Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-08-20
Hon. ]. c. Breck,n,,..

with abuse of John c. Breckin,is. 'sh';
tor from Kentucky and late Vice p =. s'Ar
lie has been denounced as a '.sec...;.'''
TRAITOR" and all that sort Of thins y
our readers may see the exact no.. iie
Mr.. Breckenridge in regard to thu as'
BILE condition of our national ss,i.a
copy the following from Ws.bin.,.
per: y
On the Ist instant in the G
Hon. John G. Breckenridge spoE. uIe d
and strongly against the yiola,;as mi,
Constitution. He supported the IT, % o. d,
declared il to be "orly a means ofn Ia
ing the principles of political ~ Pres.n.
He opposed the war because of i,s,~
to destroy :he Union. Said be ..Dtis
separation, in tue language If an va. H II
Senator now 10 more. 1t is d;.n.ns'i
eternal, final disunion. We have s ..>
ton now. and it is only much etN
war, and the utter exit notion of .n'
sentiments which might lead to REM i N,i
MIR. Baker of Oregon in his rerI, W
what would have been though, if SN
tor of Rome after the battle of C.n.t
denounced the war with HanpibsIy "a
Mr.. Sumner interposed IN.
have teen thrown from the T,r,.'@
Rock" fse
Mr.. Breckenridge replied:
l shall Geyain the Senate tn, n -
meuts. sir have tried on rrors r. O.
( occasion 10 parliamentary aud r..
language. 20 express my opinions +,
10 the character Of our Fedora sy.-.- ,'s-:
the relations Of the States 80 tie a.,
meut They differ entirely from II 7.
tertained by the Senator from Or,go.
evidently regards this as an orie,r,i x
ernment and not delegated G yer,r
The Senator says, what will you n,.
| do? | will not progress soutBws,.
invade the country. You canugtvu.
them in the name of the Cans,irp,,.,
I have already iutimated what | Womb
you do. | would have you stop the v,I '
/ We can do it. ] have tried 10 sba, y
I there is none of that inexpluraLle ns,,.l
/ 20 continue this var, as the SENATE,
TO suppose. / do not hold that en-.
( tiOnal liberty upon this continent l.
mp in the fratricidal, devastating. and II
rible contest. OR the contrary. ~.
will find its grave in it. The S.
/ mistaken in supposing we can re- uri,,
/ States by war, and that twerty NIL,
( people on one side can sulinpa,a ~.
+-Inillions on tue other. If conquered
! will have to be governed as Terri,ori,.
I as the Senator from Vermont says =,
/ belliOus Provinces. | would preIsr n.
| these States reunited on constitutiorsI,..
ciples to any other object which enr,s 4
I offered to me il life and, sir. ia ~.
them upon the principles of our Ea.s
the sacrifice of my life would be pn,sr,
But infinitely prefer to see ps,c.'
separation of these States, than to .ep, !.
I endless, devastating war, at the end ;
which l see the grave Of all personal ~
! political liberty. The Senator ASK. II,
| Senator of Rome had uttered these ,b;,,
/ what would have been dOne7 Tbev,, Z
/ tween Rome and Carthage was altees,I..
I different from the war between diF.,..
parts of this country. But would b,p
said, rather than aycw the principle n.
one or the other must he subiugs,,5 |,
! Carthage live and pursue her uoliey ~,
/ let Rome live and pursue hers. The S,,
tor says my words a,e but brilliant tr,,.,
! and attributes it to the character Of er
| Constitution, that ! an allowed to prr
them upon the Senate floor. Mr. Pres.
/ dent, If | am speaking treason | an e,
aware of it. | am speaking what /.
/ lieve 30 be for the good Of the couptr,-
Aud by whose indulgence am sreaki,,'
not by that of any man, but By the gus.
/ autees &c the Constitution, which seen,
I he go little respected here. And. sr Al
| Senator on this floor, whose enuras, IN
vet to be tested, haS said that in Rn. n
] would have been hurled from the Tarrsir
! Rock. SIR, IL we ever have a Tsrtsr
! Rock. and suitable victim is netS.i Il
4 will be that man who, uccuaiiuS & n
measure Of his ipteilect and hssrt u
( been the chief author of the ru' &c d.
| fortune lie. aid the men Ike bph. hs
! brought the ceuntry IN this cnndi,ir d
things, and reply with all the Just ir5,
nation winch ! ought to feel at Eneh Ct i,
suit offered on the floor cf the Seua;e D.
Senator siuirg in bis place. But 81
not longer detain the Senate. Nv or q.
are my own. and they are houesllv eur
tanned, aud d. no. believe have u-srs.
aae opinion here in regard to this ne
.nu; does lot reject the jadsmet. u =
people have the rOBur to rerress1t.
,try 30, shall find Ely reward in the br
.es- u-teracce ct their oriui,rs II ls.
Jn lr;. ana net q man, 81. g. cling ~.
torus af fia2e ani The eu. iumertslf ~
.ic ll's aEairs; M cGnviei.ars ar' ry ~
ciuie- aIa | repeat villa, said tie as.
day. that # indeed the Cumnauvea.,-
ksntucky. instead of attempting 20 a-.-.
tu'c ia this uHfortuuate struggle 81,
throw Ter energies int the s;I''e Q. rs=
tain The policy Of the Federal Alm.t.=-r
non IN what believe to be a wsr q e. :
CATION, she may take her course. isa'~
n, and shall share her destiny Bee
will be- represented by some other bsh Z
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