St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1862-09-04

hope 6. expectation Of constructing new
one. are dangerous. illusory and destrue-
tive; that, in the opinion Of the Senate Of
the United States: no snch reconstruction
is practicable; and thereEare to the main-
teralce Of the existing Union and Conssi-
tution should be directed sll the energies
Of Ill the departments Of the gaxerument.
and lie efforts Of afl geod ;eitiscns >----p
MssClark II might Be expected, &C.
offered that substitute, that I would say
something in its support; but, as the s.s-
sion is drawing 80 near q close, though
| am prepared. I shall waive the oppor-
tunitr, and let the vote be taken.
Mr.. Wilson-"We have voted on that
several times. l suggest that it be with
drawn, and let US vote directly on the
resolutions"
The Presiding Oficer.-"It cannot
be Withdrawn. the yeas and nays having
been ordered"
The Secretary proceeded to call tie
roll"
Mr. Anthony (when MS name was cali.
ei)- Without any reference to the mer-
its of this amendment. I shall vote
against it for the purpose Of allowing the
Senator from Kentucky to obtain vote
on his resolution. vote nay"
MIR Baker (whcn his name vas call.
ed -" Without reference to the merits
Of this amendment, I shall vote against
it in order to ct an opportunity to vote
against the resolution Of the Senator from
Kentucky"
The result was announccd-yeas. II.
nays ID, 30; as follows:
Ycas-Mcssrs. Bingham. Chandler.
Clark. Dooli,tle. Durkec. Pesscnden.
Foote. Harlan, King. Morrill,. Sumner.
Trumbull, Wade and Wilkinson-14.
"Nays-Mcssrs. Anthony, Baker.
Bayard, Bigler. Bright. Crittenden. Dix
on. Douglas, Foster. Gwin. Hunter. john
son of Tenn, Kennedy. Lane. Latham,
MAso.s, Nicholson, Polk. Pugh, Rice. SCI
bastian. and Ten gyck-.2
$50 the amendment WAS rcjectcd."-
page 1904. Giobe)
The substitute having been thus defeat
I'd. Mr. Cri,tendens joint resolution pro-
posing his amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States, next came up for
final votc. The resolutions ar" lengthy
and will be found on page III If the
Glohe)
AZ evidence Of the importance Of .hi.
measure. and If it's efficacy. If heartily
endorsed by the North. in quoting the
troubled waters, Mr.. Pugh, Of Ohio.
said:
The Crittendsn proposition has been
indorsed BY the slnost unanimous vote
Of the Legislature Of Kentucky. 1t has
been Endorsed by the Legislature of the
noble old Commonwealth Of Virginia. II
has been petisioned FIR hy a larger num-
Der Of electors Of the United States than
any proposition that Was ever before Con-
gress. l believe in my heart. to-day. that
it would carry an overwhelming minority
Of the people Of my State; ny. sir. and Of
nearly every other State in the Union.
Brtorr the .Seno'"rs frm The State .f Mis-
Mssipfi left this Ch"mLrr. heard one Of
President IF the Southern Gonfrierocy,
l'rclnse to accept Il anal to m"i"tnin the
U"io" i th"t pr4post;oa couid receire the
rUte 1t ought to re~~ire from the Ahrr
side nf this Chani~r Therefore, of all
your proportions, OF all your amendments.
knowing as I do, and knowing that the
historian will write it down, at any tim:
before the LIST If January. a two.thirds
vote fer the Crittenden resolutions in this
Chamber would hare saved every State
in the Union, but S.'uth Carolina. Gcor-
gia would be here by her representatives..
and Louisiana alsn-those two great
States. which. Mt Last would have bro
ken the whole column Of secession"
P. 1880. Globe.)
And the same day Mr.. Douglas lore
testimony to the sar,e effect a follows:
1.-The Senator CIR. Pugh) has said
that il the Crirtcn.irn proposition could
have been passed early in the session. it
would have saved all the Slater. exccp:
South Carolina. | firmly believe it woull
While the Crittenden proposition was
not in accordance with my cherished views,
| avowed my readiness and eagerness -
accept it in order to save the Union. il Wa
could unite upon it, I can confirm the
Senator's declaration that Senator Davis
himself, when on the committee Of thir-
teen was ready. at al times. to rompro-
m'@e on the Crinrn'tn prcpoHfion. imW
9" further and any that Mr. T~m,bs uas
ois," (P. 1891. Globe.)
Thus it is put beyond doubt that the
Crittcnden Compromise would have been
acceptable to the Sou,h. would have in-
cured peace. preserved the Union pre-
vented war. taxaii"u. q u preserved the
harmony Of the country; but Republican
isu' hal the power in Congress to defeat
il and lil defeat It.
Here is the vote by which IL was done
e~ry RsPAttieun a. The .Stnafe nein3
"g"i"s IL.
''iEa--Messrs. Baysrl. E;gLr.
Bright. Cri''en.icn. Douglas. Gxip. Has-
ter. johnson Of Tennessee K-n,,..iy.
Lane. Latham. Mas,u: Nicholson P.lk.
Pugh. Sebastian. T4ouis,n. and Wigfail