The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-02-13

lThese men ofthe South who are now
engaged in this conspiracy declared thai
she should not come in with her free
constitution. Why! Because il would
multiply the representatives Of free labor
In this and the other end ofthe Capitol.
You remember the nltimatum Of thai
doughty knight Of Georgia, now in arms
against the Republic, (Mr. ToOmbs, }
] that that State must be divided blythe
thirty-sixth parallel, or they would d.
vide the Union. It was not accomplish
ed The State was finally admitted,
i but admitted upon compromise as 10
the residue Of the territory, and which
compromise was Immediately. in 1850,
|, made the pretext for organizing this
!. rebellion. The very terms were then a
J, greed upon by which the rebellionshould
/ be initiated. sooStr 81 ,slay.lFa.77e=7'
ask gentlemen to read the letters
that passed at that time between the then
Governor of Mississippi and the then
Governor of South Carolina, and see
what was then substantially agreed ups
on between them, when they talk about
maintaining the Union and the COnsti-
tuition by restoring. slavery to its status.
What was il 1t was agreed by these
high contracting parties that South Car
olina should lead off in the act of Sc ces-
sion at the proper time; and when she
had done that, declared herselfindepen-
dent ofthe authority of the Federal Gov
ernment, declared the Constitution and
laws of the United States void and OF
no effect within the limits Of her terrific
ry, then, said these gentlemen, the Fed
eral Government will attempt to "co-
cree" her TO "submission." That is
whence gentlemen borrow this word
"coercion," about which we have heard
so much to-day. 1t was in the original
conspiracy in 1850 that the word was
first used in American politics with any
significance. The Federal Government
would attempt to coerce South Carolina
into submission, and then, said they,
her sister southern States-and especial
ly the cotton States-would rally to her
standard and protect the sovereignty oil
seeding South Carolina against "uncon.
stitutionaI Federal coercion" That
plot, sir, was carried out. II was agreed
: IN 1850 that South Carolina should take
the initiative whenever the proper time,
arrived. The contest of 1852 came,
and President was elected who was
not in this conspiracy, who was moi
willing TO lend his influence to its ac'
complishment, and, therefore, it was
agreed that the proper time had not ar.
rived. The contest of 1855 came, and
: an old man was elected whose intellect
was shattered by the approaches of age
Q who, whether intending the destruction
of his country or not, brought into his
=, Cabinet council men that were in thai
conspiracy, and who were ready to use
their position and offices in aid of III
accomplishment.
In that Cabinet council sat one ol
those men who is stained all over to-day
with the blood OF our countrymen-
Howell Cobb, Of Georgia, the Secretary
, of the Treasury. In that Cabinet coun.
! Gil also sat, as Secretary of War, anoth'
er (Mr. Floyd who, in like manner,
has been engaged in this work of assas.
sination on all your stricken fields o.
battle. In that Cabinet council also
was that other man from the North
> who, l have good reason to believe
though | do not know the fact, did lend
the influence of his position to the con-
!. spiracy. | refer to that gentleman from
Connecticut, whose name is not offer
= heard these days on the lips Of patriots
either here or elsewhere, who, for III,
time being, acted as Secretary Of tn,
l Navy, and who in his personal appear
8 anee answers well TO Byron's descrip
;, ;, ton Of one of his heroes;
"He was Turk, the color Of mahogany"
l mean the man who sent ships to for
n eign seas that they might not be here l.
!. defend the Government against thi
i. great treason. / mean the man VIII,
!. permitted navy yards to be taken b!
d these rebels, and who made no homes
l. endeavor to resist them. And ther
If was that other gentleman Of the Inter
e ior Department, (Mr. Thompson VIII
Is is also now engaged in this rebellion.
q am not here 10 say that he wantonl,
and purposely allowed that Department
v to be riAed, as it was rihed, plundered
!. ofthe Indian securities; but unfortunate
!, ly it was done under his administration
$ Of the Department. And with such
v role as was thus played in the capital o
< the nation by that Democratic Cabine
q council, this gentleman who helped Il
q put them there has the effrontery t,
!. come here and arraign men for maxim,
g war on these innocent, unofiending reb
il els. According to- his logic we shoul,
Y have sat silent, and allowed those gen
e tlemen to plunder the people Of the mon
v ey in their Treasury on The one hand
|. and 10 rob them Of the means Of self,de
j. tense and self-preservation on the othel
It The suggestion of the gentleman isr il
r perfect keeping with the conduct oftha
o Cabinet. Disband your Army, he says
!. Leave the field to these rebels. Allo,
IS them to proclaim themselves to all th
world independent Of your authority
v Allow the Union to be discovered, an
}. thereupon 60 10 work and settle the dill
n 6culty, in the language OF The gentle
d mans resolution, by ga final treaty Q
peace" Thatwould be spectacle 70
l. gods and men to look on with wonder
tho Gauarnnoant ~ tba TIn;,ad Stola