New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-31
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mise. but naked and absolute surren Ier OF our
cherished principles. Look at the facts;
MIR. Crittenden's proposition is the most con-
.iderate aud concatory of any that has been
sucoes,e;a' hY our opponents; and II we e'n'
copcede to any one. nv would be the man. we
all know Mr.. Crittendeu to be true Unto list
and patriot; even when we were under foot,
his boots were not 80 heavy ms Too,nbss, nor
Masons. nor even Douglass. 1t would give the
most of US sincere pleasure to fraternize with
Mr. Crttenden if we could
But what does he propose' Briefly, that we
revive the old Missouri line of 500 30 and run
il straight through to the Gull OF California, CIV
ing I'D all our present and future territory south
Of it to Slavery. Such is the gist of his project
Of cancellation.
Now this Identical adjustment was repeatedly
offered by the South to the North before there
was any Republican party, and was unorm!
and empLatcally rejected. Every Wing aud near
" every Democrat from the Free States voted
No-No-No! 1t was expressly proposed BY Dir.
Douglas. Aug. 10th, lSiS. and agreed to by the
Scaate-Yeas SO, Nays 2l-but was peremptorily
rejected b, the Housc-Yeas 81; Nays I'll
lillian Dmr, Washington Hunt Fred. A. Iail-
,aadqs and even 10. r. IngersoH, voting No,
with every Wing from the Free States and John
w. Houston of Delaware, and every Democrat
from the Free States but Ausburn Brdsuli OF n.
y. and Charles Brown aud Charles j. Ingersol
of PENNSYLVANIA Mr. Douglas was then Demo
cratic leader yet he did not secure single vote
in tie House from ihe then strongly Democratic
North West-Alessrs. o. Il. Ficklin, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN John A. McClernand, Robert Smith,
Thonae J. Turner, and John Wentworth from
his own State Gall 0t them Democrats but LIncoln)
voting NO-Nlr. VIM. A. Richardson, absent or
silent Messrs. Ficklm McClerDand, Richard
SON and wc believe Smith also are aud ever
have been devoted to Mr.. Douglass fortunes;
but they could not support him in this. Lac
scheme was presented again and again, With like
result. Yet now the North is required to assent
to this very project under penalty Of breaking up
the Union
Wei: suppose we we're to assent; what then
Do the NuGers propose to be satisfied with
this Certainly not. There is not the ieist
security that this bargain would be better kept
than the old Missouri Compromise was. 1t does
not at all meet the Fire Eaters de nand that
slaves shall be recognized and protecie as prop
erty wherever they may be founl. No one even
asserts that South Carolina would desiat from her
autics, or that her hackers would cease to plot
treason, if Mr. Crittendens project were adopted.
We should surrender New-MeAiCO, Arlzona aud
Southern Utah at once to Slavery, with Sonora,
Durango, chihuahua and lower California in the
not distant future. without even m assurance
that the newborn nation on the Saitee
would recognize Mr. Lincoln as President, nor
that Gov. Wise would desist from his prepara-
tons for fighting US /" in the Union by seizng
the Federal City and preventing by force of arms
the new Presidents inauguration. In short, to
assent to Mr. Crittendcn's project is. to cOncede
yeIything aud secure nothing.
Let US turn to the ultimatum Of another sort
Of UuiOuist--the Hon. and Rev. Henry w. liil-
lard Of Alabama-who, after devcti"g the late
Summer and Fall to oratorica efforts for the
salvation Of The Union, returns to the charge in
a fresh letter to August Belmont and others,
wherein he arragDs the Free States for various
alleged dclInquencies if they we're many
negroes aud he owned them, coming to the point
as follows:
TIE South feels Lcr strensihiL cotton crop Of hre mil
ions Of 5ales-wih ne1haubeable 70 live without i'm
porting single article outside Of her imts-hery ery staple
guacy Of pace with all the world and the danger it,
beI people, Thoroughly aroused win prefer 20 the ties
which bind them 10 vber States the Uuion rather than
fgr ffop Tho icx
"1h laws which have been passed in several of the States
hirdcng eiurn Of fugitive slaves ought to be promptly
repealed end every Of concaon adopted by Conge
thai applies to the present troubles.
1he South ought be aured that her equality in The Union
shall be respected and The, her people shall be admitted M
parcr alton in the benefits Of hi, Governments that they
e enjoy the right Of settling Nth their property in shrio,
ofc Unie5 States and Of remaining there uRdfr ne potfetioa
Of law'
That is to say: The Rev. billiard, being
a Unonist, only insists on the opening Of all
the Territories to Slavery, under the protection
of q Congressional Slave. Code, with a repeal OF
points being conceded the Rev. gentleman in.
cliues to hnk-fhOugh he is by no means sure Of
it-thnt the Cotton Republic might be foregone,
and the Union allowed TO limp along agde
Nov let us hear from Secessonist; for it
is always best to deal with those you are to
conciliate at first hand, rather than through in.
termediates who are but halfway in earnest.
The Flre-Eaters are the boys TO be pacated;
aud here is what one Of them says will be salts
factory. We quote from The Montgomery Mr.,
Alabama:
friend of ours who is known agscious bushes.
well prominent member OF the Baptist Church sub
mitted lately mutual end his idea Of the basis on which
the South ought compromise with North on the question
Of Slavery We do not Eow-though hate comprolirs-
but would b. willing to acquiece Ia th. the Nor bona
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