East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-11-25

james Nrigley, NJ hcttclbcrger.
Jos phi NJ Renning, Wendln Entries.
X II shaw, John w shugero.
/ J. T. traveller, Matthew Ogden.
John l. Cutie w NJ Mccullough.
A. NJ Hills, q. Il. GoOdlander.
CLEARFIELD,, Sept. 80, 1862.
Gentlemen Il am in receipt of your
letter, and with pleasure proceed to
to comply with your request. In do
ing this, | shall endeavor. TO be brief,
though it must be obvious that any
thing like full history of the pro-
ceedings of the United States Senate
cg the resolutions familiaIly known as
tho Crittenden Compromise, and the
occurrences incident thereto, cannot be
compressed into very short story.
You can all bear me witness that,
in the addresses / have made 10 the
people since my retiracy from the Sen
ate, | have not sought to press this
subject on their consideration in any
marty hUht :. l have held that the gov
! eminent and country must he saved,
no matter whose folly and madness
had imperiled them that we should
first extinguish the flames that are
consuming our national fabric, and
afterward look up and punish the in
cendiary who had applied the torch ;
but, as the subject has been brought
before this community bya distinguish
ed member of the Republican party,
for partisan ends, and statements made
inconsistent with the record, it is emf
nently proper that the iacts--at least,
all the essential facts--should be given
to the public.
1t is not true that some Republican
members Of the Senste supported the
"Crittenden Compromise" and some
opposed it. They opposed it through
out and without an exception. Their
efforts To defeat it were in the usual
shape of postponements and amend
ments, and il was not until within a
few hours Of iho close OF tho session
that a direct vote was had on the pro-
position itself.
On the l4th of January, they cast n
united vote against its consideration,
and on the 10Th they did the same
thing, in order to consider the Pacific
Railroad bill.
But the first test vote was had on
the 18th day of January, ON the mo-
ton of Mr.. Clark, of New Hampshire,
TO strike out the Crittenden PROPOSE
ton, and insert certain resolutions of
his own, the onl v object maniiestly be-
ing the defeat of the former. The
yeas and nays on the vote were as fol-
lows:
YEAS Messrs. Anthony, Baker Bingham,
Cameron, Chandler CLARK, tollamer, Dixon,
Doohttlc, Durkcc, Fcsscndtn Foot, Fo,t, r, Grimes
Hale. Harlan, King. seward, Simmrns sumner,
Ton Eyke, Trumbuli, Wade, Wilkinson and viii
sons.
NANs-Messrs Bnynri, tiglcr, Bragg. bright.
Clngman, Critcnden, Fitch Green Lane, Lat
h,m; Mason, Nicholson, icarcc, Polk, / DWELL,
Pugh, Rice salisbury and Seonstian-2}
So Mr. Clark's amendment prevail
ed, and the Crittendcn proposition was
defeated. '4 ,
On the announcement of this result,
the whole subject was laid on the table.
This was the vote on which some six
oreight Senators from the cotton States
withheld their votes, and Of this shall
speak hereafter.
1t is true that within few hours
after these proceedings, as though
alarmed about the consequences of
what had been done, Sci a or Cameron
moved reconsideration of the vote
by which the Crittenden proposition
had been defeated.
This motion camc up for considera-
ton on the 18th, and to the amaze
ment of everybody not in the secret,
Senator Cameron voted against his
own motion, and was joined by every
other Senator of his party. The vote
is recorded on page ALB of LIST volume
Congressional Globe, and is as follows:
YEAs-Mcssrs Bayard Bgler, bragg, Bright,
Clingman, Crttenden, Douglas, Fitch Green,
OWN, Hunter. johnson of Arkansas, johnson of
Tennessee, he, nedy, Lane. Latham, Mason,
Nicholson, Peurcc, Polk, lowell, Pugh Rice,
Salisbury, Sebastian and Slidcll--27
NAYs-Mcssrs. Anthony, Baker, Bingham,
Cameron, Chandler Clark, Collamer, Dixon,
Doolittle Fessanden Foot. Foster, Grimes, Hale,
Harlan, King Seward, Simmons Sumner, Ten
Eykc, Wade, Wigfall, Wilkinson and Wisou-24.
This vote was regarded by many as
conclusive against the Crittenden pro-
position, for the reason that the Re-
publican Senators, after full delibcra-
ton and consultation, had cast q unit
ed vote against it. i shall never for
get the appearance and bearing of that
venerable patriot, John J. Crittcnden,
on the announcement of this result.
His heart seemed full to everhowing
with grief, and his countenance bore
the unmistakable marks of anguish
and despair. The motion of Senator
Cameron to reconsider had inspired
him with hope, strong hope; but the
united vote of the Republican Sena-
tors against his proposition showed
him but too clearly that his efforts
were in vain.
The final vote was taken directly on
agreeing to the Crittendcn proposition
on the 3D. of March, one day before
the final adjournment of Congress,
and is recorded on page 1905 of the
Congressional CODE, second part. On
this vote every Democrat and every
Southern Senatof-including Mr.. Wig
fall, who voted against the reconsider
alton Of Mr.. Clark's amendnent--vot-