The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-08-16

and repeated That De would risk little to save all
Hr hoped tho States would return 90 their allegiance,
baJ they would not he thought better for eivili-
Tauon ana humanity that they should bO governed
as Territories. he ala say So then, aud neheved
now and thought che events az the next ak months
would show chat twould hc better q the senator be-
Mr. Rrockinudge said the answer Of the Senator
proved what De hBd -ait, and conendod thar i was
eYdenttlmt the Constitution Was g be put aside u
was uieflN ~uhNrsva " the Constitution and ot pub
hc liberty to vlothp any one wish dictaonal powers.
no tbUn referred 20 the speech Of Mr DIXON ot Con-
neeuaut who said, lu substance, that u African slav-
cry stood n the way, il must he abolished
Mr. Dixon, trepl vi Connecticut had the Secretary
to read what he did say on the subject, published
yesterday,
Nir Breckenridge said il appeared to him that tho
most violent Republicans had possession Of the Gov
ornmcnt and referred 10 Tho hl introduced by Mr.
Pomefoy % suppress the Shareholder rebellion, and
which also eonlasned g provision for the abolition ot
slavery lie eontended that She very tle WIS enough
10 show that The Constitution was TO be put aside,
Mr Bingham, trep1 of Michigan. asked II he con
tended that TINS MAS not a slayehoders rehelhont
Mr., Rfcgknrldge. l do, AIR slae. He then refer
ftd rs the feMsal 81 last session 70 make any com.
promise, though the southern leaders said they
would be satisfied with tho Criuonden compromise.
Rut a efforts were refused and now any offers Of
peace ruled ont ut order In one House, and Il IS
vain aud idle 30 argue for it, he wanted to lot the
country know that Congress deliberately refused the
last effort 90 avert the horrors otan internal struggle.
Butwhy utter Worlsf | Shall trouble the Senate no
longer / know that no argument or appeal Will have
I
tho Union Of these States under the Constitution Of
the United States and have always reYered that IN
/ strlment one Of the wisest of human works, but
now 10 Is put aside by the Executive Of the United
States aud those acts are about TO be approved by the
Senate, and soc proceedings inauRutated which, IN
my opinion, will lead 70 the utter subversion Of the
Constitution and public liberty u Is vain TO oppose
| a. am aware, That IN the present temper Of Con
grtss. one might we'll oppose his upliited hand 70
The descending wacrs Of Niagara as 70 risk AN appeal
| against these contemplate proceedings. The few Of
i .l. b. 10. .lssaa fIH m oh
drama being enacted before us. We can only hope
that this flash Of frenzy may not assume the form of
chronic Madness but that Divine Providence may
preserve for as aud for postery ont of the wreck OF
tiunal liberty and selFguyefnment
MI Lane, Tep) of Indiana said he wanted 70
know the President had not saved the country by
prompt action lie sanctioned all done, and the peo-
Die sanctonedit and he sanctioned all to be done,
! when our victorious columns shall sweep treason
/ from Old Virginia, The President had suspended
the writ Of hab6as corpus and he only regretted IN the
f0rpM Of Baltimore more treason had not been sus'
pended at the same time. suppose the Senator rom
/ kentucky had been elected President, would ne have
refused TO defend the Capitol when he found that
armed rebellion WAS endeavorng 70 rnptnreh he
beloved not. He proceeded 60 allude 20 the seizure
Of Geographic dispatches severely commented gh ~
an u,urpaton Of power hy the senator ltola Men hen.
lucky That seizure would be necessary, perhaps %
| impIenie certain Senators on this hoor. lie had
read this day IN paper. that certain senator had
| teleqraphed Tint President liucons Congress
4
/ July
1lr Breckiuridge said he supposed the Senator Al
! luded 70 Alm,
Mr.. laue replied TINT he did.
Mr. Brerlxnridge replied that hls personal relations
With Tie senator preeuded him from believing thal
he would 40 anything Of the kind; but he had 70
say that the statement that he sent a dispatch WAS
toiallyunfomded He would not pretend TO deny all
tho charges made against him ~ the papers he
had attempted it once, but found the charge retera
ted IN tho same journal the second day alter he had
| expressly denied t He would say however, now
tha the statement that he had teegraphed MT Jehef
AN Davis, OF written him that Kentucky would tpr
. uish him with 1000 armed men was, IKE o,nel
charges totally false And he had been informed by
the Governor Of Kentucky that me ehafge IN Ie
, spcct to him was equally ialse.
, Mr.. Lane then proceeded to defend the suppress
sion of certain tratorous newspapers dsafmihR Wy Wy
e fds az 4, Sc e' eu'neonstinlona al
lusion has been made 10 the compromise at last aes
SION but he would only say that none was made be
cause OF traitors who occupied the now vacant seats
All that they asked now was the Kentucky remedl
, | for tfeason-hemp.
, on motion Of Mr. Wilson, (rep) Of Massi the sun
icet was postponed till Thursday.