New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-17

end 10 make ii strong enough and TO change ihe esr
acter Of the Government, and we VIII give an .ne
strength we deem essential wi hon, regard TO the pro
vi ions of the Constitution, which was mne so"o
jghty years ago. and has been found not hi for the
p eent CON ition If affairs" think 1t wen 'nae
the attention of the country hould be called tne
Tendency oi thngp 1 know there are thongh'nl, con
servaise men--ihonsands Of men wiolo the Soanl-
through the adbe1ng o'ales'
who would never consent TO make tnis :,t S9n
ie-t with any purpo.e 70 iuteneie ~ W.
tie PERSONAL nights OF poiin'al communities
He then referred 10 suggestion IN Northern paper
that "a change in the character Of the oyernment was
coniemrlted and also spee, made by the present.
Secretary OF War; in which he saidtle Southern o,a'es
he subdoed, and at the end OF TINS cones tneiu
would be no Vpuians as such, or Carolnl ns, bnt hh
Americana call on Senators to defend tie cons iti
tonay of these acts or ee admit that they carry on
this contest without rega TO the CONSTITUTION; ie9n
tent mys. in saying thai never was cCnem a'eu W
al trainers of The Consultation that tits Governments
should lie maintained by military force by sobngai
ing different political communities IL was Ge areo
by Madison and by Hamilton himself that
there was no competency in the toVernlnen'
thus TO preserve it. SupPcse the military SuIJu.
gation is successful-supP,se the army maio.o nio
through Virginia and the Gull States to New-O'ie,bS
then the war is prosecuted uuconstituth nsIy.
Even IL there wss warrant of law fort, II wouii oe
the overthrow of the Constituion. There Is 10 wai.
rant in he Constitution TO conduct the eoItss' III n
form In fur her prof Of how they i"iend 10 eonouc'
this contest refer the speech of the eloquent seba
Tor from Oregon lMr. Baker,, wien he de'i"rel 20
WAS for direct war; and said that for that purpose no
BODY was 30 good as q dictator. ls any ma more
necessary TO show that, 80 far as That Senator ,o
cerned be proposed to CONDUCT the contest wlsou re-
gard 10 the Constitution j beard 10 rebuke huinin,
fter.d 20 the eminent Senator, but, on The contrary,
saw warm congratulations, aud tho Senator G1.Iueu
that mle the pecl Of these states were i,S "a
obey Tie Federal Government, ttey must be reduced
TO The condition OF territories, and lie added, nc
would govern q en- by Governors from Massachuse's
and Illinois. This was said seriously and Gi1er"~u
rel Gated. ,u.~;o
a speec npuirst giving too much power TO the Pn FL,
d, IT, and was keeping s usual constitutional guarue9
p,iiion a,miusi an iur Of the standing army, anu
gave as AL excuse for voting for the BILL Tie pIesf'
state of public afnirs. lie did say he wouia hhe
some nix of d-slotism, and repeted thh lie
would rsk little TO save all. He hoped the Stae
would return TO their allegiance oht IL lhey wo.a
moi he thought it better for CIVILIZATION ana hunaIy
tLat they should be governed Territories. lie dlu
saw 80 them and believed 30 now, and thought 'ne
ey<a. of tbe next ,ix months wouli show thai IL
would be better IL the Senator believed l. too.
Mr. BRECKINRIDGE said the ahswer OF the
Senator proved what he snld ana eonlshueu 'nht II
was evident Il at the Constitution was to be ut afde
It was utterly subversiye OF the Consultation and oi
opblc liberty 10 clOthe any one with oictatoral pow.
ers lie then referred to the speech OF Mr. llkon OF
Connects Mt, who said in subttance, that u African
Sl,v.ry stood In the way il mu,t be ab, lisIed.
lie
On tie subject as published Yesterday.
Mr. BRECKINRIDGEs said il appeared TO him that
The mot vioieut Republicans Lad Io.session OF the
Government, and referred 10 the biil i.trodGeea oy
Mr. Poneroy 10 suppress the STAKEHOLDER rebellion,
and which also conisined provision for the abolition
of Slavery. lie o)hteDded that the very title was
enough 10 show thai the Constitution wS 10 be put
aside.
