The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-26

the voice oi The people Of Kentucky Ohio and
sntacky have always been friends, most voting
together But the Senator from Kentucky speaks the
voice Of Kentucky then Ohio and Kentucky enemies
and know That ley ireuds. know that the words
now spoken by the Senator from Kentucky Dc not meet
with response from the people Of his own State He says
the President of the United States brought on this war 6y
his proclamation Of April last ask who fired on our tag
in Charleston Would the Senator from Kentucky have
bear the shame and ignominy not resent il? Who as
saulted Fort Sumter and fired OF tho distinguished
citizens Of his own state after he had raised flag
Of truce and r.ra him while the buildings burn
rs over his head? Is this act Of war? Who stole the
mint ut New 0reans9 Who captured the army in Texas
and betrayed the country thereY Who committed act
after act OF war against this country and In violation Of
the constitution organized government denying the
authority Of the old one and attempted TO sbvert the
by force? And yet nothing IL said Of this by the
Senator from Kentucky, but the President is held up
the who has brought this war upon u.s. The fact Isl
the people Of this nation have forborne with the disuCo
lists OF the Southern States too much ana 100 ios The
honorable Senator he refused to grant my of
compromise Our fathers made comprolnisc which
are now willing to stand upon ne do not PROF o'e to
change this compromise of The constitutions it is tleo lily
compromise we can stand upon, and the Senator IRON
Kentucky and the dsunioniss OF the Southern States
nave no right to come TO me and say you have involved
the country In civil war, because you would not do
wharhe wished you to do, because did not change the
constitution and engra new provisions upon and espe
cm In the face OF She public voice Of the last election
No. Mr. President, it is the Southern dsunionists who
are traitors to their country, and they must, and
believe in God they will, be subducd. And yet this
war is not prosecuted for the purpose Of subduing
these men, but for compelling them to obey the laws
and make them loyo subjects There Is Senator
here but what is subject TO the laws just the
we would have these men subject TO the constitution
and the laws; and all this claptrap about subugation
! think, had better be dismissed from the Senate.
These persons must be subjugaed to obedience the
constitution, and when that Is accomplished then
this resolution declares tine shall AS to the
technical criticisms on the language Of this resolution
think IL is literally true; therefore shall vote for IT,
This war Is not prosecuted with any idea Of interfering
with the Inscriptions of the Southern States If
could not have my assent 1t is prosecuted with view
laws fha Sppa
tor now seeks to justify those who seek subvert
government and charges the President with subvertng
the constitution and causing civil In regard the
amendment Of the Senator from Illinois, any slave who
used by his master actively in the prosecution of this
defends have turned pirates, declared SO by the
law or nations, and burn ships and capture white
men, and, am told, they actually make their prisoners
OF war work on thor intrenchments But you say be-
cause say to these men, you your slaves to pro-
secute this war-ths unholy against the govern
ment-they shall be forfeited, that that act Of inus
tce say it is act Of justice. One word further in
regard to personal allusion to myself. did say, and
now repeat that the very safety OF this
very existence of civil liberty and civilization Itself
depends upon the result Of this / believe If
the Southern States are now able to draw line
cies, warning with each other. l believe every
thing depends upon subduing the disuniOniss, as
pointed out by this resolution All this difficulty has
been brought about by who because they could
rule, are determined to ruin. say have been for
bearing long enough for one am for this WARRIOR its
active, vgiant determined prosecution. Whether may
live or die, or whether my property my 60, makes diff
ference II is better for every man who lives on this CON
tnent fall victim to this war rather than this noble
country Of should be broken into fractions quarrel
ing all the time. My voice. my life, my all shall be given
freely for the purpose of maintaining the Union and
luton.
