Year: 1860

to break up the Government under which they
Il had deliberately come to the conclusion they


could not live-but he apprehended that the


position of the Republicans would compel


them to take austere ground. Although d


State secedes, they cannot recognize her right


to go out of the Union until she gains the


consent OF the Union. The duty OF the Chief


Magistrate is to execute the laws in every part
of the Government. He cannot be released


from this obligation. Nothing in the Const l.
tuition of the United States will warrant his


saying that a single star has fallen. He is
sworn not to know that State bus seeded,
and to pay no respect TO resolutions that de-


clare she has done 80. la doing this it does


not follow that he must make war upon her,
bat he should exercise every federal right
over her the m ost important OF which IN the


collection of the revende. There are many


rights for the bonefi of the people of State


that might be dispensed with. If they do no /
want the mails carried the President could
abolish the post-offices. They might not per-
haps elect officers to send here, but they could


do as they liked about that. They have a


right to be perfectly represented here, but if


they choose to forego that privilege it is not
incumbent upon the President to force them
to send representatives here. But the Chief
Magistrate must collect their revenue precise
| the same as in every other State. No State
can be released from tLat obligation, for the
Constitution demands it. v hat follows? IT
the seeding States shuts up her ports OF en-
try, 50 that ships cannot discharge their car


goes, then ships will cease to go there; or if
/ the Government blockades heS ports, to col
leet revenue, she will not have gained her in


dependence by secession. If she will feel con-
tented to live under this equivocal state Of
things all will be well, but she cannot do so.
What will she do? She must take the initia-


tive, and declare war upon the United
! States. Then force must be met by
| force, and she must hew out her in
dependence by violence and war. There


was no other way under the Constitu-


ion that he knew of, if State secede and de-
clare war. lie did not suppose that there was
lawyer on the floor. but who will say that
the act Of levyiny war is treason against the
/ United Suites. That is the result, and we may
as well look the matter in the face. The Sen
ator from Texas says that the South will force
an lSconnnous treaty from us in Faneuil Hall.
10 this he would answer: "Wcll, you may
we know your powers: we know your brave
ry we do not want 10 fight with you, but
nevertheless, if you drive us to the necessity
! We will use all our powers to Uiaintain the
Government intact, in all its integrity. IF we
are overthrown the Government will be sub
verted IA thousands of other Governments have
been. If you are the weakeet then you must
go to the wall. That is all there is about it.
That is the condition in which we stand.
can see no power in the Constitution that will
release the Senator from this petition. He
did not take the oath to support the Constitu-
tioo unlpss one State seeded. There was no
such immunity for him. There was no way,
then. for State to 60 out of the Union, but
she could demand equal justice under the Con-
stitution, and indicate her grievances while the
flag of the nation waved over her. There was
no way for a State to go out Of the Union, ex
cent by making war and vindicvting by force
of arms her right to indepe ndence, and if she
did this he had prophesy in his mind. No
man would regret more than himself the dis
ruption of any portion of the United States,
where the people think themselves a8gSleVed'
if there was any honorable release from it.


But all this trouble is matter of prejudice
superinduced by listening to the enemies OF
the Republican party. We are looked upon in
the light of enemies we are branded as trait
ors, we are styled as John Brown men,
but If the South will secede we will pre-
serve the Union, aud await the glorious fu-
ture. Mexico owes England eight millions of
dollars and asks of us protection, and she
has all the elements to build up glorious Re
publican Empire. The Republican party will
do anything for the Union. The Senator
from Illinois and his colleague, had said that
the Black Republicans we're going for reign
of equality and would build up Black Gov
ernment. He (Wade) thought 1t would be
one of the most blessed things, if inducements
could be made to every black man among US
TO find IA home in Central America, or lower
Mexico. Then adopt the homestead policy,
and we wi have such power, vested III ma
tive white men. as was never before seent-
Men of every cline will come among us, and we
will build up nation of laboring men. Then
Canada will knock at our doors, aud we Will
have all the elements to build up republic
more powerful and more just than the world has
ever dreamed of. He was for maintaining the
Union of the States. He would sacrifice every
thing to maintain it. The glorious old flag OF
ours never shall, by any act OF word oil hls cease
to wave over this nation as It is. But we
wi II have it in the new renovated Government
of which he had spoken, the old Fourth OF
July will never be repealed, and the Old hag OF
l776 will float over this ration forever. The
capitol gentleman had said, would go for a
Southern Republic. Sir, it shall ever be the
capitol of our Union. 1t was laid by Wash
ington, and consecrated by him and the flag
ypdicated in the war of the revolution, shall
ever con tinue to float to the breeze over IT.
Applause in the galleries Washington ana
his copatriots,fought for that good old flag, and
it was the glory of their lives. His (Wade's)
own fsrther, rhougha humble sol'lier, fought to-
save the great cause and went through seven
fold hardships for it. He bequeathed the flag
of his country, to his children for their protec-
ton. 1t was his (Wade's) protection in youth
and the glory ard pride of his ripper years and
though it might be assaied by traitors on
every side, yet, by the grace Of God, under its
shadow he would die.


Mr.. JOHNSON, (Dem of 1'cnn.,) then got
the floor, wheri, OH motion of Mr.. Gwin the
Senate went into executive session. Adjourn
ed.


1 do not agree with the message that there
is no power in the President to preserve the
Union # we have Union at all, and it, as
the President thinks, there is no right to Sc