Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-03-23
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Nashsn Ltpn, March IS
The c7cdrmtiajs ct David MIlmot were
presented u til" senate, auI he was after
wards sMorn III and te"k his seat
Inc .loint Nesoiution OF the Legislature
ot indIrma, requesting Comgrcss 10 cad Il
Convention tor amendments 10 the Con-
sUlutiun, vs. .a,d on the table and order.
ed T. be pr}nt-d,
MIR Douglas resolution was taken up,
and Mr.. Breckenridge spoke
paMr i,reckInrt4We said la the present
anxious and dIStIhct-d condition ut the
country. the Svhate should not adjourn
without expressing An opinion on the oX.
citing state Of affairs and giving some adj
wee t,nbing to nI,ay pnbMc Gpprrhcns ,un.
Opinion seemed divided a. to the measures
Of me inaugural. lie Was Tree t. cu,.iess,
and 1rG tilted T. do so, that ~ general ex.
pr"sS}ors are Tor harmnny aud The pre-
vcnl.ou q: n,ood,ucd bat fhe. pal.cy watch
the rgcz,d~nt Gays he deems 4 his du'y to
pursue, mast result III u.o9i, Wuiaas essen.
uajly modified.
lue le4jin- il"a Of the Insurura! very
c'"ar.y pat y;h. is, he President does not
rernsnI1- in any sense the existence OF
another Eun'"d2larY, bat that ne regard.
all ITocncd}uIs and acts in the secrded
St.fes either rt-ArrecbUu or revolution.
aud laEl it !, his purpose, 10 she extent o.
ms power, - iniarce the laws ia all the
states icc.Huu- those " hO have Withdrawn
The inIcveucr WAS irresistible 10 What
ever extent force Or avasaoa IS necessary
t. co.ircl dA'v on imports, and maintain
p s>e>>0ou "",! occupy he forts. force will
be employed by coMstrA.nE it to be his
Constitutional du'y. 'ilS true the Pre,i.
dent has qua it'd ms 1rc'AyarlDn hv say
lug the cuulsr herein lndicalvI, Will be
followed unless current events aud sxpe.
reuco shall show modification Or change
to be proper; aIl IN every case art xxi.
rrncy. my hest discretion viii be exercised
according to c'rcum stances actually eXi st
ing, and with a view to the penceiui solu
tjun Of our raliousl troubles and the res.
tor@tion OF trht~rual sympathy and alice
ton. lie lHrecklnridgel took this qual
tication TO mean, he will not undertake to
execute the laws, or TO held the Forts or
other places within the withdrawing States,
excepting where circumstances shnw his
ability to do so, and tina, he will not un
tierraNe 10 enforce those functions because
it would be initiating war and make the
hopes of a peaceful solution more doubt
tul. Then the policy would be that which
would prevent the initiation Of boodsked.
The President conceiveS i his duty t6hold
possession and occupy the Forts and coll
Iect duties on imports, 10 be modified &C
cordins to the necessity of the case which
may surround him, otherwise his policy
would be simple and easy.
Looking al Fort Sumter. what were the
reasons for rumored evacuation They
were not political, bat military reasons -
Not because, in the opinion of the admin
istration, re intnrcing the Fort would ren.
der Cancellation and harmony doubtful
but because the military aud naval power
does not expect TO penetrate to that point.
unless the purpose OF the President WAS
to use force so tar as was necessary. He
could, If has object was purely cancellations
withdraw troops for political and not mil
itary reasons. Then he thought he was
justified in constituting the. inaugural to
mean the President viii hold the Forts
and other places within the Confederate
States, and collect the duties on Imports,
to he extent of his power, and if there
is any modification, il will be because Of
his inability and not because he would be
wiling to withdraw the troops for the pur
pose OF producing Cancellation and peace
in the public mind. The character of tn.
Cabinet was not such as to induce the
belief that force would not he used Every
member except one is understood to favor
coercion if it becomes necessary to reduce
the South to su'jugation. The very or
ganizatlon of the Senate and opinions
cautIorsl y expressed by Republicans, here
show their purpose is to maintain the al
thority of the Federal Government in the
Withdrawing States oy force if necessary
In the formation Of the Standing Commit
tees, there was scarcely chairman, if any
one Of them, whose opinion was not in
favor Of thi policy. The country should
not be deceived. What was meant hy
peace and consultation How was it to
be maintained? He desired to know as
sincerely n he desired the Union of all
States. He had seen no measure Of prac-
teal policy which tends to produce the
result We are in constant dan ger of col
lison aud blonished. For the sake of
the political aad national interests of the
country, the support of the credit, and
the general prosperity, let US establish
sHNlg leailnR HvutiDle