Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-17
THE NEWS HERE.

Nh BREckGSRIDsE's : 'EEcH.-The Hon. John
G. BreckinridCe drew quite Z co I'd Yesterday to
toe Senate Chamber, it being known that be de-
signed explaining his position with reference to
the war. His speech was cbaract, -'zed by all the
remarkable graces Of mInneri2n Tor which bis
oratory Is so justly famous, and its substance we
regret 70 have 70 write by the persistent purpose
Of giving aid and comfort 20 his countrv's enc
miss-the oligarchy aiming to become perma-
nent despotsm over the South, and in 50 doing to
destroy all the present material interest Of the
North; with tie certain contingency Of reducing
the whole country the grand result Of their
temporary success, TO the political condition OF
Mexico.
His argument was TO prove fact the truth of
which nobody deaies-leest Of ali him whom he
aecuses-th1t the President had taken the liberty
TO step beyond the written text Of the Constitution
and the laE, during the recess in his measures
to save the Constitution Itself from the utter des
truction then impending over it. His points taken
to sustain bis 50 unnecessary argument proved
not that the Presiden: had failed In his duty to
his charge; but that be (Nr. Brerkinrid gcy while
by bis presence in the Senate Of the United States
ne protesting to be holding with the hare real
ly running with the houuds Or IN other words
10 us ng his Lace in the 1at.oa's councils i, tbg
END OF destroying the nation itself
"niIe he can recognize no force or validity in
the un"ritten claus c0In non to all constitutions
as well az al things animgte-the law e seizure
ervatcn-highes and more universal by far f.,
in "bl'g7; Ons than anv written law ever was or
can De- he can not SEE what ever true patriot now
realizes Viz that had the Presl dent He'd 70 take
the responsibility to throw himself upon that
mighty and uevsr-fdiIng Unwritten law nv this
time those iJr submission to whose acts of I,,--
less violence, theft. usurpation and dsl.5a-a;,
treason mr. Brecklnridge plead Yesterday so elo
quenty, would have utterly bestowed. n,>. ~.
hope ~ salvation, the very constitution hrs and
public Interests OF which be yesterday assumed f
be the special guardian, in eiogu,utly pl..dino
the cause Of those who no,C-iousIv pr1,Is;rn 81,
they made the current wa to DESTROY Their sit-
Premacy.
In these times we have no space Tor argument
so we may but add, that the people Of the LOYAL
States, without distinction Of rarty. have rallied
around the policy of the President in TIE DrpssDt
Crisis, with such unan.mity as was never before
known 10 American public aI.irs His act Of
assuming the responsibility to throw himself vpou
Inc unwritten clause Of the Constitution ar,tb,i-
Ing It's preservation when threatened as il VIZ
just - hs dad preserve 1t, has Of Itself disarmed
nearly all party opposition To him. and saor,r,d
him TIE hearty support Of every t.ulv !oysI Amer
lean In The land. Iiis policy resor.ed 70 vas
simply, The counterpart # that pursued by An
drew Jackson in declaring marital law. when
Necessary In New Orleans, and is Is heartily i1q-
u1ed and approved by tie country as was .tcr-
sons In the war Of 1912