The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-19

aoorss, .arshals, hereditary institutions ana
avs OF primogenirire have existed for ages.
SIR, whei the love Of liberty has inspired in modern
times ne masses Of any people TO demand the right or
self vernment they are pointed TO the French rcyoa-
ton CT 1850; they pointed 10 South America,
w.ose chaneag republics rise and disappear, so that
not ten men IN tins House can now tell me Their
shall ever adorn Their Internal logic by adding the exam
pie Of disrupted Union here It said with the license
Freedom shrieked as Koscusko FELL"
she VIII die with the death Of this republic.
appeal ,o,s 10 you gentlemen Of so the border n,
for you, win in few days place in hostile array
with each Other ,, II not, ! see nothing before US
for you and are but atoms in the
storm, but all history teaches us, that free govern
ment be disrupted overthrown without that dis
ruption being followed IN the end by military espotsm
HE man may how live who will be The Napoleon Of this
country. Ii your people will not sustain and support
this government in maintaining It's public property IN the
seeding states, then mus! do il in spite Of yon or
perish the attempt Why should you oppose ~ Does
not your blood boil with Indignation whtn you read
daily in the papers Of Government property
fcized Of forts taken, of vessels fired ino' Are they
not yours as well as miner Is 1t not your lag tha' y
dsboLored2 Has the feeling OF soctionalsm become
stronger than the love to the country Sir do not
believe IT, For tie moment, under the smart Of
imaginary wrongs, under the disappointment Of
political dcieat, your people may Be hurried
INTO acts OF madness, but wen we
hem astiayl Then single wave OF the star spansed
banner will silence the miserable party cries with which
United states will coerce a State, but whether
a state shall cocrce the government whether
he noble fabric devised by our fathers shall fan without
blow. appeal to the representativ from Southern
States appeal TO the old spirit which gathered to-
geiher on the battle field comrades and
friends, the of each OF the States, whether
we shall allow common flag TO be
dishonored, our common property TO be seized?
country To be dsgraced II that sad period Of
history has arrived when this government is to be broken
up let rs at least preserve its property until the hostile
sections, and not Insignificant mobs shall decree ts
overthrow Let us not dshonor their memories by base
~ sr1cnderrg that for which they fought years.
and organized after -four years o. anarchy had fondy
hoped that in the midst Of difficulties the representa-
ves from other States would demand that, at all haz rds,
the property OF the United States should be protected
from violence and the flag the United States saved from
disbonor. was surprised the other day that many
voted against the resolution approving the con-
duct Of Major Anderson, and refused t. support til, Pre-
sdent IN his determination to maintain tina: fearless o
Ger in his present position and in all constitutional
sure to enforce the law aud preserve the Union
JON heartily with ell those who made that pledge, what
ever else they may think believe about the question
that divide our people. stand by each other;
i our constituents VIII stand by rs in the emphatic
do believe that the good ship that has
borne US thus far on prosperous voyage will
ontye The storm. But sir, ii we yield too far TO the
fury Of the waves If surrender without resistance
The forts arsenas dock yards and other property OF the
government only demonstrate tina; not lit for
the duties assigned and survive our lives
they win only be recorded as those Of degenerate
who had not the manhood to preserve that which their
fathers won II is therefore due to you sir, TO all
fellow MEMBERS to our countrymen North and South TO
say that IN voting for the army bill vote with the
expectation that it will be used in protecting the
knowe9d property of the United states, in recovering
that which has been unlawfuy taken ana ia maintaining
Union II may be said that the gravity the events
that surround demand greater force than provid
I'd by this hill Tho regular army i n mere skeleton
The present force viii scarcely defend frontier gOm
Indian Dcursions. But forms nucleus capdte any
renfoI demanded by the exgenccs of the times
the soil of state unless demanded for the defence of
The acknowledged property Of the United states. 1t is
the duty OF the government to suppress insurrccton in
state, but in this event the military power can
only be used in strict ,suboriinaton TO the
civil authority II the civil authority refuse to
call for such aid suppress the courts, the military
power cannot intervene. If the courts closed the
duties Of Postmasters cannot be enforced the mails
proc ted, and therefore, the postal service
sarily be suspended No doub; this measure will
be adopted II the revenue is refused cannot be col
lected then goods imported and the ports must
be closed. II a State shall, in violation of the
sttuton, undertake TO regulate commerce, then
her commerce must be suspended No doubt
the peace OF the country until the people of
the states may confer in constitutional way unless
Of the seeding states shall, by military force
shed the blood Of their fellow citizens refuse TO the
proper authorities the acknowledged property OF the
United states. know that all the gentlemen around me
must deeply depore civil war, especially if that war
shall involve the fate Of this Capitol and the disruption Of
the government No man with head heart 10
feel, contemplate the inevitable results OF such
dut! as members Of this House, II Is the duty OF Con
gress, and am happy to say that is the a,know-
10 nse forbcaacec 10 the EXTREMIST point.
