The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-07-29
rHE NEW YORK SUN.
HosDAv MORNING JULY 20, 1861.
Thirty-seventh Congress.


D,airics q Coluabia vas taken up, and pas,ed
Mr.. hohRrlL (Ms.) pressntsd . pstitier
from citzebs Of Wssbington asking for Q sup
gyss'ioa u the Rroe shopa Referred 10 III
Ccnmitt.s on The District Of Colambis,
~. joint rssoluli.s spproving tho sets d
Mr.. ycHssou (renn) proceeded 70 spsss n
hpeth IN favor u the Resolutions.
He SAID he wss unwilhag 10 lst the Ssnst .
astoorn without saying scunsihiDg Of the pre-
sat state Il Affair.". On cur rseuyn here We
fnA ourselves In the miest 81 civil war, which
seas 70 b. progressive and yitacut much
hope Ga .pe.dy termination. II seemed 70
BIN that the Government had reached ons Of
the three periods which all Govvrnmsnts uust
pass Though. First, they have 10 pass through
ibe ordeal Of 90 ab ishing their fndspsndencs
This Government passed that In the war cf
the ksvuiution n'xt altar hsvirg obtained
indspsndsncs and taken position among ns-
| tins they must maintain Il agsinst fofsiRn
Yovsrs ard foe. This Government bssssd
that o. dssl N 1912. Thsrs 10 another ordeal
vhen the Gyvernment has 10 contend against
tptsnsl fees. We nrs now In the midst Of
tSs third ordssl. The strsegls now is whsth-
or the Government 10 espsbls OF maintaining
its sxistsrce against traitors TO the Constitu-
tion Of the coUatry. This u the problem now
before the people Of the earth
II is struggle now WHISTLER the psople shah
rule n have government based on the In
tsligsnor integrity and purity Of the p,opls.
lie isfsfred 70 the case Of General JAoksos at
New Orleans, as a precedent for establishing
martial law In case OF omsrgency. Had JAoK-
SOC refused o put the city uadsr martial law,
and thus lost tina goyernnsnt, ne ought 10
have lost his head. Why not co No forward
and support the Govsrnmsnt No. the act ID
too apparent ttat We had enemies Of the Gov
20 havs got enemies Of u Government here
now The Senator ,om California (Mt. La
THAN) showed couclusivtly that the ming the
traitors most feared last year was compro-
mise, sad their great sfbrt was TO get out Of
Cor gross before compromise could be made.
The Oguu snt has bean made that the Free
States would get the power, and then amend
,ion Of Slavery, and hence the South must not
walt till the fatl day came. Then eight states
vihdtew. and We resehed the point who're
the frs- states had q msjority and the power
10 smsbd the Constitution, 90 A. TO overthrow
the ins,itution OF Slavery. Now what was
dons then Why, lh,y passed. an amend.
msnt 90 the Constitution that no amend-
l ment should be made TO the Consultation that
would Give any power 70 legislate on tbs sub
jet OF slavery. Tslk about compromis, How
can you get guarantees moro bidding than
that2 This Is done whom the free states have
the power, ard II PLACES haveiy beyond the
control Of Consrsss. What more can you ask7
Why don't the states who talk compromise
coma forward and acospt this otfsfl But no.
IL stead Of that they pass ordinances e. viola .
the Coz shtu ion aud take the state cut. WHAT
else did Congress do whsn free state. had the
powers, They came forward, passed three tor
| ritorial bills and none OF them had any slavery
prohibition and declare that no law shall be
passed by territories inpsiring the rights Of
/ private property. Can there be anything more
| conclusive Now right hare take the ind
| msnt to the Constitutional and Torrit orid
bills, Md what ass Is left Of the slavery cues
tion7 Yot the Union must be broken up. some
are sincere In compounds, but othets come
hsce simply to make 1t prstsat In the hops
that II will be refused, and then on refusal the
| states are declared out OF the Uaion. A
Senator from Georgia once taid, when
traitors became nun,rnus enough, tIsa-
son will Be respectable. Perhaps It Is 60 now,
but, God b5ng willing, lot there be % many as
they please. he co pmsnc,d the war agai ct
traitors and treason sgainst the Government
framed by the father, and intended 60 continue
II TO the end. (Applsuse In the galleries We
are now In the midst Of civil war. Blood has
besn shed and life sacrificed. Who commenced
it2 Yet We are DOW told that We must come
forward and separate the Union, and make
peace with traitors and rebels. LIST them
ground THAR arms. obey the laws, and 40
| knowledge the Constitu, Ion, then perhaps We
will talk about compounds. The best COM
promise 10 the Constitution Of tho United
States, and here Mr.. JOHNSON referred TO Mr..
