Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-15

will come when history will put her
private seal upon these proceedings.
and / am perfectly willing to abide.
her final judgment.
Mr. Baker asekd what parts Of tbs.
bill were unconstitutional!
Mr.. Breckenridge said all were so
atrocious he did not like to particu-
larise.
Mr.. Baker referred to the first sec
ton and said that it was not unconsti-
tutional for the president to declare !,
military district in a state Of insur-
rcction.
Mr.. Breckinridge said the president
had no authority to declare a State.
in Instruction.
Mr.. Baker contended that the pres
tdent had the right to declare Stat.
| i'll instruction, or even two states OF
more Whom the civil authority was
overtlrown, the president must call
on the military to support the govern
ment- The only thing the president
can do is to advance armies to put
down rebellion
But now when an advancing army
of traitors is within twenty miles Of
the capitol, and We can almost hear
the sound Of their drums, the senator
from kentucky gets up here and cof.-
tends that We ought to send out Il flag
of truce to treat .or peace, and j,tsti-
ties their action. What are his elo-
q;,ent words! Are they not intended
to give aid and comfort to the ene-
my. Are they not words OF brilliant
and polished treason, even here, in
the vory capitol Of the confederacv,
What. sir, would have been thought
in another capitol, and in Il NOR
martial age, if a senator as brave.
di@uitied and eloquent as the senator
from kentucky, had risin in his
| place, surrounded by all the isl,stra-
tious Of Roman glory, and declared
that the advancing Hannibal was just
and right, and that Carthage ought
to be dealt with upon terms Of peace.
What would have been thought il.
after the battle Of Gamma. senator
had risen in his place and denounced
every fresh levy OF troops, every ex-
pcntituvc OF treasure. and every pro
posal full Of recolIections Of the Ok!
ylorv!
Er. Sumner, Gn his seat, soto vo-
cc, )-He would have been hurled tro,a
the Tarpcian Rock.
Mr.. reckinridge-I shall dctai,I
.hr Scatc but few moments longer.
sir. have tried on more than one
ioccasion. in parliamentary and It,
spectf''i language,to express my opin-
ions i'll regard to the character of OUR
Federal system, and the relations ut'
differ from those entertained by tn.
Senator from Oreg:m. He evident.
regar rdS this as an original govern
lnent. and not (, delegated one. Ihe
|senator says what would you have Us
do! l will not proceed southward,
and invade the country. You cannot
war upon them i'll the name Of the
constitution. have already inti,ns-
ted what ! would have you do. |
would have you stop the war. We
can do it. | have tried to show th::,
there is none of that inexorable ne
|ceSsity to continue the war, as tht
senatot seems to suppose. | cann"t
snpdose that constitutional liberty OF
this continent is bound up in this fra
,tricidal ,,icvastatiug and horrible con-
test. On the contrary. l fear it VIII
find its yrvr in it. The senator i
mistaken il he supposes tha, We can
couquertheSe States by war, and th;,f
twrcty millions of people on one side
can ~uhit1sate twelve on the other. II
conquered, they will have TO be gov
erued us territories, rs the senator
from Vermont says. or as rebciliu,sS
provinces. I would therefore to See. til,
States reunited Oh constitutional
urinciples to any other object thar