Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-23

the proposition Of my venerable friend from Ken
lucky Mr.. Cnttenden) as a final settlement OF
the controversy, If rendered and sustained by the
Republican members. Hence the sole response
bllity OF our disagreement. and the only difficulty
in the way Of an amicabIe adjustment, j. with the
Republican party. See Appendix TO Congres
sionAl Globe. le6O-6I, p. Al
Senator PUGH, in speech in the Senate, on
the ID day of March. 1861 (see Congressional
Globe, ls6O-6l. vol. 2. p. $780, said:
The Crittenden proposition has been indorsed
by the almost unanimous vote Of the Legislature
of Kentucky. 1t has been indorssg by the noble
old Commonwealth OF Virginia. ut has been
petitioned for by larger number of electors of
the United States than any proposition that was
ever before Congress. believe in INV heart To-
day, that it would carry an overwhelming major
ity of the people of my State; aye, sir, and of
nearly every other State in the Unien. Before
the Senators from the State of Mississipp left
this Chamber, heard one of them, who now as
sumes. at least, TO be the President of the South
ern Confederacy, proposed to accept it and to
maintain the Union if that proposition could re-
ceive the vote it ought 70 receive from the other
side of this Chamber Therefore, of all your
propositions, of all your amendments, knowing
as do, and knowing that the historian will write
il down, at any time before the first of January,
a two third vote for the Crittenden resolutions in
this Chamber, would have saved every State in
the Union but South Carolina. Georgia would
have been here with her representatives, and
Louisiana also-those two great States, which.
at least, would have broken the whole column of
secession. let, sir, il has been STAYED of-staved
off for your futile railroad BILL and where is it
tonight? STAYED off by your tariff bill STAYED
off by your pension bills.
On the same day, p. 1891. Mr. DOUGLAS thus
confirmed the declarations Of Mr.. PUGH:
The Senator has said that if hACrittenden
proposition could have been passed early in the
session, il would have saved all the States, ex-
cept South Carolina. | firmly believe it would.
While the Crittenden proposition was not in ac-
cordance with my cherished views, avowed nv
readiness and eagerness to accept it. in order to
save the Union, if could unite upon il. No
man has labored harder than | have TO get il
passed. / can confirm the Senator's declaration,
that Senator Davis himself, when on the commit
tee of thirteen, ready, at all times, to com
promise on the Crttenden proposition. will go
farther, and say that Dir. Toombs was also.
On the 10th of July 1861, john c. BREcKIN-
RIDGE, Senator from Kentucky, made the toll
lowing declarations upon the floor of the Senate:
| It was stated upon the floor of the Senate by
the late Senator from Illinois Mr.. Douglass
and | happened personally to know the fact my
self, that the leading statesmen of the lower
Southern States were willing to accept the terms
of settlement which were proposed by the vener
able Senator from Kentucky Mr.. Crittenden)
my predecessor
The Republican party, from the evidence pre-
scented, were unwilling to compromise-they pre-
ferred civil war 10 peace. In the language of
Senator CHANDLER, of Michigan. they did not
think the Union worth curse without a little
try be with the declaration of Mr.. DOUGLAS,
Hence the SOLE RESPONSIBILITY of our disagree
ment, and the ONLY DIFFICULTY in the way of an
amicable adjustment, is (as it has been from the
beginning) WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.