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No 3T Park-row Now York
History of the Crittenden Compromise.
COULD THE PRESENT CIVIL WAR HAVE
PEEN 'AYOIii.Ei)
PAYING DEARLY 1:011: THE Aiwa
'TION WHISTLE.
SENATOR DOUGLAS' DECLARATION
• •
JEFF •'& N
CO, •OfFElOpii TO: TAKE
• THE btIETE-..NDEN
ABOLITION SENATORS REFUSE
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Seipaor:ChanfliePs• infamorii letter qi;:az:nst
C va i a e
The CrittelAeri Compromise in Full
•:..Wo.l‘norti, ofittlireat revolUtiOn which'rniglit
riot have Ifeen . pi•Oycnteil by .cornproiniie early
au'rf.gracioUsly tn,aile.':.. mneaS is a greet, vir
tue in public . .affairsjiti asitsiveper.shere:
Conapir4ies and insiuir Mi; in which small'
mincifiitris . are engage.' - . lie outbreakings . . OI
popular v inlence• uncenn: led With. any 'ex ten 7 ,,
sive project or any' duiable principle, are'. best
repressed by.-.vigor and decision:',To shrink
from therh is. to make them formidable. fiui no
wise ruler will qiinfotintl the :prevailing: taint'
with the slight Ideal'irritafion.: No wise ruler'
will treat the dee . pl.Y.•seated disiontents of :a
great party as he treatcthe,cendoct o f ,. yintlb
which destroys Mi ll s . and poiver-lonins.,'T . lie
neglect of this:distinciicM has be4O fatal 'even
to governments strong' in the..'poWer of the
sivord . , - . - :•-• li . ". • In ell movements of - the .hu
man ..milid
,which, encl to,:great revolutions, ,
there is a driiii 'at which'inoderate
. concessibni
maYjainind,.'coneiliiite and pieserve:—.L.Abedu—.
. .
No truer words were ever uttered by' "any
historian;, and had we a wise ruler - instead of
the-present wenk minded Chief Magistrate, We
should not now-hive to.lameht the deplorable
condition to whicht he *country is reduced Thy
the want-or those. timely concessions; which
would ',have conciliated and preseryed. To.
•shdw p . people how,they have been made dupes,
of by a class of men "whose hostility," in . the.
language, of the Famentated . Douglas, "to slave
ry is stronger than their fidelity to:the Consti-'
tution, and. who believe that the disruption .
.
wou:d-draw after.. it, as. an. inevitable copse.'
quence, civil.wat, servile insurrection, and.. fi=
sally, the utter extinction of slavery in ail the
Southern States". we have made, up from the
record a history•of the "Crittenden Compro
misc.". .If. will develop the :great 'crime that
nag been committed againit liberty; civilization
and.humanity; by men, who, unfortunately for
the American people, have . had, for two Years
pis!, the direction of out national aflairs:
On the 18th , day of-December, 1860, Senator
Crittenden, Of lientuckY; introduced into the
Senate:of the United States a series of: resole
tions.-Aa basis of a settlement of. the dilEtul
ties; ;etween.the Ncirth arid 'South -slifficulties
which, a; that tiine,.threatened the peace .of
the country, and the integrity of. the Union. - -
Congressional Globe, Part 1, sessiond 1860-61,
SenatOr Hale (Abolition) led off in a speech .
in'opposition . to the resolutiOns, declaring it 'to
be his opinion that the remedies, for. our trouh
les were not in Congressional action. He said:
"I do not know that this Congress can do any,
thing; but this eontroversey
. will not: -be set
tled here." He.wairight. 'Tide controversey.
'Was not settled there. WOuld to.;God ithad
been! But we all know the reason .whyit was
Knot .settled there,: the. Republicans would
not permit it. Douglas told them on . ' the floor
of the'Senate, that', the' . 'responsibility of the
failure wait with them. The Republican •Sen
ators and Representatives acted on , the idea'. of
Senator Chandler,' of . Michigan, who declared
that Without a little blood-letting the fi,nion
would not be worth .a curse.
No further action washed' on' these' resolu
tions,exCept-ordering them to be printed;Aintil
January 3d, 1861, (South Carolina having, se
ceded December 20,end'her delegation. with
dra Yrn frolp COngress 0ec.24,.•1860,) - 'when
Mr Crittenden*introduced them Anew
,with a
diff.;rent preamble; in which
.shape ibey .:read
as follows: (Page 237.,) ".. ; •
.WirsitcAs, The Union is in danger, and, owing
to the. tinhuppy divisions existing, in Congress,
it would be
,difficult,.if not impiissible, for, tha
body to concur in boil). iti•bratiches by there
,quisite majority, so, as to enable it either' io
adopt such measures. of • Legislation .or to re
commend to the States such amendments to, the
constitution as are deemed necessary and : pro
per :Wet/eft that danger; and whereas, •in so
great an emergency; the opinion and judgment.
of the people ought, to be heard, and•would be
the beet and surest, guide to their 'represent a.:=.
byes; therefore, .. • . • .
