Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-07
Written for the Fayetteville Observer.
THE CRITTeNDEN COMPROMISE

THE CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE.
] had occasion short time since
to point out to your readers, some
Facts connected.with past compromises
Sith reference to The present times.
! wish briefly now to recur to The
subject.
The history Of the past shows, that
so far as the South 10 concerned.
compromise is but another name for
concession, and tbnt the North, like
the Unsuitable miser still cries for
more. ltshows, that the fsw rights
granted to the South by tie Consti-
tuition and the compromises since
made have been utterly disregardsd
by the Northern people. 1t shows,
that while the Northern man comes
up and swears to support the Cousti.
tution.his conscience, his s'higher Law"
dictates to him to violate it the next
msment.
And yet they say wait, wait, let
us compromise with these people;
and offer the Crittenden proposition
as basis. This proposes to- run the
line SO 80 to the Pacific and make
ak North free and all South slave ter
ri'ory, during the territorial condition.
This is just leaving the question
where il is at present, and leaving the
Abolitionists TO colonize and make
oil free Stat, s. By this compromise
the Territory North OF sc. 80, being
already free, they need not waste
their energies on it; but south of that
line, by the aid o: their Emigrant
Aid Societies and other benevolent en-.
terprises, and their surplus popula.
ton, they colonizi much faster than
the South. They can thus bring IL
all free States, and girds Slarery as
surrey and as fatally as erer.
Oh but say they, We will not make
a compromise, but we will put it in
the Constitution aud take it entire.
ly out of Congress. Can you STOP
the Emigrant Aid Societies from
sending settlers into territory
Must you keep guard on the Dor.
der and stop every emigrant whose
oplnions do not suit you? Car
you when they come up for adj
mission as States into the Union
! deprive them Of that inheren1
right of ireemen to decide on thei,
own institutions Will you pleas,
tell me then, how you are going
to stop the abolitionists from max
ling free States Of our whole west
crn territory if we remain in tin
/ Union. Therefore it is against tIr,
Interests OF the slave States t,
agree to any line. No Gompronas
ivroluing a line, 'coineiding Nth
great principle can protcctthe institu
ton of Slavery in the Union"
| We must have something NOR,
than paper pledges, whether yo,
|call them a Constitution or CON
promise to bind Black r publican
people. Neither the patriotism no
| the wisdom of man could devise
compromise that would bind Blacl
Republican conscience or render Sd
cred bis oath to support it. There
fore Northern sentin, emf must chang
before they can be Joined in siabl,
government with slayeholding pee
lple; and any Union formed before
such change will be a mere covering
over the fire to SHOULDER and breal
ont afresh at some future period,
But no set of opinions held BY
such large portion of the people
can be given up at once. 1t mus
OF necessity be work Of time. W.
must therefore 60 of from them. =
bet them see and feel the practica
workings of their principles. If af
ter separation they should give uE
thsir principles and union with
them should be advisable, reconstruct
I Al, vovovopoau{. n ,,n,oo 10 49, & =.