Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-01-14

country than the Senator from Massachusetts.
IF there we've. not-God save the mark-the
country would go speedily to irretrievabe ruin.
When the leaders of the rebellion stood up
in the Senate and declared that they were re,
he]s &c, the Senator from Massachusetts, did
not omen his lips-he remained as dumb as a
fish. Great laughter in the gallery. Now
the Senator is in trump hant majority IN this
bodv, and has hundreds Of thousands OF sol
diers to back him, he is bold, courageous. 1t
IS easy to be Brave when there IS no danger.
Mr.. Davis had asked the people to revolt
against their war leaders and call National
Convention to stop the war: The profound
Senator from Massachusetts declares Nation
al Convention is treason-contrary to the Con,
stitution. That Senator is the successor OF
Webster.1 Ye gods what succession! Burst
Of laughter In the galleries.
He Mr. Davis did not want the war to stop
until the Union was restored lie was not 60
ing to he recreant to the Government. lie
would vote the necessary supplies tor carrying
on the war, The great and paramount OBJECT
of the Senator from Massachusetts is to carry
on the war for the destruction OF slavery.
Mr.. Davis propounded this question to the
Senator: If the Rebels In the several States
offered to come back upon the condition that
they should have all their rights under the
Constitution, would you agree tor them to
come back and have slavery as they old before
the war?
Mr.. Wilson not replying, Mr.. Davis contln-
ned-He. ls-silent-he knows that he would
prefer the separation Of the Southern States
The Senator from Massachusetts, says Ma
tional Convention would be reasonable, revoc
lutionarv. He Mr. Davis admitted that If
the Convention was called contrary to the Con
stitution that it would be revolutionary. IT
the people of the several States meet together
in Convention to do away with the Govern-
ment, they have right to do that act: Ihls
Government is nothing but social partner
ship, which the people can dissolve # they see
fit, He quoted a speech OF Mr.. Wilson s
made in 1858, On the Kansas question, IN
which he stated that the people OF the North
would rise in their mi ht, rush upon the Capl-
tol. thrust Buchanan from office, and overthrow
the pro- slavery olicy forever. let the Sena-
tor has the audacity to introduce the resolution
to expel me, for language much less violent
and significant than he used in 1858.
The Senator from Massachusetts, was a colo
mel once but where he acted as colonel history
has not shown it. He took his regiment across
the Potomac in the nelghborhood OF Bull Run.
He took bis position upon a lofty emlnence to
overlook the battle field. After the defeat ne
was the foremost in the flight. That demon
stration of the hero satisfied him that he was
not the man for the battle feld-he dotted his
regimentals. Mr.. Davis related an anecdote
of person who said that he was too tat to
fight. The Senator from Massachusetts was
not too infrm to fight, but he had worse In
trinity. ;, .--m
The Senator from Mass, was told that
his services as leader Or overseer were more re-
quired, and he was, most easily persuaded
triotism and love OF country should be, like
Caesars wife, above suspicion. It was said,
I do not know how true it u.s. that while the
Sonator u.r~actino "a colonel he sold the suit.