Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-08
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'rI WASHINGTON, March THE Vice Presid,
= = laid before the Seuate letter from Mr.. Cha
~ resigniIg bis seat as Senator from Ohio, o
asking him to have the goodness to make n
known to the Senate and the Governor OF Oh
On motion of Mr.. Lane, O copy OF the lett
was ordered to be furnished to the Governor
Ohio. - SD.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
: Mr.. Dixon's resolution that there be printed q
usual number Of copies of the Presidents Ina
gural. ,a... -.--I--,''. ,''
Mr.. Wigfall said, that as Mr.. Douglas ye
terday had entered into discussion of the meal
ing of Mr.. Lincoln's Inaugural, IL was prop,
, that his (Mr. W.'s) construction of it shoul
also be given to the country. Il was imposs
Bile for an Administration dealing In general
ties, whether glittering or not, to give peace t
the country. IL Ia a fact that seven States hav
Withdrawn from the Union, entered into com
pact, and formed Government. Though tn
TACT is not officially announced, the whole coun
try knew that the representatives of the South.
ern Confederation are now here, prepared to b,
received at this court. '1I.iort
Waving all questions of regularity as to thu
existence OF their government, they are here t
enter into treaty with the Federal Govern
ment, and the matters of controversy must bt
settled, either by treaty or by the sword. 1t is
easy to talk about enforcing the laws, and hold
ing and occupying and possessing the forts;
when you come to this, bayOnets and not words
must settle the question, and he could say that
forts Pickens and Sumter cannot be held much
longer. The present administration will soon
be forced to construe the Inaugural. Forts
Moultrie and Johnson and Castle Pinekuey are in
possession of the Confederate States, but the
Confederate States will not leave Fort Sumter
in the hands Of the Federal Government
In reply to Mr.. Douglas, he (Mr. Wigfall
denied that the Union, as it was formerly, now
exists legally and constitutionally. -
The evil Is upon US, the disease Ia scat ed, a
blue pill at night and a cup of coffee next morn.
ing may relieve liver, but when the disease is
on you, blistering and blood letting issometimes
necessary, and when the patient dies, it is nee.
essary to have coffin very deep, a funeral ser
vice, and things Of that sort. As he said the
other night the only question is whether there
shall be decent, quiet funeral after the Prot
estant fern, or an Irish wake. The Union is
dead, and has to be buried. If you want
Protestant funeral you can have 1t; If not, you
can have an Irish wake. 7- -,-~~
Mr.. Wigfall proceeded to speak of the diff
Guilty of enforcing the revenue laws, adding that
troubles as to this will environ you all around.
Had you not better deal with this question prac.
tically. ~7I
Unfortunately, Mr.. Lincoln will have but q
brief period during which to decide the ques-
lion. If he supposes the reinforcement of Fort
sumter will lead to peace, he oan make the ex-
oeriment And as to recapturing Fort Moultrie,
4 he should not remove the troops from Fort
sumter, they will be removed for him.
The adoption OF the Crittenden Compromise
proposition might have adjusted the difficulties
If the country, but it only received nineteen
,otes In the Senate. The Senator from Illinois,
Mr. Douglas, had said that war cannot preserve
he Union. The Union, however, is dissolved
even Southern States have formed Confeder-
tion, and to tell them, as the President has
one, that their acts of secession are no more
han pieces Of blank paper, is an insult. He re
eated, there lie no Union left, the seeded
'tates will never surely come back They will !
ot come back under any circumstances; they
Till not live under this Administration--wit
raw your troops then; make no attempt to col.
ect tribute, and enter into a treaty with these
tates. Do this and you will have peace. Send
our flag of thirty four stars thtber, and it will
9 fred into, and war will eusue.
Will you divide the public property and mako
air assessment of the public debt, or will you
it stupidly and idly, doing nothing. till there
hall be conflict of arms because you cannot
ompromise with traitors. Let the remainiDg
tates reform their governments, and il it is
cceptable, the Southern Confederacy will enter
lto treaty of peace and amity with them
you want peace you shall have tiff you
ant war you shall have it. The time for plat
,rms and demagogeiem is past. Treat with
le Confederate States as independent, aud you
IN have peace-treat them as States of tn
nion and you will have war.
Mr. Lincoln has to remove the troops from forts
ickens and Sumter, or they will be removed
" him. He has to collect the revenue at
harleston, Savannah, and New Orleans, or it
Ill be collected for him. If he attempts to col.
ct the revenue, resistance will be made, Itis
'elees to blind your eyes. No compromise or
mendment to the Constitution, no arrangement
,u may enter into will satisfy the South, unless
,u recognize slaves as property, and protect it
any other species of property. These States !
ithdrew from the Union because their property
as not protected. VI. IVA
The Republicans have preserved an ominous
lence on the subject of the Inaugural. The I
'eech Of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Doug
81 was calculated to produce the impression
at Mr.. Lincoln will do nothing; but the mas
rly inactivity policy cannot prevail. Action,
,tion! as the great Athenian orator said, is Q
w necessary. You cannot longer serve God
I'd mammon. You must answer quickly the ]
lestion. Under which King, Bezonis ~ 7
on must withdraw your flag from our country,
ID allow us to have our own, and enter into 8
eaty with US. Do this, or make up your minds +
E war in the sternest aspect, and all its accu- '
ulated horrors. tftf Az NJ g
Mr.. Douglas replied in substantially the same
rms as yesterday. He feared Forts Sumter a
Pickens could not be held much longer by c
ieral troops. There was time when Fort1 0
inter could have been reinforced. He did G
I believe 1t could be now without the use of
900 men by land and sea. There were but '
v men to serve the guns, aud they must soon II
exhausted, and they had not bread and salt
ough TO last 30 days. There must be prompt
tion in favor Of peace. He believed the Pres
snt was in favor of peace. 2ilDig' I11 l,isiFll q
Mr. Wigfal asked if Douglas would advise I
Q Withdrawal of troops from Forts Sumter aud v
ckens, and from the borders Of the Confede- +
to States, and that no attempt be made to
llect the revenue. (T IL - - 'a9v. #
Mr.. Douglas replied that he was not in the s
unclls or confidence Of the Administration, e
d should not tender his advice till IL was C
ked for. Whenever the Administration want b
advice, it would doubtless ask il. Il
II would be hardly the part Of wisdom 10 state 4
nat his policy might be to one who may SO 8
on be in the councils Of the enemy, and com. a
ander of the army. ,.-,t-I Il
In reply to remark of Mr.. Wigtalps, MrJ d
ouglss said he saw no. reason to modify any T
ntiment in his Norfolk speech. q
After further debate, Mr.. Mason spoke against i
Q Inaugural as proclamation OF war. Vir. t
mia would become party to the war by the 7
lanimous consent of her people, when the first Q
IN was fired against seeding State.
Mr.. Douglas spoke further, to the effect that q