Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-06-25
Kentucky and the Union,
Mr.. ca1rrEspeN,s Views.

Mr. Crittenden made a speech at Lexington,
Ky last week, thus defining his position as q
candidate for Congress: .l I'D.
The first great object which he ardently de-
sired, was that this war should be put an end
10; that the longeryit continued ,aun me more
devastating It became, the more difficult would
oe lie solution; and 20 the end of pacifcation
and the restoration Of the kindly feeling which
once PREVAILED among the happy and prosperous
people Of common Government, would bic
whole energies be devoted, If 10 should be the
tlessure of the people to confer upon him the
responsible trust Of representing them. To a
war of subjugation he was opposedi and while
be was satisfied that the Government did noth-
ing more than its duty in the preparation it bad
made TO defend the national Capital, yet he
would be prepared at any moment to lend q
helping hand 10 arrest the further progress Of
this unnatural conflict. Mr.. Lincoln. he dc
clared, vas not the President of his selection;
and be was neither responsible for nor prepared
70 sustain the policy Of that functionary. Lin
coin, however, was not the Government, al
though charged for the time with It's adminis-
rstive functions; and while be repudiated all
allegiance to him or his creed, he was, as he
had alWsys professed to be, loyal to the Consi.
tuition Of his country, under which the nation
had been 90 prosperous, and the people 90 free
and happy, and the blessings Of which are price
less and innumersble ~. -.
Mr.. Crittenden declared that, In bis judgment
every means should be rssorted to, to restore
the blessings Of peace, to preserve the Union
and to hand down unimpared the noble inssitu-
tions which have come down to us, halloHsd b.
the sanction Of our revolutionary fathers. II
that end he declared, first, that the southerr
States should present to Congress, when itmeets
fair statement Of the grievances under whicl
they labor, that. when presented, the Congress
Of the United States should promptly grant
full measure Of redress for those grievances
and that if Congress- should not do 60, he voull
not vote one dollar to the prosecution of th'
war. In the next place, II the South should tel
justment, then that the North should promptly
concede such assurances OF redress and securit
rs we're Just to the South, and that, besid
these, all other possible means should be EN-
ployed that would have the effect Of maintain
| ing the Union, preserving the Government an
| putting period to the unnatural war In whic
| the country 10 involved. In the event that a
the means employed for this patriotic and nobl
purpose should fail, and the war should still rag
on, then he was of the opinion that Kentucky
poising herself upon her proud position Of ner
irality, should summon all her judgment an
reason, and discarding all passion aud prejudic.
should decide for herself what position she shoul
assume. He declared that 'sufacient unto tb
day 10 the evil thereof" aud that, while he va
not now, under the continually shifting scenes
the political drama, prepared 70 say what pos
ton Kentucky should occupy In the contingenc
mentioned, he would be prepared, 40 natiy
i and a loyal eon of Kentucky, to follow her del
tiny, be Il what 1t might. "