Year: 1861

us upon the Constitution! They stood BY
us and fought the battle upon principle; ;
and now that we have been defeated, not
conquered, are we to turn our backs upon
them and leave them to their fa,ea |, for
one will not. l intend to stand by them.
how many votes did We get in the North
We got more votes in the North against
Lincoln than the entire southern States cast
Are they not able and faithful allies? Tbev
are; and now, on account of this tempora-
ry defeat, are We to turn our backs upon
them and leave them to their fate, as tbev
havefallen for us in former controversies.


We find. when all the North is summed
up, that Mr.. Lincoln's majority there is
about two hundred thousand on the pop.
ular vote; and when that is added to the
other vote cast throughout the Union, be
stands to-day in minority Of nearly
million votes. What, then is necessary to
be done! To stand to our posts like men,
and act upon principle; stand for the conn.,
try; and in four years from this day, Lin
coin and his administration will be turned
out, and the worst defeated and broken
down that ever came into power. 1t is an
inevitable result from the combination of
elements that now exist. What cause, then,
is there to break up the Union! What
reason is there for deserting our posts and
destroying this greatest and best Govern
ment that was ever spoken into existence.
THE IRREPREssIDLE CONFLICT IN THE s)UrH


Are we likely, when we get to ourselves,
North and South, to sink into brotherIy
love? Are we likely to be so harmonious
In that condition as some suppose? What
did We find here the other dav among our
brother Senators, one of whom referred 10
a Southern Governor. l allude to it only
to show the feeling that exists even among
ourselves. j am sometimes impressed with
the force of Mr.. Jefferson's remark, that
we We may as well keep the North to quar-
rel with, for if We have no North to quar-
rel with we shall quarrel among ourselves.
We are sort of quarrelsome, puguaciuus
people; and if we cannot get a quarrel
from one quarter, we shall have it from
another; and l would rather quarrel lit
tie now with the North than than be QUAR-.
relling with ourselves. Because the Gov
ernor of Southern State was refusing 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 Senator say
here in the American Senatea The oues-
tion was was asked if there was not some
Texan Brutus that would rise up and rid
the country of the hoary-headed traitor!
This is the language that a Senator used.
This is the way we begin to speak of South
ern Governors. Yes, to remove an obs,a.
Gle, we must have modern Brutus who
will go TO the capitol of State and as.
sassinate Governor TO accelerate the
movement going on. If we are so unscru-
pulous In reference to ourselves, and in ref.
erence to the means we are willing TO en-
ploy to consummate this dissolution, then
1t does not look very much like harmony
among ourselves after we get out out il. .-
THE SPIRIT OF CONCESSION FOR THE SAKE


CT THE UNION.


l believe that, 10 certain extent, disso-
luton is going to take place. l say to
the North, you ought to come up in the
spiri: which should eharacterize and con.
troll the North on this question; and you
ought to give those Indications in good faith
that will approach what the South de-
mands. 1t will be no sacrifice on your
part. 1t is no supplianey on ours, but
simply a demand or right. What CON.
cession is there in doing right7 Then,
come forward. We have it in our power
yes, this Congress here to-day has it in
its power to save this Union, even after
South Carolina has gone out. Will they
not do it? You can do it. Who is will
ing to take the dreadful alternative with
out making an honorable effort TO save
this Government! This Congress has it
in its power TO day to arrest this thing, at
least for season, until there is time to
consider about it, until We can act Discreet
ly and prudently, and believe arrest it
altogether.


l, for one, will stand here
until the high behest of my constituents
demands me to desert my post; and in-
stead of laying hold of the columns of
this fabric and pulling it down. though
may not be much OF prop, will stand
with my shoulder supporting the edi6ce as
long as human effort can do it.


This speech, of course, was very un-
comfortable one for the secessionists, aud
they of course indicated by their manner
toward the Tennessee Senator that rhey
considered him ian Abolitionist." They
several times interrupted him in an inso-
lent way. Wigfall and JEFF Davis were
guilty of gross diseourtesy. We have
omitted all the record of this interruption,
that We make room for the essential parts
of the speech. When Mr.. johnson Con.
cluded, old Joe Lane made a blathering
speech, in which he betryed his ireasenable
spirit, and a display of about equal parts
of ignorence and impertinence.


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