, 1861-02-01

tv-fODr African al4Te4l de LEO 10u0WeQ Lud
thing IN good faith With xeal and energy, but
the peculjar condition Of things which has e1-
listed. SLAVERY has succeeded n planting only
one slaye upon every 1900 square miles Of
territory. This; then, ceased to DO the
practical question. In lieu thereof comes
Up the great. xita a1d tha fearful ; question,
country-the question Of hOpe-the question
Of ginkine forever under the contempt Of man-
kind. Why then should he despair that great
people, thirty millions, will be unable to meet
the crisis. He had no fear, This Is Confed-
eracy, not an Imperial Government or Govern
dependent upon the imperial consent Of al
members and subject to dissolution BY: their
own nction. hut that assent ts to be al.
wpys taken by virtue OF original assent, and
held until the form prescribed by the Consti"
tuition ITSELF and time and manner and with
ali conditions which the Constitution prescrib-
ed, and those who constitute the Union shall
declare TINT 1t shall beno longer. Thirty days,
gI1tY days, ninety days given Us BY the dis
uuionists may not be enough for their policy
and purposes. He trusted there might be time
enough for the policy and purposes Of the
lovers Of the unon eetta9 y m lnat ~
our forefathers foresaw when they framed the
Coustitution, By submission to the people of
the United States in Convention called ac-
cording to the forms Of the Constitution and
manner prescribed by law.
1ir, MASON said, after all else, the recon-
incubation Of the SENATOR'S battle, blood; then
to Fsnve the Union-the Union is broken.
Is there no Union in the country?
Dir SEWARD said he Was not surprised
that the Senator from Virginia differed with
him. The Senator sees d discovered country.
He saw returning reason, Judgment and har-
mony In the Union and the Senator from VIZ
fjn Z - $1A Txfr NV nf1fS 1FA
here, States here, Union here. He had con.
templated fighting, because he knew that
treason NORTH and South might arise aga1nst
the Union.
Mr. MAsON said that he wanted to
place before the American people the fact
the Senator proposes as remedy, s y VA. folas ne
-compulsion, as the only resort. He takes no
notice Of communities claiming to have as
sumed sovereignty aud are now completely
| ont Of the Union. He wanted Virginia not ia
| be hoodwinked by the cry Of peace, When
| there was no peace He trusted to the good
Of the people N9s ana soutn 10 fepu
Mr.. SEWARD WIS amazed at the delusior
| Of the Senator from Virginia He made 6
speech pacific and fraternal the Senator maket
| il a declaration Of war. He could see nothing
but var in speech which simply proposct
speaking for the Union, voting for the Union 9S,
|
IN Constitutional form, and only after ii
were exhausted, then stand BY the OLD rag
md il It must fall, to be wrapped In It's folds
Mr.. MASON Eaid he was speaking lot flf
cinia, She would never Temnin In the Con
federacy unless guarantees. were ettectua4.
made for the preservation OF her rlehts. 4 q
WIS not willing to submit the question to th
mass Of the American people; but the Constl
tuition recognized the people as peopleof til
NJ. DOUGLAS desired peace and the main
tenance Of the Union, but failed to see any
thing in the action Of the Senator from pirg1n1
to eneourageth the idea; He was panied Then tn
| large advance toward Cancellation, he SCENE
to be repealed by the senator from Virginis
! The Senator from Virginia' said he wanted n
coercion, he was applauded by the Senate
from New Hampshire {Hale). He vas paine
also when the Senator from New fork, th1
morning was met In such spirit Us he teares
Moderation would prevail There seemea
be concert between extremists OF both sidt
the other day. Senators on this side refnse
to vote, when the proposition Of the Senate
from New Hampshire (Clark} passed. The
then telcg1aphed to the South there was
hope as the Republicans voted down the cr1
Mr.. JOHNSON Of Arkansas said there vi
no concert Of action; he wanted to see the
ton Of the Republicans, and 1t WAS evfdc1
there was no hope, ....-
Nj. DOUGLAS said he neverceased to hoI
while there WIS hope, and thought ne saw Il
dfcations today. Why not adopt me amen
meut that Congress has no power to lcglsla
, on the subject Of slavery. except to pertor
the duties regarding fugitiyes, and prohie
the slave trade, with that we might ha'
peace. .-......,,
, ali, HALE expressed surprise that the Sen
: tor from Illinois regarded with surprise. t!
I L Jnk& &fs ~ q mi
. Senator from Virginia. The Inter said Il
t people OF Virginia resatisfed with the Co
stitution, and asked no concessions. He y
: | willing to take the Constitution as 1t was. ~
: hopes Of mankind were freighted in the sh
of the Union, and none but mndmen Wou
9 give it up to try new experiment
r to to be sloughed of any way, and
r the country could get along witho
; New ENGLAND, he would fay, God bless thel
lie paid IN eloquent tribute to the enterprl
+ and industry Of New England. He might
to the cotton fields Of the South and see
for New England, that cotton which they {;
). said that the Northwest WIS going OF: Wee
+ good bye. but give us back our 1cWc!s--Si
. l back the Senator from Illinois with his grt
e | principle, for he belongs to ua. If Qt
!. goes, give back her laundering orator, Wat
j. for ne belongs to u.s. NO, not ~! " men ma IA
t New England. Be would be willing to
a anything reasonable to save the country; B
o if the South insists, let them 20, and w1l
;. they return we will kill the fattcd calf.
t Mr.. WIGFALL declared that the Sou
e would never submit to coercion, and wor
q never come back. -.
+ Mr. DOUGLAS responded to some remn,
b concerning his doctrine, concluding with I
Il hope TINT the Union will be preserved, snyt
r. he had reason on which to predicate this hol
# non.interyeution. Adjourned
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