Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-02-07

The Critfenden Submiss ion.
Msny propositions have been submitted to on
National Congress as basis for the settleuen
of the erisiiag & aiculties between the southerr
States ard The Federal co~ernr,enss
I The Southern people together with the North
ern Deuocrats have settled down upon the Car
rEsDEs Srsx,ssics 20 the only proposition upor
which they can. snd will be satisfied
A. this i. the ulsimstum of ,he slave States Il
nay be matter Of general interest to understant
fully their demands upon the people ofthc North
First, they demand thatin allthe Terrisorie:
now or hereafter 70 be acquired south Of thirty
SIX degrees and thirty minutes north latitude
SLAVERY shall be recognized as existing and shall
not bs itr,erfered with by Congress, Blu. shall be
protected as property BY all the departments OF
the Territorial government Turing i,s eontinu-
ancc.
Second, Congress shall not abolish slavery in
the State permitting il.
Third, shall not abolish slavery IN the District
of Columbia nor prevent members OF Congress
from bringing their slaves there and holding
them.
transportation of slaves from one State to snoth.
er by land or sea.
Fifth shall have power to pay TO! slaves who
have escaped from labor where the Marshal has
been prev ented from recapturing them. 1t also
gives the right to the owner to bring suit against
the county in Which such violence was com
mitted.
These FIVE propositions are proposed as amend
ments TO the Federal Constitution as the only
basis Cor the settlement of the difficulties now
threatening the perpetuitv of our National Gov
eminent.
The question now is, shall the people of the
Northern States accept the proposition OF the
Southern States. Before answering this ques
ton VIC want to inquire the effect of this
kind o: settlement upon the inter
ests of the freeman of the North
First, there has been growing desire
on the part of the citizens Of the Southern States
aud also of the Democratic party North to &C
quire by purchase or bv conquest, the Island of
III
Now By the terms Of this proposition, ali that
territory would DC dedicated to slavery, II 1t
should be acquired. These vnst Territories, II
acquired bv the United States, would De unit Tor
the homes OF white laboring men. Therefore,
when they are carved up into States they must
necessarily come into the Union slave States;
first because of the terms of the acquisitions
1
of thirty six degrees and thirty minutes slave
shall be recognized. Second, there is the requi-
site population to entite TO admission az soon as
tie acquisition is complete. This would OF.
course entitle them-that is. each State to two
United States Senators and large number OF
Representatives in Congress. This, then, would
give to tile sav ehoders the entire control OF the
Federal 0overnnea,, with the President, the
National Congress Sni the Supreme Court under
their control, We should have quarters ia the
North against Southern aggression. The spirit
which has been manifested II the slave States for
the last ten years against tree institutions ard
free labor. freedom of speech and freedom OF the
press would become oppressive to the people
of the free States that it must inevitably bring
about a disruption OF the then existing EONS'H-
meut.
IL mas been but short time since the supreme
Court ia the bred Scott decided that ~ 3 II
tue of the Federal Constitution slavery vas per /
nitted and protected mall our Territories The
same spirit Which prompted tie Supreme
Court 70 make thS decision would prompt that
CONT under federal patronage aud other appli
,nces to make decisions il reference to this ques
ion which would crush our lrcedomn the North I
srn States.
Second, If his proposition Is adopted It Is
equivalent to The abandonment OF the great 20 !
itical organization at the North.
Third. il makes the people Of the North re-
ponsible for slavery. And opposition to slave
Y would be opposition to the Federal Constitu-
iol. terebs placing twenty millions OF people I
n open hostility to the Constitution
Fourth. it Is the Inauguration of policy that /
must DESTROY the Go, ernment and build up in its +
stead anarchy Therefore the Crittenden sub
mission should not be accepted by the people of
he free States.