The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-10-15
Who Defeated The Compromise.


This is most important question at the
present time. for il is now conceded thai
| It the Criitenden Compromise had beer.
/ adopted by Congress aud submitted 10 lhs.
people, the desolating war in whica The,
country Is now engaged. would have beetr
avoided. But The. Republican parry. i'll
leaders and lis representatives IN Congress,
we're determined that compromise should
be submitted 10 the people They voteil
against The Criltenden ompromise meas
ures IN Congress- and defeated lhein, ,he,,
are responsible for the failure e his most
humane and patriotic efor "a pr-yens /,
bloody couhictin the country IS pf0o
this position the evidence is 30 faf and "a
mlslakable the facts so piala and appare
that all must be convinced who win look
the official record on the snbjec;
Here is the vote by whicl tie Cr.Heudel
Resolutions were defeated twill be see
that evey Republicans N He Senate gofs4
against''lhsm
YEAs-Messrs. Bayard Bieler Briea,
Crueuden, Douglas, Gwin, Hunter Johu-
son, OF Tennessee Kennedy, Lane Latham
Mason, Nicholson Polk, Pugh, Rice, >e
bas'ion, Thompson aud Wig:aii-l9
NAYs-Messrs Anthony. Bingham. Char
dler, Clark, Dixon DooIite. Durkee, Fe,-
sender, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Harlan, King
Morrill,, Snmuer, Ten Eyck, TrumbuI,
Wade, Wilkinson aud Wilson-20.
In order that hesloyal and patriotic meu
OF this country may understand the impor
tance OF these resolutions, and what would
have been the effect OF their ready and hon
est adoption by the Representatives from
the Northern States, we direct attention %
the following extracts from the speeches Of
Senator Pugh, of Ohio, and Senator Doug.
las of illinois, delivered on that OCCASION
Senator Pugh said:
'The Critieaden proposition has been in
dorsed by the almost unanimous vote of tie
Legislature of Kentucky. 1t has been in.
dorsed by the Legislature Of the noble old
Commonwealth of Virginia. 1t has been
pet'tioned for by a.larger number of elect
ors of the United States than any PROPOSE
lion that was ever before Congress be-
lieve in my heart 10 day, that il would car
ry an overwhelming majority of the people
oil my State aye, sir, aud of nearly every
State in The Union. Before the Senators
from the Stale of Mississippi left this cham
ber heard one of them who assumes at
least tc be President OF The Southern Cen
iederacy. propose TO accept it and mainif in
the Union # that proposition conld receive
the vote il ought TO receive from the oil er
side OF this chamber
Therefore, all OF your propositions, of all
your amendments, knowing as | do, and
knowing that the historian will write il
down; al any lime before the first day OF
January, two-thirds voie for the Crilien
den resolutions in this chamber would have
saved every State in the Union but South
Carolina. Georgia would be here by her
great States which al least would have bro
ken The whole column OF secess ion P
i46O Globe
On the same subject Senator Douglas
said
The Ser ator Mr Pngb } aas said that Il
The Crtienden proposition eooid~has 5eea
passed early IN tie session II would have
saved all The states eAcep, Soali rohna
| firmly eliese ii would ~ hie .ae Cn.-
,enden proposition was no, ia occords Zee
win my cherished views aeoSed ml
readiness and easerre>s TO accep, % IL or
der TO save the Union. n Ne could utute
upon it. can confirm e Sea..aT dee
aralion. that. Senator Davis, b.nss sr
on thsl Committee OF Tmueen was rssaE
al al times o compromise ou ibe Cu; er
den proposition. wil 20 ianbsr sna a.
that Mr.. roombs was also. (P- 1891. Cd 5s
a man accused OF mnrder, robbery ,ur-
sary, arson or any OF the mos,fiuanon. of
fences in the caialogSe o; crime may de-
mand habeas corpus. be confronted ey ar
accuser and learn the nature OF his acc isa
! lion, and 5e discharged on bail, ever IA
murder, except in cases Aiere tie eglde ace
is TOO PLAN Tor doubt. These are consillu.
tional rights declared 10 be inviolale
But how is it now Any lids posed
person, OF personal or pOllllcai enemy IN ay
set policeman or constable TO arrest yoG
drag you from your family aud bushes:
| hundreds OF miles away 10 some prison ol
| fort The accusation and your accuser are
kept secret, The habeas corpus is suspended
and you can ge! no hearing, or when yor
! do get ohe, you have no way 10 get you
witnesses 10 establish your innocence. /;
it any wonder that the nations of Europe
| look upon US with amazement
When General Reno fell, Gen. Surge:
was within lew yards of him. He was il
command of the division formerly com
manded by Reno, Increased by several new
regiments, and the men had just dstin