Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-09-04
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Is has been doubted and disputes
wbether the South woaid have been sat
isaef with compromise The rseoras
Of faets ahow thai she South would bare
been satisfied with the Cristendea Propo-
sisions. Ia the ssnaas of the United
States on The ID of March last, . debate
took place, IN which Messgs. pugh, Deug.
Las aad 1oenhs participated. We quote
the following axtEasss from their speech
90. In the course of The dsbaaa Senator
Geo. .. Pugh said
tsTha GTfsseadaa proposition las been
endorsed by the almQas unanimous yate
OF the Legislature OF Kensncky. 1t has
oeon indorsed by the Legislature of the
noble old Commonwealth Of Virginia
is has been pssisioasd fog bE ) larger
number Of slsctors af The United STATES
shan any proposition that was aves be-
fore Congress. ! believe in my haars, to-
day, thai il would carry m overwhelming
majority OF the people of my State; az.
s.r, and Of nearly every other State la sRs
Union. bgfore the SeaasoTx from tha
STATE Of Nissossyf len eisis Ckamber. n
hard one Of ihesu, sgso ssoac assusses. al
ssda, 10 De PTesidsa& Of the SosGaherss
Loafsderacys propose to accept il aaa 10
aaafasGaa the Union, IL thai proposition
could receive the cote Il oaqhl TO recefps
.IgoT" The other sads Of skaa chamsbey.--
Therefore, OF all yoar proposisious, Of all |
Jour amendments knowing as I do, and |
knowing that the historian viii write it |
dos0", at any lime bsfors the In Of Jaa-
stusys sscO-ssfrds wose for the CTttfen-
den rsa0lsstiOzs tn fhas Chamber scozsEd |
Aore sace6 svsSy Stale IN the Union.
bsis Souih Caroiao."
Mr.. Pugh said this In the bearing of |
Seward, Of Wade, Of Fessenden, Of Trum-
bull, OF all the Republican Senators, and |
not one denied the truth of the assertion. I
Mr.. Douglas heard it, and confirmed its
truth thus. We quote from the Globe
report Of the discussion, Of March 2d.-I
Mr.. Douglas said;
Ihs SendtoT has said asat ifEss Crit
seHdsH Proposition could haus passed
saEty ara the session, 1t goald hoUs sapsss
sA the States, Gzcepd S0aath Cayo1saa. I'll
lsrsaIs esaseus u scoasId. While the Cut
senoen proposition was not in accordance
with my cherished views, | avowsi nv
fedinsss and eagezness 70 aceept il. In
1sdsr TO save the Union, If we eouId unite
lPen 1t. No man has labored harder
han have to get it passed. eoa CON
'r"' the Semaso' . declaration, that SEN
zfor D0Uis htnsse!f, AcAem on the Com
aaltss u Inirteea, was ready at ali
sfases, to compr0Hsiss os the CritGe7sden ,
rT0Positton. | viii 20 further, and say
hat Mr.. Toombs was aIso.''
This makes the matter beyond dispute
hat the South would hare taken the
'rittenden Compromise "a a anal settle
nens Of all our difscalties. We will 20
arther, however, and adduoe the testi-
nony Of Senator Toombs, of Georgia,
dmself. En his speech in the United
'tates Senate, on the 7sh of January,
s6l, he said
"But, although insist upon this PEP
eos equality, Yet when is was proposed G
s | understand the Senator from Ken
aeky nov nFoposes-that the line of So
egreess 30 seconds shall be extended.
ckHowiedgfng and protecting our prop
rty On the south side of the line, for the q
axe Of peaces permanent peace, Issaid to
be Committee of Thirteen, and say1 q
ere, With other satisfactory provisions, .
would accept it,"
These declarations forever settle the
aession, as q point Of history, that the '
doption of the Gritteaden Comurorkse 9
ould have saved the Union aad preserv-
4 public peace. s< II