The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-21


cordins to his argument, the vote upon
the proposition stood thus: The question
being taken by yeas and nays, it was de.
termined in the negatiye--yeas 3, nays
AZ.
Forty.two Senators voted that you did
not need protection---that slavery was not
IN Danger.
There are only three. Who said it was
not necessary? Who declared, under the
solemn sanction Of an oath. that protec.
ton was not needed?
"Those who voted in the negative are:
Messrs. Benjamin--"
All! Yes; Benjamin.
"Bigler, Bragg, Bright. Chestnut, Clark,
Clay, Clingman, Crittenden. Davis, Dix.
on, Deolittle, FifzSk,tick. Foot, Foster,
Green. Crimes, GWin, Hamlin, Hamliu,
Hemphill, Hunter
Hunter, of Virginia, also!
"Iverson, johnson, of Tennessee, Lane.
All !! Laughter. Yes, Lane, of Or.
egon, voted on the 25th day Of last May.
that slaves did not need protection in the
Territories. New he will get up and tell
the American peopl' and the Senate that
he is for State seeding, and for break.
ing up the Government, because they can
not get what they swore they did not
need. Laughter. That is what | call
putting the nail through. Laughter in
the galleries.
The Presiding Officer (Mr. Fitch in
the ChaiD-The galleries must preserve
order.
Mr.. johnson, Of Tcnnessee-T Then, af-
ter voting that it is not necessary to have
proposition to protect slavery in the
Territories, the original proposition, as
amended. was adopted by a vote OF 35
yeas to 2 nays, thus voting all the way
through, even to the final action of the
Senate that no such protection was nects.
sary.
LOUISIANA AND THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Now, what are we told ? That Louis.
lana, for which we paid S15,oO0,00
whose battles we have fought, whose Gus.
tom houses, forts, arsenals. dock yards,
and hospitals, we built in the exercise Of
the plentilude OF her power, declares that
she has control of the Mississippi, aid
such States may navigate that stream as
are on friendly relations with her, she be.
ing the judge. Is not this what the dog
ma of secession leads us to- We see
where it carries US; we see in what it will
end-litigaton, war and bloodshed. AS
| remarked before, as we approach and
advance in the investigation of the sub
ject, we discover its enormities more and
more. l repeat, it is the prolific moIhe
of anarchy, which is the first step 10 dcs
potism itself. The Senator from Oregon
seems not 10 be apprehenslVe at all; ant
yet, before his voice has done revelbera
ling in the Hail. we have the open decla
ration that they intend to exercise th'
control of the navigation of the Missis
sippi. Would it not have been better 10
louisiana
Mr.. Lane-I think the Senator ough
to allow, me to say one word.
Mr.. johnson, Of Tennessee do no
want to be interrupted. certainly meal
no discourlesy at all to the Senator.
Mr.. Lanc--I only wish to say, in III
D way of explanation, that the people o
: New Orleans have had police regulations
by which they have collected taxes to i'm
= prove the wharves ever since New Or
e leans belonged to this country.
: Mr.. johnson, Of Tennessee-It is very
e common thing in all cities where Their
are whalves, either on the river or ocean
: to have what is called wharfage tax. w
t understand that the navigation Of the higl
It seas and rivers is a different thing from
r paying wharfage, and little tax TO defra.
r the expense of keeping wharves and dock
n up. We understand all about that. Tia
o is a very different affair from placing bat
\ teries at this early day upon the banks
b that great stream.
y? Mr.. Lune-That was against the com
9 mon enemy.
d Mr.. johnson, of Tennessee--I did No
@ know we had any enemies in these States
il | thought we were brothers, and we're en-
r titled to.free trade from one extremity G
70 this confederacy TO the other. | did nc
know that the people of Indiana and I'LL
of nois aud Kentucky and Tennessee, goin
IS along down that river, had got to be ebe
Of mics. suppose, however, when we loo
N at these things our minds change, an
is vary by varying circumstances. Whe
H. we are candidates for the Presidency "
at feel more like brothers; but when we hay
Or made The experiment and signally faile'
IN suppose the ehemyS line begins just at Il
at line where oar deteot sVas conSummdted. :
as Laughter and applause in the galleries
as The presiding officer called to order.
ey Mr.. johnson, OF Tennessee--How loI
ty has it been since we we're prepared to {
be to war with the most formidable pow
lr. on earth because she claimed the rig
Mt. of search? We would not ooncede TO Gre
", Britain the right of searching our shi
on our seas; and yet what do we now Sc
nd Batteries placed upon the banks Of t
he Mississippi to enforce the right of scare
IN. Do we not see where it will lead? Do
not all know in what it will end?
sre The GREAT WRONGS INFLICTED UPON
LOUISIANA.
al Sir. wuat are the great wrongs that ha
nd been inflicted upon Louisiana? Prior
Try 1903 Louisiana was transferred from Spa
uf- to France, and from France back to Sp'
me both property and sovereignty--alm
ers with the same facility as ehattel fr'
to, one person to another. On tho 3oth
in> April, 1908, when this treaty was mat
'rd what was the condition Of Louisiana?
hat was then a province Of the First Court