Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-23

OF Virginia to adjust The present unhappy con
troverscs in the spirit in which the Constitution
was originally formed This shows there was
a strong disposition on the part OF the border
slave States to adjust the national difficulties and
preserve the Union The plan of the Peace
Convention was submitted to Congress on the
9th day Of February, 1861, before Virginia,
Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina had /
seeded. but il rejected. IL may be well to /
add here that the CRrrrESDES Compromise was
offered in the Peace Convention as a plan Of
adjustment, but ii rejected by that body.
The secession of seven States, South Carolina
Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Lousi
ana. and Texas. all before the lst of February,
1861. gave the Republican party a majority in
both the Senate ana House of Representatives,
and hence the responsibility of accepting or re-
jecting the propositions of compromise proposed
by Mr. CRIrTESDES, Mr.. DOUGLAS, and the Peace
Conference rests with the Republican party, and
no proposition would have been acceptable to the
South unless it had been sustained by a majority
of the members of that political organization. In
making this statement the withdrawal of the
members of Congress from the seeded States is
not justified but fearful responsibility upon
them for permitting the control of the Govern
ment to thus pass into the hands of a sectional
party. But while condemnng the action of the
members who withdrew, il does not lessen the
responsibility of the Republican majority in Con
gress II was in their power at any time TO have
kept Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and North
Carolina willing and firm members of the Union
by adopting either the CRITTENDES or Peace
Convention compromises.
FINAL ACTION UPON THE cRITTESDEN COMPROMISE.
1t was not until Sunday, the Sd of March,
1861 the last day of the 36th Congress, that
vote was permitted in the Senate upon the plan
of adjustment known as the "CRITIENDEN Com
promise" That vote is given evidence that
the Republican Senators never intended that any
plan of compromise should be adopted with their
approval, but that their party doctrines and the
supremacy of their party in the control of the
Government were far superior to their desire for
the preservation of the Union in peace and with
the good will of all the States.
VOTE IN THE SENATE.
Upon the direct vote, taken March Sd, 1861,
for the adoption or rejection of the CRIrTENDES
Compromise, just as it was offered by the dstin-
guished Senator from Kentucky, the following
was the result in the Senate-yeas 10, nays 20:
YEAs-Messrs Bayard Bigler, Bright, CRIr
rENDES, Douglas. Gwin, Hunter johnson of
Tennessee, KENNEDY, Lane, Latham, Mason,
Nicholson, Polk. Pugh, Rice, Sebastian, Thorn
son and Wigfall-l9; of which IL we're Demo
Gratis and Americans.
NAYs-Messrs. Anthony. Bngham,* Chand-
ler.., Clark Dixon,s DooittIe,s Durkees Fes-
senden.s Foot,s Fosters Crimes Harlan,*
King Morrill, SUMNER Tea Eyck,* Trum-
bulls Wade. Wilkinsons and Wilsons-20. All
Republicans.
The Democrats are in Roman; Republicans,
., and Americans in SMALL CAPS.
1t thus appears that all the Democrats and
Americans present in the Senate voted for the
CRITrENDEN compromise and all the Republicans
present voted against it-not Republican vote
is recorded in its favor.
HOUSE.
On February 9th, 1861, Mr. CLEMENS, Rep
resentative from Virginia. proposed TO the House
that the CRITTEyDEN compromise should be sub
mitted a uote Of the people for adoption reec-
ton. He proposed the following joint resolu-
ton:
WHEREAS, The Union is in danger; and owing
to the unhappy divisions existing in Congress, it
would be difficult, if not impossible, for that
body to concur. in both its branches, by the re-
quiste majority so TO enable il either TO adopt
such measures oflegisaton, or to recommend to
the States such amendments 10 the Constitution,
are deemed necessary and proper to avert that
danger; and whereas. in great emergency,
the opinion aud judgment of the people ought TO
be heard and would be the best and surest guide
to their Representatives: Therefore,
Resolred By the Senate and House of Represent
atres of the United States of Aneried in Congress
assembled, That provision ought to be made by
law, without delay, for taking the sense OF the
people, and submitting TO their vote the follow
ing resolutions [Crittendensl as the basis for the
final and permanent settlement OF those disputes
that now disturb the peace of the country and
threaten the existence of the Union.
Upon the proposition to submit the CRIrrESDEN
compromise to the sense of the people, the follow
ing was the vote in the House of Representatives
February 9th, lo6l-yeas so, nays ll3:
YEAs-Messrs Adrain,sW G. ANDERSON, Av-
ery,s Barr Barritt,s Bocock, BoTELER, BouLIG-
YEY, BRABsoS, Branch. BRIGGS, BRIsTow, Brown
Burch,s Burnett. II. L. Clark j. b. Clark
John Cochrane,~ Cox James Cralg,~ Burton
Craiges j. G. DAVIS DeJarnettes Demmick,* Ed
mundson. Engsh< Florences Fouke.r Garnett,~
GILMER, Hamilton,s j. NJ. HARRIS, j T HARRIS
HArroN, Holman VIM Howard. Hughes
Jenkins Kunkel.s Larrabee,s j. NJ. LEACH,
Leake.s Logan Maclay,s MALLORY. q. ID. Mar
tim T. ) Martini MAYNARD, McClernand.
McKentey,s Millson,s MOntgomery.s LABAN T.
MOORE j. y. Morris.- NELSON, Niblacks No
ell, Peyton,. Phelps Pryor. QUARLEs, Riggs
j. c. Robinson.s Rust,s SickIes,- Simms.- W IN
Smith, W. H. y. SMITH. Stevenson j. n.
Stewart STOKES, Stout. Thomas Vallandig.
ham. VANcE, WEBSTER, Whitney, Winslow.-
Woodscn and Wright-oO. Democrats, oil /;
Americans, 10
NAYs-Messrs. c. F. Adams Aldrich Alley,
Ashley, Babbett. Beale, Bingham, Blair. Blake.
Brayton Burlington. Burlingame, Burnham But
tertield. Campbell. Carey, Carter. Case, COburn,
c. b. Cochrane. Colfax. Conkling. Conway. Cor
win, Covode. II. W. DAVIS, Dawes, Delano, Du-
ell, Dunn. Edgerton, Edwards. Eliot. Ely, ErHE
RIDGE, Farnsworth. Fenton, Ferry Foster, Frank,
French. Gooch, Graham, Grow, Hale. Hall. Hell
mick. Hickman. Hindman,s Hoard, W. A. How
ard. Humphrey, Hutehins. Irvine. Junkin. +. W.
Kellogg.w. kellogg. Kenyon. Kilgore. Killinger.
+ Dewitt c. Leach. Lee, Longnecker. LOOMS.
3 Loveioy, MarsIon. Mexican, Mcknight. McPher.
1 son. Morehead. Morrill,. Morse. Nixon, DIN. Pal
mer Perry. Petit, Porter Potter. Potile, L. r.