, 1865-01-26

No combination Of pafliaa can secure to him the
o. o. R9,aes, snhiston snth Whose
individual desires throughout the pa3nn; for here
the laws Of social organism Will arrest IN time this
supremacy. Congress or the President itay, un-
dcF the control Of pro-elayery minority, dictate
this OF that Thing to be done and xppo1nt otfcfa
to do It. But this artificial process bJ which soel-
cty beeomcs nannfhctnre rather taan = growth,
laws arc fniuated, and grow out Of the popular
character. The predominaslng element III society
viii eventually break through all restralEts and
ernen .Df 10 oi RI ILL., 2t
truth can be found than In the history Of the sav-
cry struggle in this county. For m1ny years the
slave raEty monopolised II power, and moulded
Of an abolition sentiment, even at tue North, was
sufficient to nclte mob, The found .tion OF the
slave system seemed 10 be firmly laid. But as q
steady growth Of tree, 20 this artilcla state oi
society gradually but sarc1y crnmbled away bo-
tore the Irresistible encrpachments Of the fec Ia
Dor system, whose successive layers were germ
incted IN The hcsrts of the popular ma.ses.
The principle Of free labor having thus become
the leading element IN the onsitu.ion Of society
come, in spite all artificial acaiust
1t, to mould all our social Institutions and laws
end thest: Institutions and laws being thus formed
In conformity with the ,popnlsr wit, which IL a
product Of tho predominant desires OF the peo-
pie. uust he inirnical to aud utterly Incompatible
with the ant-Eonistc principles Of slavery. Thus
between shareholders and the citizens OF free So
cftty, q broad and impossible gulf Is placed.
There is no neutral ground upon which they can
meet for the purpose VI Concllliatlon aud com-
promise. The system which Ia the foundation oil
shareholders, is denounced by the frec fab,r of
the North as wicked and inhumar, and hereafter,
throughout the civilized world, the tongues and
'+1eic Of barbarisn,' that is yainly striyins; to
prolong h. sinful existence by tho destruction of
iGorcrnmcnt upon whose foundation rest th-
ondcst hopes and the noblest aspirations OF tbs
The third and last method to which eaa1l call
fouF attention, Of 1erminatLg the present war, IL
y the subjngation Ct the South and the recon-
upon the principles of freedom. Tie successful
accomplishment Of this method. requires:
1st. The complete destruction or the military
ID. The comp1ete abolition Of the system OF do
mcEtc slavery. snd the reorganization Of Southern
society upon the free labor 6ae1s.
The destruction OF the military power Of the
rebels ls WORK Of slow hut sure scconpl,shn,ent.
he material resources Of the Government, with
the energy, courage and skill Of 13 1o5al people,
ted ard obstinate determination never to Yield,
nust IN the end give way to tho advancing armies
of the Union.
With their great lines Of railroads dcstroYed, or
held In our possession their narlgahle rivers uu-
der the eubjection OF our insincihIe grnbo.ts and
theIr commercial cIues either safr1soned by our
lU0fb OF Dl0EhaQtu " Uuf ulF3% t4E fG4El STATES
will soon be nnahle TO maintain and sulsaist an
army OF any nssnitadc, and the entire Ebrtc ol
the present Ecspunc> powerful. centralized goy-
ernment Of the Confeder.cy will be broken into
EngmcntB.
The questions we are considering are Of such
vast and solemn importance, that eAnno: triae
with them By the use OF any idle words of senss.
less bragxadoelo. but appeal with couidencs to
the calm and tobcr Judgment Of my hearers to
sustain me in the assertion, thnt the problem ot
The ability Of the Federal Government 10 conquer
1nEfH q FY1ff$1 rfft
already eorea, and that The ultimate destru .:ivu
ur dispersion Of the Confederate armies, the cap.
ture OF the rebel capital and the pcrmsa cat o:;u-
paney Of the Federal authorities oa eysry lnpor-
tart OF commercial potntin The rcbe!1iaas Stl:cs,
dcpeuas entirely upon tho will Of 1ns gent 4r:e
aid Intelligent people Of dhe North. ,,,,
not cc EhoIy sabdacd. The Rcifye Stages OF the
war Will Indeed he over; the days Of great and
bloody battles Pit; but that pcaceahle aad viii
Goyernmsnt Of lhe Guson. 20 essenliai 10 d.
maintenance End preservation Of republican
representative form Of Government. Will not exist
and Southern society rcoFgsnizcd up3n the free
labor h1sls. As long Us safety continues to exist
in the South, 50 lo1g will the main body Ct thu
Gnion based apon tie antasoaiate ] principles ot %
Tree fnhor. Now, popnisr Institutions cannot be
worked through tht agency Of dissdected people,
and conquered South can therefore olif be
governed by the overthrow Of representative in
ettutions In the Southern States and the suDsttu-
ton of a centralized despotism welded bY tAs
Federal Government; or by complete remor1l
Of the caube OF dtsadcchon, 20 that We may be-
come nation having but QUO foEa Of social and
political organization, and that based upon the
tolId rock Of u01rersal liberty.
