The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-05-26
A Tory Lie Exploded.

Gs- Hon. JoHy j. CR1rrENpEN, has
been renominated for Congress. by the
Union men of Kentucky, and in a
speech on the 1lh inst, at Lexington,
KY, Mr.. CRIrTENDEN asserted that had
his Compromise Resolution in Congress
been adopted by the South as it was
agreed TO by the North, the Rebellion
and war would have been obviated"
This pretty eflecually disposes of the
objection constantly in the mouths OF
Democrats, that the defeat of the Girl
tenden Compromise was due to the Re-
publicans, and that therefore upon them
rests the responsibility of the war. Mr..
CRITTENDEs, it will be seen. places the
responsibility Of the defeat Of his propo-
sition upon the conspirators against the
government, and not upon the Repubi.
cans, and thus destroys one important
part of the stock in trade Of the secession
sympathizers.
DAVE DUDLEY FIELD, of New York,
A prominent member of the Peace Con
gress, which assembled at Washington,
some time since published a transcript
Of the journal Of that Congress, showing
that again and again were propositions
OF Cancellation brought forward BY Re.
publicans in that body, but defeated by
Southern unanimity. He showed, also,
that the propositions finally adopted by
that body were regarded with no kind
Of respect by Congress, receiving, we
believe, less than half dozen votes in
their favor. Senator DOUGLAS frequent
ly stated TO his friends. las they have
testified after his return from the. last
session of Congress which he attended,
that no terms Of Cancellation would have
satisfied the Southern leaders, or stop
ped them in their course of treason and
dissolution. Senator YULEE, of Florida
in CORES pondence that has been made
public, wrote 10 friends at the South,
that Southern Senators were keeping
their seats in Congress only TO prevent
the adoption Of measures of Cancellation
and compromise. Southern conspira
tors in Congress met all offers Of con
Citation with the declaration that they
were too late--that if the South were
given blank sheet upon which to write
its own terms, that ii would be refused
that nothing but separation would be
listened to. No leader Of The rebellion
has been known to assert, since its in :
auguration, that compromise was posi-
BILE after the election of Mr.. LINCOLN.
That was the objectionable sin. and
from the moment that his election TO the
Presidency was known, no power but
force was competent TO keep the South
ern conspiratorg in the Union. ALEX
AMBER ii. STEPHENS, Of Georgia, the
present Vice President Of the villainous
Coniederacy Of JEFF DAVIS, himself
charged upon the consprators with
whom he is now associated, the infamy
OF deliberate, wicked. unjustifable. i
and unwarrantabls attempt TO break up
the government, an attempt originating {
in their own rpholy ambitions, and not :
justified by any act The government had J
EVER committed
But notwithstanding these facts. forii. i
fed. as they have been, by every deyel. :
,pment Of the war, men are daily found a
% regardless Of truth, so welded to .
pariizanship. as to be constantly seeking
excuses FOR the traitors in rebellion
constantly seeking TO relieve them of tie .
pamy OF deliberate attempt 10 Is