Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-04-26
ANDREW loHnsoss RECORD.
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ra1 .HoIirioSlsrs AK DsUSioSIsTs, SECESSION
f.rs AID NUIIIylERs


but. Mr. President. recurring 10 What / said
Yesterday: there are tgo parties 10 this conn
try that wait to break up the government.
Who are theyi The nullifeFs proper Of the
south. ihe secessionists or disunoLists-lOr !
use them all SYNONYMOUS terms. There Is
a portion 81 them Who, per So, desire the dis
rupsCn Oh the government for purposes OF
their own aggrancizement. / 10 not charge
upon them that they want TO break up the
government for the purpose Of affecting slave
ry; Jet charge thar tie breaking Up OF the
govern ment would nave tia, effect the result
would be tie same Who else il for breaking
up this government? | refer 70 some bad mea
in the north. There il set Of men Who arc
called zb0ii0lisls. and they want 10 break ~
the government Trey ase disgnioHists: they
are nulliher.
TIE rroFIE Gould SETTLE TuE DFTicvtTus u
uSnSFLUKscED BY FoLTTIcIASs
Bad men north say provoking things in refer
| euce 20 the institutions of the south. AID bad
| men and bad tempered men of the south say pro
voking and insulting things IL return; ard 80
| goes on var OF elimination and recrimination N
reference to tue TWO sections Of the country, aud
the institutions peculiar TO each. They become
enrsged and insulted, and then they arc denun
| ciaiory of each other; and what + the re-ultr
The aboli,ionists. aud those who entertain their
| sent ments, abuse men OF the south. and men OF
the south abuse them in return. They Go not
| fight each other: but taey both become Offended
AMI euraged. One i dissatisfied with the other;
i one is iusuited by tho other; and then, TO seek
revenge, 10 crafty themselves, they both agree
| TO make war UPON the union, that never offended
or injured either. is THE right? Wha, has the
union done? Why should these con,ending par
ties make war upon it because they have insul;
ed and sSgreved each otheTl This glorious
| union that was spoken into existence b. the
fathers Of the country, must be made war upon
10 crafty these animOsites. Shall we,
| because Ne have said bitter things Of
each other which have been offensive.
turn upon the government, and seek
| is destruction and entail all The disastrous
Consequences upon commerce, upon agriculture,
upon the industrial pursuits OF the country that
must result from the breaking IN of great gov
| eminent like thisl What is 10 be gained out OF
/ the union that we cannot in II ANYTHING
have been zealously contenGing for-and intend
| TO contend for-every right, even TO the ninth
part OF a hair, that feel the state which have
the honor TO represent Is entitled TO 10 not
intend to demand anything but that which :
right: and will remark in this connection, that
there is spirit in the country which, il il does
not exist in this Hall. does exist in the great mas,
OF the people north and south 10 do wha, is right
aud If the question could be taken away frou
If IL could politicians: be taken away from tie
gross Of the United States and referred to th'
mass OF tie great Intelligent voting population
OF the Uni,ed States they would settle il wiihoa
the slightest difficulty, and Old defiance to seces
sionists AID Lisuuoni-is Appliance 10 the gal
leriee.
how Nv PROPOSED 70 Hight ruE BATTLh OF fHI
UNION
"ln hshtin. this battle, | shall Go il OF the basis
laid down by portion OF the people of my owl
state, in large and very intelligent meeting
committee of the most intelligent men in tn.
country reported, in the shape OF resolutions, tC
this meeting, the basis upon which | intend t
tight this great battle for cur rights. They re
ported this resolution:
"'Resolred, That wedeeply sympathize with ou
sister southern states. and freely admit there j,
csuSe for dissatisfaction and complaint on thel
part. on account OF tue recent election OF section
al candidates 70 the presidency and vice presidenc,
| OF the United States: yet We, portion OF tbs
: people OF slave holding community, arc not fol
seeding or breaking OPP the union Of these state:
until every every fair and honorable means ha:
been exhausted III trying to obtain on the par
OF the non slaveholdins states, compliance
| with the spirit and letter OF the constitution Gnt
all its guarantees; and when this shall have beer
done, and the states now in open rebellion
against the laws Of the United States, in reius
ing to execute the fugitive slave law, shall per
sist in their present unconstitutional course anC
the federal government shall fail or refuse 20 ex
ecute tho laws in good faith, it the government
| will not have accomplished the great design o
its creation. and will therefore, in fact, be prac
teal dissolution, and all the states. as parties
be released from the compact which forms th'
union
| WHAT TyNNpssEN WILL DO NORTH ESFUsi
HEB RIGHTS.
Il believ. that, to a certain extent, dissolution
is going TO take place. | say 10 the north, you
ought TO come up in the spirit which characterize
and control the north ON this question; and you
ought to give these indications in good faith that
will approach what the south demands Ii will
be no sacrifice your part. liz is no suppliaacy
on ours but simply demand Of right. VIVA,
concession is there in doing right? Then. come
forward. We have it in our power-yes, this
congress here TO night has il in Its power TO save
this union. even after South Carolina has gone
out Will they not do ity You can do IT, Who
is willing to take the dreadful alternative without
making honorable effort TO save this govern
mentI This congress has it in its power to dsy
| 10 arrest this thing, at least for a season until
there is time to consider about il. until we can
| act discreetly and prudentv and | believe ar
rest il altogether
shall give ali ;his up 10 the Yandals OIL
| the Gothsl Shall We shrink from our duty, and
dsSeft Tue government hs SINKING snip. snail
VIC stand by itl i. tor QUO. will stand here un-
Ill the high beheSt OF my constituents demands
me to desert my post: and instead of LAYING
hold of the columns OF this fabric and pulling il
down, though NAV pot be much OF proo.
| will stand with my shoulder supporting the eli
fee a. long a. human effort can do 1t. Then,
cannot We asreel We can, ii We Will, and come
| together ard save the country
I'm saving what | have said on this occasion.
| Mr. President, have done il In view OF dutv
that felt L owed TO constituents tha, o. ed
10 my children. that owed 10 myself Without
regard 10 consequences, | have taken the posi-
ton / have; and when the tug comes when
Greek shall meet Greek, and our rights are re.
fused after all honorable means have been ex
| hsusted, then il is that l will perish il the last
breach; yes, in the language Of the patriot En-.
met. i will dispute every inch of ground: l will
burn every blade OF gross, ADD the last intrench-
ment Of freedom shall BE my grave Then. le,
us stand by the constitution: and in preservII .
the constitution We shall save the Union; and, in
saving the union. we save tia tha greatest GOV.
eminent on Garth.
Il thank the Senate ioI then kind attention 4"
! SEcssTS NOT INCLUDED ~ EaE DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE
Fron Alr. Josnson's Speech o. Dec. l., 1859
In tie discussion Oh Thursday las, the sem
tor from Illinois, attempted - isy dosl the doc
triue Of the Republican party md 20 give biz
/ construction OF TIA. f.-~ftfre l. ,fo;no e, "a