BsEcxINbIDoE's speech. Is there q desire 70
change the Goverimsnt2 lie quoted from
Alabama papers that monarchy was deslra-
| BILE and also from Mr. RussRLLs letter TO tho
London Times. He also quoted from Rich
mond PlperS which said rather than submit TO
tho United States they would 20 under
the rule Of the amisble Qaeen OF Great
Britain. He quoted from a Memphis pa
per. which raid, "K necessary lot Harms
Do King, and the Mayor Of Memphis die
tator or that State" Thinas are under
he law o, tsrror no. ROAMING. IsHAM q.
HARBB, Kirg over the State Of Tenr sesee
where lie the Zones Of the immortal JAcKsosi
lsHAM q. HARRB, Kinea know the COM
ponent parts that compose IsHAM g. HAVRIs
and he be my kihg1 My Master2 Sir, he
shall be my slave first. (Applauss In the gal
leres, which the Chairman suppressed, saying
that II ihsrs was any repetition Of II the gal
leries would DO clearsd) Mr.. JeHssoN oou-
South. He said In South Carolina a man
must have Eve or ten acres OF land and isn ne
Rroes TO be eligible 70 q seat In tho 10 yer
House OF the Sta'e L-gi,latuIe. That would
be poor place for him TO get bis ripht.. lie
was free to say II he Cohnsop) was there he
would net be eligible, and he doubted II sy on
the Senator fren Kentucky would be eligible.
He quoted from various Southern documents,
ard contsndet that II was PLATA thors was a
dssign TO change the character and nature Of
| the Government, and erect q great Slave en-
pire. The ifsue Is no fairly made up, aud all
ihote In favor Ct Free Government must
| stand by the Constitution.
When the President Of the so called South
ern Confedsracy hsRed q pioclama'i ion for
| 100, W0 men, great complaint was m ade here
about the Ptsic snt Of the Unirsd S .sies issu.
| ing proclamation for 70, goo, and there was
great talk about violation Of the Constitution.
Then this same JEFFERSON DAVIS issued let
ters Of marqus, In Violate even Of the pseudo
Government ovor which he presides He gave
/ premium to freobOoters everywhere. This
same DAVIS, who owed education and every.
thing to thsGovsrnment Of the United iatss,
who won all the honor he had under the Gov
/ eminent, now, with unsheathsd sword, is in
arms against II. The Rebels had even stopped
the psssssin the mountains that hs (JoHsson
should not 90 back and carry arms TO the poo
pie OF the Btats. lie wanted TO carry deliver
ancs TO this brave psoplS who were down
and they may be ovsrcoms. They may
trawpls N undsr foot, and change our noun
taiLs 70 Npu'chres, but they never can drive
Us from the Union. Tho people will rise in
their might and grandeur and prosecute
the war, not for the subjugation Of any
| Of the Institutions Of the South, but TO
| maintain the supremacy Of the Government
and TIE Constitution. The Government nj
cannot, must not fall. What though the flag
was sullled the other caJ2 If necessary 70
parity II, II will DO bathed In nations blood
4 The nation must be redeemed, and the cause
must triumph on which rests the hope and free.
dom Of the civilized world He closed with an
appeal TO thu Govern nent TO save them from
ruin, from the most corrupt and direful con
spirAoy ever seen in the world.
II Thu Kaaoluf lon WA than 0Ad I'LL Mnn-