Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1860-01-02
INDIANAPOLIS,
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senator Crittenden's Plan.
We publish ibis morling the speech of Senator
CRlTTENDCN, Of Kentucky, suggesting plan O.
compromise to paciiy the eountry. Mr.. CRlTTEN
DEN is q Southern man, and he speaks the senti-
ments Of tie conservative men Of the South. lie
is for preserving the Union but to coIciliate The
south. and to safety the pe1ple OF that section o
The nation that their rights will be respected il
the Union, be states that concessions are neces
sary, and presents for the cons derador
Of Congress and the country such comprO-
mises as, ia bis opinion, the North should, IL
Justice aud honor yield and which the South
should accept Bu, We dOub. if any compromise
can be Effected. The Republican members oi
Congress express themselves decidedly against
any corcession upon the territorial issue and
steldily vote against sll propositions to modify
/ their position against slsve-y extension. This
they insist upon on the ground, they aver, that
BY 90 doing they would yield the issue upon
which the Republicans triumphed in the las,
/ Presidential election. But can it justly be
claimed that the sentiment Of the c0un-
try is with the Republican party upon the
slavery issue7 Out Of about four mil
liors and three quarters of votes cast, there
was not million who sympathized with the pc
culiar tenets OF Republicanism. Shall plfty
which is largely in the minority, SO far ss public
sentiment upon the iss-e which threatens the
overthrow of the Government, refuse concessions
/ to harmonizs the country, especially if the propo
sitions of Mr.. CsITTENDEN viii satisfy the South
/ Upon the passage Of the Nebraska bill, the op-
position party svOwe1 it their purpose to restore
the Missouri Compromise. Cnn the Republicans
now, with any degree OF consistency, oppose the
policy which they then advocated1 All that Mr..
CRrrTENDES asks is the restoration of that line
/ Ly an amendment of the Constitution. And
should not the considerations be presents for the
settlement of the controversy upon that basis
influence iavorably the conservative and patri-
otic sentiment o the country7 But concession
/ Is not the policy os the Republican party. Its
leading press avows itself for peaceable die
union rather than yield a hairs breadth Of
Republican doctrine. The Tribune says that
such Is the position of the President elect. In
its issue Of Moudiy it makes the following su-
thOrisative announcement:
We are enabled 70 state IN the most positive
terms that Mr. Lincoln is utterly opposed to aDy
/ concession or compromise that shall yield one
iots of the position occupied by the Republican
party the subject of slavery in the Territories
and that he stands now, as he stood in May last,
when he accepted the no ninstion for the Presi.
dency, square upon the Chicago Platform.
The Republican members of Congress, also
profess to occupy the same ground. II the domi.
nant party OF the North have no concessions to
make or offsr, aud adhere to the doctrines oi
their platform, VIC see no other way to decide the
controversy But peaceable secession Or coercion
Which shall it be7 Are the people of the North
prepared to engage in civil war, rather than make
q compromise which will imply concession OF
their part, or permit the States which are dis
satisfied TO 90 out in peace?
To show that tee Republicans are determined
to "stand square upon the Chicago platform W,
give the proceedings of the Senate crisis Com
mittee of Thirteen, ~ their m setipg on Saturday
last:
The amendment 10 the Constitution, proposed
by Mr.. Crittendea, 10 settle the controversy be-
tween the North and South finally aud foreve
by division of the counry from ocean to ocean
on the parallel Of the Missouri line, was tL'
great subject of discussion. Messrs. Critendeu
Douglas snd BigleT maintained is with great zea
, and ability.
Mr. Douglas reiterated his former determins-
tion to consider the question for the preservation
OF the country, as though be had never cast
vote or uttered sentiment on the subject be
, fore. Ii that mode Of compromise would no
! answer, he declared himself willing to 10 70
! any other consistent with honor or justice.
The appeals Of Mr.. Crittenden in hehalf Of tn
, Union are said TO have been eloquent and sub
8 lime. He, too, was willing to embrace SD
other effective mode Of adjustment.
Mr. Bgler, of Pennsylvania, preferred divi:
ion by line across the country, because in ths
way the question of slavery could be taken ou
Z OF Congress ard separated entirely from the poE
ular elections in the North, without which "
. never could have permanent peace.
Messrs. Wade D0olitue, Collsmer and Crime
e opposed the proposition with much esrnestnes
= aud ability. They maintained that the peopl
e in the late election decided the question OF s's
very in the Tenisories, and, therefore, they ha
: no concessions to make or ofsr. They man
D, tested great unWillipgusfs to act in the absenC
e Of Mr.. Seward, but 80 they could give no ass
= rance Of his immediate rsturs, the committee ds
cloed 10 defer action On account of his absenc,
c Messrs. Davis, TOOmbs snd Hunter discusse
e the present unhappy condition of the countr
: with unsurpassed ability, and whilst miDifestrg
willingness to accept any measure OF f0al settl'
ment which would secure their iuss rights in th
/ Union, insisted that propositions must come iro
IL the dominant party, the Republicans
3, The vote on Mr.. CrittendeL's proposition wi
u as follows:
For the proposition-Messrs Bigler, CritteI
D, deu, Douglas, Rice and Powell-5
ir Against it=Messrs. Davis, Doolittle, Coll
D. mer, Wade, Toombs, Grimes and Hunter.
4 Messrs. Hunter, Toombs aud Davis, neverth
D. less, intimated inclination TO go for it if Il
It Republicans propose it in good faith.
Ie The second propositions submitted by MrCr
le tenden, denying the right OF Congress to AbOli:
ID slavery in the dockysrds and arsensls, was vot
J. against by MessIs. Collamer, Doolittle, Grim
r and Wade. The remainder Of the commit
ge voted for the proposition but as il had not m
"a iority of tue Republicans, it was defeated und
in the rules adopted by the committee, that
e, proposition should be considered adopted al
" recommended to the Senate which did not
ed ceive a majority of the Republ can votes, a
ke also a msjority OF those opposed to the Repu
G. licans.
ce The third clause, denying to Congress {
lid right to abolish slavery in the District of {
nv lumba, was defeated by the same vote, the
IL publcsns all votingogsinst it, and the rema DC
n of the committee
ty The fourth clause, esti b'ishing the right
is transit, defeated by the same vote.
d. The fhh, which is inten led to perfect |
to Fugitive Slave Law, by requiring the seve
on States to pay for fugilives who might be II
Ie- cued from the officers OF the law, was lost
nj the same vote, the Republicans all votiog in
&c negative.
int Many other propositions were offered 6
voted upon, but none Of leading importance
none that would meet the great exigencies
tho the times-
On Mr.. Davis submitted resolution expressly
Tvs cognizing property in slaves, but no vote
taken on it.
,is- Mr.. Toombs submitted a eeries of resolutic
lair embracing substantially the principles of
Of Breckinridge platform, but lnal action was
Did. taken on them.
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