New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-09

United states iDcicaing communication run Wv
Secretary Of State declining 20 transmit the O.
,Gencc IN II a.on to the reciprocity treaty between Tue
United States and the Sandwich Islands
PROMOTION OF ENLIsrMENIS
TIC hill 90 promote oal.smoBts then came ui''f con
,ide.lt.ou. with the pending amondm, az '' H'
DFEsON On., Mo- to limit the freedom OF s"'o '''''
TO tie loyal STATES alone -
MIR CinfuE Cond u. Va) said-In tlcsc unhappy
times when good men are rendered odions ana .%U
popular when great men arc mad' 'ttIo .',u ~.
men great he who would serve he country s"S, must
be above personal considerations. lie Pd'u a t"NtIs
tr!5Uie 20 tie State Cf Virginia, an" 'sI" '' 'i
dotdsCncut she challenged oar dGnIF"''Oh 10 - i"
lanry of her sons on many honorable hc"' ne 90
not believe there would be an early CESSATION 81 hyst
ties nor did he believe that the stdi v"iioh GA "lch
the Rebels had been kept alive Tor tA't' years Was
likely 90 result I'm an early death liaDsh'"j VIC
mon cosd never be restored by The mere CXcrc.sc 81
cocrcyc power by tie Federal Government. We had
reached point whore the nature "nd tor 90 is
ts.s War an exercise OF the Constitutional
power Of the Government to rGt down !"
ichclion against ITS authority or was IL 81
w.roi "a. Northern Stl,o9 against the southern. II
tie former we drew AL orr powers from the Cons'g
ton Il the lattcI Il s var 10y the States against the
Constitution, leaving thc states responsible alone 10 ne
fuc war has been conducted. Mr. Garlic denied mat
any legislative powers were derived from tie laws 81
war and quoted John Quincy Adams IN support Of hi.
opinion. The whole scope and Plan OF the powers 81
tGc Government were - operate ON indiVuuas qua h"'
~.tDs We Lad 10 power under tlc tuHst4.ui'Oh Z"
coarcc state. 70 say that Congress had power 70
iul. tic men 50 ho framed The Constitution were lrH"-
rant oar Government itSeli was the creature 81 cYu
war, and WIS established OIL the great p.licipf Ia.
there Coud he % Government among STATES OF oltTNl
geographical locations and separate domestic insltl
toE FOR common purposes II the power proposed hero
vas cNcItsd il WoGld he declaration that
after seventy years Of rlal, the prlncip.e
cortrndcd for in the of The revolution
Na. failure and We are now IN lsti c0ntcuding for e
hWoccaty Of interests. II the propositions at ti'
Senator from Ohio (Shcruan) were true, We would III
fact iuauurltc this policy and undo what was done III
lao The argument That Slavery WIS The cause ~ tbs
war; and that there could be- no Union with slavery! -
AN argument against the facts. an argument against
the rgt 81 state To govern itself; an argument cai'
cUaltd 20 destroy beautiful system ui go'tInwe,
AID erect mon IT. ruins VA which I'LL power would
BE- centralized in the General Government We had
lust as much aud more right, under the Con>tiI'
ton say To The states Tint Slavery should not le to'
Grated within It's borders We had Co "a! thai th.
Catholic Religion shonld not be. Il We 20 outside ol
the Consultation TO soch power for legislative a''o"
here. We acknowledge that the ,Al', Iu.hi
of free government Is a imnre. ne Gem
that the Rebels were hollgernts unless they
became so hy the acts Of war auIhoriiies Ia
uIr legislative capacity De would never consent o.
acknowledge them as snch. lie thought tld We eol4i
secure and had an understood Htll I" SEIZURE W.
services ui slaves without eu'h'l pdths lhtH' Ii'
power o. the States had never been doubted 90 ei''
pate slaves but Dc denied The existence cd tur i""T
Tor their emancipation H. thc States by act OF tLt
Federal Government. such power had never been 81
voacd. lie would go lar ~ the members irom Iolu
states whose soil had never been made ne scene Z"
war IN eNrrtluC every power possible 10 pun uu"4 iit
Rebellion. but lc could not consent Ia the ct'rc.r H
POWER clearly not within TIE scope of Congress and ne
lcdcr.l Government under the Constitution We should
use force against force and not Trlc the love oi tt
honest citizens 81 the SOUTH Who had never
cone willingly into the Rebellion. We should not
perpctratc acts like that recently lclprifaied
ty that bad man Butler the james iIVcF where lc
sent transports and seized the grain and pork OF
widow and then announced the enterprise great
Union victory. The people II The Sonth were our
kiudrcd-bone of our BONE flesh oi our hesh-and many
Of them compelled, on account Of our inabiii
~ 20 crush the Rebel uthorltyt0 acknowledge n Gt
Jac,O Government. He had Away, maintained that the
exercise merely Of the cOcTclyc powers u the Govern
meut never would restore the mon We should never
iuaugurate measure which would render death prefer
able reunion. We should Distinguish between those
in and those who are willing and anxious Tor
connection with us lie would not in his leesla-
tive capacity, interfere with slavery IN tie States.
bat q military commander lie would use slaves a. De-
would as @ horse q wagon abandoned by The enemy.
We would be obliged ~ conquer our own pfeJudlces
before could conquer the Sonth war oi conquest
was always neiminable and the position Of tn seeded
States rendered the Union desirable "a them as Z" US
We have for three years rc,Ortcd ~ the coereNe
powers of the Government Why not change our POI
les little aud leave all these irritating subjects 10 the
Military Department where they properly belong.
On motion of Mr.. DoOLrTTLE Gun. Mls) the further
cor sideratiOn OF the resolution postponed.
ON motion Of Mr.. LANE (Cn.. Kansas the Senate
Went into Executive Session and shortly aiteIWar1
adjourned.