, 1861-03-26
App pointments and Rumored Appoint:
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Appointments and Rumored Appoint
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FROM THE SOUTHERN u i epNfEpERAcY |
>Lamen has an Interview with Governor
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. IN vIs1ra Roar SUMTER. :.
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%. 9. senase-.Extrn sesalon.
WAsB1saroS, March rs.
. On motion Of Mr.. HALE, his resolution for
the election of Sezgeant-atArms and Door
keeper was Ibid oyer e 5or the present: :~.
:: Rs.o11ed, Tint -1he President be requested to
communicate tothe Senate, Il not Incompatible
With The publis iStsre7s lhs dispatches from Mnj
a e. u For saE saaaE the time
Mr. HOWE resumed his speech In opposi-
ton to Mr. -Douglas' resolution calling for in-
formation relative to Southern forfa. He
showed the difficulties Of procuring amend
menfs to the constitution, which Douglas ad-
.:vocated asas remedy for the troubles mud ar-
gued that the recognition Of the seeded
States would not produce peace, and the issue
is between loyal citizens and those who defy
the authorities Of the Government r He said
the Unlonists in the seeded States were borne
down BY tyranny from which they ought to
: ba relieved. He asked Douglas to unite with
him and the Republicans In q declaration that
while we do not propose to make war, We do
not intend war shall be made upon rs,
>Mr, DOUGLAS said if the War Department
was not in possession of:the information this
resolution calls for. no harm could result from
such an answer. He apprehended that this
information would tend to allay public excite
ment. He supposed there. was no danger as
to Fort Sumter, but desired to know whether
Fort Pickens would be held merely for irrita-
tion?s He wanted to know whether we
were to hare peace or war? He
believed, the policy, to be: peace. The
threat to collect tie revenue and block
ade the ports without legal authority, was a
t threat to vioIats the Constitution. Was 1t wise
| to delude the. people into the belief TINT the
| Administration YVES going to do what the Con-
!! stitution docs not permit? He had enleavof-
cans were rushing through q bill to. destroy
| the revenues, to prevent: it, but they, would
| not listen to the warning, and he apprehend-
| ed that an extra session would be called to
i undo part Of what was reeklessly and unusu-
| ally done; It seemed impossible for the Re-
publcans to make speeches without impugn-
| ing bis motive or assa{ling, his character.
III. HOWE said he had opps5ed the amend
ments. he proposed, with a view Of ensuripg
safety and equality, and restoring peace, unity
! and fraternity to the whole country.
Mr. CLARK, interrupting, said ne was one
believing: it better than entertaining compro-
MI NJ, DouG1As-No doubt the Senator en-
! tertaiued that. opinion; even if disunion was
the inevitable consequence, md would prefer
| war to amendments to the Constitution. + -
Mr. CLARK said he could judge Of the
ame9dments only when proposed He edepre-
III. D0UGLAs-Yet when the: question of
WIT or amendmenta was proposed, he under
stood Mr- Clark to be against all compro.
NJ NJ. CLARK dlstinctlrS believed. he could
stand on. the Constitution better than any.
thing else, and avoid war by tnking that po-
sition. The time was not far distantwhen The
laws would be enforced ell over the Union
1 without the use Of the bayonet- -
/ Mr.. D0UGLAS-St1t no one denies that
seven States have expelled Federal authority.
NJ. CLAKk INQUIRED whether the Post
those States?
| III. DOUGLAS believed they d d; bnt with
4 the consent Of those 6tates. Bat letters might
be opened without punishment.
Mr.. CLARK inquired II the revenuc could
not be collected on ship-board, If Congress
clothed the President with power?-
Mr.. DOUGLAS supposed they could. But
he had been speaking Of. laws as they are
He regarded this as an admission that the
Republicans did not mean to collect revenues
until the laws were changed
Mr.. CLARK wished Mr.. Douglas to takt
the admission ns including nobody but him
self =. 80, = =
Mr.. DOUGLAS thought tho admission &c
clear that he might include all the Republic
nus iqfp it, and said the trinmphs Of Repub
licans had brought disunion, and God onl,
knew what consequences were to grow on
; Of it.
+ Mr. HOWE asked whether he uuderstoo,
{ that the election Of Mr. Lincoln, Instead O
: somebody else, had caused 4 dissolution 0
: s1r. DOUGLAS saia if he had succeeded 1,
defeat ng the Republicans, thefely an
it certain that their p1ticy woulda't be carfics
oat, ths sofsi ofiiGgF6 people would have reste,
Ia security md the Union would not hay,
!: been dissolved.
Mr.. HOWE inquired what policye
Mr. DOUGLAS replied Sectional policy
Because the Republicans make var on SLAYER,
; as great political ard moral evil. !:
| Mr. HOWE denied that the Republicans wo1
. 0 sectional party.
III. DOUGLAS said the Republican part,
Is based on hostility to slavery. He replied Il
: Asecstnridge's argument that under the lay
a. it now stands as to every territory, withou
exccption;n man can remove thi1her with hi
s1ase property on equal terms with othe
; property. The Republicans in organizing
) Governments for Nevada, Colombo md Daec
! tah, last session, did what they had not don
for twelve years before; and did what they s
, long had Infused hina tDouglas) for wanting t
/ do. They did it from 3 sense Of justice whc.
{ they got the minority. The motive b
!; had for being President was to carr
1 out that Foacy, He gave the r.
. publicans credit for adopting it after defeatin
N. The Senator from Penn sylvaula, (1yi
:, ! mott had arrived here in time to see the r.
3 Publicans repudiate the Wilmot ProvIso, IT
6 ject tue corner stone Of the temple, aud com
0 mp to non:interven1lon and popular SOY
II ereignty.
q Nj. HOWE, In the course of tho debit,
wished to know t. Douglass principles coul
4 have saved the Union and as the Republican
8. hare adopted them, why was not there peace
: Mr. DOUGLAS replied, because the Repul
It lcans would not acknowledge It, and kept IL
r people 10 the dark. -
: E3:Mr. BRECKENRIDGE wished to reply I
!. Mt: Douglas, but the Senate went into Exec,
II tive session, md adjourned =