M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-08-27

wv N''''SphSh tI'l"I' Auo uuh fOl
wAsnot taken, on agreeing directly
tofthe Oriitonden proposition, INIT
the 81 Of March, the day precodin!
the close Of Congress andtho inausn
ration of Mr. sEincolnsrThel Olarl
amenlment was first disp ystd Of 9TH,
debate prece ling tho vore ,un wlitI
we give: s.I 'e r. -.r.D gI r..,
! Mr. UIark.-'t'!!t mightbeexpeeted
as | offered that substitute, lhat
would say something in ila support
but as the spssi1h is dmRiug 81 nGar
= close though am prepared, shall
waive the Opportunity sn.l lot the
vote be t,kepp .s 9ag .'.. ..
! NroWllson.--'tWe haye voted on
that soVarai times, and | suggest that
It 20 YdhIa.wn, elbbv6t us vote III
reqt.yiOp tho arrsMutiohsp rgnf ,s.,0
imoThe Pr"siding Officer. = 4it can
not b. Withdrawn, the yeas and nays
having b. el oidered.' .-. .-...'
g"The Secretary PROCEEDED to call
the rolJ"gs .g -'fa..I ....s
M Althday (SheG nialnamo was
haiied) HWitlout auy'rriprenca to
IlhHJnerts Of this amendmtnt, shall
v';e.aslratitfQr the purpose sIlow.
iog the Senator fem Kentucky t,
obtain a vote on bis lepolutiouI |
vote nay" .,,r gm g...- .,..H
Mr.. Baker, (when lis name was
called n without reference to the
merits Of this amendlnept,l shall vote
against it iU order to get au opportu
nifty 70 vote against the resolution of
the Senator from Kentucky, ,.,i..,-
"The result was announced --yess
IL, nays %, as follJws: ., .l...
Yeas Messrs. Bingham, Chand.
Ter, Clark, Doclittle, l)urkee, Fesson.
den, Foote, Harlan, King, Morrill,,
Sumner, Trulnbuli, Wade and vii.
kinson--14. ... .. fr, .....
"NaJs7-Messrs. Anthony, Baker,
Bayard, Bigler, Bright, Critt3nleu,
Dixon, Douglas, Foster, Gwin, Hun
ter, Johnston Of Tennesse, Kennedy.
Lane, Latham, Mason Nicholson :,
Folk Rsgh, Rice, Sebastian and Ten
EyGk-27. rntid59s 20 rrr9n7 s5q-Fv
20, So Nj Clal k'sqamendment was re.
jecteda 7(Page 1404D .aa,
Tue question then recurrei on
adopting the Crittenden plan Of com
promisg.h 1t was defeated by the
following vote: (ltage 14O5 } 15,..
YEAS Messrs. Bayard, Bixler,
Bright, Crittendep, Douglas, Gwin,
Hunt, r., Johnston of'renn., Kennedy \
Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson,
Polk, Pugb, Rice, Sebastian, Thom
son and W gfsII-19. s..l
yiNAYs-MessrS Authory, Bingham
Chandler, Clark, Dixon, DIoIttle,
Durkve, Eessendeu, Foote, Foster,
Grines, llarlap, King, Morril, Sum
ner, Ten Eyck, lrrWbptl, Wade, vii !
kinsOp and NYiison- 20. d.
Ot the nineteen who voted V1a,
seventeen were Democrats, and two
Amcricana The latter, were Sena
tors Criifenden, OF KY. and Kennedy
OF Mary Iaud The twenty who voted
~ the negAtve were all Republicans.
II TiiE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On the 27lh Of February, 1861 (sec
page 1851 .Ir. Clemens, 81 Virginia
proposed t. the House Of Congress
That the CtlE!euden compromise sho
nd be submitted to vote of the
people for ado. 'tion or rejection. lie.
proposed the following Joint resolu
tIoh: :..-II... ..t
WHEREAS, The Union is iudareor:.
AMI owllg to The unhappy division
existing IN Congress, it would be d iii |
cult, if not Impossible, for that body
to concur, i'll boIh its branches, by the
iequlslto majority, SO as to enable i,
either to adopt such measures of leo.
lsIatlQn, or to recommend to tic States
such amUaJihruts to tho Constitution
us arr deemed necessary and proper
to avert that danger; aud
WHEREAS, ln 50 great an emergen
cy, the opinion and Judgment OF the
people ought to, be heard, and would
Oe thu b.st and surest guide to their
reprcSen atives; therefore, a.a-ul |
Resolcyd, by the Senate and House
oi Representatives of the Quilted Sta !
tes oI America in Congress assembled, !
That provisions ought to bo made by
law, without delay, for taking the
sense Of the people, and Submitting
to the vote the following resolutions
(Crittendeu's) as the basis lorthe final
and permanent settlement of thusc
disputes that now disturb the peace of.
the country and threaten the exist
ence OF the Union. SOB. -.r..- 4
if Here followed Mr.. CrittendenIs
resolutions. ! i ws j. sM.I
% Tho proposition of Mra Clemens
ives rejected by tl3 following vote !:
yeas ~, nays 113. ads a>s ss
lRAs-rMessrs. Adrian. + iWGAn.
.,}sfsoa,. Agsry,f .Barf.t Barrett, + Bo
n