Resolved, -That provision ought to be
.made
by law, without delay; for taking the sense of
rihe people,,and - submitting to,their vote the fol
resolotions, ati the basis for the final and .
permanent settlement, of those disputes that
now disturb the peace Of the country, and
threaten the existence of the Union.
Revolved By the Senate and House of-Repre—
sentatives nf the United States of America, in
Congress Asseinbled, two-thirds of both . houses'
concurring, that:the following articles be and
'and'. are hereby. proposed and submitted as
amendments to the Coristitution,Of the Uilited
States, which shall be valid to all intents • and
purposes 'as part olsaill Constitution, when rat
ified by Conventionlif threfi-fourths of the sev
eral Statei. • • • '
ARTICLE 1. In all2the territory of. the iJni:=
ted Statel now held, or hereatZer acquired, sit;
tinted noith of latitude thirty-six degrees, arid
thirty minutes, slavery or involuntary servitude,
except as a punishment for crirne, is prohibited,
while such territory shall remain under .territo
rial government. In - all the territory now held.
or about-to be held, or hereafter acquired, south
of said life et latitude,. stavcrYof the African
race is hereby recognized as existing, and shall
not be interferred with by Congress, but' shall
be protected as property by all the departments
of the' territorial government during its con tin
•uance; and when any-territory 'north-Cr south
of said line, within such boundaries as Congress
may preseribe, shall 'contain the population re
quisite for a meniber of Congress, according to
the federal ratio of representation of the people
of the United States, it shall, if its form of gov
ernmenfbe republican, •be admitted Into 'the
Uniori on an equal footing with- the 'original
.V0TY;.. 1 .: . ,.::..:'....':...', - ' . :' - 1) . E.- - -'i)4oC.l.''':',A.
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SMETHPORT,. M'KEAST COUNTY,'PA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1863
,
States, wit h or:,ivith'out slavery, Rothe Consti
tution of such neWState'may provide., '
411r:ICI;F: 2. Congreso shall have no. power
eitiVety...in Places tinderits.excluoive..
jurisilictiod,.oi.Withiii the limiti of Slates that
'perMit. the holding of §laves::
Anrtcys $. ' Con . gress.ohell,have" no :poive : r
to .abolish slavery Within Districtof Columbia',
long . as it'exhitsin the adjoining States 'Of•
Virginia and Maryland, Or'eit het, nor ,without
just comperisatton first made to such 'owners of,
slaves Bail° not Consent. to such abolishment.'
Nor shall Corigress atanv trine prohibitafficers
of the.Fideral Government, or members of Con
gross, whose dutieS•iequire then) to be in 'said
'District, from•bringing with them theiralaveS,
and holding them:as !inch during the time their'
duties may require theft; to
.remaih .ther'e.and
afterward faking' therd from the District. •'
: Ar.Ttors 4. 'Congress shall'have no . pewer to
prohibitor hinder the transportation of slaves
that .are by lawPeripitted.to:be held,: whether
that tran . sportatiottbe by land, navigable .rivers'
• Awrictd 5... 'Thatin' additio the Provi
sions. of the t hied 'paragrap . h.of to second 'seC •
.
tion of fourth' article of the.Conatitntion of
United Mates, Congros Shelf haVe'poweF to
Provide by law, and.it. be • Its' duty vo to
provide„ that the United States' shall pay to the .
owner who. shall 'apply for it the full value
'his . fugitive 'slave, in all .cases when . the
or'otlier.ollicers.whese.duty it wastear.
teat said fugitive, , was.prevented from , so doing
by..vlolence•or intimidation, or when, utter ar•
rest, said fugitive. was rescued by force, and
the. owner thereby-prevented and.obstructed in
the pprOnit.olliis;remedV for the recovery of
his ipgitive 'slave; under the clause of the CO
stitutiona . ini the laws matte in' Piirsuaece there
of. And, in such cases, when the United States
shall pay for such fugitive, they shall havethe
'right in their own name. to ails the Comity
•Which• said violeiree,'-intimidation; or * . reseue,
was committed, anctto recover from it, with in
terest and datriages,t he ainount-Paid . by 'them
for said' fugitive slave. And the said: county,
after it. has paid:said amount' to the United
Statesonay, for its indemnity, sin. and 'recover
from the wiong—doers or Tescuero; by . •wh c ,i l ,
the owner. was provepted from 'the recovery of
his . fugitive, slave, in' Ilk , 'manner as' the..cisVner.
