Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-10-01

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W,ll,rs to ercept ihit nor lho iforo'iucn
,r ito senator RON ky,tfsy tell us what
,aov vUl dbf address 'hscuQuity ,othc
alone iut lho reason That in
tLr committee oi thirteen. Tow day hfo,
rtfny yrNutB tHoN tHt nortil irrluvlnR
those from the Cotton states Me'sts IN
Sand TOOMBSl errrc iea their r''fh''i
10 ACCEPT htg rpos.ton y my l.i'I't J0'''
from ~. ds q hHdl settlement " N. 'onrfg.h
irtendcred aud sustained by tho kcpuOll.
can members. Hence The solo rospon,i
bilty Of our disagreement, ana the only
dilBcul.y in the way OF an nmicablo All
ms,tnent. is with the Republican party
These remarks we're made, as ! well re"
nenter, before very full SeLaIe--n he
n,csence of nearly, ii not quite all the
RepubIican aud Southern Senators, ,ond no
one dare 10 dispute the facts stated.
Mr.. Pugh on the 2d day Of March IN
the course OF y very able speech, remarks
cd
/ "But suppose that Senator does prom
Iisc me a vote on the Criltenden PROPOSE
lions. have followed him for thr,o
|montLs, have followed my honorable
friend from Kentucky Mr.. CnttendehJ
( for three months have followed my
friend, the Senator FROM PennsyNanlA'
INIr. Bigler for three months ! nave 'o,
ted with them on all these propositions" al
a limo when there we're twelve other sem
'alors in this chamber on whose votes we
could rely; and what came o! 1t all Dla
VIC ever get vote on the CHttenden
propositions? Never. Did We ever get
vote on the poace conference prop
csilions? Noyor. Did we ever get
a vote on the bill introduced by the Sen
Ialor from PENNSYLVANIA Mr.. BIgler TO
remit these propositions to vote OF the
pcopley Never. They were not strong
enough TO dlsplnco the Pacific railroad
IJill which stood here and dotled them in
1.-THE Senate for more than month. They
we're not strong enough 10 set aside this
plunder bill you call tariff. They were
not strong enough to beat pension bill
one morning For three long months
have followed the Senator and Others,
begging foru voto on those questions; !;
never can we get il ; never; and now am
to be delu led no further and l use that
word delusion certainly III no unkInd
sense TO my friend.
"The Crittenden proposition has been
endorsed by the almost unanimous vote
of the Legislature Of Kentucky. IT has
been endorsed by tho Legislature
of the noble old ComE onwealth Of Vir>
ginia. 1t has been petitoned for 10y a
larger number Of electors of tho United
States !haa any proposition that was ever
before Congress. believe in my heart,
ITO. day. that il would carry an oyerwheims
ing .iaiorlty OF the people Of my State
ave strand Of nearly every other State III
,tie Union Before the Senators from tho
! State of Mississippi LETT this chamber,
! ,uEAgp ONE or THIN WHO NOW ASSUME, Al
,r,gT. TO BR pREsIpEET or THE SOUTHERN
CoSrEpgRACY, PROPOSE TO ACCEPT IT AND TX
! IvuSTuS THE UNION ~ TnAr PROPOSITION
: IrouLp RECEIVE THE VOTE IT OUGHT TO ne
, cgIyg PRoy THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS CHAN
:, lRrR Therefore, of all your propositions
= of all your amendments, knowing az do
: and h.ow;ng that the historian wlIi VIII
il down. Mt any time before the first Q
# january Il two thirds vote 10: me Cr'Ilen
>, den resolutions in this Chamber woul'
i have saved every State in the Union, bu
South Carolina. Georgia would oe her
p by her representatives, and Louisiana aIs
those two great States, which, at leasl
- would have broken the whole column c
,s secession"
Air. Douglas, at the same time said /
:, reply, Il can confirm the Senators decls
- ration that SENATOR DAVIS HIMSELF, WHE
Il On THE COMMITTEES OF TniRrEEN,,wAs READ
=. AT ALL TIAEe, TO COMPROMISE on THE CRIT
'o TESDEs PROPOSITION. WILL GO FuRTHE
II AxD SAY THAT Mr.. TooxBs WAS ALSO READ
"a TO 30 so
-. But if lhi1 testimony were not IN oXIs
/ tence ut all, do we not all krow that til
/, great State of Virginia endorsed this pfol
- IOsition and submittcd IL to the oth'
!, States as a basis Of a final adjustment an
IN permanent peace. 1t vas this basis q
IA which that State called for the peaC
49, Conference which assembled soon thel ca
II ter.
!, 1t was also endorsed 10y almost tie III
animous vote O! the legislature Of kei
IL tucky, and subsequently by those of Te'
:, nessee and North Carolina. But 1t is uS'
, less TO add testimony. The Republica
~ members of the Senate we're against II
q Crit:cuden proposition, and the radlca
of that tOdy were agalns. any and ever
.r adjustment. When the Peace Conteren'
- had assembled and there was some hol
nj Of satisfactory settlement, u is We
h. known that Mr. Chandler, Mr.. Harla
and Others urged their respective Cove
ME- nors, to send on impracticable fanatics
q Commissioner in order 10 defeat n cor
no promise.
he IN what have said have not intend'
ed TO extenuate or excuse the wickedness
b. the Seoessionisls Bad and impolitic
r. was the policy of the Northern radicals
n furnished no sufficient reason for Sece
er, sion, rebellion and war; but | believe
IN, most sincerely then as do now, that 4
Wis acceptance Of Mr. CIittenden's propositit
res by one third of the Republicans in 90
he gress, at the right time, would have br
rd. ken down Secession IN nearly all I
of States now claiming to be out of the
lat Mon and it mig ght have been accept
Q a without any sacrifice Of honor or princip
tu. So far as the common Territory Of /
nv United States was concerned it propos
~ an pnuitoble partition giving the nor