The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-08-12

lfon u. DI. Harms, y. Il. Harrls,t hltt0il
HOlman,t VIM. HOward,f Hughes,f Jen
kins.f Kunkel,f Larrabee,t j II. Leach
Leake,t Logsn,t Maclay,t Mallory, G. d
Martini L. S. Martini Maynard, McCier
nard.f McKentey,t Millson,t Montgomery,
Laban T. Moore /. N. Morris Nelson Nib
lack,+ Noell,t Peyton,t Phelrs,I Pryor,
| Qlarits, Riggs,t j. Z. Robinson,t Rus,,-
| Sickles,t Simms,+ Wm. Smith, w. II N
Smith, Stevenson,t j. A. Stewart,t Stokes.
Stout,t Thomas,t Vallandigham,t Vance
Webster, Whitney,t Winslow,+ Woodson,
and Wright t-80. Democrats, 81; Amer
leans 10.
| NAYs-Messrs. G. F. Adams, Aldrich, AL
ley, Ashley, Babbitt, Bsale, Bingham, Blair
Blake, Bray ton, Burlington, Burlingame
| Burnham, Butterfeld, Campell, Carey, Car
ter, Case, Coburn, @. B. Cochrane, Coliax
Conklng, Conway, Corwin, Covode, H. w
Davis, Dawes, DeIano, Duell. Dana, Eiger.
ton, Edwards, Elliot Fly, Etheridge, Farms
worth, Fenton, Ferry, Foster, Frank French
Gocch, Graham, Grow, Hale, Hall, tIel.
mick, Hickman, Hindman, Hoard, w. A.
Howard, Humphrey, Hutchins, Irvine, Jun,
BIN, F W. Kellog, Kenyon, Kilgore Kill
niger, Devil t, G. Leach, Lee, Longnecker
Locmls, Lovejoy, Marston, Mexican, Nc
Knight. Mcpherson, Morehead Morrill,,
Morse, Nixon, Ohn Palmer, Perry Petit,
Porter, Potter, Pottle, E. R. Reynolds, Rice,
G. Robmeon, Royce, Scranton, Sedgwic,
Sherman, Somes, Spaulding, spinner, S,an>
ton, Stevens, w. Stewart, Scratton, Tap.
pan, Tbayer, Theaker, Tompkins, Train
TrimbIe, Vandever, Van Wyck, Terree,
Wade, Waldron, Walton, G. G. Washburne,
r B. Washburne, Wells. Wilson, Windham
Wood and Woodruff--1l3. Republicans,
10; Americans. 2, Democrats, l. r....
Democrats with +; Republicans in Ro-
man; Americans in .alic.
Such was the recorded action of the
two houses of Congress, at the most
critical and momentous period of our
history, on measure that would have
saved us from civil war had the repre-
sentatives of the party that had just
been elected to power adopted it in
season.
1t is denied by some of the leaders
and presses of the Republican party,
that such would have been the result
OF the adoption by Congress of the
Crittenden compromise; but they pro-
duce no proof to sustain their asser-
ton. On the other hand we have as
high testimony as could be desired or
needed, to show that had the Critten-
den compromise been adopted in sea-
son, it would have saved the country
from civil war.
Senator Douglas, on the 3rd of
January, 1861, speaking of his own
plan of adjustment which he had in
troduced into the Senate, said (See
Appendix Con. Globe, 1860, 1861,
page Al IL
l believe this (his own plan) to be fair
basis OF amicable adjuscment. fyou of the
Republican side are not willing 10 accept
this, nor the proposition OF the Senator from
Kentucky, Mr.. Crittended, pray, tell us
what you are willing to do. | address the
inquiry to the Republicans alone, for the
reason that in the Committee Of Thirteen,
few days ago, every member from the
South, including those from the Cotton
States (Messrs Toombs and Daeis), express.
ed their readiness to accept the proposition
OF my venerable friend from Ken lucky, Mr..
Crttenden, as a FINAL SETTLEMENT of the
controversy, If rendered and sustained by the
Repub lican members. Hence, THE SOLE RE
sPoNsIBILITY of our disagreement and the
ONLY DIFFICULTY in the soay ofan AMIcABLE
ADJUSTMENT is viM the REPUBLICAN
PARTY. ...-.r
When Mr.. Douglas made that speech,
he made it in the presence and in the
hearing of Jeff Davis, Toombs, and
the other Southern Senators, except
those from South Carolina who had
retired from Congress; and no one de-
MED the truth of his statement. Nor
did any of the Republican members of
the committee of thirteen deny its
truthtuluess. They must, therefore,
all be taken as having concurred in its
correctness, viz: that the Southern
Senators would have received the Crit
tenden plan, if rendered and sustained
by the Republican members, as final
settlement of the slavery controversy;
and that, therefore, the only difficulty
in the way of an amicable adjustment
was with the Republican party, and
on it would rest the sole responsibility
of the disagreement and its conse-
qucnt horrors of civil war.
But there is other proof. On the
7th January, 1861, Mr.. Toombs made
a speech (see p. 270) in which he corr
federated the statement of Mr.. Doug
las, so far as he was concerned. He
said: -,v-a,E .HH
But, although l insist upon this perfect
equality in the Territories, yet when it was
proposed, as understand the Senator from
Kentucky now proposes, that the line o
36 Q 80 minutes shall be extended acknowl
edgng and protecting our property on the
south side OF that line, for the sake of peace
permanent peace--I said to the committee
of Thirteen, and say here, that, with other
satisfactory provisions, would accept it.
II = | am willing, however, to take the
proposition Of the Senator as it was under.
stood in Committee, putting the North and
the South on the same ground, prohibiting
slavery none side, acknowledging slavery
and protecting it ON the other, and applying
that to all future acquisitions, so that thu
whole Continent to the North Pole shall bt
settled upon the one rule, and TO the South
Pole under the other. .a3 ...a e.. 81. a
But thisis not all. BY reference
to the same Congressional Globe, part
2, page 1890, viii be found o speech
made by Mr.. Pugh, on the Sd day Of
March, 1861. In the course of that
speech, Mr.. Pugh said:
The Crittenden Proposition has been in.