.bimseif migt have-eited.and recovered. , •
. • AnTioi.g•G. , No future :amendment Of the,
constitution shall affect the 64, preceding arti-
Cles„'nor the third pa.regraph of the second sec . .
tion orthe firOt.article of the Constitiitien, nor
thethird paragraph of the second sec lion of the
fourth article •of said 'Constitution, and no
amendment shall', be made to the .Conatitutien
which will ant ho'rizeor giVe Congress, any pow.
er to abolish or interfere' With slavery in any
of the States by' whose , la . wS it is•or . may be al.
lowed or permitted.: •• • • .
AND WiihßEAs, also, besides fhose'causes of
dissention embraced in the ' foregoing' imend—
mentapropOsecl• to the Constitution:of the Uni—
ted Stites, there rireothers Which - come within
the jurisdiction of Congress, and may be reme
died by its legislative 'power; and whereas . ; it
.
is the desire of Coast ess, far 'as its power
Will 'extend, to remove .all just cause.
,for •the
popular : discontent and : agitation :Which, now
disturb the peace of the country,. and threaten
the stability of theinstitutions; 'therefore,
'.;
Resolved, Ry the. Senate and HoPse ofTlepre
oentativeo of the ,United States of America 'in .
Congress '
assembled, That the laws nosy in force
for the' recovery orltigitive olaveiare in - strict
pursuance of the Constitution and have been
sanctioned. as valid and &institutional . ' by . . the
Supreite Conn •of the United .States;.'that the
.olaveholding.States are:entitled to the taithful
'observanc'eand execution of those' laws, and
tha t. they ought not to be...rape:fled so'motli•
fled or•changetfas . to. impair their. efficiency;
and' that laws ought to
. he made for the, punish—
ment'of those who attempt ) by the, rescue' of
the slaVeg or oilier illegal means, to hinder or
defeat'the due, execution of said .
Rnirilved, That all State •la.vv.s . which conflict
with the Fugitive Slave.Acts . ,'or any other con
stitutional act' of Corigresa, or which in. their
opinion impede,: hinder or delay the free' coarse
and ilue execution of any of auid pats, are
and vr;id'by the pliquprovkions - of the Cdstitu...
tion'of the Unveil States... Yet those State laws
voiff Ili they ore,diave given color to 'practices
and lead to cerseipierices which have obit rileted
the'due administration eml execution of acts of
Congress; and especially the acts tor delivery
01 fititiVe'sleves,.and have thereby Co,litt ibitted
much to thiS disc'ord and cOmmotion not;'
Cimgreis, therefore', in the. - present
perilous'juncture,. does not deern tt 'iinproper,
respectfully and earnestly to recommend there•
peal of those' laws. to the
. several States'which
have enacted them 'Or . eueli legislativelcorrer—
!tens or explanations of them as . may' prevent
their being used or perverted to such mischiev-
ons purposes.
..nesetvoq,...Tlitit the actof 'the 18th of Sep•
tenber,l . Bso, commonly' called the . FugitiVe
Slave Law ought to be so amentlettas to make
the fee of the commissioner, mentioned in the
Bth:section of this act, equal in amount, in the
cases decided: by whether his decision be
in tavo'r or against't-the claimant. And, to avoid
misconstruction,' the last clause of the 4th sec
tion of said act, .which the 'peisons
hOlding a warrant forthe arrest and detention':
of a fugitive slave.to summon to his aid a posse
comitatus, and. which declared it to be: the -du
ty of all good, citizens to assist hirn in its exe
cntion ought to -he so 'amended as to: expressly
tirnii the anthotity and4lnty in cases' iu which
tfiefe shall be resistance or danger of resistance
. .
lie:Nlved, That the laws for 'the suppression
of the African slave trade . and especially those
prohibiting the. iinport ation of slaves into the
United States, ought:to he
• Maiie effectual, and
might to'be thoioughly executed r ind all further
enactments necessary to' those ends ought to be
Promptly •minle..
'On the - 15th of January; 1801, Senator Clark,
(Abolitionist) 'moved to Strike, out .all. of Mr:
Crittenden's proposition, alter the preamble and
the ' , ,vord Ririce/tied,,and.insert in lieu thereof the
- • • •
• That the provisions of the Constitution are
ample , for the presirVation 'of the Union, and
the protection ot 'all the country; that 'it needs
to be obeyed rather than amended; and:that an
extraction from• the present- dangers is to be
lOoked•tor in Strenuous
,effoks,:to, preserve the
peace, protect the public property; and enforce
the laws, rather than in guarantees 'for particu
lar difficulties, or concessions to unreasonable'
ke.tott.4d....,That : all .attempts to.dissoltto the
p . resent . tnion, or,.overthrow or abandon' the
riresent Constitution, With the hOpeor expect,a•
tion actinstructing a nevi, one'; are : dangerous,.
illusory and desttiletive;',that•in;the''ontnion of
the Senate.of,t,lie United States, no 'such
recoq
it'roctjnn is - prnetieab,let and therefore, to,the
•tpaintenanci of the, existing tnicin and: Consti
tittiOn, should lie directed all the energies orall
the . department:A of: fhe''qOvetnment, and ;the
efloris'of aldnood .•.•
The opject of the intrOduCtioty . ; of that rasolu;
tion was very plain . .; . .it.vvas'to kill Mr. crit m
tenden'S,plan without taking a direct vote oft
it, •Mr. Clark's motion prevailed by the 191-
lowiiig vote r• : • • .
. Ygas::-I)..lessts . . - Anthony, Baker, Bingham;
•Catnernn,-Chandler,
Doolittle,
,Fesse.nden,. Foni,
,Foiter,
Grimes,. Hale, Flarlati,King,•Se.waVil, Simmons
.Sumnris, on Truiribnlr,' Wade, Wilkin-..
son and ‘VilsopL-25. Renithlicanal •
NikYS Rigler, Braga . , °rigid
Clingman, Critte.nden,'Fifeh,.• Green, Latharn,'
Lane, Meson, NieKrqson, t'enr . cp,'Polk;Poll,
Satilsbury.andSehastian2-22
Democrats and Americans.] • , •
• Mr. Crittenden'a Troposition• rins,thus' dc-
footed for thd pres'enr.• a subsequent hoar
of the'satoe.day, Senator Cdtneritn, Who herby'
voted far: the Clark amendment, m00. , (1 . .a.
co*leratiOn of he_vnt t e ily Ciitteis-'
den preposition was killed. The_ yo , e on-this
motion was not taken until. the .18thor,fan , 7
nary,.l;Slll. The . : fotlowing.was;•the,resulti---
YE ,, s - - , Messr.s..ilayard,fliOt;r, Iltagg;l3riglif
ClingearM Crittenden, Dnuehrv, Fitch; Green,
Gwinn, Hunt er,Uohnson,•of Arlcausas,.JOhnsor
of Tenneiee.,-lietinedv:.: Land, • litham,Mhson
•Nichol Son, Pearce, Polk, Poirell , Pugh, Rice,
Saulsiiur}'; Sebastian Ond .
Anthony,'.. Baker; Mini hatn,
:Cameron, Chandler, Clark, .Cddlainer, .Dixen;
Doolittle, Fessonden.. Foote,
.Fater r . c;rimes;
Hale; Harlan; Rion, Sumner
Eynk,.Wada; Wigfall„. Wilkinson and W
It will be seen that Mr, C,arrieron' voted
against his own - prtiposition... 'The motion to
reconsider, haying presMileil,..the question then
was on agreeing to: Mr.. Clark's substitute for
the Crittenden plan.. The final. vote: was not
tiken,'on agreeing directlyto the Ctittenden
proposition, until the third of. March, the day
preceedingtbe. Coneress.. and the in—
auguration.or. Mr. Lincoln. - The Clark amend.
merit was first dis.posed of; the. tlehate'pre—
ceeding the voate on which' we give: : ••
Mr. Clark—,”lt might he , eipeced,
fermi that stitiStitute,: that. I would' s ay some
thing of its sUpport; ':but r as tha session is draw.
iqt near . to , it clo , e,hhough I am.' prepared, 1
shelf waive the opporttinity,•find.let the vote be
taken." • ~ • •
•
WilsOn--(sWediave voted on 'that several.
times"; and ' , suggest that it he withdrawn;and
let us vote directly on thehesolutitins. •
• •11'e Presiding : Officer—( 4 lt cannot be with
drawn, the'kcas and,rtars having been ordered:''
Secretary,The roceeded to call the
•. Mr. Anthony (when • his•name Was'called). l —
arly •referenee to the •meiits of this .
.nmendinenti:lshall Vote against, it for`the par- .
pose of allowing the Senator r lroinKentuckvio
.obain a.. vote on-his resolution.S. 1 vote nays."
• Mr. Baker, (when his nathe was
ar Witheur.reier . ene . a to :ffic• merits . Or this
amendment, I shall Vote: against it in Order to
get an opportunity to vee againet the4e'solu:
lion of the Senator-(torn j{entneky.!'.
"The result, was announced—yeas 14, nays
. 22,:es follows: . • ' ' •• •
*:• • I ; r:Ati—Alessnr. Bingham, Chandler,; Clark,
Doolittle, Durkee,' Feasarlen, Enote, Harlan,
7 .l l lorrill,'Surimei,,Trtimhall, Wade and
IVilkinsonL-14. " • '1 '••'' •
N.AYs--,Messrs.•lA ntlinny; 13akar;.• payard
Biejer,.l3rig'ht, Crittenden, Dixon, Douglas
Foster, Gwinn, fldnter, Johnion; of Tennessee
Kennedy, • Lane, Latham, Mason, MeliOlson
'Polk, Nigh, Itice,..e.baitian and• Ten Eyck
on'
So' Mr. Clark's amendment was rekcted.
