New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-28

shall be my slave first. Applause in the galleries.
which the Chairman Impressed, saying 'na'
il there was any s yspe.lh,'fS" M pi johnson
continued referring to the political tights OF the South
He said in South Carolina man must bave I'VE or zen
acres of land and ten negroes to be eligible to seat In
the Lower House OF the State Legislature InM
would be a poor place for him TO get he rights' ne
was FREE to say if he (Johnson there he would
not be eligible and be DOUBTED if even the Senator
from Kentdcky would be eligible. lie quoted from
various Southern documents and eontepded that II was
plain there design to change the character snu
nature of tho Government, and erect great Slave
empire. The issue is fairly made up, and all those
in favor of a Free Government must stand BY the
Constitution. The Senator from Kentucky was e4-
cesdingly sensitive in regard TO the violation OF the
Constitution. Ii seems that tne vioia1 i VI W.
Constitution for the preservation OF the Government
Is more horrible than violation OF 1t for ITS Destruction
In all his breckenridge argument on violation OF the
Constitution, but one word was sald against those WHO
trampled the Constitution and Law under loot: Inc
various violations
and asks why all tlis The answer Is apparent 10 a
South Carolina seeded, and attacked the lorts ana
fired on Fort Sumter. This was praeleai act OF war;
and II was the constitutional duty of the President 70
resist it. Yet the Senator from Missouri POLK con-
tends that the President made the war VINO struck
the first blow After Sumter was surrendered
serenaie was given to Davis at Montgomery, ana hs
Secretary OF State sad, No one can te wnGe sns
war this day commenced viii end. When the Presi
dent Of the SO called Southern Coniedoracy issued
reclamation for 100000 men, great complaint was
made here about the President OF the United STATES
i.suug proclamation for 750Ui aud theie WE BISat
talk about violation OF the Constitution linen 'lh
same Jefferson Davis issued letters Of marquee IN voa
ton even OF the pseudo Government over wllch ne
prcsides. lie gave premium To ireeoooters every
where. Then the President of the Chteu otasos was
perfectly justified ia ssng proclm aion Oh rioekdde
10 protect the ciizens Of the United States inns same
Davis, who owed education and everything TO the
Government of the United States, who won
all the honor he had under the G''eiiuuc',
now. with unsheathed sword, If in arms pgailst IT,
If the Capitol should be seized by him. he though,
that ne johnson could not sleep quiet and mat Wha
few rights he had remaining would be hele FRO eVteo
If lie located iu distant posiion But ueIe MeIe
others who he JohnsoD) believed would Do more
comfortable In the last Presidential contest nc hau
Supported one of the distinguished soDs OF hentucky
because no thought him Union man WGoIe 70 G "a
eloquent voice now for the Union Nouiu - Tou
that he was ae good Union msu To-Day ~ ne l'ou h
sop} Thought he was when he supported him lor 'he
Presidency. lie referred to the outrges Soi''eu vn
Union men in East Tennessee when Ine S'''e "'t1
lveTcd over TO Secession IN defiance Oh ue PcVl,o "a
The state The Constitution Hnd the laws are vioaed
az every step Secession takes. We demanded Iha' ue
Government should protect loyal men lh l'nuos.eei
and give them arms The Rebels hGd even s.oPP,II
tue passes in the mountains tba' lie tdohhsoIJ S.
not 90 back and carry arms to the people OF tnc
He wanted to carry deliyeIance 10 tins brave PeOPc,
who ere down-trodden and oppressed. r,u
Ii may be too late and they may lie overcome. ihey
10 sepulchres but they never can drve us from .nd
Uniou No never. The people OF the villages anu i
towns love tie Government, but have 10 arhiS' an
thew ask is that tie Government give them incars,
and then they will defend themselves, ana, II hhsy
couauered tbev intend take the thg OF freedom ana
ace on the summit Of the Hottest and most majestic
mountain to make the spot where the Goddess OF
iIStv poered and wept for the last tine before she
took leave Of peorle once happy, free ana prosperous
Bnt the cause OF freedom must triumph Can the AIneI
can peope give up the graves Of ashngton ana Jack
son and lei the flag Of disunion iioat over mos
rot}io,s9 No The people will Iise IN tier might
md grandeur and prosecute the war not Tor me SUB
uqalion Of any OF the ins uons OF the South but 70
maintain the supremacy Of the GoveIrmen, ana tne
Conrtitntion The Government cannot, must noi IAN
Wba tbongh the flag was sulied the other day IL ne
cessaTyt purify it, i viii be bahoa n an, ana'o O, rOUa
,inonh on which rests the hope and freedom OF The
civilized world. lie closed with an sppelto IRE Gov
eminent 10 save them from ruin, from The most cor
rurt and direfnl conspiracy ever seen IN the "ofd.
The resolution was then postponed til Monday; ,u
Mr.. COLIAMER rep, Nt.,) introduced a Dill "a
od1t,on to the act relative to duties on imports.
Force biIl.l Executive session. Adjourned.