Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-16

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NorEp AGArNsr lr.-The Breckinrldgers,
we believe, voted against the Re.olution OF
Mr.. Councilman. in the Assembly, endorsing
Mr. Bnchanan's late message, in favor Of
hoI1inr Convention Of States on The 1th OF
February, to settle peaceably, existing d1ii-
culies. Won1d IL not be as fair now for Us
to charge them with hostility 70 all Compro-
mice, as it Is for the Brecbinrilge sheets to
accuse Douglas men Of being opposed to a
peaceahle settlement. because they voted a.
oaiust Mr. Horrss Resolutions, endorsing
The CHttcnden Compromise with Mr. Brock
inidge and hia views partially luggcd into
|u2 Certainly it would.
BY the way, there was time when these
same men thought it was high treason against
the Democratic party, not to endorse every
thing that bore the sign manual OF the wen
cradle public funetionary' They endorsed
him when be was breaking up the Demo-
cratic party. They endorsed him when ne
pursued that policy Of delay in the exercise
ofthe Federal authority which gave he'o''-
tiop time to mature and to estobh.h a gov
ernment de Iaeto. Aud they have endorsed
him in everything tLat favored Secession
but, some how on other, dies can.J So h.m at
an, % any other line 81 conduct
Kesolfe3, That We Acg,b,. endorse tlcp.1u
ior settlement OF c&i-,iug difficulties in the
Atlantic States, as proposed by the Hon.
John J. Crittendou IN the senate oi the Um-
| ted States, january 81, 1861 and That we
approyc and commend the patriotism aud
/ wisdom Of TIE Hon stephen a. Dou9la5 aud
Hon John e. Breckenridge m1niieatcd by
them IN their iudorlement Of the same, and
iu the coudemuug the u.e Of military force
TO coerce the Southern people, recommend-
ing conaliaton and concession rather than
war. and compromise rather than d.sauion.
The Express says th.t those who voted
against this resolution are the real daunio.-
ists "We desire" it says "to pvt this vote
Oh record in order TO show who are the real
disuuioui.ts and who are the Union men,
Conuc5s' name appears among tbe ayes, but
voted no and afterwards changed to aye IL
order to move q reconsideration, which he
did It vlll thus be seen TIN. thc.o are tAit
ty d;suuioniets In the Assembly, who are
bent on bringing the country 10 Iuin. They
expressly repalmta the liberal compromiso
offered by Senator Cmtteu len, ana approved
by l.oh men os Douglas and Breca.nridge.-
They turn then backs upon coneiliatIon,
when they know it is the only thing that
can save the Union Let the people ma A
them.
IAis IS hardly fair statement. some yo-
ted for tile resolution in order 60 endorse the
Cutteuden Compromise, and because they
construed the resolution as endorsing only SO
much of Breckinrid;e's position as Myois
compromise rather than war. Others oPros-
ed it, not that they objected to Crittenden's
Compromise. but that they were afraid that
their vote would bee construed into an ei-
dors.m Of Br,caufidse's position 4" JaH,
and that position. it is vii hno~G, differs
from that Of Criuendeu ana Dous.as both, in
several important respects
The ia the true state of the case, and we
hope our readers viii bear it in mind, here
after when the Br,chiuriJse party shall GD-
de;take to make capital out Of the vote on
this resolution. Give men credit for th,ir
real motives watJasr .ts..ts PARTISAN rar-
pose. or not.