[Pae,r •.1.104.] .
.
The atu!sliott illeo• reci,irreil oo t . loptipe the
Crittr,quino , plan:of cot] prtrinise, •It wastle 7
frateit by Itie lollimil'og , krte.:' (Page 119.5.1
YE: A s-- Nessrg. Itay , trd,.lliglet;•Htight; Crit-'
tend. o; Don.laa, G witia,.. 'limier, Johnson, Of
Teilliessie,
,Kennedy,. Looe,', Latham; Mason,
Nichtson. Polk, Ptitth, Itici r Sebe§tion, Thoini)-
s'oii and, WI:0+111-1W. . . ' •. • • -
NAYS Ard Chand
ler, Clark, bixon,•llnolittle,•flur ker , , F.i35:91.11
den, - Fopte,..Fstel, • Grimes. Harlan, • King
Trumbull, Wade,
and Wilson 4-20: •• • ' • •: •
, . .
• Or the nineteen wire dated y , n , srvetiferii
We're-lie'rnnern t a,. and two -Amnricnire.. The
latter ,wera Senators C.rittenden, arKentue4,-
and Kennedy,'of 'Mary!and. TheAWeeiy who
voted in' the negatire were all•RepuWeens:
110 . USE OF REPIII:SI7:NTATpII:6
On.t ha 27th' of February, 18( . 31, .(see •poge
12,) Clion'ens, of Virateia; proposed to the,
lons . e of Cdng,iess•t hot- the Clittenden comjiro•
ins(' should he •.5 u mitt ed to-a s•ote bi the peg . '
de for adoption or rejection: hle proposed the
ollovving joint resolution: .••
IVirsititA..; The. Union is in danger; and oivinn
to - the - iiiiliuppy division existing in Congress',
it . ‘voitlil be iliffienlyit not iintros4ihle, forttist
body to.conetir, in Liort, its briinches,.by the re;
trisite majority, sa. as to enable it. either to
adopt- such measures of legislation, or Ict
re
comtnentl to the States. such amendments . to
the • constitutron a 3 ate deemed nedessary and
iiioper to ayett !bat danger;, and • • • •
. .
sd great n.• ernefgem'y,,: thq
opinion And judgment of the people ought to be
heard, and wOuld.he the best and, surest,,guide
to their representativ'es, therefore, '...)
/436/ned, by-the'Senate.and Ho use, of Repro
sentativesof the United Staten- of America in
Congreis assembled, That 'provisions. ought,
lobe made by`law; without delay; fOr taking
the sense of the people, arul 'submitting to . the
vote the :following resolution* Crittenden , s)
as the basis for the finabpertrianent settlerment
of those disputes that now disturb the peace
of. the country and threaten the existence of the
Union. .
ere followed Air; ` Crittenden's .fesolu
'. The; proposition, of Mr.,Pleinens 'was reject :
ed•hy the following,'veti:yeas 80; nays 113.: •
YEAR—Me ' ssrs 'Adrian'''. Frr. C. Anders'on
•Aveiy*, .1 - I"itr•, Barrett', • Hoedck, /louder,
•
I.lratficT,.Brancb, Briggs, Bristow.
BureP c Bornpft.", Ij. Clark', J. B.
Clark% Johii:•Coctirar.e, Cox`,' Craig"; J.'G.
Ddvia*,, Deditraett.67,;:l)iirimiek!,%l.:dimihdaciri9;
Ploreace"; Pooki!'",."Garnatte',.
'met, franiilton.'; .r.. :Br. Harris;
.fiation; }loin:lan% .Wm. •Howards,• Hoglie . a",
Kankle", L!ltire', Lo'
gan. MaClayi; Matorny,
nord, McClernand;!......MeKentey,". .Milean,*:
Ataillg . amery,"Laban.: '2'. Above; Ilkt.,Morrie.,
Nelson, TeYtaa",:,Phelps°,.
Pryor", - Quarics;.. Rigge . •,. J.. Q.. Robinson!;
Rusoi.Sickka•,:Simths!,•Wm. Smith', Tit. 11.
Smith, Steveneop', t, , ,tvar.t°,
Stout', Thamas";Nallandikliatn": irgnen, Web..
, WMalave,„ , ...Woodson and
DeMoc . rats, 01, Americana-'
. . .
- Ndy"s---Messrs. C. F. Adams . , Aldrich, Apo.
Ashby, Baboett. Beale, Bingham; 13luiri Rieke,
Brayton, . 13olfirigtOw, Butterfield;
Campbell, Cary,. Carter,- Case, Coburn, C. B.
