The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-09
HON. JOHN J. CRITTENDEN ON THE CIR,
TENDEN COMPROMISE.

FRANKFORT, March ~, 1861
observed that one OF your respectable ne spapers
Cincinnati has imssiatei my motives and my course
relation To the resolutions which submitted on the III
81 December last 10 tn. Senate OF the United States
represents me as having "repudiatedr them, and
having been "disgustedr with them, after by
amendment they had been made to embrace all tel
tory hereafter acquired by the United Sates az we'll
that which they now possessed. simple staten,
will correct these
Those resolutions proposed In the pure spirit
compromise, and with the hope OF preserving rest
ing to the country peace and union. they were the
suit OF the joint lsbors %. and consultations wi
friends having the same object in viw, and believe
hcse measures thus offered had been ut suitable tr
promptly adopted by the Congress OF the United stat
would have checked the progress OF the rebellion
revolution and saved the Union.
FOR myself ! had no objection 10 including In tht
scope all after acquired territory because that mad
nnal settlement of the dsirsctpg question saverr
all time to come, and because hoped that such pro
son, by prohibiting slavery ali after acquired territ
north OF the line OF 80 degrees so minutes o. north
tude and allowing II 10 all south Of that line would b,
The effect OF preventing sny further acquisition OF terri
~ as the Northern States would he unwilling 10 mi
any Southern acquisitions, In which slavery was 10
allowed, and the Southern states would not be inclined
Increase the prcpondcrance Of the North by Northern
anisitsors And thus bopei that the provsio respe
ing future territory woud prevent any fur hef acuu
tons Of IT, Our troubles had arisen from aoouistons
territory, and did not desire that any should
maze.
These my reasons for submitting the propost
IN relation to future acquired territory. But ray gr
object was compromise compromise on terms ss,isf
tory, a. lar as possible, o. all PARTIES all rect,o
and when found that This provision In nv resojutl
was much and particularly objected TO- ana might py,
sn obstacle g. Their scopton determined in mr. an,
W Tor . ccmrrumtse thai would not ins M upon
would consent 10 have II stricken out
10 accomplish the great object bad 10 view
peace and union 81 The ccuDi-v-I oid rather al
have Witnessed their total failure have yiedei to
mooincatins Of my rfsoigtions that wonli not In
iad gmenf have cufoy ed their essential character
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tuniiy nAd been .norded me, ~ raak,ng several anne
m.nfs 10 the hrsseolosy 81 thoee resolutions Ia order
reneer their isreaags ~ lttc oaensve ~ possible
websd "a zee reconeilinfon aud union establjsb
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