Year: 1862

IN this srsa. and holy ''i' work; al and when , this


Union ia reconstructed md the country Is peace,
then you choose address the subject of slavery


mako these remarks with any purpose Of censure l
only make them for the purpose of expressing tho


son Of my head and feelings OF my heart IN relation


10 TINS matter. The gentleman assumes this broad


position that slavery the of this rebellion. In
my humble Judgment is but Of the remote and not


the greatest Of the remote 1t the immediate


exciting cause of all. Mr. Davis then paid high tribute


to tho purity and worth of John Quincy Adams, and
quoted from speech his where he said that $50 long
the slave States have the power to sustain the nsu


on OF slavery will not interfere, but if they to
the free States for help, and ask them


will say wien that Congress has full
plenary power over it,; it is war power"
sons. that where the military power takes possession
tho war power must become law. Bat tho senator from
subordinate genera to declare emancipation yet that
statesman (Mr Sumner) seems to forget that have


written in the constitution that this constitution reserves
certain rights from the States and gives them nalienaby


to the people of the United States but invests the
making power in Congress- The constitution provides
for the crime Of treason and that the atander shall not


be perpetual. Can military generals alter the pro-
vlsio ~ oil the constitution in regard to the crime
OF treason? He (Mr Davis contended that in Con
gress alone was the power 10 declare martial law
and TO suspend the writ Of habeas corpus Martial
law Is the mere will of military commander Is such
law to sweep away all the provisions Of tho constilu


tony Such law would be far worse than the bloody
laws OF Draco Is the sublime edihce of the constitution


10 Iuii, 10 JulnDe INTO Wn0n an army makes ltS
appearances Is amilitary commander to have the power
to proclaim universal freedom to the slaves at his w


Such an idea is monstrous. He Cdr. Davis) for
putting down tho rebellion, and, so far as could
be- hanging its leaders. He said in the name Of
Justice hang II, them and and let their property
thought that this rebellion had many causes. II slavery
had never been mentioned in the halls OF Congress there
would have been any rebellion One of the causes
of the rebellion the admission the Union Of
IeSas another was attempting TO force the Lecompon
constitution on Kansas. I am here, sir, as humble
afpi. nf hi- h.raa farta
party man But, sir am utterly opposed to this whole
thing OF emancipation, and hope to restore this Union
and crush out this rebellion Let them bring forw ard
and sustain their for that But lot this alone
Let aore this thing Of emancipation till this closed
with the OF tho Union and the assertion OF


the majesty OF the constitution and the law. Let
avoid anything that much tends to prevent peace
Sir, was panied -nexpressb!y pancd-the other day
to hear the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Harlan) en-
press his willingness to put arms into the hands
of the slave. Lot him refer to the history
that orrble usurrecton in ST. Domingo the reading
OF which makes human nature shudier. have seen
myself men who refugees from the sorve nsurrcc


ton in Domingo and the living glowing horrd coors
which they have painted those haunt my mono
ry to this day Go back to the first nsurrection Of the
slaves Richmond which occurred many years ago,
and see the horror which that created. What did Eng
land when she had the prospect and believe the
wsh to have a brush with the United Staess Arc
not permitted TO the refugee slaves here midst


aud put arms in their hands, and form them into reg
mens {, invade the slave States? When the slaves
nyaders, with arms placed in their hands twm i'll beke
letting the young tiger taste of blood When he gets


his savage fury will know bounds but will
and rage as domop from the informal regions. am
anted with the sir Twas born among them
was brought up with them. played with them. They
shared my joys and my and have shared with
them u eirs hold slaves row and next TO my wi!e
and my children would defend my slaves and would


ard them from all wr,ng And know that that is tho
universal sentiment Of the shareholders of my State


wish you would and the institution there. There
Is no amount Of money that would buy from me my
falhlci and contented slaves; and they all
tisod for twenty years; and il is a ve'y occur
renee that is ever heard Of In my own state T6ey
clothed qSsr Ss sa They s.
skillfui physicians that is given the members
OF the white family In the midst cholera, psstience
and death, their owners stand by them and share the
malaria and infection with them. l have it done
again and again Indeed may say that have perform
cd such duty myself without regard consequences.


