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

rected all the energies of all the department
! Of the Government, and the efforts Of a
good citizens. .s.4...-....
The object of the introduction o
that resolution was very plain: it wa
to kill Mr.. Crittenden's plan withou
taking direct vote on it. Mr. Clark
motion prevailed by the followin!
vote: la, t... ...-. %. o.... ...r.. ss.
u YEAs-Messrs, Anthony. Baker. Bingham
Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon
Doolittle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foot, Foster
Grimes, Hale, King, Seward, Simmons, Sum
ner, Ten Eyck. Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson
and Wilson--25, Ian Republicans.
NAYs--Messrs. Bayard Bigler Bragg
Brighr, Clingman, C,ittenden, Fitch, Green
Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson Pearce
Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice. Salisbury anc
Sebastian-l9. All Democrats and Ameri
Mr.. Crittenden's proposition was
thus defeated for the present. At 6
subsequent hour of the same day;
Senator Cameron, who had voted fol
the Clark amendment, moved arecon-
sideration of the vote by which the
zCrittenden proposition was killed
The vote on this motion was not ta-
ken until the 18th of January, 1861
The following was the result: page
443.} gC5J .
q YEAs--Messrs. Bayard, Bgler, Bragg
Bright, Clingman, Crittendon, Douglas
Fitch, Green, Gwinn, Hunter, johnson o
"A Arkansas, johnson Of Tennt Ssee, Kennedy
Lane, Latham. Mason, Nicholson, Pearce
Polk, Powell, Pugh, Rice, Salisbury, Sebas
tian and Slidell-27.
NAYs--Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham
Cameron, Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon
Doolittle, Fessenden. Focte, Foster, Grimes
Hale, Harlan, King. Seward. Simmons
Sumner, Ten Eyck, Wade, Wigall, Wilkin
son and Wilson-24. @
1t will be seen that Mr.. Cameron
voted against his own proposition
The motion to reconsider having pre-.
vailed, the question then was agreeing
to Mr.. Clark's substitute for the
Crittenden plan. The final vote was
not taken, on agreeing directly to the
Crittenden proposition, until the Sd Of
March, the day preceding the close Of
the Congress and the Inauguration Of
Mr.. Lincoln. The CLARK amendment
was first disposed Of; the debate pre-
ceding the vote on which we give:
Mr.. Clark --'It might be expected, as
offered that substitute. that | would say
something in its support; but, as the session
is drawing so near a close, though l am pre-
pared, shall waive the opportunity, and let
the vote be taken"
Mr.. Wilson--"We have voted on that
several times, and suggest that it be with
drawn, and let US vote directly on the reso>
lutions. ay 3 r.t a.s.k .aEaa s.ae6as3
The Presiding Officer-"It cannot be with.
drawn, the yeas and nays having been order.
ed.'' .... -Hr.s l. |.. .tY
"The Secretary proceeded to call the roll.''
Mr.. Anthony (wben his name was called,
without any reference to the merits o
this amendment, shall vote against it ior
the purpose of allowing the Senator from
Kentucky to obtain O vote on his resolution
| vote nay" ..aH r..' a
Mr.. Baker, (when his name was called, )
--"Without reference to the merit of this
amendment, shall vote against it in order
to get an opportunity to vote against the res
sutton of the Senator from Kentucky"
"The result was anounced--yeas IA, nays
%, as follows:
'YEAs--Messrs. Bingham, Chandler, Clark
Doolttle, Durkee, Fessenden, Foote, Harlan
King, Morrill,, Sumner, Trumbul, Wade
and Wikinson--14.
"NAYs--Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bayard,
Biger, Bright, Crittenden, Dixon, Douglas,
Foster, Gwinn, Hunter, Johrson of Tenn,
Kennedy, Lare, Latham, Mason, Nicholson,
Polk, Pugb, Rice, Sebastian and Ten Eyck
--22" r
So Mr.. Clark's amendment was re-
iected. page 1404) ~
The question then REQUIRED on
adopting the Crittenden plan of COM
promise. 1t was defeated by the fol-
lowing vote: page 1905.
YEAs--Messrs. Bayard. Bigler, Bright
Crittenden, Douglas, Gwinn, Hunter John
son of Tenn. Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Ma.
son, Nicholson. Polk, Pugh, Rice, Sebastian
Thomson and Wigfall-19. v. F
NAYs--Messrs. Anthony, Bingham, Chan,
dler, Clark, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fes.
sender, Foote, Foster, Grimes Harlan, King,
Morrill,, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull
Wane, Wilkinson and Wilson--20 .
Of the nineteen who voted YEA,
seventeen were Democrats, and two
Americans. The latter were Sena-
tors Crittenden, Of Kentucky, and
Kennedy, of Maryland. The twenty
who voted in the negative were all
Republicans.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
On the 9th day Of February, 1861,
(sec page 1861 Mr.. Clemens, of Vir-
ginia, proposed to the House of Con-
gress that the Crittenden compromise
should be submitted to a vote of the
people for adoption or rejection. He
proposed the following joint resolution:
WHEREAS, The Union is in danger; and
owing to the unhappy division existing in
Congress, it would be difficult, if not iinpos
sible, for that body to concur. in both its
branches, by the II quisite majority, SO as tc
enable it either to adopt such measures o
legislation, or to recommend TO the States
such amendments to tho Constitution as are
deemed necessary and proper to avert that
danger; ands .a
WHEREAS, In so great emergency, the
opinion and Judgement Of the people ought
to be heard, and would be the best and sur
est guide to their representatives,; therefore
Resolved, by the Senate and house-of Repre-,
sentatiues of the United States Of America ii
Congress assembled, That provisions ought tt
be made by law, without delay, for taking
the sense Of the people, and submitting to Tho
vote the following resolutions (Crtlenden's,
as the basis for the final and permanent set
lnmnnt nf ihnsa diSnntas TINT nnu distnrl