Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-28

fthoeoSumorn are CORSET. q should tike
toAavs thar estimal1 bel re The Coz
try. shq IA ike to know whether -
nd in the estimetion y IT, highsst ~
itsty authority n Ar6ericA It would re-
quire thirty-five thousand men to protect
the capital, and two hundred and fifty
thousand more for field operations, 10
order to reduce those States TO obedi-
ence 10 our law and suthorityl
Gentlemen may laugh and talk in their
seats about letter-wEatsrs l I saw them
laugh the other day, when ] told them
that while Fort Sumter could have been
relieved and reinforced few weeks ago
With single ship Of war, now it could
net be done by our navy, unless you had
ten thousand land troops. When seve-
raj Of you rushed of to the Command
ing General of the army to know wheth
er the statement was correct or not, he
is understood to have said it was right
in all things except that my estimate was
not big enough; it would take nearer
twenty thousand than ten thousand
land troops, besides the naval force.
saw the laugh and smile 90 over their
countenances when ! announced that on
a given day Major Anderson had rations
Of bread and salt for thirty-one days,
meat for forty-three days, and fuel for
fifteen days, and no more. Unfortu-
natcl; you have all learned to respect
the figures. Now, | should like to have
you adopt this resolution, and let US
know whether the rumor be true that
it will take two hundred and eighty-fye
thousand men to carry out the pro-
gramme of reducing these States to sub
lection, and holding them in obedience
to our laws. do not say it will. | do
not say that any such estimate has been
made. have no authority for saying
it. Let US get at the facts. The truth
cannot hurt anybody.
Then, sir, let US 60 little further,
and find out what the estimate is, or
wilr be, for supporting this force in the
field. should like to know whether it
is estimated that it will require $1,000
600 for every regiment Of nine hundred
men in the field, and whether it will re-
quire $3l6,OOO,OOO to keep that num-
Der of men in the field for single year.
If this be the estimate, or il it shall ap-
proach these figures, l should then like
to know where the money is coming
to supply them in the field. You have
just made tariff; but 1 do not think
you will get $500, 100000 Of revenue out
Of that. If you get S5O,OOO,OOO you
will be more fortunate than | think you
will be. | have not consulted the late
chairman of the Committee on Finance
(Mr. Hunter, whose opinion would
appreciate higher than any other mans
on the subject; but have no hesitation
in expressing the conviction that you
cannot devise tariff by which you can
raise SlOO,OOO,OOO per year. Where
are the other $500, 1000, 900 coming from {!
| VIII you resort to direct taxation! Is
it your purpose to rush this country
| blndly into war at cost Of S3OO,OOO,-
900 per annum; to. levy s2OO,oOo,oOo
OF direct taxes upon the people, and
then call upon them to pay it because
you have involved us in civil war! Sir,
| expect to stand by my country under
all circumstances and hence will save
her, If l can, from being plunged into a
civil war Of indefinite duration, that will
require quarter of a million men and
exorbitant taxation, levied on one-half
the American people, to subdue the
other half Remember, this extraordi-
| rorx a,noppf ne rovouno fhocn nvtronr
binary numbers Of men, are to be called
,, for in eighteen States to fight fifteen !;
for it is useless to disguise the fact, that
whenever you make the question one Of
peace or war, the slaveholding States
will be unit, and it will be eighteen
against fifteen. Are We: prepared for
civil war, with ali its horrors and calam-
tiles! Let your policy be proclaimed
to the world, and let the people deter
mine the question. Silence is criminal
when we are on the eve of events like
these.
Mr.. Fcssenden-Eve Of an election (!
Mr.. Douglas-No, sir, not on the eve
Of an election, but Of bloodshed and
civil war. l have not concealed my
opinions or subjects the Senator has
concealed his. l, therefore, can Justly
say, if the pending elections control
mems actions on this question, be
lodges on the eve OF an election. /
proclaim boldly the policy Of those
with whom l act. We are for peace.
There is no copcealment on this side.
If this cquivocation, this concealment,
is in consequence Of being on the eve
Of an election, it applies only to the Re-
publican side Of the Chamber.
repeat it is time that the line Of
policy was adopted, and that the coun-
try knew it. In my opinion, we must
choose, and that promptly, between one
Of three lines Of policy.
l. The restoration and preservation
of the Union by such amendments to
the Constitution as will insure domestic
tranquility, safety and equality Of all
the States, and thus restore peace, unity
and fraternity, to the whole country.
2. A peaceful dissolution of the
Union, by recognizing the independence
Of such States as refuse to remain in
the Union without such constitutional
amendments, and the establishment of =
liberal system Of commercial and social
intercourse with them by treaties Of
commerce and amity.
3. War, with view to the subiuga-
ton and military nccnnation nf fhocn