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

maru voted tor thpnor,slIon. and co..
on HgRh htu HgdN no
A. 0f the Cotton Sluio Senators Who
eithheld their votes Ur lho 10th of Jan.
nary so ihnl Mr. nrksnmonimont might
pto,nn. I have certainly 90 apology 10
mako for their mischoyous aud wicked
conduct on that or any other occasion, but
If they me bapc,N0rthy for withholding
their votes, aud notsus'uiung lhotriiten'
den proposition, whn, shu,l We say OF the
Republican Senators who, at the same lime,
cast n solid vote against IT, IS | have al
ready shown. IL was no halt way business
with them, they aimed directly ut Its iinal
defeat. Some OF the Southern Senators
on the other hand, who had withheld their
votes on the 10th, Messrs. Sl dell, Hem
|phil and johnson of Arkansas, 10y the
/ 18th had repeuled their error, and cast
I their votes TO reconsider and revive the
/ |Compromise proposition; but the RcpuOll'
cans persisted in their hostility to the end
! Nor is il true that the votes VI tho Cot
ton State Senators, with those Of all the
other rSouthernSuuatoIs and those Oi,MI me
Nprlhern Democrats, could have saved
lund secured the Cri,tenden Compromise.
, They coul3 have gwen 1t ma"nty, oul
everybody knows that the Constitution
reouires u vote OF two.thirds 10 submit
amendments TO the Constitution Tor the
ratification Of the states, These could
not be Lad without eight or ten kepubll'
can votes But suppoSc the Constitution
did not so reduire-whil could II nave
ayailed to have adopted \ settlement by O
mere party vote ? IT was compromise
between the two sections that the eNIgaA'
c,es required. The Ropublican was The
dominant party in the North, and no
'compromisn or adjustment could be sue
cessfll either in the Senate or before tho
people without their active support. -
rhcy constituted one Of the parties TO the
issue, and it would have been folly WORSE
than iolly--to have attempted settle
ment without their sunCtlon and support
before the country.
But no one can misundctstanu the real
object Of the Republican orators ID para"'
ing the fact that six or oighI southern
Senators had, Il. one time, withheld thei
votes from the Crittenden proposition
II is to show that tho South was not i0r il
land did not desire a compromise, aud
hence the Republicans are notTespoHslUlt
for the horrible consequences OF It's ia!l'
ure. On this point the testimony Is very
conclusive and shall give 1t at SOME
length, please or diapieaso whom 1t may
If RepubhCtns choose TO take the res
IponsiblItv of saying that they were aS
Iaiust the proposition and determined It
make 40 settlement, however We may
3 lament their policy, no one could object
, Ito that position, a. matter OF TACT; bI
they will forever fail to satisfy the Wort
that the South was not fairly COMMITTED
Ito a settlement on the basis Of the Crittcn
, den proposition, or that the NortEeri
=, Democrats would not have compromise
on that ground had they possessed th'
l power to do 50. | am aware that lher,
are plenty Of Republicans who would 81.
I (spurn 10 settle with the South on sucI
e conditions, as there are also radical ianatlc
a who would not take that section back IN
I 20 the Union even on the conditions I
: the Constitution. They certainly ca
# have no complaint against my views an
t sentiments.
q When Congress assembled in December
, 1861. il was obvious TO every one who WI
at all willing to heed the signs OF tn
times, that the peace Of our country va
, in imminent peril; the natural consc
D., .quences OF prolonged VAR oi crlmlnauo
and recriminalion between the eXtTen
q and lmpracticoble men OF the North an
nj the South. The anxious enquiry wr
=, heard What can Ue done
= allay the agitation aud save the unity an
:, peace of our country" Amongst tho'
Q we're willing to make an effort to compI
mise and settle, regardless OF Sect'oha
party or personal considerations, consu
= Itntion after consultation was he'd. Ih
!, first rrcat task was to discover whether
:, was possible to bring the South up
, Ground on which the North couI
stand. Many and various were the prol
, ositions and suggestions produced. 81
il was finally concluded that the propos
y ton of the venerable Senator from Ken
lucky. (Mr. CriLlenden), Sps most like
a 10 command the requisite support
Il Congress and before the people. Ihes'
together with all Others Ola similar cha
VI ocler were referred TO q select committe
q. composed Of the following senators:
i. Messrs. Crittenden, Powell, Hunte
le Seward, Toombs, Douglas, Collamer, y
Wis, Wade, Bgler, Rice, DoohIlie al
or GumeS-lVG southern men, !I'c w ="
es licans aud three Northern Democrats.
III The Southern and Republican Senate
were recorded as the parties OF the lssu
er and hence lule was adopted that
I'd proposition should be reported to t
an Senate as a compromise unless it receiv
i majority of both sides, All the Sout
n. ern Senators, save Mr. Davis and NJ
ToomLi were known TO favor the Critic
on proposition. On the 23d OF Dtcemb
y, this proposition came up for corsiderattc
n, and it became necessary for Messrs. Da
,as and Toombs 10 take their positions IN
ty. gard to it, and | shall never forget
j., substance Of what both said, for ! rega
- ed their course Is involving the fate
70, the compromise. Mr.. Davis said, "tt
as. for himself the proposition would b
of bitter pill, for he held that hi. ConstI
10, ents had an equal right with those OF a
IN. other Senator TO 90 into the common II
Is ritolies, and occupy and enjoy them "
whatever might be their property at
~. time hut nevertheless, in view OF
le great stake involved, if the Republic
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