The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-11-05

tions ut time when there we're twelve othei
Senators In this chamber on whose votes we
could relyi and what came Of it all? Die
we ever get vote on the Crittenden PROPOSE
tions? Never. Did we ever get a vote OF
the Peace Conference propositions? Never
Did we ever get vote on the bill introduced
by the Senator from Pennsylvania, (Mr. Big
ler) to submit these propositions to vote o
the people? Never. They were not strong
enough TO displace the Pacific Railroad Bill
which stood here and defed them in The
Senate Tor more than month. They were
not strong enough to set aside this pluadei
bill you, call tariff They were not strong
enough to beat Pension Bill, one morning
/ For three long months have I followed thu
Senator and others, begging fDr q vote or
these questions; never can we get it-never
and now I am to be deluded no farther; ant
I.use that word delusiOn certainly in no nn
kind sense TO my friend. -= gl) 't'za
The Crittenden proposition has been in
dorsed by the almost unanimous vote Of the
Legislature OF this noble old Commonwealth
of Virginia. 1t has been petitioned for by 4
larger number OF electors Of the United
States than any proposition that was eyel
before Congress. believe in my heart, tc
day, that it would carry an overwhelming
majority OF the people OF my State; aye, sir
and OF nearly every other state in the Union
Before the Senators from theState of Miss.
issippi left this chamber, | heard one o
them, who now assumes, at least, to be Pres.
ident of the Southern Coutederacy, propose
to accept it and to maintain the Union, il
that proposition could receive the vote il
ought to receive from the other side of the
chamber. Therefore, Of all your PROPOSE
tions, OF all your amendments, knowing as
do, and knowing that the historian will wri G
it down, at any time be 1oie the LIST Of, Janu-
ary, two thirds vote for the CrIttenden
Resolutions in this chamber would
have saved every State in the Uuion but
South Carolina Georgia would be here by
her representatives, and Louisiana also--
those two great States. which, at least. would
have broken the whole column OF Seces.
sion.' -ta'"E TliHi"3 D." artH "a
; MIR. Douglas, at the same time, said in
reply: 81 can confirm the Senator's dec
laration that Senator DAVIS himself when
on the Committee of Thirteen, was ready at
all times to compromise on the Crittcndeu
proposition. / will 20 farther and say that
Mr.. Toombs was also ready to do So" '51
Bat if this testimony were not in exist
ence at all, do we not all know that the
great State Of Virginia indorsed this propo
stion and submitted it to the other States
as basis Of final adjustment and perma-
nent peaceY it was this basis on which that
State called for the Peace Conference which
assembled soon thereafter. .t ....- -,....
1t was also indorsed by almost the unani.
nous vote Of the Legislature OF Kentucky,
and subsequently by those OF Tennessee
and North Carolina. But it is useless to add
testimony. The Republican members of.the
Senate were against the Critteaden PROPOSE.
ton, and he radicals Of that body were
against any and every adjustment. When
the Peace Conference had assembled, and
there was seme hope OF q satisfactory settle
mtht, it is we'll known that Mr.. Chandler,
Mr.. Harlin, aud others, urged their respee-
tive Governors to send GU i,ppracticable .fana-
tics as Commissioners, iu order to defeat, n
comproinise. ..1j .H@-~r'L 10y
In what have said have not intended
to extenuate, or excuse the wickedness OF
the Secessionists. Bad and jmpolitic as was
the policy Of The Northern radicals, it Mrn.
ished no sufficient reason for Secession, re.
beliion and war; but believed most, si,,cere.
ly then, as do now, that the acceptance oil
Mr.. Ctitteuden's proposition by one third OF
the Republicans in Congress, at the right
time. would have broken down Secession in
yearly all the States now claiming to be ont
OF The Union; and IT might have been aecept>
without any sacrifice OF honor or principle,
So far as the common territory OF the Uni.
ted States was concerned, ii Proposed an
equitable parti ion, giving the North. s.hout
100000 square tries and tire. South ,hnpt
No appire that could have beer
selected would have given tie North more =
If then, 1t was u material interests and val
ue we}Sere coutendihg tof, it gave ,,s our tnll
share; 1T was.the DUPLICATION of 4 politiea
principle the Republ' cans were struggling 10,
it allowed the application of their doctrine
to three hurths Of an estate that belonged
to all the States and all the people. 1t ex.
presSty excluded slavery from 100000 square
miles Of this, estate, and allowed it in tbe
remaining 100000. -
The Republicans, it is true had Just elect.
cd President, and were about to take poss>
esssorl oisthe Goyerhmehg bat Sstiii he Don.
utar vote in the several sStates showed that
they were over a million of votes IN the
minority ofthe electors Of the United States.
Being 2 mililonihtbe minority II they Sc.
cured the application OF their principles 40
three lourths of sll the territory, was, thai
notlenongh? -2Could they not on that have
boasted OF a great triumpha For a. time
these arguments and considera lions seemed
TO have weight with the more moderate and
conservative OF thel Republican Senator's :
Indeed at one, one time | bad Strong hopes ol
'settle'nent.' Bnt the radicals rallied in
force. headed by Mr. Greeley, and 9 the err
rent was soon changed, We were. then met
with theafgament that the people, il tbe
election of, Mr. Lincoln, has decided 10 ~.
clude slavery from All the territory, and, tha,
the members Of Congress dare not attemn,
to reverse that decision. We then detar.
mine TO go step turtherw and endeaver IA
overcome, this obstacle; and it. ,was7Sto. ,b;e
end, alter consultation with Mr.. -Crittendsp
and others, that myself inttotluced 4 Lll
into, the, Senate, providing tor taking tAe
sense OF the people Of lhe several States ON
the Cfittenden proposition, or the direoti on
OF members Of Congress- in voting 1fot Z,
against its submission for the. ratification nj
the States, as an amendment 10 tbe Consti
tuition. 4 f. .s,l3 yridiog hra II y; sTdI
,1fThis was an appeal to the source Of ali
political power and would have relieved the
'meinoefs OF all serious responsibility. The
vote OF The representatives would have been
in accordance with the votes Of his constitu.
ents, either for or against the proposition. a.
The only objection made was that ii was
somewhat Irregular and extraordinary But
the same men could not make that objection
at present. Too many extraordiuary things
have since been done BY their chosen agents.
Lbeleved with the Senator from Ohio as /
believe still, that the proposition, would have
carried majority in nearly all The States OF
the Union, but it shared the fate oil all other
efforts for settlement " Woaids toAGod our
country, was now in The condition 1t then
was that the people could be allowed TO
he Earrfeo4sase., f.r t,TgT