Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-02-08
Another Great Speech by Senator John
son of Tennessee.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial


WAsHINGTos, Feb. 5.
Senator johnson, of Tennessee, made We
ry powerful speech to-day 1t was no falling
off from the former one, but his ground was
Strengthened by many new arguments against
secession. He made most effective use of the
withdrawal yesterday of the Louisiana Sena-
tors which he treated sarcastieally, saving he
almost thought Mark Anthony had come back
to bid Senators iii they had tears to prepare TO
shed them now" What had the Union done to
Louisiana? 1t had fought her battles pad her
millions Oh millions protection on sugar, built
her forts, arsenals, dock yards, custem houses,
hospitals! These were her wrongs, to redress
/ which, she had seized forts, arsenals and ev-
| erything else and had ended by pocketing the
| Federal Mint, containing half million of
treasure. And this is the way the Govern
ment is depressing Louisiana-by letting her
take everything with impanityl Johnson
charged the sectssionists with treason, in un-
! qualified terms-their grievances and oppres-
! sicns were mere pretenees and nothing more.
They were alarmed lest something would be
| done to satisfy the public mind, and so were
| hurrying Virginia into secession. But he
! thanked God they were checkmated there!-
| He proved, by numerous historical citations,
! that South Carolina never favored government
of the people She wanted to secede from the
cause Of the colonies in the Revolution, and
return TO the rule Of Great Britain. johnson
dissected Joe Lane, of Oregon, in merciess
| and unanswerable argument. lie (Johnson)
had traversed Tennessee in the last campaign,
/ to prove Lane and Breckenridge were not the
] embodiment Of disuGion, bur were patriotic
and opposed to secession. Now his reward
was to see Lane lending for the secession for
all the States South and abusing him (Johu-
SOM for standing by the Union. If Lane had
stood three short moons ago where he does
now, be could not have gotten a thousand
votes in Tennessee. johnson produced records
to prove that at the last session Of Congress
the Senate voted down Browns resolution that
protection OF slavery in the territories was
necessary. Only five votes were for it. On
Iv last May all these secess0nsts, Hammond
Chestnut, Sldell, Benjamin, Clay, Clingman
Hunter and Lane, declared under the SOLEMN
sanction of an oath, protection to slavery
was not necessary" Now they break up the
Union because Congress will not protect say-
cry. What rights has the South lost since
last year? Lane, Of Oregon, swore on tho
25th Of May last that slavery didn't need pro
lection. Noi0 he gets mp here and tells the cotn
iry the South must satcfls because she can't ge
irhat he suore she didn't need
These and other hits made the Southern
side vince tremendously. Lane turned rel as
a turkey gobber. and Mason strutted about
the Senate Chamber in towering rage, while
the galleries aplaudcd loudly. johnson denoun
ced all attempts to blockade the Mississippi
and the impudence Of Louisiana, in declaring
, negatively in her ordinance that she Possesset
: the right over the navigation Of that river
@ I He spoke three hours. and will conclude to
morrow.
|, Feb g.
! Mr. johnson finished bis speech. He contend
ed that a reign of terror existed III the seceed
ing States a
He did not believe that Tennessee was 60
? ing to be lashed 10 the car Of 5onth Carolina
[ He thought even if the Convention Of Fennes
, sc passed such IN ordinance. it would have {,
take the people out or tha Union at the Ron
O of tie bayonet Tha Union was not gone; i
g was still in cxistcnce. .-4
If the old flag was struck to the du9t b
wanted q no mere glorious winding sheet thar
that same flag; no better grave than to Ii
with the Union. a.,4.. .