Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-02

our public affairs The appeal Of the Republi-
can organ 10 put aside party and unite for the
country should have been made and needed du.
ring the session of Congress in lS6O-5l. when
the troubles which eliminated in the present
civil war could have been COMPROMISED. the
Union firmly cemented and Mr.. LIxcoLS would
now have been President of happy and united
people But the Republicans refused to put
aside party" and unite for the country when
there could have been a final settlement Of the
controversy upon terms which would have been
satisfactory to seven-eghts OF the people
Of the whole nation What said Mr..
DouGLAs on the Bird of January, ls62,
when he stated that the Republicans in Congress
had rejected all overtures which had been offered
for compromise and refused to suggest any them
selves. Mark the emphatic words: Hence the
sole responsibility Of ou- disagreement, and the
only difficulty ia the way Of an amicable adjust
ment is with the Republican party" That this
is strictly true we present further evidence. On
the 7th of January. 1861. Mr.. TOXINS address
ell the Senate, and, ia the course Of his speech,
said
But although insist upon this perfect equality.
vet when il was proposed--as | understand the
Senator from Kentucky now propOses-that the
line OF sc 80 shall be extended. acknOw ledglng
aud protecting our property on the South side OF
the line, for the sake of peace. / said TO the
Committee OF Thirteen. and say here, with 9th
er satisfactory provisions, would accept it."
On the % of March, the CoRwS amendu.ent
being under consideration, Senator PUGH. OF
Ohio. delivered n speech, in which he said:
"The Crittenden proposition has been Endorsed
by the almost unan nous vote OF the Legislature
OF Kentucky. Ii has been Endorsed by the Leg
islaturc Of the noble old Commonwealth OF VIr
gna. IL has been petitioned for 10y larger
number of electors Of the United States than any
! proposition that was ever before Congtess.
believe IN my heart. to-day, that IL would carry
an owe whelming majority OF the people OF my
/ State; aye sir. aud OF nearly every other State
\ in the Union. Before the Senators from Misss.
sissipp lelt this Chamber. heard one OF them
who now assumes. ut least. to be President OF
the Southern Coniederacy, propose 10 accept Il and
| 10 maintain The Union, II that proposition could
receive the vote IL ought To receive from the 9th
or side OF this chamber. Therefore OF all your
! propositions. of all your amendments, knowing
rs do, aud knowing that the historian will write
! IL down. at any time before the first OF January
Il a TWO tnlfuS vote Tor the Otlttenutu rc-oluIolis
/ IN the Chamber would have saved every State IA
tie Union. but South Carolina"
Mr. PuGn said this in the hearing of SEwARD,
of WADE. Of FlssESpES, of TRuMBuLL, OF all
the Republican Senators, and not one denied the
truth of his assertion.
On the same day Mr. DouGLAs again addressed
the Senate in favor of compromise. aud corrobo-
rated the statement of Senator PuGH. He said:
The Senator has said il the Crittenden propo.
/ siton could have passed early IN the session, il
would have saved all the States except South
Carolina. | firmly believe il would. While the
/ CIttendcn proposition not In accordance
with my cherished views, ayOwed nv readiness
and eagerness to accept it, in order To save the
l Union. 10 could unite upon IL. y O man has
abOred harder than have TO get il passed.
can confirm the Senator's declaration. that Sena-
tor Davis himself when ON the Committee OF
/ Thirteen, iras ready at all times to compromise
on the Crittenien proposition. | will 90 further,
and say that Mr. TOombs WAS also"
| If the Republicans had. at that time. been will
ing to "put aside party, and unite for the coun-
! try" the present civil war would have been
avcrted with all its terrible evs-the fearful
waste of blood and treasure, and the destruction
OF health which will follow tens of thousands &c
| their graves. While the SeceSsionists committed
the covert act" which precipitated the war upon
the country, for which they merit, as they should
receive. condign punishment, the Republican
party will be held TO the responsibility for thus
jeopartizng "the Union and the Constitution
as they came to US from our fathers, cOnsecrated
by their wisdom and virtue" by placing its
party platform above both.