New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-28
XXXVIITH CONGRESS.
SENATE. .WAsHlyeroY, July q, 1861,
EXTRA SESSION.

SENATE. .WAsHIYGToN, July =, 1851.
i communication was received rom the war ne,
artment rentiye TO the number of sick and wounded
AZ the hospitals. which ordered TO be printed.
The bill 70 provide for q Metropolitan Police De-
partment for the District Of Columbia, was taAen up
M. MORRILL, REP, Me- presented a petition
IRON citizens of Washington asking for suppression
OF the grog shops. Referred to the Committee on the
District OF Columbia.
The Joint resolution approving Of the acts of the
President was taken up.
Mr., JOHNSON of tennessee proceeded TO speak at
1enoth in favor Of the resolution. lie SAID De was un-
willing to let TIE Senate adjourn without saying some
cling Of the present state OF ahalrs On our return
here we find ourselves in the midst OF civil war, winch
seems TO be progressive, and without muen more OF
speedy termination. 1t seemed TO LIN that he gov
comment had reached one OF the three peiOds which
ali governments must pass through. First, they have
20 pass through the ordeal Of establishing their lnae-
Tehdence. This Government passed that IN The war
Of the Revolution Next, after having obtiihed lho
,4ndepce aud taken q portion among nations, they
must maintain il against foreign powers ana
foes. This Government passed that ordeal IN
$50 Thsre ID another ordeal when the
Government has contend against internal Toes. we
are now IN the midst of this third ordeal Tue struggle
now is whether the Government is capable OF maip-
tanning iis existence against traitors 10 the Constu-
ton Of the country. THIS is the problem now before
the people of the earth lie trusted and had perfect
confidence that the Government would successfully
sass this ordeal but the Tune had arrived when the
energies Of the people must be put fotb and there
N
gued that if we proceed there will be great
danger Of a DictatOrs NJ, and that The charac-
Ter and genius OF the Government VIII be wholly
changed. II ia argued that this is an attempt 10
change the nature and institutions OF the Government
He referred TO Mr.. BreeklnIldge's speech.
We agree that it is effort to change the Government
but differ TO the parties trying TO make the change
II is struggle whether the people shall rule and
have Government based on the intelligence, integrity
and purity OF the people. There is an effort being
made and it is the result OF long contemplated plan,
co overthrow the institutions OF this Government He
referred again TO Mr. Breckiniiges speech, when he
sid Washington carried the country through the Revo
luton without a suspension of the bsbeas corpus,
but the President could not carry on the war
three months without 1t, and cited cases during the
9sr Of the Revolution when twenty citizens were
taken and imprisoned for eight months, and tie
soldiers refused to deliver them mp en- a
writ of habeas corpus, and the Legislature Of Pennsyl
vsnia unidentified the officers for The suspension Of The
writ. He referred TO the case OF Gehera jackson al
NewOrleans as precedent for establishing martial
law in case Of emergency. Had jackson refused ~
put the city under martial Law, and thus lost the Cow
eminent, be ought TO have lost his head. The Prcsi
dent obliged 10 act as he dld TO save the Govern
ment and this was d very unpTopitious time 10 assail
the Government when armed traitors are actually IN
the field trying to overthrow IT, The increase OF the
army and navy was also JUSTIFIED by INC great
plea Of necessity. Bat how does the case stand now,
when you are called OH TO support the Government
VIA you increase the army aud navy Or, will you
aud fault with tie President for doing jus; what Con-
gress ought to do Why not come forward and sup
port the Government No, the fact ia TOO apparent
That we hnd enemies Of the Government here last
Winter, and in my opinion we have got enemies Of the
Government here now. Ard we have got those here
who make long and pathetic speeches in iay0r OF
promise. But the Senator from California Mr..
Latham showed conclusyely that the thing the trai
tors feared last year compronlse, and their
great effort was 10 get out OF Congress before
compromise could be male. The argument has
been made that the Free States would get the
power and then amend the Constitution so as TO
destroy the Institution Of Slavery, and hence the
South must not wait till The fatal day Then
eight States withdrew, and reached the point
where the free States had majority and the power TO
snend the Constitution, as to overthrow the nsa-
ton of Slavery. Now, what was done then Why,
they passed an amendment 70 the Constitution that
no amendment should be made 10 the Constitution that
would give any power to legslate on the subject Of
Slavery. Talk about compromise How can sou get
a guaranty more binding than that7 This is done
when the Free States have the power, and places
Slxvery beyond the control of Congress. What more
can YOU askl Why don't the States who talk
compromise come forward and accept this offer I!
But no. instead Of that they pass ordinances 10 yiO
late the Constitution and take the State out. What
else did Congress DO when Free States had the powers
They came forward passed three territorial bills and
Of them had any Slavery prohibition and declare
that law sha be passed by territories imparing the
nights OF private properly Can there be anything
30 the Constitution and the Territorial bills, aud What
else is Left Of the Slavery question: Yet the Union
must DC broken up Some are sincere in compromise
but others here simply to make it pretex m the
hope that il win be Refused and then on refusal the
states are declared out Of the Union Senator from
Georgia once said, when traitors become numerous
enough treason will be respectable. Perhaps il Is so
now but God being willing, let there be as many AS
skey please he commenced the war agsinst traitors
and treason against the Government framed by
the fathers and intended TO continue it ~ the end
lappIause In tbs galleries.. We are now ia the
midst Of a civil war. Blood has been shed and life
.,acriied. Who commenced i'll Yet We are now
sold that we must come forward and separate the
Union, and make peace with traitors and rebels. Let
them ground their arms obey the laws, and ackpowi-
edge the Constitution, then perhaps we will talk about
compromise. Tue best compromise is the CoDstltu-
hon of the United States, and here Mr.. johnson re-
fsrred to Mr.. Disadvantages speech IL there de-
sire TO change the Government He quoted from
Alabama papers that monarchy was desirable, aud
also from Dir. RUSSELL letter 10 The London Times.
lie also quoted from Richmond papers, which said
rather than submit 10 the United Steles they would GO
ander the rule OF the siabe Queen Of Greet Britain.
ne quoted from q Memphis paper, which said, IL
necessary let Harris be King, and the Mayor OF
Memphis dictator of that State" Things under
tse law OF terror now reigning. lsham q. Harris
King over the State of Tennessee, where lie the
zones Of the immortal Jaekson Isham G. Harris,
Ang know the component paris that compose THAN
w. hsf''s, and &c bs ny king by matter SIR, he