The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-21
Btgansaster .@a5ette,
CITY OF LANCASTER:
THURSDAY, -: FEB. 81 1851

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THURSDAY, =: FEB. 81 1861
We issor the CritIenden plan, because
we believe il to be fair and just in itself,
and shat il would be satisfactory TO the
Soath, and insure final settlement of the
slavery question.--EagIe.
7 We desire TO call the special attention
Of all parties to the following facts
lst. The Criuenden Compromise pro-
poses to so amend the Conatitution as to
make it establish slavery in the Territory
of New Mexico--a territory of sufficient
extent to make four States as large as New
York--to pledge the territorial legislature
to protect ito do Just whit the Le-
compton Constitution attempted to de-
force slavery upoL that people whether
they want it or not. This the Eagle ia
vors because as it says, I'VE believe IL TO
b fair and just in ITSELF" A few months
ago the Eagle was rampant for popular
sovereignty in the territories on The slave
vy question as nell as all others; any
thing else was aajast and oppressive Of
liberty and degrading the rights of free
men" Now, according to The Eagle i. is
right and just in iNH" that popular SOY.
ereignty should not be enjoyed by the
people Of the territories; that according
to the spirit of the Crittenden anendmen Mt
the people north OF SO. 80 should not have
slavery il they want it, and south OF 36'3o
they should have it whether they want II
or not.
Cd. The Crittenden Compromise pro
poses not OILY 10 make US "nigger catch
ers "but 10 make US pay for the slave ii
his full value when the mob resists us ii
the pursuit OF the slave, or rescue th'
slave after we have caught hin. Thus
fugitivo slave escapes from Kentucky tt
the city of Lancaster. The U. s. Marsh'
pursues him and Deputies D. Tallmadge
J. T. Brasee, ]. D. Martin and Thos Ew
ing to assist in his capture. They obe!
the law, leave their families and risk thei
lives to make "slave calchers" Of them
selves. jim Hunt, Noah Streets, Alder
Stroder, Albert Jones and Willis Tibb
resist them, shoot Tallmadge, Brasee
Martin and Ewing, and succeed In rescu
ing and running off the slave. The owne
sues the county, RECEIVERS Judgment; Tall
madge, Martin. Brasee and Ewing VIII
have lost their lives in the attempt to ex
cute the law, have their property heavil.
taxed to paysfor the slave. while their IAN
lilies have no remedy in damages for tn
loss of their husbands lives, neithc
against the city, county, State or natio
at large. This proposition the Eagle zoe
for because "iT IS FAIR AND JUST IN II
sELE."
Sd. The Crittendvn amendment PR
poses 10 make itself perpetual, this e
tablishiug the principle so inconsiste
with Democratic government and so fat
to human !ibeity-that the present &c
Grafton may bind all generations to com
that we may tie the hands of our poste
ity by Legislation Which may be repu
sive to them. This proposition the Edg
supports because CIT IS FAIR AND JU
IN ITsEIF."
But finally the Eagle favors the Cr
tenden amendment because it would
satisfactory to the South and insure
final settlement of the slavery question
Itwould do neither. The plain truth
the States that have seeded and form
Southern Confrderacy, say now as th
have said from the first, that =" they "
not be satisfied with the Critenden
any other compromise" They burlesq
and spurn all efforts at adjusln ent, and {
nouuce such propositions as doughface
and cOwardice, applying to those who
vocaIe them such cplhels as "serG
"curs," DO, &o.
Nor would the settlement be Gna
The very compromise itself squlnts
the acquisition Of territory. Who
blind as not 10 see that the attempted
QUESTION Of Cuba with lie tens Of thous,r
OF slaves would reopen this question in
other form 10 bo sure, but with all
present virulonce unabAtod ? Who d
notsee thatall the opposition to slavery
tension would stand out against its ac1
siIiOu, while the slavery propaganda
would contend as madly, and carry Ii
madness to as great extremes as now
The Orittendsh compromise would not
final settlement OF the slavery agilati
1t would simply change the phase Of
controversy.
The Peace Conference.