let net ply steal force be arrayed in civil uatl the
last hope Of peace and Cancellation has been exhausted
lh'n let each branch q the government acting concert
with each other perform their respective duties though
Tic hcavens fall What tan we do for peace and
ciliaton2 anticipate your reply. You say, "Iet
us compromise--y ied what demand OF you.
LEI us compromise and We VIII preserve the
Know is the earnest appeal of patriotic men
the Southern states who would gladly give their lives
o stop the march Of treason in those States. How
ion adjustment, when II everything conceded the
integrity q the government may be broken up by
GRITTY OF single state. II We hold this Union al the
ghs secures to us and all the hopes base upon il
pon the whim or will Of single state, then indeed il is
he weakest government ever devised by man II |
npc state may destroy our nationality then indeed .s
Dc wisdom OF our fathers the wisdom OF babes. We
longer talk about the weakness of the old concderacy
" the anarchy OF Mexico. Sir, IL the most I
accd OF duties TO pot down this heresy. II il now for
cs itself by sectional annostee If IL rises from paltry
De met with determined resistance. Upon this am
ylad say the people OF Ohio united the Unanimous
voice OF the Legislature Of that state true indie 1T
Mise when IL We yield ythng de nand you say
o ns, ''it will save us from dsunion war" Are we
Dot in danger OF quarreing about terms OF
Cancellation when traitors are overtorcwng the govern
ncEi we wish to preserve? Arc not dividing our
selves for thor bcnchp What will satisfy South Caro-.
ina and Florida, and Mississippi and Alabama |
they want dsunicn, and not compromise Cancellation
The democratic party would not agree TO their terms,
md they edcd the Charleston and Baltimore Con.
scntonss \ u likely that will yield what North
I'm democratic friends could yicd1 We on this 81
# the House might say that we have done nothing
pair any constitutional right and we propose to do
nothing to infringe yours. We have succeeded n
titutional way IN ecctug President Of the United
states All that we ask is that he may be inauguraicd
n peace and may devcopc his policy in the usual
icr We can aud that this is the demand OF all peo-
,lenot only % those who voted for Mr.. Lincoln but OF
very loyal citizen. You tell us that you- PEG.
'lc are excited and alarmed, and that they ap.
, nsa a Kat an overwhelmns Int slavery &c
sll directly or IN directly affect the c0nsttut onal
ghts Of your states Perhaps you viii confess what
'ou know TO DO true that fer political purposes ia the
trugge, parisans for asccndancy Of both parties ia
he south have united to fire the southern mind
gaDst the hated black republicans Of the North
peochcs have been distorted. Single sentences have
eon torn from the context and made t. deceive and
cad. Garrison Wendell Phillips, Seward, lincoln and
attery, Douglas have been mixed in hated congomera
ION, and used to excite your people phosophlc OPT
ion OF Mr. Seward has been construed into statement
settled purpose TO overthrow slavery in the Staics
hough n the very par igraph itself oil idea of ntorfc
encc by the people oil the free states with slavery the
tates Is expressly excluded. IL s but year you
ifamed your constituents because Your Fellow
MEMBERS recommended, without reading, book written
one Of your own citizens containing obnoxious opinions