Mr. BREcKExRIpGE said the Senator had fit to an
most Of the remarks he had made He then referred
to the amendment Of the Senator from Illinois, claiming
to be general emancipation act The Senator says he
stands where he did, on the Constitution That is the
question. profess 10 stand on that instrument as
steadily and as firmly as that Senator. have endea-
vorcd to show that / stood upon it, and have been
answered only by rhetoric and defamation. There
grounds, the proceedings now being enacted every
day. The Senator undertakes to cay that, in
course here, am not representing the peo-
pie of Kentucky. think am. i am representing my
ra will submit the question, and it, indeed the people
OF Kentucky believe that the prosperity Of this country
shall be best promoted by entering into this fratrcdal
and horrible and they shall determine throw their
energies into this struggle not for the Of the
constitution and the principles Of liberty but for their
destruction, will acquiesce in her position will no
longer her representative on the floor of the American
Senate The Senator from Ohio closed by saying he was
for this war shall close by saying that a friend of
the constitution, friend Of my country Senator
from the State Of Kentucky, as phianthropist,
against this
Mr.. poolrrE, (rcp) of wis.-The Senator charges on
the majority on this oor the responsibility Of the
try being involved in civil war, and charges also
if the majority had yielded to the demands Of the MI
norty the country would now be at peace. Sir what
were these demands made by the minority Not sup
port of the constitution, not to stand by the constitution
it is, but to make constitution with provision
that the Institution Of slavery should be carried
into all the Territories have, ahd all
We might nnH hereafter ,nex acquire to Cape Horn
demand it with arms in their hands. But do you sup
pose the representatives of the majority Of the
American people would acquiesce in such demands as
these, made by majority with arms in their hands and
threatening to overthrow the government Does that
Honorable Senator suppose who was candidate for the
date OF the majority, who was elected, about TO
he nauguraed, and a minority with arms in their
hands, threatened to prevent that inauguration Does
he suppose the majority were to man a humiatjng
demand of the minority And, Sir, than that
when lhc question was put to the representatives Of
this minority, we agree TO your demands that the
Constitution sha be changed, VIII you then give up
this doctrine of secession and say you will stand by the
Union hereafterY Did they agree to iR Not at all sir
We could have no Union on any terms Whatever. They
said will have the right at any time with arms in our
hands, to withdraw from tho Union 1t was minority,
with in their hands, demanding only new con
sttGtion but demanding that should acquesce in the
destruction of the government will 60 further
charge the friends of the Hon. Senator from Kentucky
with the design Of breaking up the Charleston Convention
long before the clecton with the idea of forcing this issue
to break the government and prove by the declare
tons Of his own friends in public,
Mr. BRECKINRIDGE said great many personal illusions
have been made, which, though not supplementary,
yet ungenerous and unjust The Senator from Wisconsin,
suppose, believes what he says is true firmly be-
eve it not to be true, and that it not true
by the conduct OF those persons after the result of
the election was known, in their longcontinued, per-
ssten efforts to adjust this question hut it refused
In regard to myself those who know best, that
never from the moment first knew what the constitu
ton of my country was did utter one word
cherish thought that was false to the constitution and
Union Of the country
Mr. BROWNING (rp) of H.. intended to vote for the re-
solution but could not permit the remarks of the Senator
from kentucky to uprepied to- The Senator had been
allowed the largest liberty and he has taken every oppor
tunty assal the President but he hod not heard SIN
gle word Of denuncation against those who seized the
property and assaulted the flag. He desired to know
whether he approved tho acts Of South Carolina at
tempting to withdraw from the Union, and the acts Of
those States who followed her in treason He desired
ask the Senator from Kentucky what the President should
have done when the flag fired on, when loyal mc1
were fired and their lives assaied He has not in
formed u.s. Of those who assaed the President
have Informed US. Should rs government have humbled
itself before treason lfnot what else could do? Those
deluding themselves totally who think that any
promise with treason will, close this Chvarc South
treason boasts that the slaves arning in
their behalf, but if suggested that the North
put arms the hands Of its black citizens
then goes up dismal howl Let them be
lest they teach lesson. If they force TO
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