New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22
XXXVITH CONGRESS-
SECOND SESSION. u
SENATE. ...WAsnIyaroy, Feb. 81, ls6

Mr.. POWELL Dem, XVI presented petition of
the citizens of Wisconsin of favor OF the Critienden
resolutions.
Pa presented numerous petitions for the Border State
and Crittenden resolutions. -
Mr.. BRAGG Dem, n. CO. presented the credentials
of Mr.. ClDgman. reelected Senator from North
Carolina.
the diseontnunce of the postal service in The seeding
States which was laid over yesterday.
Mr.. HUNTER (Dem., Val said If the states were
in the Union had no right 10 cut of their postal
bepe6is The postal laws had not been resisted and
we conld not undertake, under the Constitution, TO
punish States 10 this way He said the expressions
"nsurrectioD and rebellion in the BILL seemed to be
but sters which would aid in using force against the
States -
Mr.. DOOLTTLE rep, Wis)-yr. President, |
think the honorable Senator from virginia entirely
mtak es the pnrport If this bill. SO far from this
being measure Of upon the States which are M
dergoing- m
correct him. did not say thar this measure was
measure of war but / said that was afraid 1t was
one of a series which would end in war. / said this
was a measure, AZ | understood it, to coerce STATE
into what was supposed to be proper conduct by deny
ing to It It's ighful share Of the general benefits OF
the leg-laton Of the country.
Mr.. DOOLITTLE-Nlr. President, 20 far from this
being measure Of war, or ueauure OF coercion, IL
j. measure OF peace, pacication for the provision
tlla bill empty 10 Authorize
eral to suspend the servee upon any POSTAL route Ut
any part thereof where by reason OF any lnsuection
or resfiance 10 the laws OF The United States,
the mail service cannot be safely performed.
IT, upon any portion of n mail route in any state,
North OF South by Of resistance Ia the laws, or
of nsurrecon the service cannot be safely performed,
il authorizes The Postmaster General In his discretion,
suspend service upon such route Ory part thereof
Now, i; 10 me, 20 ~ from provoking COLLISION
of force 80 far from leading 10 the shedding Of blood
II ia he hest 10 L IL. therefore,, "a
measure Of pacifcaion and not measure Of coercion
Aod now Sic single word in reply TO tue remarks Of
the honorable Senator ORR Hunter upon the state OF
the country. We may indeed be sid 10 be passing
through a revolution or an attempted revelation in
some Of the States of this COIfederacy. i agree 10
that, and agree in what that honorabh Senator SAID
in is speech the other day, We must face and ac-
KNOWLEDGE The true evil Of the day. New idcas, hhe
demanding the legitimate expression OF Their
power, or they threaten 10 rend and de-
stroy il in their wild and irregular play
acknowledge the truth. feel the fun force of that
declaration. Itis our duty Sir to face and acknowl-
edge the true evil of the day. New ideas, hks new
forces have indeed, entered into system, and are
the cause and occatiOn Of that revolution now wit
ness. Bat what these Lew ideas What are these
revolutionary forces which, are now demanding the
Legitimate OF their power threaten 20 rend
OF det,roy whatever may stand in tier way Ii has,
Sir first and before all ohers, and more potent than
s Others in this idea very recently adopted by
Southern gentlemen, that Slayer! IL blef'ing. that
Slavery is divine institution ard that Slavery is tue
natural normal and beet relation Of labor and capital
saw IN the frs. place that IL is new idea, the out
growth Of the brain Of John &. Calhoun. But since
be uttered il here II has grown with rapdity almost
uBexamped in the Southern States, within the L,st
fifteen or twenty years. This idea Of Mr. Calhoun,
that Slavery is blessing, was not acknov lodged by
the Of the South any more than by the men oi the
North twenty years ngo. The world knows that In
the DAYS of The Revolution whether you look SOuh or
4 loci into
speeches Of Marion or Ogle,hrope or Washington, or
Madison or Jefferson, or Henry, or Mason Of the
South or into the writings Of Franklin, or Adams, or
jay, or Choton Of the North you ind tlo same Ian
guage on the pubject of Slavery II was regarded on
all hands evil socially and politically as late az
1852, within my own recollection a. the Legislature
Of the State Of Virginia her leading men beld the rine
doctrine. They denounced 1t ia terms stronger than
any OF mine as moral and political evil, ~ blight,
a mildew. cancer eertsin, steady. and nim in il
progress repeat Sir that the doctIne thai Slavery
is social and political evil universally received at
North and, with very few exceptions, at e South,
until within a very recent period.
Mr.. CLINGMAN DEM, y. C.I-Will the Honora-
Bile Senator allow me
Mr.. DOOLTTTLE-I shall be through directly and
then shall hear the Honorable Senator with great
pleasure.
Mr.. CLINGMAN-I merely want to ak question,
bu, il the Scnaior will not hear
Mr.. DOOLlTrLE-I shall not object 10 giving way
for simple question.
Mr. CIINGMAN-The Senator states, with great
emphasis that Mr.. Calhoun held slavery TO be blcss-
ing, or the normal condition, 81. Now, with eoase
Etae knowledge Of Mr.. Calbouns opinions
Mr. DOOLTTTLE-I Welded for question.
Mr.. CLINGMAN-I was going 10 lok the SEM tor
vi here he ges that idea because declare to him that
never beard Mr.. CalhOun express any such opinion
Mr. D0OIITTLE-Mr Calhoun on tie floor Of
the Senate declared-
Mr.. CLINGH AM-wiIl the Senator allow me to
complete my sentence a. he gyes nee the opportunity
NJ. lN.lN Il
ard think be was right in that, that African Slavery
as il exists in the South, the best condton-the
normal condition, If the gentleman ehootes-for The
negro Ia this country.
Mr.. DOOLTTLE- Mr.. Calhoun stated on the floor
of tho Senate after stating that most Southern
once held that Slavery moral, as well IA rOcia
and political evil declared that that folly and den
son are gone and We now hold that Slavery il the
most safe and stable basis for free Institutions IN the
world" j will mol undertake 10 say that repeat the
precise words, but kIog have given you tNeir sub
stance; and from that day 10 tbis hour, that idea,
uttered by John C. Calhoun, then feeby sustained, but
gathering strength and momentum With every reyoy.
g year has become that new idea thai revolutionary
force which has entered into our SYSTEM and which IA
now threatening b. rend and destroy Il in its wild
and irregular play" Sir, ii has revoutiOnized the
Southern mnd-it has be- made 10 enter the schools
aud the pulpit Of the Southern States, and to
their teachings. IL has entered INTO their Judicial
tribunals and reversed their decreee IL has entered
their political rosrgrns and their Legislative halle
changed thor political creeds Sir that des has gained
such domination in two.thirds Of the slave States,
that it rcims, to-day, supreme, despotic and inol
Grant Of 6pporhioh az The Spanish ha1isition. The
honorable Senator FROM Virginia himself Mr. Iupler
declared in his speech lat FALL at Charlottesville that
when he "entercd into the Federal councils, which
yas nj the commencement of Mr.. Van BuIen's
Administration, the moral and political status
of the Slavery question very different
from what it row is. Then the Southern u,eD,
with but few exceptions, admitted Slavery
to be n Ino.al evil and paated or excused il Oh tie
plea OF necessity Bat last Winter, ia debate, in An
elaborate speech, he declared that to-day the "key
tn,o OF Lie Ann.ln moi Il ihs hhrk InnrLln hlnck