New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22


President what would be thought if man were TO
meet me upon the highway, put pistol 70 my br:as,,
and tell to deliver my purse or he womb shoot me
down. and then should have the cool mpudence to say
of 90 shoot you you will be guilty OF MURDER ana
II yon raise hand to defer yourself, you are using
coercion" But, Mr.. President do not desire ID be
drawn into the Discussion Of these questions at length
So far this bill is concerned takes step looking
toward coercion TO the employment Of force. rs
possible that the time may come, though trust IN
God il never will, when this Government may be
compelled 10 acknowledge the TACT that the Union has
been disrupted and that the States which Lave seeded
have be come independent. This is not an act which
Acknowledges their independence, nor is IL an act
which looks like coercing them by arms. Wha. we
want il employ peaceful means TO avoid collision, to
avoid the Of force, to avoid the shedding Of Blood
and for tina, purpose hope that this bill will be per-
mitted to pass. AS TO those other questions az to
what relations may ultimately become toward
these seeding States, they are matters which belong
TO the future, which cannot predict, and which, i'll
| my judgment, human mind is capable of pre-
dieting. II reHs with Providence, it rests upon
gences over which perhaps, we have control.
Let wait and let ~ what the developments OF
Providence, the of events may be. For myself
desire most earnestly to avoid the shedding of blood
desire peaceful solution Of all existing difficulties,
and hope and trust that we may have peaceful go
luton Events are going very rapidly. We can
hardly keep pace with them. We must open our eyes
to them and zee them they Let ns not deceive
oureyes nor suffer Ourselves TO be deceived to that
great idea which underles what Ii transpring IN our
own day. hope, Mr.. President, that this bill may
be permitted pass without raitng the question oil
any of the States of the Union.
Mr. HUNTER said that lie glad to hear that
this was not OF coercion, but he thought It
was not necessary TO pass it, a. the Postmister-Gen-
erai had all the power necessary.
Mr.. POWELL spoke against the BIZ, and said that
If it passed 1t would give the power of despo TO the
head clerk Of Department. and destroy the liberties
of the people.
Mr. FESSENDEN Rep Mel said he thought
Senators were drawing on their imagination. The bin
Gmpy gave power To the Posunaster-GeneGal TO sS-
pend lie operation of the laws and relieve him of any
attempt 10 eGfotce the laws. IL IL most eminen'iy
measure of peace The secret IL that gentlemen want
to force Ia to acknowledge that secession lie lawful 1t
to be the simple truth that gentlemen won't let
bavo n measure OF peace without acknowledging the
right Of sece sion.
Mr.. DOUGLAS Dem, H. said it seemed to him
measure of peace and he gratied to zee i from
that ride Of the Home. The Senator from Virginia
mistaken. Ii was not 10 give power to stop the
mails anywhere unless there was obstruction on resist
ance lie thought this a wise measure, and cal
culatod TO remove irritation. Without this the Post
master would be Obliged 20 carry the mails in spite OF
resistance In reply 10 the Senator rom Wlsconln
Mr. Doolit,lel he said he supposed the idea that
Slavery was blessing or not would have occa-ioned
no trouble IL II had not been attempted 10 engraft II
in the Government where the Federal Government
has right to interfere IN any way 30 long as the
question II kept in Congress- the irritation WIN be-
kept up. IL expect 10 HIintain peace we must
drive the quesin out Of CoDgress. He believed there
was "A deliberate plot TO break up the Union, under
u
dsunonsis in the North the South. The nse Of the
military force must result 10 civil war; man cannot
be friend who pursucs policy which lead, to war
The Senator from Kentucky has brought forward IA
proposition which VIII take the question out OF Con-
gress forever.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE quoted from the speech d the
senator from Virginia Mr. HmIterl 90 show that II
was "A new idea that Slavery q blessing In 1872
we had peace 1hn idea demanded the repeal of the
Missouri Compromise The Senator from Illinois MANI
tsins thu: this did it, and II was done as demanded,
suiusaiing Kansas and u IL now demanded iha' lrse
territory be given up to Slavery and provision made
in the Constitution 10 protect II.
Mr.. WADE Rep, o. appealed to the friends Of the
measure 20 let them have vote
Mr.. DOUGLAS conended that the difficulty COM
menced about the time thai Slavery agitation at the
North did II was said il should not enter the diseur
zion of the Nebraska bill The Senator Was with lin
then and only changed TO Republican after being de-
fai cd for Congress in 1856; and became convert IN
six week..
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said he did support Pierce, but he
wHs not candidate for Congress a. a Democrat IN
1855.
Mr.. DOUGLAS snid he had heard he was a cani-
date and supported Mr.. Buchanan.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE said il wss not 80. lie only
changed when the House tried to force Consultation
on Kan,as. He supported the Senator idea Of
Il repeal Of the Missouri Compromise.
Mr.. GREENE Dem, No. said Il WIS measure Of !
peace and must be intended TO prevent collision, but
the Executive could not Interfere with force except on
application from the State. II there could not be
collision under tie Constitution, The bil! was mere
prctrnse He proposed au amendment that the Post
also suspend the mails In The State where any
organic alton for running Of slaves IN the States |
exists.
The Miscellaneous Appropriation bill wac taken up !
al o'clock.
The Senate went into Executive session.
Amer nearly three hours spcn, in Executive session,
the Senate opened its doors, and proceeded 10 the con-
ideration OF the Miscellaneous Appropriation bill,
passing several OF the amendments OF the Committee
on Finance.
Az O'Clock II recess wac taken til !.
EVENING SESSION.
On motion Of Mr.. WILSON, the Crttenden resolu-
tions were taken up.
Mr. WILSON said: Mr. Bancroft in his last volume
Of the History Of the United Staies. had drawn the
,bnc r of George Mason as one OF the band of pari
ois that carried America through the Revolution 10
national Independence "1bis Christian patriot had
been truly loyal and renounclng tbs King could
stand Justified TO biz own conscience only by the
purest end most unseisb attachment to Human Free
dom. Sincerity made him wire and bold. He was
nodest and unchanging and had seom for every
thing mean cowardy, and low; always spoke his con-
yictions with frank earnesiness. Virginia sent tins
wise patriot to represent her IN the assembage OF
sts,e.men who met to frame q Constitution. This
noble ron Of Virginia admonished the compees that
Slavery brought the judgment Of HeGvea upon the
country aud by an inevitable chain OF causes ana Ell
ects Providence punished national Gins by national
calHmitiee" These words Of admOnitiOn and warning
r.ouud In the ears OF the nation n the dark night
upon us. Ia this hour OF fraternal strfe- and tca-
son, who does not that Slavery has brought the
Judgment of Heaven on our country, and
Providence furnishes gigantic national SIN. One
OF disunion If the free people Of the North dared 10
assume the control Of the Republic 1lmid conserva-
tyes shrank before the angry mutterngs OF medated
treason but the farmerr mechanics, and laborers,
who recognize matter but God, calmly thrOnged TO
the ballot box, and struck, from corrupt and dis
l. Il honda l. raipD nf