Corikling;. Conway, Corwin;
Crivorle,./L.H'.././cirris, Pit wee, Delano', Daell;
Dana, - - Edge'rton„ Edwards-, Edwards; Elliott,
f.:r/refridge,. Firmitverth,...Fenton, Ferry,
.Foster, Firink. 'French; Gooch, Graham, Grow,
;11d11, Hickman; Hiridmati•;
liodril; W. A. Howard,' Humphrey,
livine, Jeokin; F. W-.'Kelitig, , W.
gore, Ktlhti er , DeWitt , C. Leech, Lee, Long- ,
tier kert'Luornis•,• LoVejuy,• 61M - Ston,ll.lclCeriti,
McKnight,. McPherson,. Morehead, •Mrirrill;.
Nurse, Nixon, ()jig; Palmer, . Perry, Pettit,
Porter; Potter,'Pottle,. - .E. , It.:. Reynolds, Rice,
C. !Robinson, Royce,- . Scranton; Sedgwick;
sh, , rmae; Sotnes ; Spaulding; Spinner.' Starrion,
Steveto, W.,Stewart; Scratton, Tappan, Thayer.
Theaker, Tomplcirisi Traib,Trimble‘Vendever,
Van WyclerVerree,..Wirde, Waldron,'. Walton,
C. Wasbburne, R. .Wasliburee, Welk,
.Wilson; Windham, Wood . arid Woodruff-113.
Reputilierm;oo; •Arnericdris,:24 Democrats,
Iterre • . • . five, .• nom. Amur
For Colopro:filke ; tlt• 19 C9'
..•
Ilirmoccats with a'.•; Republicans in'Romant
A m . ericans • • • : .
• Such 'was ' the: recorded :•actio'n . ol•the two
house's,' of Congreisi at' tile . , inoSt`ltritiCaland
mementoes. period of our history, on a.measure
that would. haVe saved tt.§' 'from chill war.lind
the represeirtatiVep of the party
,that had just
been 'elected. to poweradopted it in Season.
2 'lt 'is detibuß•by some . 9f
„the' 'leaders and
presses of the jlepublican . party, that sueli
would have been the result.of .the' edopt len by :
Congress of the- Crittenden. qemproMisel but
they, produce' no proof to sustain their nasal.:
lieu; On the other hand'we have as high tes
timony as could be deirired or-heeded, to 'show
that ..had bad the .Crittenden. compromise 'been
[ adopted . in sessi9n . „ it Avould have. saved the
[ cOuntry from civil war.. . ' •
,Senator Douglas, on the 3d of January,'lB6l,
speakieg . ol his own plan of edjUstment which
he had introduced info the'Seriate, said: (See
Appendix'COn, Globe, .1860 , --61,•page
• ; b i ldieVe thin (his Ciwa.plen)to .be a fair
hasis of amicable adjustment.: , you .of the
RePublkan side orenot willnig.to accept this,
nor. the4roposition of ;tire- Senator froin Ken
tucky, Mr. CHI - fruition, .pray 'tell-us .what you
are.wiiling to do: I address, the inquiry to
.Re
publicans alone, for thereason' that fifth° Corn;
mitte`e e few days ago, every mem
ber Item •the.Sorith, inelnding Miele the
cotton States, (Messrs - . Toembs'end 1400 ex-'
pressed their readiness . to ',accept the proriosi•
titre of .nris , venerable friend. tram Kentucky,
es a final settlernent of.the controversy iJ teu
dcred. find mtniained 4 . the lirpublicals menibirs.
Heriee,the sole responsibility Of our disagree:-
merit; and the onIV, 'difficulty in .the :way of en.
arbicable .ndjustment with the. REPI/BLI
CAN' PARTY,. . . . . .
. • When -Mr. treuglai. made that speech, be
made it in the presence end iii . the. hearing.ol
Jeff. -Davis; Toombs, and' the,other southern
senators, except. those frorn South 'Carolina,
who had retired Irani 'Congress, and.no one de-:
tiled.the truth Of hie statement.. Nor did any
of the Ilepublic.ari:nnehribers .of the committee
of Thirteen; deny its truthfulneas. They ritual,
therefore; all be taken as having concurred. in.
its correctness, viz: that the Southern Senators
wolnid hrive reeeivrd . the Crittenden plan, If,
tendered-and,sustainerl by the Republican mem
bers, as a`final. - settlemerit or the slavery-con
troversy; and that, therefore, the oniy difficulty.
in'thir way of in' amicable adjustnnent was with
the Republirae party, mid' on it' would .rest the
SOLE. RIT
EONSI LITT. of •the disegreettent
and its Cnifseque , tit horrors of civil war.-
.Rnt• there mother proof. On ,thil . 7th of
. .timickry,.lsoi, Mr.' 'Poombs.'nraile a * speech'
(iee hage :1700 in 'which he'corroborraied the.
statement of Mr. Douglas,lhat so far as he was.
concerned- ' said: •
.. • • •
Bo r . rilthqueb 1 . insist " 'upon: this . perfect
equality in the Territories; • yet,.. when it was
proposed, as I. understood the ":Senator: from
Kentucky new proprises, that the line of 36 deg.
