenience
and called upon TO vote, he would probably give his
reasons for voting and regard this as very respectable
public meeting As the senator from Illinois seemed 70
be speaking for the administration, and "masterly
activity would not do, he would ask whether the sena-
tor would advise the withdrawal Of the troops from
Forts Sumter and Pickens and the withdrawal Of the
ed raj flag from the borders Of the Confederate States
and that no effort be made to levy tribute on foreign
goods2
Mr.. DouGrAs replied that he was no part Of the
administration, and therefore bo could not speak
for II, although he hoped ho spoke the same
sentiments which animate II on this subject
Yet, while he not In it's counsels confidence, he
should not tender II his advice until II was asked for
compressed applause In tho galcries.) Whenever the
doubtless ask for IL. He (bougas) did not choose 70
proclaim what his policy would be, In view Of the fact
isa, the Senator from Texas aid not Lincoln as
be the part OF wisdom TO state what his policy might be
10 who may be 10 the councils Of tho enemy
and commander Of an army.
Mr. wtrArI (nterposne) said that the Senator from
Illinois made speech NJ Norfolk last autumn n which
it reported that be remarked tina. be would hang
good many people OF the South. As the administration
may be acting on this principle and be (Wigfail) did
not believe that tho sound, genuine simon pure const
tuition loving and constitution understanding people Of
the South sympathze With any such sentiment and az
nmasterly inactivity" will not DO, he trusted that the
Senator from Illinois would give them revelation.
The revelation on Mount Sinai amid the mrtiering Of
thunder and the ashug Of lightning recognized slavery
The CnAIR made q remark having reference 70 slight
disorders in the galleries.
Mr. WIeFArJ rernarked-You win be fortunate II the
galleries do not clear tho Senate before long, and
this s thing which reconces 10 chaogo OF the
government Would the Senator from Illinois support
tho administration IN Withdrawing tho federal tro0ps
from Forts sumter ard Plckens2 IL would soubt
strengthen the backbone of the admin. .strator
Mr.. DoUoIAsAs 70 Withdrawing the troops and advis
iDg the President what 20 do should have hesitation
N answering, If the Senator from Texas, Ike myself,
felt himself bound 70 support the constitution and pro
tec and defend the honsr of the country, instead or
wishing 20 become possessed O. information which might
be ueed against As TO my November speech, aes
no reason TO change or modify any sentiments
therein expressed l believed then, as l do now,
that ! expressed tho sound constitutional rr,n.
ciples which alone the government can exist
As 10 hanging the Senator he under rlsappre
henson or his mind seems Of character which rnGgn
hcs one man to two men. only spoke Of hanging one
person, and that In certain contingency, and did say
that Mr. Lincoln should be elected Pres don't according
70 the constitutional forms he must be nauguraed and
under my constitutional duty would sustain him 10 the
exercise OF all the legitimate duties Of the station
then said IT, after he elected no should violate tbs
constitution Of tho country and commit crimes against
the laws Of the land, would be for Furnishing him &C.
cording 10 the laws and II II the penalty under the
constitution 70 hang him, he would. hang him higher
than Haman. I would have sa.d the sane thing of any
tfae