Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-10-18
Who Defeated the Compromise!

that il the Crittended Compromise had
been adopted by Congress and submitted
to the people, the desolating war in which
the country is now engaged, would have
been avoided. But the R,pu6Iican por-
ty, its leaders, and its representatives in
Congress, were determined that no com.
promise should be submitted to the peo-
pie. They voted against the Crttcndeu
Compromise measures in Congress and
defeated them, and they are responsible
for the Failure Of this patriotic and hu.
name effort to prevent a bloody conflict in
the country. In proof of this position
the evidence is so full and unmistakeabie
the facts so plain and apparent, that all
must be convinced who will look at the
official record on The subject.
Here is the vote by which the Critten.
den Resolutions were defeated. 1t will
be seen that e0ery Republican IN the Sen.
ate roted againSt them.
Yeas-Mcssrs. Bayard, Bigler. Bright
Crttenden, Douglas, Gwin, Hunter,
johnson, of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane,
Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Polk, Pugh,
Rice, Sebastion, Thomson, and Wiglall
is.
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Bingham,
Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Dur.
kee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes,
Harlan, King, Morrill,, Sumner. Ten
Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, and
Wilson-20.
In order that the loyal and patriotic
men of this country may understand the
Importance ofthcso Resolutions,a and what
would have been the effect their ready
and honest adoption by the Representa-
tives from the Northern States, we call
attention to the following extracts from
the speeches of Senator ProH of Ohio,
and Senator DOUGLAS of Illinois, deliv-
cred on that occasion. Senator PuoH
said -
"The Crittenden proposition has been
indorsed by the almost unanimous vote
of the Legislature of Kentucky. 1t has
been indorsed by the Legislature of the
noble old Commonwealth of Virginia.
1t has been pettioned for by 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 ma
jority of the people of my State; aye,sir
and of nearly every State in the Union.
Before the Senators from the State of
Mississippi left this chamber, / heard
one of them who now assumes at least to
be President of the Southern Conleder-
acy, propose to accept it and maintain
the Union if that proposition could re.
ceive the vote it ought to receive from the
other side of this chamber. Therefore,
of all your propositions, Of all your a.
knowing as do, and know
ing that the historian will write it down.
at any time before the 1st of January,
two thirds vote for the Crittenden resolu-
lions in this chamber would have saved
every State in the Union but South Car
Dlina. Georgia would be here by her
representatives, and Louisiana also-those
.wo great States which at least woul,!
have broken the whole column of seces.
,ion."-(P. 1880, GlObe.)
On the same subject Senator DOUGLAS
spoke as follows:
"The Senator (Mr. Pugh,) has said
hat if the Crittenden proposition could |
AVE been passed early in the session, it !
would have saved all the States except
South Carolina. firmly believe it would
While the Crittcnden proposition was not
n accordance with my cherished views,
avowed my readiness and eagerness to
ccept it in order to save the Union, if
We could unite upon it. I can confirm
he Senator's declaration that Senator
)avis himself, when on that committee
1 Thirteen, was ready, all times to cona-
romsSe on tie Crst'eaaarn proposition. 4
'W go J~rther and sag that Mr.. IoomJs
as also."-(P. 1881, GIobe.) !,
From these facts two important posi-.
ons are fully sustained: first, that the
rittenden Compromise was defeated by .
'epu6Iican Voies and second, that the
dop'lon ofthose Compromise resolutions ;
ould have saved 20 the Union every I
outhern States, with perhaps the single G
reception of South Carolina. This the |
epublican Senators were 5oll, this they :
aew, and yet because they were pledged
the Chicago platform and opposed to /
avery, they said "let the Union slide" ;
nd defeated the Crittenden Compromise t
he result of their action on that occa- v
on is before the country written in char '