The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-29
senator Crittenden ON Minnesota.

Senator CR1TTENDEN, in bis farewell
speech in the Senate, took occasion to refer
to the ultraism which characterized the re
marks of Mr.. WILKINSON made short time
previously. Referring to the numerous
petitions for compromise and Cancellation,
presented to the Senate, be said:
1 hope, too, that the south, the state
which represent, and all others, will find
in these petitions generous spirit of ira.
ternity, generous spirit, a sense of justice,
that will remove those Misrepresentation
which have been so long and SO often i'm
impressed by party upon their minds, that
one section hates another. do not believe
any such thing. have been to the north,
and have been to the northwest; l have
been to the country OF the honorable senator
from Minnesota. observe that the names
of the petitioners that be presents are linn
tied to very small pieces of paper, who cry
out "no compromise" there. Why, sir, let
me tell the gentleman an anecdote which
will redeem his people from the unchristian
spirit of hostility with which they seem to
desire to impress their opinions exclusively
upon the minds of all their fellow citizens,
or at any rate not to compromise.
There was little party OF us that were
out in the mighty country of the northwest,
amusing ourselves with hunting and fishing
and camping about. We got to st. Paul.
There was servant with US that attended
our party, and was very useful to US, and
enjoyed it about as much as any of the whole
party. We found it at st. Anthony so
pleasant, and there was such grand, mag,
nifcent, and accommodating hotel there,
that we staid there some time, the servant
with us. They did not act in the spirit of
no compromise, 1--WE will not pull hair
from the littlest dogma that is embraced in
the Chicago platform,) but they treated us
with the most open hospitality and kindness
to be found anywhere and told US partic-
ularly; "Take no alarm about your SER
want do not trouble yourself about him at
all he is just as safe here as in Kentucky !;
no man here will disturb him; the town
will not permit it." There was not word
said about him; and every man there knew
he was there, and knew he was slave, and
there was nothing said about it. That was
the sort of hospitality and kindness, that
was the sort OF compromise they gave {:
"Stay; you are our fellow citizen from a
distant land. come among US, and we want
to show you that we know how to meet
you, and treat our fellow citizens we are
glad to see you, and there will be no distur-
bance about your servant )" and exactly
did they fulfill their kind and hospitable
words. They compromised.
But the senator (Wilkinson) feels himself
called upon not to compromise great ma
ton; and yet, through this great nation
common blood flows. What man is there
here that is not of a blood, flowing
dering-perhaps through every state in the
Union and we talk about not comprOmis-
ing family quarrel and that is to be held
up as patriotism, or party fidelity. In the
name OF God, who is it that will adopt that
policy? We are one people in blood in
language one; in thoughts one; we read
the same books; we feed on the same
meats we 60 to the same school; We be-
long to the same communion. II, as we go
through this quarrelsome world, we meet
with our little difficulties, if we wish to car
ry with US grateful hearts of the blessings we
have enjoyed, we shall be bound to compro-
mise with the difficulties that must occur on
all the ways of the world that are trodden
by governments on earth. 1t is our intirm-
ity to have much difficulties. Let it be our
magnanimity and our wisdom to cOmpro-
mise and settle them.