The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-14
sIave.Code ard no slave-Code.

ing politicians are urgent to have sub.
mitted 10 popular vote in this city.
Knowing hat an overwhelming majority
Of our citizens, in the late election de-.
clared even Congressional protection 10
Slavery in the Territories, they row ie.
sort to trick, for the purpose Of secu-
ring an endorsement Of the slave.code
policy by constitutional amendment-ten-
told worse than was asked Of the Demo.
cracy at Charleston. They name this
scheme the "Criltenden Compromise. 4"
1t is neither Mr.. Crittenden's nor com
promise. True, it was introduced Ly Mr..
Critenden, but it was concocted Ly Mr..
BIeckinridge and his Disunicn satellites,
for the express purpose Of preventing any
adjustment. 1t is not acompromise, foT
it cOSetdes nothing, but demands more
than the South ever before asked, in re-
gard TO the Territories. 1t is a gross
imposition upon the people 10 call it a
compromise. It's acceptance involves a
far more ignominious surrender than
would have been an unqualified submis-
sion of the Douglas men at Charleston TO
the Yanceyiles. This is plain statement
of the real facts, as will be manifest TO
any intelligent person carefully readir 2
this bogus compromise. 1t is an insult
to popular intelligence in the North to
ask a vote on such propositions.
Yet it may lie that persistent misrep-
resentaIion and viliul lying have persua-
ded many honest people WHO have taken
no time 10 examine the subject for them
selves, that Tie Ierns of this demanded
surrender are admissible. Were a vote
taken to day, without any more thorough
discussion and cissecuon of this project,
on the stump, majority of those voting
Tor the vote would be very light cne
might be found 10 favor il in this city,
where continuance of peace and harmo-
ny are so earnestly desired. Deceptive
partisan organs have done their utmost
to convey the impression that peaceful
adjustment can lie had OH no other iermS
which is to,ally untrue. The reverse is
demopstrably the fact. A settlement
most assuredly, canhot be had en- tie basis
Of these propositions.
This assertion we can subsiabiiaie to
the satisfaction Of every candid. thinking
person, %Eo is not befogged Ivy partisan
or perverseDess, This scheme is TO be pas
ion effected by amending the Constitution
To do this, requires a vole of two-tbiid;
of both Houses Of Congr, SIS, at tie outse
(which cannot be- procured, and a iati
ticatlOn by twenty six States thereafter
As the seven or eight "bolting" States
will not vote on the subject. it must have
the endorsement IF eDery Free State. Al
well Informed peIsons kuow that this II
impossible. No words need be wasteC
on that point.
But if this Congressional adoption anc
State ratification we're possible. the schem
does not meet the wants oe the case.
is long. roundabout dilatory policy, wher
The demand is something immediate anC
effective. To stem the secession current
you must have present and certain rem
edy--not something and contingent. Viii
any candid person gsiDsay this? Yet
should Congress pass the Clit:eudel
slave code amendments to the Constitu
lion, it goes for not nothing until th'
States have severally acted. And ever!
Southern man, during all this interme
diate time knows it to be morally certain
that it will be approved by far less thai
the requisite twenty.six states. He vii
denounce the whole scheme-and wit
at leas, show of iusIico-as a mer
cheat to gain lime.
Now, what more can Southern mel
reasonably ask than Messrs. Adams ant
\ Corwin proposes to give them, by allow
ing all the territory south of thirty sil
and half degrees 10 come into the Un
ion with Slavery? Thst eEds the whOl
matter at once. 1t .is,a practicable an
/. genuine compromise. Submit that I
the people, if you will. But do not dis
honestly, as vile partisan trick. call 70
a popular vote on what you knoW 10 b
impraclicable and Try, by wholesale cheat
ing, to get verdict in Cincinnati for
constitutional slave code. - Cincinnati Ga
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