Mf!BINGHAM (Rep., Mich.) sskel II he contended
ibis wa. moi a slave older's REBELLION.
Mr.. .BRECKINRIDGE-Id do, Sir; do He then
refer ed 10 The refusal Of tt session to make ay COM
prone G. though the Southern leaders ssid they would
be eatsied " th the CTitienden CompTomi-e But ali
efforts were Iefased aid DOW any oier oi peaes are
rpL out of order In Honse ana IL II vain and dlc
10 argue for il. lie wanted TO let the country know
tat Congress deliberately refused the last eiioi to
aveft tie horrors Of an iDteiDal struggle. Bui Why
mar words 1 shall trouble che Senate no longer
7 know that no argument or appeal will have any
effect | have cherished all my il an aitAc lmont 10
lie Union II theee States under the Constitution OF the
United States aud have always reyered tha' instra
uent ns ole of the wises OF human works. but now u
Il mt s.ide by the Executive Of tue United
states and those acts are about 10 be approved by
Senate and zee proceeding sinanguraiec whieh, IN
nv opon will l.ad tie utter subyersi q the Con-
s,i,ution and public Liberty. II Is vain 10 oppose IT,
an aware that in the present ten PER OF CouereS, one
= ;t q, well oppose liz upilted hand TO the descend
;ug waters Of Eiigsra To risk an appeal agdintt
a e.e contemplated proceedings. The lev OF US lett
can nly lock with sadnesa on the mel ncnOiy drama
BEING enacted before us We eau onl. hope that 'bs
a,h Of frenzy may no, assume te lor, Ul SniUIe
for us and for posterity, ont OF the wreck
Of broken Union, the priceless principles Of
constitutional liberty and selfgovernment.
MIR. LANE C2ep., ILd.) said he wanted to know II
the Prerident had not saved the country by prompt
scton lie sanctioned all done, and the people sane
toned IT. and be sanctioned all 70 be done wien our
victorious col INNS shall sweep treason from al Nn
mia The President had supended the wit OF babeas
aud he only regretted the corpus OF Baltimore
t,esson had not been suspended at the zane time.
snnnose the Senator from Kontucky bad been
elecied President would he have refused 10 de-
fend tie capital when nc found that trntd re-.
helIon was endeayorirg 10 capture III He believed
not. He proceeded 10 allude TO tho .eizure OF
tslegr4phic dspatehes, severely commented on as
n i,spr1ation OF power by the Senator from Ken
tucky. That seizure would be necessary, perhaps, TO
mpli ate certain Senators on this hoor lie bad read
tbis day In a paper that Senator had teletraphed
that President Lneoln's Congress would not be al
lowed 10 meet here ON the ith OF July.
Mr.. BRECKINRIDGE said he supposed the Sena-
tor alluded 10 him. 49,
Mr.. LANE replied that he did.
Mr. BRECKINRIDGE replied that bis poreonal
relations with the Senator pTecluded him from teliey-
ing that LIE would do anything kind; but he had to
aty that the statement that he sent such dispatch
wss sy unfounded. lie would not pretend to deny
all he charges made against him IN the papers; lie
had attempted It once, bat found the ehprge
riteraied Ia the same journal the second day after
he bad expressly denied it. lie would ray
however now that the statement that he bad tel
graphed Mr. Jefferson Davis, or written him, that
Kentacky would furnish bin with 900 armed men,
wss, like other charges, totally false And bo had
been informed BY the Governor of Kentucky that the
charge In respect TO him was equally false.
Mr. LANE then proceeded TO defend the suppression
Of certain traitorous ne wspapes darming the people
in rebelon, and other acts which the Senator from
Kentucky deemed unconstitutional. Allusion had
been made to the compromise of last session. but he
would only say that was made because OF traitors
who ocbui,ied the now vacant seats. All they asked
now was The Kentucky remedy for treeson-hemp.
On motion of Mr.. WILSON tRep, Mass.) the sut-
ie,t was postponed till Tnursdry, and the Naval APP