30 ruin. shill be - extended, aCknowlerleng• and'
protecting, ourpreperty on the smith side of:thut
for the mike of treace-perrnanent.perie e —•
I said to-the committee.Or 'Phil-teem and - I 'say .
here, that, with other..satisfactory..
provisions,
I would accept it. ••
.I am willing, however,
to - take the proposition of, the. Senator 'as It.is
ontleratoodln committee, putting the'North arid
South ett-tbe-serneground,, prohibiting slaVerY
nit
.one• side,
,aeknowledging slavery anri.pro-
tecting.it -on the. other, and ; applying that to
all the future- itegirisitione, so that tine whOle
continent. nn the North P•ole shall be settled
ipott the one rule, • and to the South Pole under
•
the other.'
. ..
.
• ,113 pt tha t is not all :'.' By reference to the snafu
aonv:e.rsionai d/036, pa'rt 2, paaA. 1390, . will :be
found a speech anodeby Mr. Pugh,. on Oa., 3,1
of. March, 1&O1. •-In the . course of, that 'speech : ,
Mr. Pagb said: ' : - • : • : '.
The Crittenden proposition hits 'been intlors:-:
ed by the almost.unnoimous vote of the' Legis-L.
!attire of Kentucky. It has 'been 'indorsed by
commonwealth'of-Virginia: It has been
petitioned Coi by . n large number of eleetors. of
the United States than any Proposition that MB,
'ever ; before Congress.-, Ibelieve in .niy heart'
to-day. that it ' would carry an overwhelming
majority of the. people' of my , State—aye, sir
and nearly:every other State. in the UniOn.
Before the Senators him the State . of Alissis:,
sippi_left chamber, I hearth'one .of .them,
whci now assumes; at least; to be• President of.
the Southern Confederacy, propose toaccept it
And to maintain the Union if that • prepositien
cetild:receive the vote it ought to receive .front
the other side of th e Chamber, Therefore Of tiff,
..
your propositions, of all your: , amendments,
knowingras'l do, and knowing that the blstorian
Write It down . ; artiY , tinie.hefOre- the;`..let
of Jannaty,.a'tWo!.thirds vote tor the Crittenden
Resolution in tbis,Chamber would have*:amted.
eVery.State'ln the Unicin
.bit*SouthCaridina.
Mr. Pugh said that to the peesence and. itt.
the hearing. of Republican Senators,** anti po .
one denied the :truth. "ef . his • nisertiem:7 , ll4r.
Douglas Was presenfand folloWed Mr.Pugb . in *
a speech, remarking: (Page'.1361 . .) , • '
.The Senator has said,.that *if the Crittenden
i'repositition could have Passed' early , in the
session, it. would htiVe saved all 'the States ex—
cept Smith - Carolina,' I firmly believe it.ivotild,'
.Whileithe Crittenden Proposition r was not . le..
cordance with My cherished vie . we; I. avOised
my reediness and . eggerneas :to accept It, in:.
order to. save the Unien,.if we'could unite upOn.
it. .• No min. hue. laborejl,•harder dhan.lhaie to'
get it.passed: 'l.can confirm the Senstor's.-de
-der:llion., that Senator Daitis birnself, when on
the commitlce.of Thirteen, was *ready, at all
times to compromke on.rheCritteriden [impost
tint), go -further, ,and say: . that'. Mr.
Toombs was Ono.' • *
We,thittic no '
thing'cotihi be more &inclusive
thati that- testimony onlesS the .actital
Meld Itself; by. the adoption of the plan itself
and a . tria l'' under it,' which ithe,:Rerublican
members would not :permit. Senator • critten
den's , opinion aS to the effect the. 'adoption • of
hit:Trill) *mild have had. was egpreseed by him-.
in a letter to Larz.Anderson,.Esq..; Cincin—'
anti; • dated Traukfort, March 27, .18131, in
whielt,he said; • •' • • '
• . • • ..
Those resolutions were :Proposed in the trite
spirit of compromise, and with the hope ,of - pre ,
serving. or restoring theunion. were the
result or the joint 'labors eliand conaultation
with friends, having dui same . object in vview ;
and f lielieVei I thosemeastireatitus,nffered had
been, at a iifable tome', promptly, adopted by .
the' congress of the U nited • States, it *uuld
have chiciced the progress 'of the rebellion and,
reyoltilien.aild saved the [Nikon, .
Soine of the leaders finding the preof :against
their patty to'be so conclusive atidoverwhelM
ing, endeavor , to avoid its force by stating that ,
,hail the Southern Senators.- remained in their.
seats and voted, the Crittenden plan of &morn-
mine would have :passed Congress. That is
not true,: Dikter no circumstances would it •
hara passed the Bouse,•which was Republican.
