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

Bragg, Bright, OIingnan, Ciittenden,
Fitch, Green, Lare, Latham, Mason,
Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell,
Pugh, Rice, Salisbury and Sebastian
I-23 2, y =. . q. 400 e
Sn Mr.. Olark's amendment pre-
vailed and the Crlttenden proposition
was defeated. 3 d y =
On the announcement Of this result
the whole subject was laid on the table
This was the vote or which some
six or eight Senators from the Cotton
States withheld their votes, and Of this
| shall speak hereafter. Tf,n
Il is true that within few hours
after these proceedings, as though
alarmed about the consequences of
what had been done, Senator Cameron
moved reconsideration Of the vote by
which the Crittenden proposition had
been defeated. 39"' '.. .'a =
This motion came up for consi1era-
tion 0n the 18th, and to the amaze
ment of every body not in the secret,
Senator Cameron voted against his
own motion, aud was joined by every
other Senator Of HE party. The vote
is recorded on page 448 Of the 1st vol.
ume Congressional Globe, and is as
follows; 'l.H '@nfa 2Hs4Elf
Yeas - Messrs BaYsrd, Bigler,
Bragg, Brigat, Clingman, Orittehden,
Douglas, Fitch, Green, GS in, ,tluntet,
Johson Of Arkansas, Johnson of Ten.
nesse, Kennedy, Lane, Latham Z Ma.
son, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Pugh,
Powell, Rice, Salisbury, Sebastian
ard Slidell-27. la'.a's A1'7d
Nays = Mcssrs. Anthony, Baker,
Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark,
Collamer, Dixon, Doolittlo, ,Fossenden,
Foote, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Harlan,
King, Seward, Simmons, Sumner,
Ten Eyck, Wade, Wilkinson and
Wilson-24. -a' e1l'y H''e
This vote was regarded by many as
conclusive against the Crittenden
proposition, for the reason that the
Republican Senators, after full delib-
eration and consultation, had cast a
united vote against it. lsliall never
forget the appearance and bearing Of
that venerable patriot, John J Critten.
den, on the announcement of this ~.
suit. His heart seemed full to over-
flowing with grief, and his cOnpten
ance bore the unmistakable marks Of
anguish and despair. The motion OF
Senator Cameron to reconsider lad
inspired him with hope, strong nope !;
but the united vote Of the Republican
Senators against bis proposition
showed him too clearly that his efforts
were vain. @ g.r
The final vote was taken directly on
agreeing to the Crittenden proposition
on the Sd day of March, one day be-.
fore the final adjournment OF Con-
gress, and is recorded on page ,405
Of the Congressional GLObe, second.
part. On ths vote every Democrat
and every Southern Senator, includ.
ing Mr.. WigfalI, whO voted against
the reconsideration of Mr.. Clark's
amendment, voted Tor the proposition,
and every Republican against it.
As for the Cotton State Senators
who withheld their votes on the 18th
of January, 80 that Mr.. Clark's
amendment might prevail, | have GER
tainly no apology to make for their
nischlevous and wicked conduct on
that or any other occasion, bur if they
are blameworthy ior Withholding their.
votes and not sustaining the Critten.
den proposition, what shall we say of
the Republican Senators who, at the
same time, cast a solid vote against il,
as have ready shown. 1t was no
half way business with them - they
aimed directly at it's final defeat.
Some of the Southern Senators, on
the other band, who bad withheld
their votes on the 16th-Messrs. Sli.
dell, HemphilI and Johnson, of Ar.
kansas by the 18th had repented
their error, and cast their votes to re
consider and revive the compromise
proposition, bnt the Republicans pre-
sisted in their hostility to the end.
Nor is it true that the votes Of the
Cotton State Senators, with those of
all the other Southern Senators, and
those of all the Northern Democrats,
could have saved and secured the
Crittenden Compromise. They could
have given it a majority, but every
body knows that the Constitution re.
quires aAvote oivtwo-tbirds.to submi
alnendmeDts to the Gostitntin for the
of the States. These could
not be had without eight or ten Re
publican votesA Bot suppose theI
Constitution did not 80 require, what
could it have availed to have adopted
., settlement BY a mere Vparty vote
1t was "a compromise between the twol
sections that the ezingecy required.
The Repnblicsns was the dominant