This "c0nsuMmat1on dev0uNy to be Wf8heda
Is rapidly approaching. Already slavery has been
driven from the National Capital; excluded for
eycr BY Law from all The Federal Territories. abo:
ished By constitutional enactment In Maryland and
Missouri. practically destroyed IN Virgins. Ten
nessee, kcntucky. Arkansas and Louisiana. willis
au0, ,0cQ Of the long despfsed black race clothed iu
banner Of liberty into the very heart qt the sla7c
Conftdcracy. -
Ifis indeed an honr in which the friend. Of hu-
thousands Of brave lucn who have f.llen, nay Well
take courage for the rebel lion has l1as,ened the
doom Of SIS very. and out Of the present contest,
the Federal Union Will emerge rnbroken, aud for
eyer punhed from the great stain that has so long
dligtaced It's history.
REMAKKs OF SENATOR GREEN.
Mr.. Green, Of Alexander, said:
- Iaccept that instrument {the Consttu-
uopl sna lore It without chauge. 1 want il -
our toretati'crs made 1t. and a. received It I
touch it. do not want to zee the chsrlatan
s'stcernen Of the day-the host OF progress they
sec dt to call th-mselves-deseerats that noble
monument at human wtsdnnl<y laying ierevesen-
t1a hands upon it True, this il day o1 progress,
and have been told. since this resolution has
been pending, that must m9ant s2 The car of pro.
70 progress. accept II, a. q healthy outgroWth
Of our civilization. I am rca3y to accept progress
in ~ 1ts forms winch are right VIII accept
accept Mormonism, ifyoR will convince me 1t ia
best adapted to the human race. II you can Gun
vince me hy argument. l will accept the modern
the white man the actual, and that miscegenauon
is the highest good Of man. Convince me, and I
will accept phoaedcs =. the true science Of
rRfog1ess-physieai, rR T morai, iateliectnai-if goa
wish It to be considered thst the Federa1 Consi-
nay be influenced By specions argugcnts canning
lar mind the powerful artillery Of logic, aimed BY
a well timed 9ebatant. you msy oftea MAKE error
and particularly so IN tic midst If great Hopul,r
c1ciieucnt Therefore do not intend to be con
yinced that the Constitution Is wrong. / ou1Y
ntqua tu:undrs"-Wftl, its fundamental principles,
u our fathers handed IT down to me.
The Senator from kt1lakce has made j must
heard no eior. more bcautlfn than list which he
has delivered To-day. accept 1t for III beauty.
But that It has my bearing upon the qaes ton u
70 show the right Of the policy 81 changing the
Federal Constitatlop7 he begged the question;
he did not investigate the power nor the morsl
over it and told ns Of the evils Of slavery. / am
willing In this discussion to admit all those
evils but ] do not admit bis speech a.
IN argument, In favor Of the proposition
san ha11angei indeed he did not once mention the
resolution. His speech was but the eu1ogy Of T.
natfc1sm-an eloquent record Of the progress Of
Abolitionism* And there Is popular sentiment
which has get up Abolition ~ an Idol, and has
fallen down before i md yorshlpped;. The sena-
most beautiful oblat1on. he told us how it raised
its rorron head in 1880; hn be did not tell rs how
its voice had aounded to jefferson, "likc e-bell
night nor how history will regard It. first ap-
pea1sns - vas 1ne P,ss1n$ n nnnason 10
and told Us Of its tumphs over what be Is pleased
to call the slave power. fear that the triumph
* which he tpeaks will be TRIUMPH over our
form Of government md free Institutions. When
The French people placed the Goddess Of Reason
IN the stead Of The God Of their latoers and Snet
at her shrine and worshipped. government and the
religion Of Christ 1t m end, and anarchy and
fnfdeIity reigned supreme. Then ensued bloody
revolution, followed by Temporary despottsn.
culmlnat1ng hnalfy in tho imperial desponsn' Of
The ponapaftc dynasty. The tiberty~|ortns French
banishment or seclusion. and the true spirit Of
French patriotism is dead. And this Government
EtltEot be able tear, to stand up under this mad
worship Of the Abolition Idol. 1t the i-on wedge
OF fanayicism, embodied in this resolution. shall
be driven, INTO the !itals Of the Constitution, It
our GoTefument Will cessc 10 he popular 10 form,
apd wealth and ari.Iocracy will convert 1t 10 their
own uses.
Let us new. sir, inquire into the right to amend
the Constitution In the manner proposed. deny
that the cnustitrt,nn can Re. amended III any WY
shall not be driven from my position by the bnga-
boo Of the negro. shall not ls Iorrlded by hay