Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-31
they will never give il countsoaner.
For the Uaion let 1t be prosecutsd-for
the emancipation Of slsves-nevsr.
re Cristendcn CsOmpromsse 1T would
We saved the UaiOW h.d II bres
Advptrd..The sau.h O0ered 10 lake
It'll he Republicans Rejected IL.

Compromise, If assen' cd to 10y the npuo
iicans, would have saved secession a"o
, -evsntsd civil WI, 10 not s'ump' Q
i. Is q tact that eau he rovci. We hsse
.how il il the Enquirer q dozen il'nsf'
~ indrputable testimony. The com
gterci0t never dared 10 repnb!ish the
testimony or dispute the witnesses. we
,-kit,o lolice the following testimony:
On page Al oiihe Congressional Globe,
,.pendix for 1860 and 1861, tue Com
o,.rc,ol will find tho follow il al
elaborate speech oil SNstor Donglss, OF
Illinois. lie sad, January Sd, 1861,
speskrg of his own comprom s.
81 believe this TO he a fair baeis OF
.micable adjustment. II You OF the
tepu5llcsn SIDE a,e not wiling to accept
this, nor the propcs ton OF tho Senator
ION kentucky. Nr. Cfit,ender,) prs,
tell us WIS, You ATE wiling to do :! l
address tho inquir, TO The republicans
Al ,n.. for reason that inthe committee
Of III teen, lev days Ego, every rem-
be, from the South, including those from
ne Cotton States M,s.r.. I,onlbs MA
.,avi.) expressed their resdiu. IS TO &c
cepl the pr petition Of my venerable
irield from ksntuckv, NJ. Cfttenden,
az a final settlem, nj of the controversy,
Il tendele and sustained 10y tas rerub-
can members Hence the sole re-
spontbirty Of our disagreement, and
the only difficulty in the way Of az am
icable adjustment, lie the republican par
ty."
The Commercial will appreciate the
Importance OF that testimony. All the
Southern members OF the Senate, rcp-
resented by their aders, JEFF. Davis and
Toombs. with Others, agreed to lake the
Cri,tenden Compromlsc ~ final DUST
men,, il the republicans would take It.
The sole rc.pon.ibill,y,saysJndge Doug
las, is with the republican party. When
Douglas raid this, Davis, Tuombs and ali
the Southern men, save those from south
Carolina, wcra before him, and none OF
hem dcuied The truth OF the statement.
Does the Compaercio! deuy that Mr.
D,ug,a. told the Truth p? Can j. dis
pute his {, et'mouy, gwen under such
circumst .nces. When the future hs.
toilan writes tho account Of thi,stfugg e,
he above, f,om the speech OF Judge
Doug ~, will be- rcea ded as If great I'M
., rtsuce. But 40 have moie testimony
for the Commercial II is To be tout d
IN the Congressional Gloje oil March
IT,. "A A. 4 Ia.
"a OF March, ls6l
upon the Gown retolntion 10 amend
the Constitution oi the Uniicd ) atc,, ia
he cours, Of the dcbetc, SeLalor Geo.
+. Pu.h said:
"The G it'cnden Proposition has been
in lorsed bJ the aim II unanlInous vote OF
the L's stature OF kentucky. 1t ha.
been ,ndorssl 10y the Legislature OF the
uoLlc I'll Commonwealth OF NHginis
1t has been pct toned for by larger
uumbcr OF elector. OF the Uuited States
ban was eses before Congress. l be-
he5c in my neart to-day that ii would
carry 40 Overwhelming m rily Of the
people Of my otAtc-ay, eli, and every
other State 10 the Union. before the
Senator. from the Stale Of Miss ss,ppl
lief, the Chamber, heard one OF ,le.r,
y no now sumes, al least, to DO Pre- l.
Jcut OF he Southern CoItedoracy, pro.
pose to accept II, AID 10 msln'aln the
I niol II that proposition could receive
the vote u ought 10 receive from the
p,her side If the Cix,ubrr. Therefore,
all OF Jour propo it'ons, IL your amend
m-nt-, knowing rs do, aud knowing thar
ihc Ia st1risn will wtite Il jown, al any
time before the LIST OF January, atw,
third. vote f,r the Crlien leu Reso,u
tons ia tins Chamber would have saved
very State IN The Union but South
C.roiina."
Mr.. Pugh sail the in the hearing OF
seward, oil Wade, OF Fcssenden,of Trnm-
bl !, Of al lie Republican Senator'S. aud
80 one deued the truth ot the assertion.
Mr Dag a. heard It, nnd confirmed lis
ruth thus. We zoe from the G!ube' )
report OF the dneusson, OF March 2
III. Douglas said
The Senator has sail that if the
Cfiltebdsn proposition could have been
passed car v III the session, il would
have saved all the States except South
Carolina. ! firmly believe it would.
While the Crl,tendcn Ir, post on vas
not 10 accordance With my chcrishe i
views, l ayowed my readiness and eager.
ness 10 accept it, IN order to save the
lhioa, # we could unite upon it. No
man h4s labored hsrdor than have 10
get il passed. | can confirm the Seua-
tors declaration, that Senator Davis
himself, when onthe Committee Of Thir.
zen, wos ready, Al all times to comprc.
.nise on the Cii.liden PropoMtlou.
VIII go further aud say hat Mr. Toolpb.
MAS also"
Here We have the testimony OF Sena-
tor Fcgh and OF Senator Douglas tina,
The Cft,endeu Compromise would have
saved the Cnon, ana The South, through
'srep,eseI!atlve men, offered TO tax. II,