Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1861-01-02
WHOLE NO. 955.
Great Speech of Andy Johnson,
Made in the Senate of tho Untted
States, Dec. 18TH and Iotn, is6o'
A UNION SPEECH FaoM A SOUTH
ERN DEMOCpaTIC SENATOR.

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The met wsignty speech made in
the -csngress Of the United States during
The present session. was that by Senator
ANDY Johnson, of Ten nessee, on Tuesday y
and Wednesday of last week This speech
will have its place 10 the history OF The
county. and IL Andy Johnson's political
life should be cut short by it. as is pOssi-
bio. he will have made an homo ra bls rec
ord. of whick his children aud his country
will have reasoa TO be proud These are the
times that test politicians, and Andy
Johnson, Of Tennessee, gives forth no un
certain sound. but the full toned ring Of
manhood. and patriotism. His speech is
Of prodieious length. and crowded with
extracts fr.m documents. Published com
plets. il would I'LL about three pages o.
our paper. He argued the Right of Sc
ces.ion" at great length. and came To the
conclusion that there was no such right,
and that there vas no powe- e1nfered To
coercs State. ibut that there was pow
er to operate upsn individuals in the Saes
He did not think it necessary, in order to
preserve the Union, for Congress TO have
power to coerce a Stats-all that was nec-
essary was for the Government to have
the power to execute and carry out all the
powers conferred upon it by the Constitu-
tien, whether they apply to the State or
otherwise. BE says:
This. / think, the Government clearly
has the power to do; and so long as th,
Government executes all the laws in good
faith. denying the right of a State consti-
tiopally to secede, so long is the State in
n the Union, and subject to all the pro-
visions of the Constitution and the laws
passed in conformity with 1t.
Ii is not an invasion of State for the
Federal Government to execute its laws;
to take care Of its public property, ard To
enforce the collection of It's revenue; but il
in the execution OF the Laws; if, in the en-
forcemeDt Of the Constitution, it meet.
with resistance. it is the duty ofthe Gov
ernment, and it has the authority, to pu'
down resistance, aud effsctusl,y to exe>
cute the laws "a contemplated by the Cou
s,i.ution Of the country.
NJ. johnson quotes largely and mo>'
pertineptly from the fathers Of the Ret ub
lie on these points. From Jefferson thus:
Mr.. Jefferson, in his letter to Col. Mon
roe. dated Paris, August IL, 1856, spesk.
thus:
There never will be msney in the Treas
ury until the Confederacy shows Its teeth
The States must the red; perhaps u
must be felt by some one of them. | an
persuaded all Of them would r,jnice to se.
every one obliged to furnish its coulrib0-
tions. 1t il not the difficulty of furnish
ing them which beggars the Treasury, bu
the fear that sthsrs will not furnish n
much. Every rational citizen must wisl
to see an effective instrument of coercion
and should fear to see it on any other ele
ment than the. v ater."
Mr.. Johnson quoted from Madison, Mar
shall, Jackson and Webster, and fnall,
from Washington. He remarked after
having fortified the steps Of his argument
with history:
Hence IN travelling along through tn,
instrument, We fnd how the Governmen.
is created. how it is to be perpstuated ano
how it may be enlarged in reference TO th,
number of States constituting the Con
fedelacy; but do We find any provision foi
winding II up except on that inherent priu
ciple that it may be wound up by III
Ststes-not by Sta;e-but by the State
that spoke it into existence, and by no 9th
er means."
THE WHISKY ISsURREcrIoS-How wAsHIHevoN
EXECUTED THE LAWS.
Mr.. johnson referred to the whisky in
surrection in Pennsylvania. Mr. johnson
says on this head:
The CONSTRUCTION has been formed; it ba.
been made perfe:t or 10 other words
means have been provided by which il ca'
be made perfect. 1t was intended to b,
made perpetual in reference to the expcu
tion ef The Iaws under it. What do We fnd !
As early as ITS Congress passed an excl
law tsxirg dIstIlleries throughout th
country. aud what were called the uhisk
boys Of P-on-yivaris, resisted the Law
The Government wanted means; taxed
THERE'S; the people Of Pennsy ylysnia RESI-
ted Il What's the d. ference between
portion of the people re-'sting cpnsritu
t'oual law aud all the people OF Siaed
ing soi But because you can Apply IT.
term coercion in one case To Siaie. an
10 the other call it simply the execution a
the Law against individuals. you sav thrr,
10 great restriction. We do not sssum.
the power TO c0erce State. but we a-su.ne
thai Congress has power to lay and collpc
taxes. and Congress has the right to snforc
thst law when distractions aud inpsi'
nents are opposed TO It's ehforcement Th.
people Of Pennsylvania did object; the'
did resist aud oppose the legal suthorltI.,
Of the Country Wa that law enforced7-
Was il called coercion al that day to Ell
ferce hi Suppose all the people Of Tia
State of Pennsylvania had resisted, woul'
sot the law have applied with Just tn
same force. and would 1t not have been jus
as CONSTITUTIONAL to execute ii against al
the people OF the State as u was to execut
IL upon part OF their citizensf
Mr. Johnsoo quoted from the annual me.
saee Of Warrington, In which he gave
history Of the Whisky Rebellion. In hi
message Washington said:
"While fhsrei- cause to lament hat oc
curr.rce- IL this nature should have di-
gfaced the name or interrupted the tran
qunity of any psrt Of our community,
shauld have diverted To a nsw applIcatie
any portion of tie public resources. thei
are not wantinx real and Substantial col
soIatioDs for The misfortune. IL has den
sustrated that our Prosperity rests on 40
iousdstions. by furnishing an additioni
proof that my fellow citizens understst
the true principles Of Government and II
srty; that they feel their-inseparabe unio
that, potwithstanding all the devic
winch have been used 20 sway item fro
their interest and duty, they are now
ready to maintain the authority OF The las
against licentious invasIons as they We
70 defend their rights against usurP
ton"
Mr.. johnson said:
We see that 10 that instance Preside
Wsshingioa on thought there was power
this Government TO execute its Laws.
see loo, that George Washington consid
cd the militia the srmy Of the Constitute
We see, too. tbst George Washington ref
TO this Union as being inseparable. I
il the way that the laws we're executed
the Father Of his Country. the man "
sat as President OF the Convention q
made the Constitution. Here was resi-
snee interposed-opposition to the exec
tion Of the laws; and George WashiBgt
then President OF the United States, ",
IN person at the head of the militia; and
showed his ssgacity. his correc comp