would do il again Now, sir, Is this perpetual agita
tion which has brought about this rebellion. admit
that slavery has Of the causesa remote cause
but q pretty powerful Gentlemen in the cotton
States with their slaves have amassed fortunes aud
many Of them have prncsy revenues Of thousands Of
and ambition and these ibles OF the Southern character
have been displayed most nsutngly in the balls OF Con-
gress But in these southern states in many ol these
the highest OF the word, that I have |
ever known. and some Of the purest statesmen.
But admit that, class. the wealthy cotton growers
iu ocnt, proud, domncerng and ambitious. They
have m,nopoized this government for the last forty
years. and when they the scspre about TO depart
from them tho election Of Lincoln sooner than submit
give up the government its Offices and its spoi In
thoir mad and wicked ambition they determined to
overthrow the government and build up another one
But hcro also in the Northern States who have
always agitated this subject There also honest men,
who while they opposed TO slavery, willing to
give tho stakeholder all his rights. But
what the opinions OF these extreme Northern
with death hell and they have become 30 base that
they cxecrate the name aud memory Of Washing
ton. The great object and end Of these fanatics |
is 70 the emancipation from slavery, and |
not to restore the Unon We want to restore this Union
Washington made it, but we do not Congress
inaugurate and consummate serviic revolution. NJ,
Let Congress do faithfully and
lcssy the people doing theirs They have up


to the rescue Of the government as no people have ever
done before From the and the cspcca from


tho free States they one Kentucky has besn
invaded and tho Confederate government has avowed
that they will have kentucky Maryland and Missouri They
proclaimed when they invaded Kentucky that Kentucky
cssary the Southern confederation, and they
would have the cost oi bl od and conquest for
meeting them, sir, with the sword. and fighting them
to cxtemna on until we beat them back for they
have profaned our soil Our brothers FROM the North
west States have TO with generosity
and devotion for which they des.r and have gra-
titude. Never, never, were more welcome yisters TO
any country. They have come among and have
institutions We have become luantcd wi th each
other and have learned To know each ohef more init
matcy. They have gun to marry our daughters and
hay to their daughters. lot us
establish thus union OF hearts and OF hands that will


last forever. Kentucky has pcoped many of the North
western States aud they bone OF bone and flesh
OF our flesh, and We would much rather have a union
with thoe Northwestern stale tn An with those far of
stant States. There never was a war In the early
history of those States in which Kentucky has not
sent forth her brave sons who have poured out their
blood in the ceiencs OF our common country IN those
states. and oh! how nobly, and fully and truly they
paying the debt They have come to protect the
State which had protected hem in bygono years, and OH
what meetings there have been in their camps
have mingled with their officers and their soldiers. and
addressed their regiments, and they have made me
honorary member of those regiments know the
commanders OF those regiments, and nine TO
they have expressed TO me that tfSir
purpose and their only purpose in waging Var
was the restoration Of the Union, aud the vindi-
Of the government and not upon slavery.
Thus writes Of them 10 me'''As Indianian and
member OF the army OF the United States fail to
express my satisfaction at the Just and conservative
course you havo pursued tho slavery question In
diana is not fighting for the emancipation of slavery
but the restoration Of law and order and when that
shall have been accomplished mission is ended In
all the officers and soldiers Of the Tenth Indiana do
know aboonist n Congress would legislatc for |
the white and lot the negro alons, II would he bet
ter" OH how much better IL would be. That Is the
distinction OF true patriotism OF mind and heart and that


Is the uterance which enths Of the sodcry the
North west speak, and will speak for n at the
out set you had proclaimed that this was 20 be
uaN bav. hal ma.