Year: 1861

ineu up, that mr. Llncoln's malorit


there is only about two hundred tho,


sand on the, e,popular vote; and whe


that is added to the other vote ca,


throughout the Union, he stands to
day In a minority of nearly a millio
votes. What, then, is necessary to b
done? To stand to our posts like me
and act upon principle; stand for ou
country; and in four years from thi
day, Lincoln and his administrator
will be turned out, and the worst de.
feated and broken down party tha
ever came into power. 1t is an inev
liable result from the combination O
elements that now exist. What caus,
then is there to break up the Union


What reason is there for deserting oul
posts and destroying this greatest and
best Government that was ever spoker
into existence


THE IRREPREssIBLR CONFLICT IN rHl


SOUTH.


Are we likely when we get to our
selves, north and South, TO sink into
brotherly love? Are we likely to be
SO harmonious in that condition. AS
some suppose? What did ne fnd
he'e the other day among our brother
Senators, one OF whom referred to a
southern Governor? allude TO iton.
y to show the feeling that exists even
among ourselves, l am sometimes
impressed with the force of Mr.. jeff
erson's remark, that we may as we'll
keep the north to qnarrel with, for if
we have no north to quarrel with, we
shall quarrel among ourselves. We
are a sort of quarreIsome, pugnacious
people, and if we cannot get a quarrel
from . ne quarter we shall have it from
another; and | would rather quarrel a
little now with the north than be quar-
reling with ourselves. Because the
Governor of a Southern State was re-
fusing to convene the Legislature to
hasten this movement that was going
on throughout the South; and because
he objected to that course of conduct,
what did a Senator say here in the
American Senate? The question was
asked if there was not some Texan
Brutus that would rise up and rid the
country of the hoary-headed traitoyI
This is the language that Senator
used. This is the way we begin
to speak of Southern Governors.
Yes, to remove an obstaclein our way,
we must have a modern Brutus who
will go to the capital of State and as
.sassinate Governor to accelerate the
movement goingon. If we are so un-
scrupulous in reference TO ourselves,
and in reference to the means we are
willing to employ to consummate this
dissolution, then it does not look very
much like harmony omong ourselves
after we get out of it. - ..4o-
THE SPIRIT OF CONCESSION FOR THE SAKE


OF THE UNION.


Ibelieve that to a certain extent,
dissolution is going to take place. /
say to the north, YOU ought to come
UP in the spirit which should charac-
terize and control the north on this
question; and you ought to give those
indications in good faith that will ap
proach what the South demands. 1t
will be no sacriice-on your part. 1t is
no suppliancy on ours, but simply
demand of right. What concession is
there in doing right? Then. IA
4 forward. We have it in our power
yes, this Congress here to-day has IL
IN its power to save this Union, even
after South Carolina has gone out
Will they notdo it? You can do it
Who is willing to take the dreadful
alternative without making an honor
able effort to save this Government?
This Congress has it in its power tc
dav TO arrest this thing, at least for
season, until there is time to consider
about il, until we can act discreet,
and prulently, and believe arrest i
altogether. a t 1es- -
/, for one, will stand here
until the high behest OF my consli!u
ents demands me to desert my post


and instead Of laying hold 81 the col
umns of this fabric and pull down
though may not be much of a prop
> | will stand with my shoulder sup
por ing the ediice as long IS huma


effort can do u. "a


This speech. of course, was a yer.


uncomfortable oae for the secession


lists, and they of course indicated b
f. their manner toward the TennesSe
' Senator that they considered him "a
Abolitionist. They several times II
|. terrupted him in an insolent way
q Wiefall and jeff Davis were guilty
= gross discourtesy. We have omite
7" all the record of this interruption, tn
: we might make room for the essenti
= : parts Of the speech When Mr.. job
2 son concluded old Joe Lane made
blathering speech, in which ne betra
= ed his reasonable spirit, and dii
I play of about equal parts ofignoran
and impertinencs. 81