The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-02-02

broken; there IL no Union 10 the country
Mr.. Seward sAid he vas not surprised ths
| tho 6uuutUr from Virginia diiIrred; the Sen
ator sees discovered country; be saw "a
turning FsasoD, Judgment and harmony Il
the Union and the Senator from Virginia
here, ID he in tho Union or out seats ar
here. States here. Union here: be- had DON
Itemplated sighting because be knew treason
north and soush, might arm againss tb
Union.
Mr.. Mason said be wanted to place befor,
tho American people, the fact that the Sens
tor proposes, rs remedy, the argument Of
tyrant, force and compulsion, 40 tho only
rssort. He takes no notice Of communities
claiming to have resumed sovereignty, and
| are now completely out Of the Union. lie
wanted Virginia not to be hood winked BY
the cry OF peace, when there Was no peace.
lie trusted to the good sense Of the people,
north and south, to repudiate the counssls Of
the Senator.
Mr.. Seward Was smased at the dclusion Of
the Senator from Virginia. He made .
speech pacific and fraternal, the Senator
makes it . declaration OF war be could see
nothing but war 10 . speech which simply
proposed speaking for the HniUn, voting FOR
the Union, giving money for the Union, and
. convention in . constitutional form, and
only, after ell we're exhausted, then stand by
the old flag, and il is must fall, to be wrap
ped in its folds.
Mr.. Mason said he was speaking for Vir-
Rinia; she would never remain in the CON
federacy unless guarantees were effectually
made for the preservation OF her rights. He
Was not willing to submit the question TO tho
mae ~ q n a Ia h,.t& ~ ~
stitusion recognises the people as people OF
the States.
Mr.. Douglas desired peace and the main
tenance Of She Union, but failed to 500 any
thing 10 the action OF the Senator from Vir.
ginia, TO encourage the idsa. He WAS panied
when the Senator from Pennsplvania (Mr.
Oameron) made large advance toward con-
oiliation; he seemed to be repealed BY tho
Senator from Virginia. When the Senator
from Virginia said he wanted no coercion, he
was applauded BY the Senator from New
Hampshire, Mr.. Hale. He WAS panied, also,
whom the Senator from New York, this
morning, Was mat ia such spirit, - IL be
feared moderation would prevail; there
seemed TO be concert between extremists Of
both sides. The other day Senators on this
side Refused to vote when the proposition Of
she Senator from New Hampshire (Mr.
Clark) passsd. They then telegraphed 10
sue Suusn there Was no uops, - the republi-
cans voted down the Crittenden proposition.
Mr.. johnson, OF Ark, said there vas no
concert Of action. Senators refused TO vote
because they wanted TO see the action OF the
and il Was evident there wAs no
hope.
Mr.. Douglas said be never ceased to hope
where there was hope, and thought be saw
Indications to-day. Why mos adopt the
that Congress has no power to
legislate On the subject OF slavery, except to
perform tho duties regarding fugisivss and
TO prohibit the slave trade? With that We
might have peace.
MIR. Hale expressed surprise thyt the Sen.
ator from Illinois regarded with surprise she
appro baton he showed ct the remarks OF she
Senator from Virginia; that the latter said
the people Of Virginia are satisfied With the
and asked no concessions. lie
was willing to take the constitution 40 is was
The best hopes of mankind were freightsd in
the ship OF the Union, and none but mad men
would give it up to try q new experiment.
II had been said that New England vas to be
sloughed of any way, and If the coantry
could get along without her, be would say,
God blsss them! He paid an eloquent trib.
ute to the enterprise and industry Of New
England. He might 60 to the cotton fields
or the South and see, but for New England
that cotton which they call king would now
be . bcggar. Ii was also said that the
Northwest VAS going of. Well, goodbye;
but give US back. our jewels; give back the
Senator from Illinois with his great princi-
pie, for be belongs to US. II Ohio goes,
give back her laundering orator, (Wsde,)
FOR be belongs to Us. No, not till mon have
Lost ali recollection would the West leave
New Eugland. He would be willing TO do
anything reasonable to save the country, but
II the South insisted let them 60, and when
they return We will kill the fasted calf.
MIR. Wigfall declared the South would
never submit TO coercion, and would never
some back.
Mr.. Douglas responded to some remarks
his doctrine. concluded with the
hope that the Union will be preserved, say
ng he had reasons on which 10 predicate shis
hope.
hr. Wigfall proceeded to argue against
nop-intsrvention. Adjourned.