The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-08-14
Would the south have Acccpted the
Crittendcn COmprOmisc---An a I'M
pOrIant Page OF Political History.

| trittendcn COmprOm iSc---A a I'M
pOrIant Page of Political History.
/ lNDIAYAroLIs, July 80, 1861.
. To The Ettor Of he Enquirer: 80.
J l have seen statement in the EpgSrer, co
pied into the Sentind Of this city that the Sou
thern SecesSiOuisis, as Represented by their lea
derS--Jelierson Davis and Robert ToombS-
were willing to take the Crittehden Compro-
mise last winter, and save the Union, but the
! Republican Senators refused TO adopt that meas.
ure, and hence our present troubles and diSas-
ter. This statement IS vehemently denied by
my Republican friends. They say that the Cot
ton States--headed by Davis and Toombs-
would not iake that Compromise, anil that no
prool can be given that they wculd Severaloi
/ them admit that if they ,couH hare taken it, a
! terrible responsibility rests upon the Republi,
cans for refusing it. and they declare they will
never support that party hereafter il il can be
shown by documentary evidence. Can you give
me any additional particulars OF the circum-
lstanceS under which Mr.. Douglas bore the tes-
trmouy which you published In the Baqairer a
few days snoe in reference to the willingness Of
the South to take the Crittenden Compromise?
DEMOCRAT.
We have before Us The Congressional Globe
ond t1Ppendir for the session Of 1860 and 1861.
| IF our correspondent will turn to the Cong'es-
sjono1 Glide OF March II, 1851, he will End in
il a DEBATE in the Senate, ofMarch g upon the
Corwin Resolution to amend the Constitution
ofthe United States In the course ofthe de-
bate, Senator George +. Pugh said
"1'he 0rittenden proposition has been indor-
Sed by the almost unanimous vote of the Legis-
lature Of kentucky. 1t has been Endorsed by
the Legislature Of the nebe old Commonwealth
! Of Virginia. thas been petioRed or by a lar
ger number OF electors of the United States
than any proposition that was ever before Con
gress. believe in my heart. to day, that it
would carry an overwhelming majority Of the
people otmy State, ay sir, and of nearly every
other State in the Usion. Before the Senators
from tie Stdteof Hssissppi left this Chamber,
heard one Of them a0bo o0 assumes ateast, 10 be
| President ofthe Southern Confederucy, propose to
accept 1t and 10 maintain the Union il that, propo
stOn could reccive he Uote it onqdto rrceipe from
The other side Of this Chamber. Therefore, OF all
your propositions OF all your amendments, know
| ing as do and knowing that the historian will
write 1t dam, at any time before lie 1st Of Janu-
arg, t'0o-tIi'ds cote for the G'aHea,len ,eso3u
tioaS IN this Chamber l0ouM haze Sa0ed eUe'y
State IN the URaoa, bit South Carolina"
Mr., Pugh said this in the hearing Of Seward,
OF Wade, Of Fessenden, Of TrumbuI of all the
Republican Senators, and not one denied the
truth of his assertion. Mr.. Douglas heard it,
and confirmed its truth thus We quote from
the Globe report Of the discussion, Of March q
Mr.. Douglas said:
"The Senator has said hotT III, Ci1Henaen
Proposition coald haze passed early in The session,
II ,goald hare sdved al the States ercept Souti
Carolina. I.famly beliepe Il pouM While the
Crittcnden Proposition was not in accordance
with my cherished views. avowed my readi-
ness and eagerness to accept it, in order to save
the Union, il we could unite upon it. No man
has labored harder than have to get it passed.
Tenn confirm the Senator's declaration INT Sen
at0r Davjs himself aohen on the Committee Of
Thirteen acas ready at all times, 10 cQmmoa1se on
The Critten9en Proposition. | win go further,
and say that Mr.. Toombs was also"
This makes the matter beyond dispute that
the South would have taken the Crittenden
Compromise as final settlement Of all our diff
fculties. We will so further, however, and
adduce the testimony Of Senator Toombs, Of
Georgia, himself In his speech in the United
States Senate on tha 7th Of January, 1861, he
said;
"But, although insist upon this perfect G.
quality, yet when it was proposed---as 1 under
that the line OF 80 % 80 min shall be ex ended,
acknowledging and protecting our property on
the south side of the line, for the sake Of peace,
permanent peace / said to the Committee of
Thirteen, and Isay here, with other satisfacto-
ry provisions, would accept it." s -
These declarations forever settle the question,
as point Of history, that the adoption of the
Crittenden Compromise would have saved the
Union and preserved the public peace. What
a terrible mistake was its rejection Cinciana-
ii EnQwer. q as fs
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