Year: 1861

ter was taken on the 18th, and on the 10th ne Is
sued his Proclamation Taxing al these ;dsd erSaI ~
advance and that their object was to extend their
power to subjugate the other States and to overthrow
the Constitution and the laws and the Government:


Senators talk about violations OF the Consttuion.
Have YOU beard any ntimaon Of complaint from those
Senators about this Southern COnfederacy-thls oaha
of traitors their country and country instnuous


repeat, substantially, the language Of the senator
from Illinois (Air Bro ~ning: Have you neala ani
law Oh the other sidel Oh, mo- But we must stahd
still the Government must not move while they are
moving with hundred thousand men; while they nave
the power to call forth the entire militia and the army
and the navy. While they reducing our forts' anu
robbing us Of property must stand still; the
Constitution and the laws not be vioated and an
arragnment ia made to weaken and parayze the Gov
eminent In its greatest peril and trial"


On the 18th Of April, the proclamation was issued
calling out seventyve thousand men, after the Con-
federae States had authorized hundred Thousand
to be received by their Presidentthis man Davis,
who stood up here and made retiring speech-a man
educated and nurtured by the Government who
sucked its pap; who received all bis military nstruc.
ton at the hands of this Government; man who got
all his distinction, civil and military in the service OF
this Government beneath the Stars and stripes, ana
then, without cause-without being deprived OF sim
gle right privilege--tbe sword he unsbeathed In
vndication of that flag in foreign land, given to him
by the hand Of his cherishDg mother, be stands this
day prepared to plunge into her bosom. Such men as





and eXtenuate their acts, either directly Indirectly
You never hear from them of law Constitution be-
ing violated down there. Oh, no; that Is not men'
toned


On the 18TH the President issued his proclamation
calling seventy five thousand into the service OF
the United StBes aud the 18th, this same Jefferson
Davis President of the Southern Coniederacy, Issued
proclamation proposing or opening the door 70 the
Of letters of marque and reprisal, aud that
too in violation Of the -hermaphrodite Govern
nent that has been gotten up down tnere. In retail
alton for the proclamation Issued by the President OF
the United States he, in violation of the Constitnaon
of this pseudo.coniederacy, issued bis proclamation pro-
posing to issue letters of marque and repreai. In
other WORDS be proposed to open an office and say we
will give out licenses TO rob the citizens OF the United
States of all their property wherever can oe peSea
up upon the high Th, he proposed to do not only
in violation Of the Constitution OF the Confederate
States but in violation of the law of nations; for no
peoJ Je-I care not by what name you call it-has
right to ssue letters of narque and reprisal until It's
Independence is first acknowledged AZ separate
aud distinct power. las that been done
| think, therefore, Senators find some hItle
violation of Constitution and law down there among
Themselves SIR, they have violated the law ana tne
Constitution every step they progressed in going
there and now they violate it in tryiag TO come TINS
way There was a general license offered, premium
offered TO every freebooter TO every man wno wanted
to puDder and play the pirate on the high seas, 10
come and take commission, and plunder III the name
of the Southern Confederacy to take, at that tine,
the property of Tennessee or the property OF hen-
tucky your beef, your pork, your Hour, and every
other product making its way TO foreign market.
Mr. Davis authorized letters Of marque and reprs to
pick them up and appropriate them. After that their
Congress that he had gone ahead Of their Consti
tuition and the laws Of nations and they passed law
modfy yng the Issuance OF letters of marque aud re-
prisa that they should prey upon the property OF the
citizens OF the United States excepting certain States
| excepting Kentucky and Tenuessse-holdng that
out rs bait, as indueement to get them IN.


| DO not think, therefore, when we approach the
| ly hat anv
great wrong in the President Of the United States on
the 18th issuing his proclamation blockading their
pOr.s, sayng you shall not have the opportunity, 10
far prevent it, Of plundering and appropria-
ing other peoples property the high seas. 1 think
he did precisely what right lie would have been
derelici to his duty and TO the high behest OF the
American people, il he bad sat here aud failed 10 exert
every power within his reach and scope to protect the
| properiy of the United States Oh the high seas.


Senators seem think it is violation of the Con-
stitution to make your Government, and when
it, enemies stationed in sight Of the capital there
40 ALARM dread, no scare, no fright Some of us
would not feel 20 very comfortable if they to get
this city. believe there are Others who would not be
| yery much disturbed. do not think could rleep
right sound if they in possession OF this city; not
that believe am more timid than most men, but
do not believe there would be much quarter o- me;
and, by way of self protection, and enjoying what few
righs have remaining, expect II would be better,
If they in possession OF this city for me to be
located i'm some other point, too inconveDient
too remote believe there others who would feel
very comfortable here


Then. Mr. President, in tracing this subject along
cannot see what great wrong has been committed by
the Government in taking the coufse 1t has taken. L
repeat again. this Government IL now passing through
its third ordeal; and tue time has arrived when II
should put forth its entire power ard TO the rebels
and traitors wherever they that the supremacy Of
the Constitution and laws made in pursuance thereof
sba be sustained; that those citizens who have been
| borne down and tyrannized over, and who have had
laws OF treason passed against them In their own
States and threatened with conh'cation OF prop
erty shall be protected. l cay II Is the paramount
duty of this Government TO assert its power and main
tain its integrity. say it is the duty OF this Govern
ment protect those States or the loyal citizens OF
those States in the enjoyment of republican form Of
government for we have seen one continued system OF
usurpation carried from end OF these Southe
States the other disTegardlng the popular Judgment
dsregmdiug tue popular will, setting at defiance the


Judgment of the people dlsegadlng Their nights pay
ing no attention To their State Constitutions III any
eense Whatever We bound, under the Constitu-
tion, to protect those States and their citizens. We
are bound to guarantee to them republican form Of
governments il is our duty TO do 1t. II we have no
Government let the deiusion be dspelled, let the
dream pass away, and let the people OF the United
States and the nations Of the earth know at that
we have no Government IL we have Government,
based on the intelg gence and virtue OF the American
people let that great fact be now established, and
once established, this Government will be on more
enduring and permanent basis than it ever was before.
still have confidence n the integrity, the virtue, the


intelligence and the patriotism of the great mass of
the people; and so believing intend to stand by the
| Government of my fathers TO the hast extremity.


In the last Presidential contest am free say that
| took some part. L advocated the pretensons and
claims of one OF the distinguished OF Kentucky
| a Democrat. am Democrat to-day expect TO die
| one My Democracy rests upon the great principle
have stated; aud in the support OF measures have
always tried to be guided by consc entious conylc-
ton OF right; and have laid down for myself, a
rule Of action in all doubtful questions, TO pursue
principles and in the pursuit of great principle can
never reach wrong conclusion. Intend, III this case,
| TO pursue principle. l Democrat, believing the


rincinles of this Government are Democratic II is