Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-08
Last Nights Report.
CONGRESSIONAL.
WAsHlSsFos, March 7.

~ l aENATR. 81
The vice President laid before the Senate q let,
ter from Mr. Chase, resigning his seat as Senator
from Ohio, and asking him % nave the goodness
70 nake this known 20 tha Senate ana 0oyernor
Of Ohio.
TO BE- furnished to the Governor OF Ohio.
The senate then resumed the consideration OF
Mr DirOnis resolution that there be printed the
usual number Of the Presidents Inaugural.
Mr. Wigfall said that as Mr.. Douglas bad yes
terday entered into discussion Of the meaning Of
Mr. Linc0lnR Inaugural, II was proper that his
fMr Wigfalisl cOnstruction Of II should also be
given to the country It was impossible for an
administration dealing In geneFallties, Wheiher
gittering OF not % give peace 20 tae eonnt[y.-
Il 4 fact that seven States have withdraw from
the Union entered into compact, and formed
GOvernment Though the fact ia not officially
announced. the whole country knew that the
Representatives OF the Southern CONDENSATION
are nov here prepared 70 be received at this
Court .Il.-7f lgLnfl
Waving all questions Of regularity e p the
existence Of their government, they are here to
enter into q treaty withthe Federal Government,
and the matters OF controversy mast e'settled
either BY treaty or BY the sword.
IL is eGsy 10 talk shout enforcing the laws and
holding and occupying ana P0ess9g tn sae & tors
must settle the question, and he would say that
Forts Pickens and Sumter cannot be held much
longer The present administration will soon be
forced to construs The LaugnFAl. Forts Moul-
trie and johnson and Castle Pinckney are in the
poSs1sSion OF the Confsderas6 States, but the
Confederate States will not leave Fort Sumter in
the hands Of the kederal Government In rTply
20 Mr. Douglas he (Wigfall denied thai The
Uniou, e. Il was formerly, now exists legally and
constitutionally. The evil = upon rs The dis
ease Is seated blue pill at night and cup Of
coffee next morning may relieve the liver, but
when The disease is on you blistering and bloOo
letting Is sometimes Necessary, and when the pa
tient dies 1t Is necessary TO have conn very
deep, funeral service, and things ofthat sort
As be said the other night the only question IS
whether there shall be decent, quiet funeral af.
ter the Protestant form, or an Irish wake.
The Union IS dead, and hiss TO be buried. If
you want Protestant funeral, you can have It I;
IL not You can have an Irish wake. d.
1[r. ~. proceeded to speak Of the difficulty OF
enforcing the revenue laws, adding, thar troubles
Is 70 this will nvirOn you ali around. Had you
not better deal with this question practically p
period daring which 70 decide the question If
ne supposes the reinforcement Of Fort Sumter
wiz lead "a peace, he can Try the experiment ;
snd 50 IS 10 the reeapturs Of Fort Aoultrie. II
he should not remove the troops from Fort Sum-
ter they will be removed for him.
The adoption Of the Crittsnden Compromise
proposition might have adjusted the difficulties
Of the country but Il only received nineteen votes
in the Senate. The Senator from Illinois fAIF.
DOuRlas) had said that war cannot preserve the
Union. The Union. however, Is dissolved. Sew
en- Southern States have formed confedeTa ton.
ana to tell, IS the President has DONE that their
acts Of secession are no more than pieces Of blank
paper, is an insult. He repeated, there Is no
Union LEFT. The seeded States will HeVersurelY
come back. They viii not now come back under
anv circumstances. They viii not live under this
Administration t t|Ef
Withdraw you troops then make no attempt
to collect tribute and enter into treaty with
these States. Do this and you viii have peace
Send your flag Of "a Stars thither snd It will be
fred into and war will enSue- VIII you divide
the public property and make fair assessment
of the public debit or will you SIC stupidity and
till fffera M hn q
arms because you cannot compromise with trait
Orsf Letthe remaining States reform their gov
erument and IL il Is acceptable the Southern
COnfederacy win enter into q treaty Of peace
and amity with them IfyOu want peace you
shall have Il. II you want war you shall have
II. Ths time for platforms and demagogulsm is
past: treat With The Confederete States as inde
pendent and you can have peace. Treat them as
States Of this Union and you will have war
Mr.. Lincoln has 70 remove the troops from Fort
PiekeHs and Sumter OF they will be removed for
him. He has to collect the reveue At Charleston
Savannah and New Orleans, OF it viii be collect
ed for him. If be attempts to collect the reVenuc
resiSteuce VIII be made. II Is useless to bliiI
your eyes. No compromise Or amendment toll,
Constitution. no Arrangement You may enter iu
70 will satisfy the South unless you recogniz
slaves as property and protect it As any 9th, =
species Of property. The States withdrew frol4
the Union because their property was not pro
tsoted.
The Republicans have preserved an omnibus
silence on the subject OF Inaugural The speech
Of the Senator from Illinois lDouglssl was cal
eElated 70 produce the impression that Mr. Lin
coin will do nothing bat the mastery inact-
VitV policy cOnnot prevail Action, action
Is the great Athenian orator said is now necesa-
~ You cannot longer serve God and MammOn.
You must answer quickly the question, aUnder
which King, BezonianF' You must withdraw
your Tag from our country and allow rs to have
our own and enter into treaty with us. Do his
or make your up minds for war in the sternesf as
psct and all iis accumulated horrors
Douglas replied in substantially the same terms
rs Yesterday. Re feared Forts Sumter and
Piekens could not be held much longer by Fede-
raj troops There was time when Sumter could
have been re -infOreed-he did not believe IL could
be now without the aid of 10000 men BY sea and
land. There were but few men to serve the guns
and they must soon be exhausted, and they had
not bread and salt enough to last thirty days
There Tpust te prompt aCtion In favor Of peace
Wigfall asked If Douglas would advise the
withdrawal Of troops from Forts Sumter and
Pickens and from thelbOnder Of the Confederate
Stafes and that no attempt bo made 70 collect the
revenue
Douglas replied that he was not IN the counsel
OF eonhdense Of the Administration and should
not tender his adYice till II was asked, for whsn
ever the Administration wanted advice il would
doubtle8s ask &C.. Is WOuld be hardly the part Of
wisdom 70 state what his policy might be 70 one
who may 20 soon be in the councils Of the enemy
and commander Of the army.
nreplY to a remark Of Wigfall, Douglas said
be saw no reason 70 modify any sentiment in bis /
AfteT fuTther debate. Mr.. Mason spoke Rraiost
the inaugural IS proclamation Of war Virginia
would become party to the war BY the unani
nous consent OF her people, when the frst gun
vas fired against a seceding State. M -
Douglas spoke further, % the effect that IL the /
anticipate the use Of arms we
1hall see q proclamation for an extra session of
Congress- IN order 70 iuerease the regular forces
and call volunteers into the field
Adjourned
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