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The Daily Dispatch: December 19, 1860., [Electronic resource], Secession movement at the South. (search)
Secession movement at the South. views of the Hon. Reverdy Johnson--Preposition from Governor Magoffin, of Kentucky--speech of Senator Wade--a view from the Republican press--Incidents, &c., &c., &c. Hon. Reverdy Johnson before the U. S. Supreme Court. At the conclusion of his great argument in the Albany BridgeHon. Reverdy Johnson before the U. S. Supreme Court. At the conclusion of his great argument in the Albany Bridge case, before the Supreme Court, on Thursday last, Mr. Johnson asked the indulgence of the Court to refer to the present condition of the country, and then delivered the peroration which we give below: May it please your Honors, indulge me with a word or two before I conclude. This may be the last time that the Court wilMr. Johnson asked the indulgence of the Court to refer to the present condition of the country, and then delivered the peroration which we give below: May it please your Honors, indulge me with a word or two before I conclude. This may be the last time that the Court will sit in peaceful judgment on a Constitution acknowledged and obeyed by all. God, in his providence, and for our sins, may, in his inscrutable wisdom, suffer the folly and wickedness of this generation to destroy the fairest, noblest fabric of constitutional freedom ever erected by man. Its whole history, from the first moment of i
The Daily Dispatch: December 19, 1860., [Electronic resource], Indian Murders in Texas. (search)
sfy the disunionists. Mr. Saulsbury asked if Hale would urge the acceptance of these propositions on his State if they would save the Union! Mr. Hale said he would not be willing to adopt them all, but would accept some of them. Mr. Johnson said it was important that Powell's resolution be adopted. The resolutions of Mr. Powell were then taken up and agreed to, (appointing a committee of thirteen on the present difficulties) Mr. Johnson then brought up his resolution, hMr. Johnson then brought up his resolution, heretofore proposed, for amending the Constitution, and advocated it. He declared himself opposed to secession, but in favor of Southern rights in the Union. When he concluded, the Senate Adjourned. House.--Mr. Bocock asked to be excused from voting on the Union resolution submitted by Morris, of III., and moved it be laid on the table. After some informal discussion, Crawford, of Ga., called up his resolution, introduced yesterday. Mr. Sherman moved to lay the whole subject o