Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-02-14
THE CRITTENDEN CONCESSION.

the General Government 1t assumes task
Of fearful magnitude. The ship of state no
longer sails upon smooth sea, with favoring
gales but boisteIous waves and breakers be-
set her on every side. To pilot her safely
through the dangers which surround, requires
wisdom, discretion, and more than all, conf
dence ard courage. We are among those who
believe that the man honored by the people
with an election as President, is just the man
for the emergency, and we await his inaugura.
tion with every confidence that whatever pru-
dence, foresight, sound judgment, and unfater-
ing devotion to principle can accomplish, will
be done by ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Republican party which has just elected
President has been, and is, the result of GER
tain opinions or principles entertained Gas has
been proven by the result) by the great body
! of the people of the Northern and non slave
holding States with such manifestations in
several of the Slave State, as show that there
is there a large amount Of sympathy with its
objects and principles. This great party which
! has grown in strength and consistency, and
achieved results, without parallel in political
history, has gained its great success by the
enunciation Of principles which recommend it
to the conscences and support of the upright
and the patriotic, everywhere. 1t is not the
accidental uprising of a day. 1t is not ephem-
eral--because founded upon the immutable
principles of Truth, Justice and Religion. 1t
may meet disaster aud overthrow for a time
indeed it may dessrre both, temporarily-but
its objects are finally to be attained its triumph
certain.
During its administration of the Govern
ment, the Republican Administration must
expect to meet opposition and misrepresenta-
tion at every STEP The Rattlesnake Democ-
racy will seek to embarrass it, and make it
odious with the people Our opponents are
skilled in this kind of warfare, and :hey are
now already engaged in their endeavors to
undermine, divide and overthrow the Repub
lcan party. Our National difficulties present
fine field for their operations. They endea-
vor to fix upon the Republicans the burden Of
our National troubles, and call for the adop-
ton by US of measures to restore harmony
The cry just now, is Conciate Concede
Compromise Our Democratic friends, par
ticularly, are astonished that the Republicans
will not dsavow all their proclaimed princi-
| pies, and submit to the cxactions of the rebels
who are in open treason to the country Does
| Hi II IL ID
snakes would become more reconciled to Mr.
| LINCOLN'S Administration if he should adopt
all or any of the measures which they recon-.
mend to save the country? Would they relax
single endeaYor to make bis administration
odious?
Amongst the measures which they advise
the Republican party to adopt, to save the
country, is the CRIrrEyDEN COMPROMISE, so
called, which may be considered as a fair sam
pie of the principles just now recommended
for Republicans. The Douglas Democracy,
last fall, gained some strength, and much cred
it, at the North, by refusing at the Charleston
Convention to recognize the doctrine that
Congress should project Slavery in the Terrific
ries. They suffered the Fire-eaters and Dis
unonists to break up the Democratic party,
rather than suffer such an Interpolation in the
creed.
1t will be seen by referring to the Breckin-
ridge Platform anC the Crittenden Compro-
mise, which we append for the purpose of COM
parison that if there is any difference in point
of moderation, it is in favor of the former
The platform simply declares that I" it is the
duty of the federal government, in oil its de-
partments, to protect when necessary, the
rights of persons and property in the Terrific
ries." The Crttenden proposition is more
! specific and therefore more offensive to the
North. In that portion of the public domain
south of SO deg. 80 min, it stipulates sLa-
Uery" shall be recognized as existing, and
shall not be interfered rcih By Congress, but
shall Be protected as property By all department,
Of the territorial government" 1t argues very
little in favor of the boasted devotion to prin-
ciple of the advocates of popular sovereign
ty" that they should abandon all their positions
at the first word of menace that the organiz-
ed rebels of the Gulf States have seen proper to
utter. The alacrity with which they have done
this may be received as an additional evidence
| of the iusinCerity Of the professions which they
paraded so ndustriously before the people of