New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-16
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When what IL called the Secession OF the
Slave States from the Union began, Mr.. Horato
Seymour lad but one cure for tie evil, one
preseryatiye from the danger-Frrther con-
cessions TO Slavery. Though neither he nor
hi. party in the Free States had ever TIL then
favored what is now called tie Crtienden
Compromise-that il, the drawing Of a line
straight through the Federal Territories on
the parallel OF 30 30 north latitude,
and the establishment of Slavery by Act Of
Congress ia all that lies south Of that line,
with the certainty that all our future acquisi-
tions, whether in Mexico, Central America, or
the Wet Indles, must also become Slave
Territory by the mere fact Of our acquiring
hem-thOueh the Democrats representing the
Free States in Congress had repeatedly re-
iected that proposition-and though II was
directly in the teeth oi the doctrine Of " Pop
ular Sovereignty" whercon tho great body of
the Free-Staie Democrats lad just planted
themselves in supporting Senator DougIas for
Presdent-Mr. Seymour, at the Democratic
State Convention OF Jan. 3, 1901. insisted that
the Republican Governor and Legislature OF our
State should order a special election through
out the State in order 10 take popular vote
on the Crittenden Compromise, in the hope
that our People would be bullisd by the South
region from which they lad just voted, in the
election Of President, 10 exclude It.
fhe Crittenden proposition could have been
carried through the fret Congress which assem-
bled under Mr. Buchanans Presidency without
single Republican vote; but the Democrats
were then inten. On forcing the fraudulent
Lecompton Constitution upon Kansas, and gave
no support to the so-caled Compromise, which
bad already been voted down at least once in
a strongly Democratic House. When Gen.
Burt of s. C.. moved (Jan. Is, lSl7), as an
amendment or rider to the Anti.Slavery restric-
ton in the Oregon bill, these words:
nanuch the whole OF said Territory lies north Of the
line thfyr degrees ihi,y minutes north latitude known
every member from tho Slave States voted
Yea, with only four in all from the Free States
to wit, Charles j. InglersOll of Pa, Stephen
A. Douglas and Robert Smith OF ILL.,, and S.
G.. Hastings from IOwa-nOt one from New.
York, though large majority Of our deiega-
ton was then Democratic. In strongly
Democratic House, tho Crittenden Compro-
mise line was voted down BY the decisive
majority Of / IA to 81.
so again in the next Congress, Mr.. Douglas
moved and the Senate agreed (33 to 81 the
direct, uDequivocal extension OF the Missouri
Compromise line TO the Pacific; but the House
aug. llth, lolo) again refused to concur by
the still more decisive vote Of III Nays to -
Yeas-just three Democrats from all the Free
States (Ausburn Birdsall Of Newly York. &. j.
Iugersoll and Charles Brown of Pcnnsylyania)
voting with the unanimous South for the so.
called Compromise.
Here was the all-butunannous vote of the
Free States, including all but three of their
Democrats, not to extend Slavery to the Pa
cifc under the pretenso OF a Compromise,
while as yet the Republican party had no ex.
istcnce. 1t was by the Wings and Democrats
of the North, when there was as yet no party
expressly hostile to Slavery Extension, that
these repeated refusals to establish what is
now known as the Crittenden line were made
Yet when a President had been elected ex-
pressly on the principle of opposing further
extension of Slave Territory, Mr. Seymour
walks into Democratic Convention, and
there assas the Republicans for not surrender.
ing their principles to armed treason in these
dsingenuous and insulting terms:
'If two millions II declared themselves IN favor Of
The principles put forth 10y his party three nl ions declared
themselves opposed TO them II the Republicans uumI he'd
the choice Of the Executive iLnpheJ in gaining on
gyss which makes thu laws Le bound " cary out; without