Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-08
Against any Compromise.

AkhhMat MY SONhhP ObAhhSEs
Our neighbor Of he Journal is some
what troubled because we have expressed
n desire for peace. He wants the war to
30 on until the country is ruined beyond
The hope of redemption. The unholy
slaughter of thousands of our brave men
North and South, awakens no feelings of
regret in his bosom. Blood, blood, blood
is his cry. More widows and orphans
must be made the property of our citi-
zens must be wrung from them in taxes,
and for what To restore the Union p
No. But all for the benefit of the Negro.
The liberty of white men must be barter
ud for their freedom lives must be sacri.
,iced and millions Of money expended for
III. freedom of the Negro. Freedom Of the
Negro did we say no, not-for his~freedom
for we hold that he would be more
o. slave after his nominal liberation than
hefore-but to crafty the fanaticism of his
professed friends the Abolitionists. Clear
~ and undeniably, this war is now waged
,or the Abolition ofslavery, and the final
und eternal destruction of the Union.-
Are the people willing that it should go on
;or this purpose? Are they willing to
give their money and their lives in surh a
war Let those who think mole OF the
negro than the interests of the white race,
come forward with their offerings to the
hecatomb. No sacrifice would be too dear
for the preservation of the Union and the
Constitution, but every drop of blood shed
in a wal to crafty the Abolition fanati-
cism of the party in power, is a burning
crime against God and humanity
We said the Abolitiouists hated the
word compromise" We were not mis-
taken. The Journal says:
That the word "compromise" belongs to
the Democratic party exclusively at the pres.
ent day, we presume no one will deny. No
other party, after the studied defeat Of the
Crittenden Compromise by the very men who
demaud it most loudly, could have the face &c
appear before the people with any such pre-
text"
The Democrats defeated the Crittenden
Compromise, did they. We are surpris-
ed at any man, in an intelligent commu.
nifty, to make such a ~groundless assertion
Will the Journal inform us how and when
the Democratic party defeated the Critten'
den Compromise ? II he can establish
that fact, he will be entitled to to the eter,
nal gratitude of his party, and no doubf
suitably rewarded.
Why, it is a recorded fact that the meas,
ure was defeated in the Senate by the uni
ted vote of the Abolition party. The fins
vote in the Senate on the proposition, was
had on the third of March, one day befou,
the adjournment of Congress. On THU
vote every Democrat and every SoutherI
Senator, WIoFALL, of Texas, included
b voted for the measure. and aVsry RspG6li
can against Il. And yet the Journal hai
the ~efrontery to charge its defeat upon tn,
Democratic Earty. Hon. GEoHgE Z
PuoH in a speech in the Senate on thi
measure. declared that JEFF DAVIS him
self was willing to accept ii as a ssttle
ment Of the difficulty. And Senate
DoueLAs in confirmation of Mr.. PudA'l
assertion, said, "Senator DAVIS himself
when on the COMMITTEES of Thirteen, wa
ready al all times to compromise on III
Crittenden Proposition. l will go fnthel
aud say that Mr.. TooMBs was also read
do 40" Thus it will be seen that had I'll
Republican members of Congress give
the Crittenden Compromise anything hk
reasonable support, our troubles woul
have been peAceably settled, and this tel
ribly eviel war averted. But like Senate
CHANDLER, they determined OF a 'littl
blood,letting," andheaven knows we hay
had il. We regret that it was not ii
blood Of CHANDLER, and like fanatics th'