The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-24
Views of Senator Critteuden on the War,

The Hon. John j Crlttenden made q speech
at Lexington, Ky, last week, thus defining
his position rs a candida te for Congress:
The first great object which he ardently de-
sired was, that this war ShOuid be put an end
TO; that tie longer 1t continued, aud the more
devastating 1t became, the more difficult
would be Its sOlu ton; and to the end OF pacj-
ttcaton and the torat ton Of the kindly feel
lngs winch once prevailed among the EdpDy
and prosperous people OF Il common goyern-
ment would his whole Ue:gies be devoted, If
1t should be the pleasure of the people 10 con
fer on him the responsible trust of represent
ing them. 10 war OF subjugation he was
opposed; and while he satisfied that the
Government did nothing more than It's duty
in the preparation il had made to defend the
National Capital. Yet he would be prepared. at
any moment, 10 lend a helping hand TO arrest
the further progress of this unnatural con-
nict. Mr.. Lincoln, he declared was not the
President OF his selection, and lie was neither
responsible for nor prepared to sustain the
policy OF that tunctionary. Lincoln, how
ever, was not the Government although
charged, for the time, with its administrative
functions. and, while he repudiated all ALE
glance TO him or his creed, he was, as he had
always protested TO be, loyal TO The Cons titu-
ton OF his country, unuer which The nation
had been so prosperous, the people so tree
and happy, and the blessings OF which are
priceless and innumerable.
Mr.. CTittenden declared that, in his judg.
meat, every means should be reSOrtpd 10 to
restore the blessings of peace, TO preserve the
Union, and TO hand down, uBim paired. the
noble institutions which have come do yn TO
US hdiIOWed by the sanction ofour revolution
airy fathers. To that end he declared first
that the Southern States should present 10
Congress, when it meets, fair statement OF
the grievances under which they labor that
when presented, the Congress OF the United
States should promptly grant a fun measure
of redress for those grievances and that il
Congress should not do so, he would not VOTE
one dollar TO the prosecution of the war. In
the next place, If the South should fail to
present their grievances with & view 10 ad-
justment, then that the North should
promptly cOncede such assurances of re
dress and security were just 10 the
South and that besides these, all other
possible means should be emf Ioyed that
would have the effect OF main aiming the
Union, preserving the Government, AMI put
ting period 10 the unnatural war in which
the country is Involved. In the event that ali
the means employed for this patriotic and DO
hlf purpose should fail, and the war should
still rage on, then he WAS OF opinion that
kentucky, posing herself upon her proud po-
sition OF neutrality, should summon all her
Judgment and reason, and, discardIng all pas
sion and prejudice should decide for herself
what position she should assume. He de-
clared that sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof; and that while he was not now I'M
der the continually shifting scenes of the po-
litical drama, prepared 10 say what position
Kentucky should occupy in the contingency
mentioned, he would be prepared, as a native
and loyal son of Kentucky, 10 follow her des-
tiny, be il what il might.