The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-02-04
lie denied that this was formal recoy-


admits that it is broken. The Govern
ment had failed to crush out the rebellion
and would always fail. lie approved OF
mediation as a means Of suspeuding hos
titites, bat objected to arbitration. lie
pointed out the lessons Of the war from
which each party had learned to respect
the power and vaor Of the other. Mr..
V. concluded 10y a reference to his readi-
ness TO yield up u-,> nal interests and
the more material rewards Of ambition
Just now to the future and the good OF
his country. Whoever believed that war
would restore the Union, whoever was
| for war for the abolition of slavery or
disunion, and whoever demanded South
ern independence aud final separation,
would not be satisfied with wha, he said.
But he h n.ways b IL Tor the Union,
and would not surrender it ron. In
youth he desired to live to see the hun
dredth anniversary OF American irdepen.
denee, and as orators exult in the grow.
| ing glores and greatness Of the still Uu,.
ted States, he hoped 70: it yet. If we
secured peace now and began re union,
all would be well If not, he saw nothing
before Us but revolution and anarchy.
M. NanlanLigham's hour having ex
pired,
Mr. Bingham said the speech of his
colleague should not go unanswered. |,
was an apology Cor secession. When the
gentleman quoted history he should do it
correctly. lie charged that movements
looking 10 secession commenced at the
South before Abraham Lincoln was elec.
ted. lie charged that there would have
been no rebellion now bu, for the course
of the gen oman and his friends, aud
their cry Of no coercion. The act Of James
Buchanar, in refusing to coerce The rebel
Sales, was the cause Of the protrac;ed
war, and that act was sustained by the
gertlemap and his party. If Mr. Lincoln
had fdll6asd the footsteps of his prede.
.cessor,xhd refused TO coerce or interfere.
it would have been confession ,ho, ,La
Government was unabls - d.i.nd ;,soI,
and the result would have been Gisrun.
ton. But he acted ditfsren,Iv lie
called out an army to defend tho Gov.
ernment. lie had no doubt ,be ,orI.
man was greatly crieveJ ,hsr-at Us
held that the only way bv which the
Union and The Constitution couId bo
maintained was by force of arms Ian, ,ha
gentleman declared that he had n.v.r
voted a dollar for the purpose Of war If
every member of the House had initiated
his example, they would have had moth
ing 20 protect them from rebels in arms
He charged that the Democratic no,,,.
or that the public which coipc;ded with
the gentleman. wer, Ia-oaIy ro.no,s;,,o
for all the blood shed in the war II.
colleague was, At the sams mom.o, f..
Union and disunion ba do,rooo,oI
but his conclusions varu
issue with his n,omisoo
In the coursa Of ,,s daba,o ,t- ",
landipham asked Mr. RiooLan 8 ho
would be wiling to sion tho W., ,ifLo
knew the South would return urder ,bo
Constitution to the Union
Mr.. Bingham REPLIED ,ba, bo iii ~,
think the gentleman had a,,bori,r tro,n
his master. jeff Davis 70 mske ,Sa nro
position in his name lie held ,h., ~
cou,d snh,,;, - rlo,. :,
arms and survive. The Question to dav
was, should the Repuh ic rvs and sbould
thew heouea,b !, 70 ,ls;r ch;,dr., and
to sccomplish thar, the exnspd;,urs o,
blood and Of treasure was "a ro,h;,a
Mr.. Wright said Ls was a neace man
but no. OF the STYLE Of the osn,,em.n
from, 0h;o M Uul:i> RI