M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1862-11-06
Important COrrespOndence

Important Correspondence
The History of the Crittenden COm-
promise--It was Rejected by the Re.
pubIicans In Congress Adopted, the
South Would have Taken tilt Would
have saved the Union and Prevented
War-Letter from Ex-senator Bigier,
of PehnsYIVania.
We take the following from the
Harrisburg Patriot and Union, OF
October g.: T
cLHASFrELD, September az, 1862.
IIoE. WIZ, BIaLER--Dsar Sir:-
The Hon. l.. W. Hall at present the
candidate of the Republican party for
the State Senate ii this district, in
the course Of his address to the people
on the evening Of the 22d instant,
stated that "some Republican mem
oers OF tho United States Senate had
voted for the Crittenden Compromise
and some voted against it, and that II
wonld have been carried had all the
Southern men voted for it," or words
to that effect. He has also complained
that certain Senators from the Cotton
States had withheld their votes on the
Clark Amendment, by which the
Crittenden Compromise was defeated.
Asyou we're a member of the United
States Senate at the time, and acted
a conspicuous part in favor Of that and
other measures Of adjustment during
the memorable session Of 1860 and
1881, and must be very familiar with
the facts, we respectfully request that
you furnish US, for public use, a brief
history ofthe proceedings Of the Sen,
ate on the resolution familiarly known
as the Crittenden Compromise, and Of
the surrounding circumstances
James 7. Leonard, D. W. Moore,
r. V. Wilson, Wm. Porter, q D Wat
son, Israel Test, William L. Moore,
II j Mccullough, F G Miller, j M
Cummings, r j Wallace, Isaac L
Reizenstein, James Wrigley, Joseph
II Dearing, l. F Etzweller, John L.
Cutie, A M Hills, j P Kratzer, j B
Walters, John G Hall, l. Q Barrett,
Jhon W Wright William L Wright,
] w Potter, Francis Short, Barthol
Stumph, George Thorn, William S.
Bradley, Isaac Johnson, J M Kettle.
berger, WendIin Entries, John W.
Shugert, Matthew Ogden, W NJ Nc.
Cullougb, G B Goodlander;
CLEARrlELD, September 20, 1862.
GENTLEMEN: am in receipt of yoUr
letter, and with pleasure proceed to
comply with your request. In doing
this / shall endeavor to be brief,
though it must be obvious that any
thing like a full history Of the proceed
ingS Of the United States Senate on
the resolutions iamiliarly known as
the Crittenden Compromise, and the
occurrences incident thereto, can not
be compressed into very short story.
You can all bear me witness that in
the address have made to the people,
since my retiracy from the Senate, |
have not sought to press this subject
on their consideration in any party
light; have held that the Govern.
lnent and the country must be saved.
IomAtter whose folly and madness had
imperiled them that we should first
extinguSh the flames that are consum
ing our national fabric, and afterward
look up and punish the inceniiary
who applied the torch; but as the
subject has been brought before this
community by distinguished mem.
Der Of the Republican party, for par,
tisan ends, and statements made in
consistent with the record, it is emi.
nently proper that the faets--at least
all the essential facts--Should begiyon
to the public.
It's not true that some Republican
member OF the Senate supported the
"Orittenden Compromise" and some
opposed it. They opposed it through
out, and without an exception. Their
efforts to defeat it were in the usual
shape of postponments and amend.
ments, and it was not until within a
few hours Of the close of the session
that a direct vote was Lad on the
proposition itself.
On the 14th day of January, they
cast united vote against it's consider.
alton, and on the 10Th they did the
same thing, in order to consider the
Pacific Railroad Bill.
But the first test vote was bad on the
18th day of January, on the motion Of
Mr.. Clark, OF New Hampshire, TO
strike out the Crittenden proposition
and insert certain resolutions of his
own, the only object mauifesrly being
the defeat Of the former. The yeas
and nays on this vote were as follows {:
-oMessrs. Anthony, Baker,
Bingham, Cameron. Chandler, Clark,
ColIamer. Dixon, Doolittls, Qgrkee,
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale..