The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-09-14
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Would the South have accepted the Crit.
tenden ComprOnlise. .--- An important
Page Of Political History.
INDIANoPoLIs, July so, 1861.

tenden COmprOnlise. -.-- An important
Page Of Political History.
INDIANoPoLIs, July so, 1861.
TO the Eiitor Of the Enquirer:
| have seen a statement in the Enquirer,
coped,into the Sentinel, of this city, that the
Southern Secessionists, as represented by
their leaders, effelson PAWS and Robert
Toombs-were willing to take the Crltten'
den compromise |, st winter, and save the
Union but the Republican Senators refused
to adopt that measure, and hence our pres
ent troubles and disaster: This statement is
yehenenlly denied by my Republican friends.
They say that the Cotton States-headed by
Davis and Toombs not take the
compromise, and that no proof can be given
that they would Several OF them admit
that If they acould Acee taken it. a terrible
responsibility rests upon the Republicans for
refusing it, and they declare they never will
support that party hereafter il it can be
shown by documentary evidence. Can you
give me any additional particulars Of the
circumstances under which Mr.. Douglas bore
the testimony which you Published in the
Enquirer few days since in reference to the
willingness of the South to take the Crii'en'
den Compromise? DEMoG9AT.
We have before us the Congressional
Globe and Appendix for the session of 1860
and l86l. If our correspondent will turn
to the Cong ressional Globe of March IL,
1861. he will find in i, debate in the Sen
ate of March Q, upon the Corwin Resou'
ton to amend the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States. In the course Of the debate,
Senator George E. Pugh, of Ohio, said:
"rhe Crittenden proposition has been in
dorsed by the almost unanimous vote of the
Legislature Of Kentucky. It has been in
dorsed by the Legislature of the noble old
Commonwealth of Virginia. 1t has been
petitioned for by a larger number OF electors
of the United States than any proposition
that was ever before Congress. believe in
my heart, to-day, that it would carry an
overwhelming majority of the people Of my
State; sy, sir, and Of near.y every other State
in the Union.
Before the Senators from the State of Mis-.
sissippi left this Chamber, heard one of
them who now assumes, at least, to be Pres
ident of the Southern Confederacy, propose
to accept it and maintain the Union, if that
proposition could receive the vote it ought to
receive from the other side of this Chamber.
Therefore, of all your propositions, Of all
your amendments, knowi' 6 as ! do, and
| knowing that the historian will write it
down, at any time before the lst of .Ionuaru,
a two thirds vote for the Crittenden amend
ments IN this Chamber would hare saved every
State in the Union, but South Carolina"
Mr.. Pugh said this in the hearing Of Sc
ward, of Wade, Of Fessenden, of Trumbul,
of all the Republican Senators, and not one
| i 81, ,c H.
glas heard it, and confirmed its truth thus
We quote from the Globe report of the dis
cusson, of March 2. Mr.. Douglas said:
"The Senatorhas said that if the Critten
den Proposition could have passed early in
the session, it would have saved all the
States, except South Carolina, firmly be-
lieve it would. While the Crittenden Pro.
position was not in accordance with nv cher
ished views, l avowed my rea illness and
eagerness to accept it. in order to save the
Union, if we could unite upon it. No man
has abored harder than | have to get il
passed. can confirm the Senator's declara
ton that Senator Davis himself when on the
Committee of Thirteen, was ready, a. all
times, to compromise on the Crittenden Pro-
position. will 90 further and say that Mr..
Toombs was ALSO"
This makes the matter beyond dispute
that the South would have taken the Crit
tenden Compromise as final settlement of
all our difficulties. We will 90 further,
however, and adduce the testimony OF Sena
tor Toombs of Georgia himself. In his
speech in the United States Senate on the
7th of January, 1861, be said:
"Bpt, although insist upon this perfect
equality, yet when it was proposed-as an
dersland the Senator from Kentucky now
proposes-that the line of SO 80 shall be
extended, 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 | say
here, with other satisfactory provisions
would accept it."
These declarations forever settle the ures
ton, 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 re-
jectiQn.
WHAT WILL THE ARMY EAr9-Tbe SPRING
field (Ill) Journal has taken the pains to
make ca'cu alton Of the amount of provis-
ions required to feed the proposed Federal
army of half million Of men and here is
the result:
We hav carefully examined the tables in
the army regulations, in strict accordance
with which The ratons are dealt out, and
find that for 100000 men one year. are re-
CURED Of staple farm products;
lst-6s4, 900 barrels Of pork GOO ponnds
eacb.)
2d-l,l4o,625 barrels Of beef goo
pounds each.)
sd-5,2se,5es bushels Of wheat (comput-
=. G.. L L. l. Il horr Ill I