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

aud its consequent horrors ofciVil war.
But there is otasr proof. On the
7th day Of January, 1881, Mr.. Toombs
,na+c q speech (see p. 270,) in which
he corroborated the statement Of Mr..
Douglas, 80 far as he was concerned.
lie said:
But, although insist upon this per
l6crfequality IL the Territories, yet
when it was proposed, as I under.
stand the Senator from Kentucky
now proposes, that the line Of 38 Q go
shsl,b5 extended acknowledging and
protecting our property on the south
side OF that line for the sake OF peace,
permanent peace said to the Com
mittee OF Thirteen, and Say hare, that
with other satisfactory provisions !
would accept it. . | am will.
ing, however, 20 take the propostouI
Of tie Senator as it was understood in
Committee. putting the North and
tho South on the same ground, prohi.
biting slavery on one side, acknowled
gipg slavery and protecting it on the
other, and applying that to all future
acquisitions, 80 that the whole Cont
nent to the Mort. Pole shall be settled
upon the one rule, and to the South
Pole under the other.
But this is not all. By reference to
the same Congressional GlObs, part 2,
page 1890, will DO found speech
made by Mr.. Pugh, on the 3D. oI
March, 1861. In the course Of that
speech, Mr.. Pugh said:
The Crittenden Proposition has
been indorsed by the almost unani
nous vote of the LSgisturs Of Ken,
tucky. 1t has beer indorsed by the
Legislature OF the noble old Common
wealth of Virginia. 1t has been petit
TONED for by larger number Of cleo
tors of the United States than any
proposition that was ever before Con
gress. | believe in my heart to-day
that it would carry al overwhelming
majority cf the people of my State
ay, sir, and OF nearly every other State
in the Union. Before the Senators
hom the State Of Mississippi left this
Chamber, ] heard one OF them, who
now assumes, at least, 10 be President
OF the Southern Confederacy, propose
TO acceptit, and to maintain the Union
il that proposition could receive the
vote it ought to receive from the other
eide Of the Chamber. Therefore, of all
your propositions, of all your amend
meets, knowing as do, and knowing
that the historian will write it down,
at any tune before the let Of January,
g two-thirds vote fyr the Crittenden
!sesolutions in this chamber would
Lave saved every State in the Union
but South Carolina.
Mr.. Pugh said that in the presence
and in the hearing Of Republican Sen.
ators, and no one denied the truth OF
his assertion. Mr.. Douglas was
present and followed Mr.. Pugh in
speech remarking: page 1891 }
The Senator has said that il the
Cri,tenden Proposition could have
passed early 10 the session, it would
have saved ali the States except Sonth
Carolina. firmly believe it would.
While the Crittenden Proposition was
not in acco, dance with my cherished
views, ! aVowed my readiness and ca.
gerness to accept it, in order to save
the Union, if we conld unite upon it.
No man has labered harder than !
have to got it passed. | can conhrm
the Senator's declaration, that Senator
Davis himself when on the Committee
of Thirteen; was ready, at all times,
to compromise on the Crittenden
Proposition. | will 60 further, and
say that Mr. Toombs was also.
We think nothing conld be more
conclusive than that testimony, unless
the actual experiment itself, by the
adoption OF the plan itself and trial
under it, which the Republican mem
bers would not permit. Senator Crit.
tenden's opinion 60 to the effect the
adoption of his plan would have had, +,
was expressed by him, in letter to
Larz Anderson, Esq, OF Cincinnati,
dated Frankfort, March, 81, 1851, in
which he said: ..
Those resolutions were proposed in
the true spirit Of Compromise, and
,wi.f the hope of preserving Oh resto
ring to the country peace aud union.
They we're the result Of the joint labors
Of, and consultation with friends, hav.
ing the same Object iu view and /
believe if those measures thus offered
had been, at q suitable time,protnpty
adopted BY the Congress Of the United
States, it would have checked the
progress Of the rebellion and revolu
ton and SAVED TIE UNlONl
Some Of the leaders finding the
proof against their party to be SO con.
elusive and overwhelming, endeavor
to avoid its force by stating tbat, had
the Southern Senators remained IN
their seats and voted, the Crittenden
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