Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-13
WAC - f:csponsibie for the Defeat %
the Criftenaen compromise! .. 4 he
Commercial MISTAKEN

The Commercial takes issue with the editor of
the Dayton Empire-calling him with lis usual
choice and delicate plrraseology, tory" and
and remarks mi cradle lying" upon the ques-
ton, Who is responsible for the war! The En-
pre- atfirms that it is the Republican party, be-
cause that party "defta.cd the Clitiend,n com
promise" To this the Coasmerciai dtmurs, with
a pretty extensive assortment of epithets and
charges the reverse of complimentary. Wi Ia
these, however, we have nothing to do, but
simply with tho point in controversy, which, as
the Commercial leaves it, appears TO be this Did
the Republican party defeat the Crittendcn com
promises with the virtual admission on the part
of the Commercial that if the Republican parry
cid defeat that compromise it is responsible for
the war;
Did the Republican party defeat the Crittenden
compromise! Upon this point the Commercial
quotes passage from speech of Judge Doug
las, which, unfortunately for its case, does not
allude 10 the compromise, nor have any relation
to IT, But by making Judge Douglas it, own
wi ness it has cut itselfoff from the right to take
exceptions to hi' testimony As the Commercial
i'm spite of those defects of tenn yer which ex-
hibit themselves in language not admissible in
polite crce'-is, no doubt, exceedingly anxious
to know the truth, we will Gle for t> info ma ion
the following passage from speech of JUICE
Douglas, delivered in the Senate of the United
States, january ,, 1861. which the Commercial
in its researches, has doubtless overlooked, and
which we know it will ingenuously admit i; ex-
actly TO the point. 1t is as follows
Il believe this 10 be a fair basis of amicab'e
adjustment If YOU of the Republican side arc
not willing to accept this, the proposition of
the Senator from Kentucky, Nr. Critenden.
pray tell Us what YOU are willing TO do! / adj
dress the inquiry TO The Republicans alone, for
the reason that in the Committee of Thirt, en- a
f1,o G
Guiding those from the cotton States, bicssrs.
Toombs and Davis. expressed their readiness to
accept the proposition of nv venerable friend
from Kentucky, Mr.. Crittenden, as final set
tlement of the controversy, if intended and sus-
tanned bv Republican members. Hence. the sole
responsibility C cur Disagreement and the only
difficulty in the way of an amicable adjustment,
il with t.c Republican party"
From this it appears that on the third dav of
January. 1861 the South was willing to accept
the compromise, while the Republican members
were opposed TO it. The Commercial, however,
proceeds 70 give Us an excuse for the oppo> ition
of the Republican members, that the compro-
mise was impossible in fac, beeause half q
dozen States had seeded before it was before
Congress, and their vote would have been re-
quired to put il in the Constitution" in this
the Observation-Disclosures through inalvertence
is mistaken; and it will lock upon it as an act
of Kindness in us to correct its memory.
The resolution of Mr.. Criftendeu was intro
dueed at the very opening Of the session of Con-
gress, early in December, 1850, with great ur-
eencv on the part of that gentleman and his
friends. that it should be acted upon immediate
", and thus any act of secession be prevented.
South Caolina had called a Convention to meet
on the 18th of the same month. The remarks
of Judge Douglas, showing that the South was
ready to accept the compromi>e, were made on
the 81 Of January. 1861, only one Safe having
then resolved 70 secede: and no time having
been fixed for the convention of any other State
earlier than the 9Th of that month These facts
being proveablc By the record-the Commercial,
VIC presume, will not deny; and vet it can rot
bu see how completely they demolish itS position
AMI leave unch~trucsed the wav for the inference
thatthe Republicans are the responsible party
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