New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-11

% ne brave hearts OF her sops, can yield. Inep,
ep 1tors, we are rapidly drifting into post'on IN
and Nayy-in which the authority Of the United Sta'es
is 70 be maintained, not by law and not oy
tiopal agreements between States, but oy Physis
cal force. And will You stala s Eva v ,au
see this policy confirmed Wiil yon ioia y uho
hands the degenerate defendants OF those men wiz
proclaimed the eternal fact that government rss1 on
the content Of the governed, and that the peoe aNo
right to modify and change the pohcy oi tne 1p;J
lBtnt, when it ceases 10 answer tne ebuo loi W." i
yyes e,tablisbed and permit that Government, inpr-
ceuiby 10 drift from the mo0Iings where was origin
aiiy anchored, and become n military dePotsm 4
war well said by the Senator IRON New IoiA ~
Seward that this Government could MOI DC ihainIeu
Inv force--lot Government Of force was desposm'
II was great truth come from what quarter u may
Such wan not the Government instituted by orr tahes
and against H. 30 long M live, with heart and Win
hand will rebel. This brings me TO passage III Tue
me sage when il says; g have not power 10 make
war on any State; but the night to use the military
force Of the Government, on the defensive, sgahstay
assault the property Of the Federal GoyeIneh', ~
clear and undesirable" isit sol where uoss NC ees
~ Our fathers so ealous OF btiholns army
that they scarcely would permit any organzalon az
all Where did be get the undehmDle power 70 use
tie forces of the United States ia the manner
be propcsesl Mr. Davis then reierfeo p W mI1
conduct of Washington in the in5rrecton IN Penneyl
varia and claimed that Washington used the nlinlla
OF the adjoining States and this was done az tne re-
Quest of Gov Niflin. But l ask agaiu, wnat power
with the consent OF The Constitution are We 20
have Courts substituted for those whieh tne
Constitution provides Are we to nave scream ,
step over the land instead Of the G,N IN pssing
viii nav 10 him the tribute that he deserves, more
than any other man in the history OF this Govern
ment, the credit for the military principles wmch
preyailed in his Administration. President adanin
reverted through long pages Of history, back
to the empire Of Rome, and he drew
from that foundation the very articles OF war
which exist to-day in this Government. lie snd nc
selected them because they had borne Two naohs 70
the pinnacle of glory. Then, Senators, we are brought
10 confront passing events. hltle garrison III tho
harbor Of Charleston occupy post when, an eoiry
to gay, Trey gained by breach OF obligation between
lie battles concerned. And here may do Justice to
one ho has not the power this floor to RICH! him
selfwho has not friend here. And, let me cay, 'his
remark does not apply TO MAJOR Anderson. ihGesh
bis orders NAV saw empowered him 10 g. To- when
fort he pleased in The hsrbor, but III doing 90 he COM
n,ted an act of hostility. When he dlslnanlled fOrs
MoutIie and spiked the guns, he pat SCUM
Car Dina IN the attitude OF an enemy 70
the nited States when he had not any just ca1se Tor
amrelepsiou Vague rumors had aTi-en that parties
meant TO take Fort Moultrie Bat, Sir soldier shopt
be confronted by overpowerin9 force before no
spik ed his guns and burned the carriages; a soer
,bould he confronted by public enemy, before he DE.
stroys .le property nj the United states lest shod
fall into the hands OF such an enemy. was that iors
built for s9eh Par1s OF nOs 10 ne make baf pro
lection good! If So what right hed any scidier 20
DESTROY that armament, lest IT should fall INTO 10,
bar Dc Of South Carolina Some time aimee pre-
scented resolutions on this subJect, ana ih'oNcu tne
attention of the Senate 10 that form of the qnesion,
whether garrison should be kept within the limits OF
State, against the consent OF that state Cear was
l theu--I am now--ln the OPINION lna' no sarilSoh
should be kent within the State during Time Of peace,
IL the State believed the presence Of that gars)n was
either offensive dangerous. Our arnyls maintained
for the common defense, 20 which every STATE conlno-
utee and il is peryesion Of purpose Tor which these
l,,,;It /,
view TO threaten intinde, or control STATE III any
respect The Senator from Ohio lMr. Wade hss said
he did not intend 10 cOeroe State, bnl We hsd .he
right 10 ccerCe individuals who resist the 1--WE ha
rs State is il land OF housea, or taxable property
Dettroy people, and yet not make war ON State IL
i ike making war aud desolaiion in favor Of peace
Then il is admitted every hand, that We have no
novver 70 eoerce State. ask what IL The use OF
garrison within State The state needs no defense.
The answer Of every candid mind must be no. and the
answer Of every patriotic press must De, tnA' co TO
Tison must he Withdrawn. Let the SENATE
to-day pas these resolutions, and you have
taken one long step toward peace, ana one
long step toward the preservation OF the Union OF our
iathers The Message Of December had all the char.
actersiics OF diplomatic paper, for diplomacy sd
! TO abhor certainty as much ar na1uIe aohors .
Vacuum and il WIS not IN the power OF man 10 rssCh
any conclusion or opinion from that message. III,
WAS not what had right 10 claim from the Chief
| Magistrate. We bad a night to have one policy o.
The other and policy or the other ne should hav
Ic a
this 10 be Government Of force, al Inc believed At 10
a consolidated Government and not q confederation
States he should have said 10 State has right t.
serede and the Federal Government must empower
me with physical force to suoone STATE. bat
not, if he was a Ststes-Ights man, and Dem
ocrat, $40 FOR many years 1t has been my
pleasure to acknowledge our veneFated C1ef Mage
trse TO be- then the other line OF policy would have
been right. lie should have 4aid that the Constitution
gave no power to coerce a State The Constitution
gave the army for purposes OF common Geiense' and
for puposes Of dome ic utility, but the Consiitn-
ton never contemplated the using 81 that army agains.
State State exercising the sovereign function OF
secession Is beyond the reach OF the Government I'M
ess we woo her back with words Of peace and fater|
nity One policy, the other, one opinion or tue
other one application or the o'her, he shoud nave
brought forward, and to-day our country, would have
stood better than j does. Aud what is tin'
present message. Does it benefit the care
l. there any solution offered here We arc
moi informed a 70 the propositions offered 1y south
Carolina or how they terminated. We are Jeff Drift
irQ and lost without chart guide. There il n
our recent history event which might have sug-
eestsd policy to be pursued. When foreign gov
ornmont, having no citizenship IN the United sta!e7
declaring war against il and making war upon it
when the inhabitants Of territory, IL open rebellion
and disgraced by Institutions offensive 10 the common
law Of every S,ate-wben they held this attitude OF
rebellion--xhen VIC had the power 10 the troops
of the a,Oycrnl0ent-we first rent Commissioners o.
Peace so WOO them back to duty. But when South
Carolina sovereign State, the grant she has
delegated TO the General GOyernuient-when South
Carolina stands in an attitude winch threatens, within
a ehort period TO involve the country IN civil war,
unless the policy Of the Federal Government u
changed no suggestion lie made 10 This Govern
ment night send Commissioners there. No sngges-
ton is IasGei TINT should be better informed,
or that we slouid have any policy OF peace here;
Bui we are told that the Army and Navy Of the United
STATIC an in the pOwer Of The President. Then, my
friends, thal stand still and allow events TO DRIFT
fatally Are We 10 10 nothing 10 restore peace