With a full Senate, and . every Senator. present
and voting, it would - ,,heve • required '. forty-foni '
votes the .Crltten . den compromise, being a tiro
thirds, vote, Whicliie required on amendinenti
to the constitution.' Had the. thirty . -Senators
from th'Slave Stetes been *present and voted,
they, with . the ten Democrats from the 'Free
States, would have Made., but ,-forty,...which
would not hivehein enough by . four votes. It
is not true tberefgre that had -the Southern Sen . -
a tors remained in their seals and voted . ; ,the
Crittenden compromise would have passed the .
Senate even". :As we.have already' remarked,
the Hetute . being Republican, eould 'not have . '
receiveda majority vote le that body, let *alone •
a two-thirds 'vote,. • . • *. •
But unanimity a opinion wait necessary 'to"
have secured the-success':( the Crittenden plan .
with the States, had °it evil' passed Cringrese. • .
The Southern .Senaters in the * Committee of
Thirteen, felt. the necesaity.pf that hnanimi,ty, „ •
'end therefore it was that Mr. Dougles said, that .
every meinber Irma Ihe South, -including those'
from. the Cotton States, (..ftlesers.• Toombs •
Davisaexpreseed their readiness to accept .the
Crittenden - Compiomise as *a final settlement .
of the controversy, if tendered and *stained by'
the Republicans. .11. not tendered mill sustained
,by theßepublicans, the Southern Senators, Is ,
did everrbody else, knew that the adoption:by
Congreis arttie Crittenden 'compromise, would
irr.theandi he s perfectly nugatory; as it would
be defeated in the "State Legislature by'the Re- .
Ptiblieans. it been tendered and sustained •
by the Republican Members of Congress; the
Southern people would-1 1 '0m bac a*..strong . as..
. .
surance; amoupting, alniost to
.certalnty, of its
success in the State,Legislature;..for the' .two
great parties would then have beenfor - it.. But
the managing;' leading RePublicans 'wanted no
compromise - at all, and least of all did they de
'sire anY,that would be.aceeptable to' the - South
They vranted a disruption of the:Union 'and cis , —
Hs war, in order _to 'overthiow Slavery: The
testimony of 11.4r;Pouglas on that point is over
'Whelming.' • 'ln .a-, letter„to S. S. Hays,'tsq., of .
Illinois, he. said ' • .
WAstrisczo.:i Dec..2B • 1060:
DEArLSra:. ". •
have received my proposed 'amendments te. the
oonstitution • before ,you'receive
.this: • The
South would take my proposition if the Repub
licans would agree to it. • But the.;extreme
North and Soap hold off; and are precipitating
the country into, rebolution oild civil. war. •
• While. fean tto no act..which recognizes .or
coonti.nances the doctrine of my pot•
Icy is rteace,and I . mill consider the . question
of war until evert, effort :has 'lveO . made': for
.
peace,.and all dopes have vanished When . that
time cotnes,if • unfortunately it shad come,l
will then do what it becomes an American Son,
atm' •ir.; do on the state of the facts, 'Many-Of
the RepUblican leaders desire a dissolnticin of
•the Union, and 'wage war es. a means of aceom
pliehing 'while.others. are. Union men
in good. faith: We have - reached the . point
vhero a cdtoprpnnkf!;o'n the basis of ti
. .
concession L or disunion and war are in'evitabte.
1 prefer a fair and:just .compromise• ' *lall
make a speicti'in,a.few days;..' .•
. .
. .
.s. S. FrAirs, Esq.
.. - • ,
;the ieme day Mr; Doaglasadaressetla
ter of • like' import tOhe..l-16n. irohri . ...Taylor,: -or -
New rork... To that gentlerpaq. Mr. p'uuglas
. . • . WAsumaxorg 'Dec 20 1860
51v DEAR Sin:—Pressure Of buiiness has pre
vented an earlier acknowledgrnent,of yonrkiad•
lettpr. The prospects ot our country are gloo-; ,
my indaed, but '.I de net . despair of'the Republic::
We ate now drifting.. rapidly' ,into Civil viar.. ; .
which must end in disunion . .. •Tbia can nnlY: 6 l ,
-prevented by' Ameridnients to the Gonetitiftion
which will take, the slavary;ipmation - ottt.,orl
Gong test 4 ami Put attend io the'strife.-Wheth , ,:;
-er this can be done' dePedds upon the. Republi .S
cans, Many of their leaders desire: distinion:;.
on party grounds; and hera',is
God grant; us a ,safe . deliverance my.prayer; - Y•
•• Very truly your friend
DOUGLAS.":
• Hon. Jolly tAvt.Ott.. -• .
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S. A DOUGLAS
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