The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-02-25
The Crittenden Compromise---tt
Would Have saved the Union
Had IL Been Adopted---the
South offered "a Take 1.-THE
Republicans Reject II.

article upon some resolutions passe'
by the Democracy of Champaigl
county, Ohio, said: 80. ,s, ,..
aPerhaps the Democracy of Cham
paigh county were unfortunate in tn
expression Of their views, and mean
to say-as has beer very comlnonl,
asserted by other Democratic Conven
tions---that if the Republicans ha,
voted for the Crittenden Compromise
the war would have been averted ant
peace preserved. This is nothing bu
an assumption. There is no probabil
ity that, had the Republicans voted
for, that pacifcatory measure, it would
have satisfied the pretended grievances
of those who had deliberately entered
into a conspiracy to break up the
Union" a--.-f af 81 -''
The declaration that the Crittender
Compromise, if assented to by the Re
publicans, would have saved Secession,
and prevented civil war, is not an as.
sumption-it can be proved. We
have shown it in the Enquirer dozen
times, by indisputable testimony
The Commercial never dared to repub-
lish the testimony or to dispute the
witnesses. We ask it to notice the
following testimony: On page Al Of
the Congressional Globe Appendix,
for 1860 and 1861, the Commercial
will find the following, in an elaborate
speech of Senator Douglas, of Illinois.
lie said, January 8, 1861, speaking of
his own cor promise:
~ believe this to be a fair basis of
amicable adjustment. If you of the
Republican side are not willing to uc-
cept tt,is, nor the proposition of the
Senator from Kentucky, Mr.. Critten>
den, pray tell us what you are willing
TO do? l address the inquiry to the
Republicans alone, for the reason that
in the Committee Of Thirteen, a few
days ago, every member from the
South, including those from the Cotton
States '(Messrs. Toomhs and Davis)
expressed their readiness to accept
the proposition of my venerable friend
from Kentucky, Mr. Crittendcn, as
final settlement Of the controversy, if
rendered and sustained by the Repuh-
lican members. HENCE, TIE SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY OF OUR DIsA GREEMENT
AND THE ONLY DIFFICULTY IN THE
WAY OF AN AMIcABLE adjustment, is
with the Republican party"
The Commercial will appreciate the
Importance of that testimony. All
the Southern members Of the Senate,
represented by their leaders, jeff Da-
Wis and Toombs, with others, agreed
to take the Crittenden Compromise as
n final adjustment, if the Republicans
would also take it. The sole respon~
siblity, says Judge Douglas, is with
the Republican party. When Doug
las said this, Davis, Toombs and all
the Southern men, save those from
South Carolina, were before him, and
none Of them denied the truth of the |
statement. Does the Commercial deny
that Mr.. Douglas told the truth? Can
it dispute his testimony, given under
such circumstances? When the future
historian writes the account Of this
struggle, the above, from the speech |
of Judge Douglas, will arrest atten-
,tion, and will be regarded as of great /
Importance. But we have more tests
mony for the Commercial. 1t is to be
found in the Congressional Globe of
March IL, 1861. The debate occur-
red on the I'd of March, 1861:
"Upon the Corwin resolution to
amend the Constitution of the United
States, in the course of the debate,
Senator George Z. Pugh said: |
"TThe Crittenden Proposition has
been indorsed by the almost unanimous
vote of the Legislature of Kentucky,
1t has been Endorsed by the Legis-
latuEe of the noble old Commonwealth !
of Virginia. 1t has been petitioned
for by larger number of electors of
the United States than any PROPOSE
sion that was ever before Congress-
L believe in my heart to-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. II BEFORE THE SENATOR'S FROM
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI EFriTHIs
CHAMBER, I HEARD ONE OF THEM, WHO
NOW ASSUMES, At least, TO BE PRES
EDENT OF THE SOUTHERN CoNFEDER-
AcY, PROPOSE TO ACCEPT IT, AND TO
MAINTAIN THE UNION IF THAT PRoPo-
sITIoN COULD RECEIVE THE VOTE 1T
oUGAT 70 RECEIVE FROM THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE CHAMBER. Therefore,
of all your propositions, Of all your
amendments, knowing RS | do, andl
knowing that the historian will write
it down, AT ANY TIME BEFORE the LIST
OF JANUARY, A Two-THIRDs VOTE FOR
THH,CRITTENDEN RES0LU TiONS IN /
THIS CHAMBER WOULD HAVE SA- |
WE'D EVERY STATE In THE UNION
BUT SOUTH CAROLINA, eag g,4 4 |