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was enough to show that the Constitution was to
b. put aside
MIR. Bingham (Rsp., Mich. asked if he contend
cd this was not Shareholders rebellion
Mr. BrJ ckinridge-I do, sir; do. He then re-
ferred to the refusal of last session to make anv
compromise, though the Southern leaders said they
would be satisfied with the Crit enden Compromise
But ali efforts refused. aud now apy offers of
peace ruled out of der in one House and it is
vain and idle to argue for it. He wanted to let the
country know that Congress deliberately refused
the last effort to avert the horrors of an internal
struggle. But why utter words? shall trouble
the Senate no longer. | know that no argument
or appeal will have any effect
have cherished all my life attachment to the
Union Of these States under the Constitution of the
United States, and have aiwaYs revered that in
strument of the risest uf hum an works but
now it is put aside by the Executive OF the Unied
States, and those acts about to be approved by
the Senate and | proceedings inaugurated
WHICH, IN my opinion. will lead to the utter sub
version OF the Constitution and public liberty 1t
is vain TO oppose it. ! am aware that in the pre-
sent temper o: Congress, might as well oppose
MS up'lfed hand to the descending waters OF Ma
CARA as to risk appeal against these CONTEMPLATED
proceedings. The few OF us left can ONLY look with
sadness on the melancholy drama being enacted be-
lore us. We can only hope that this flash of frenzy
may not assume the form of chronic madness, but
that DiviGe Providence msy preserve for us and
for postariy, out of the wreck of a broken Union
the priceless principles OF constitutional liberty
and self government.
), MI Lane (hep., Ind. said he wanted TO know if
the PRESIDENT had not saved the country by prompt
action. He sanctioned all DONE and the people
sanctioned II; and he sanctioned all to be done
when our victorious columns shall sweep treason
from all virginia. The President had suspended
the writ OF hdbeds corpus, and he only regrette
the corpus Of Baltimore treason had not baen
suspended at the time. Suppose the Senator
from kentucky had been elected President; would
he have refused to defend the Capital when he
i"uad that armed r. bsnn was endeavoring to cap
tufe IL! lie believed not He prOceedea To aiiuGa
to the seizure of telegraphc dispatches, severely
commented on as usurpati6n of power by the
Senator from Kentucky. That seizure would he
necessary perhapsto implicate certain Senators on
this Hoor. He had read this day, in a paper that
Senator had telegraphed that President Lincoln's
congress would not be allowed to meet here on the
4th of July.
Mr. Breckinrdge said he supposed the Senator
alluded to him.
Mr.. Lane replied that he did.
Mr.. Breckinridge replied that his personal re-
iatlons with the Senator precGded him from believ-
ing that he would do anything kind; but he had to
say that the statement that he sent such despatch
was totaiiy J unuunded He would not pretend to
uehY an the charges made against him in the pa
peTs He bad attempted it once, but found the
charge reiterated in the same journal the second
Gay after he had expressly denied it. He would
say however, now, that the statement that he bad
.elegraphed MIR. Jefferson Davis, written him,
that kentucky would furnish him with 900 armed
men, was, like other charges, totally false And
De hsd been informed By the Governor of Ken
tucky that the charge in respect to him was equal
ly false 1'"'-
Mr.. Lane then proceeded to defend the suporcs-
sion of certain raitorous newspapers disarninp the
people In rebellion, and other acts which the Sena
Tor from kentucky deemed unconstitutional AL
iusioh hao been made to the compromise of last
session. but he woad ouly say that none was made
oecduse o! traitors who occupied the now vacant
seats. All they asked now was the Kentucky rem
edy lor treason-hemp.