Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-26
From The York Democratic Pross.
The Crittenden COmprOmise,

we nave frequently been asked con
cerning the vote on the resolutions of Mr.
Crittenden, in the Senate Of the United
States during the session of 1S60-1S61
We furnish for the information of ou,
readers the following history of tha
measure of compromise, which will show
upon whom the responsibility of its de
feat rests.
On the 18th of December, 1860, Mr.
Crittenden introduced into the Senate .
joint resolution, proposing certain amend
ments to the Constitution, as the basis o
the settlement of the vexed question
Other propositions had already been sub
mitted, and thereupon, committee OF
thirteen consisting of the following gen.
tlemen, Messrs. Powell, Hunter Critten
den, Seward, Toombs, Douglas, Cola
mer, Davis, Wade, Bigler, Price, Doolit
tie, and Grimes, was appointed to devils
plan of adjustment of the sectional diff
ticultes. In this committee, we have tn,
authority of Mr.. Bigler, and also of Mr.
Douglas, that jefferson Davis in an elo
quent and affecting appeal agreed on the
part of the South to accept a settlement
on the basis of Mr.. Crittenden's resolu
tions. The tender was refused bv Repub
lican Senators, and the committee on the
3lst of December, 1850, reported as fol.
lows:
Resolved, That the committee have OF
been able to agree upon any general plan
of adjustment, and report that fact to the
Senate, together with the journal OF the
committee Congressional Glo5e-page
2l1.
On the I'd day of January 1861, Mr..
CrtteDden added preamble and resolu-
tion proposing q submission OF his pro.
posed amendments to vote of the peo-
pie. On the 10th of January 1861, that
day having been fixed for vote to be ia
ken on Mr.. Crittenden's plan, the Senate
adopted as a substitute therefor, as amend
ed by Mr.. Clark, of New Hampshire,
by the following vote
4EAS-Messrs. Anthony, Bakes,
Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Clark,
Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fes-
senden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, Hale, Har.
lin, King, Seward, Simons, Sumner, Ten
Eyck, TrumbelI, Wade, Wilkinson and
Wilson-25.
NAYS - Messra. Bayard, Bigler,
Bragg, Bright, Clingham, Critten den,
Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hunter, johnson OF
Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane. Latham, Ma
son, Nicholson, Pesrce, Polk, Powell,
Pugh. Rice, Salisbury, and Sebastian
23.- Cong. Globe, page 400.
This amendment declared that no com =
promise was necessary, and that the Con-
stitution was sufficient for every purpose.
Mr.. Douglas. who was temporarily absent
from the Senate, when the vote was taken,
equested that his vote might be record
ed against Mr.. C.ark's substitute, but
the Senate refused the privilege to him
On the 18th of January 1861, on the mo-
tion of Mr.. Came on, the vote on Mr..
Clark's amend ert was reconsidered,
Mr.. Cameron himself. however, voting
in the negative with the rest OF the Repub-
licans, by the following vote
YEAS Messrs. Bayard. Bigler,
Bragg, Bright, Clingman, Crittenden,
Douglas, Fitch, Green, Gwin, Hemphill,
Hunter, johnson of Arkansas, johnson
of Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham,
Mason, Nicholson, Pearce, Polk, Powell,
Pugh. Rice, Salisbury, Sebastian and
Slidell-27.
NAYS --- Messrs. Anthony, Baker,
Bingham, Cameron Chandler, Clark,
Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden,
Foot. Foster. Grimes, Hale, Harlan,
King, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten
Eyck, Wade, Wigfsll, Wilkinson and
Wilson-24.- Cong. Globe, page 443.
From that time on, the matter was, to
use the language of Mr.. Pugh, Of Ohio,
in the debate, 'Staved of-staved off for
their futile railroad bill; STAYED off by
their pension bill. Nor did the Repub-
licans heed the appeals of Mr.. Crittenden
himself Il ask my friends to consider
what sort of Intelligence is this to go out
Of country that is now trembling with
anxiety upon the question of peace or war,
existence or non-existence as a nation,
hat they should sit here and with quiet
Indifference to the state of the country
,vke up railroad bill
YEAS - Messrs. Bayard. Bigler,
Bright, Crittenden, Douglas, Gwin, Hun
ter, johnson of Tennessee, Kennedy, |
Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Polk,
Pugh, Rice. Sebastian, Thomson and
NAYS --Messrs. Anthony, Bingham,