The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-04-16
Compromises Of 1861.

We have not chosen to waste labor or
breath in refutiDg the Seymour assump |
ton that the present war might be avert
ed by the ac9uiescence of the North in
what is called "the Critteuden Compro-
mise"---that is, by giving slavery war
ranty deed of all present and future
territory Of the Union south Of the par
allel of 36 deg. 80 min. north Latitude.
AS we never had any more idea of ma.
king any such surrender, than the slave
power had of accepting it, we have not
deemed the subject of any serious i'm
pOrtSnes. The simple fact is that the
South had found their long-sought ex-
cuse and opportunity for breaking up
the Union, and they we're determined
not to let them pass unimproved. This
is the way they talked in Congress du-
ring the session which intervened be-
tween Mr., Lincoln's election and his in
auguration: ........ ..-.
Mr.. o. r. Singleton of Miss, said
(Dec. 4, 196O-second day of the ses-
sion):
"I was not sent here for the purpose
of making any compromise or patching
up existing difficulties. leave, sir, to
the sovereign state of fMississippito deter
mine for herself her present Federal re-
lations. "ffe' r q. ea s-..-.a W.
Mr.. Jones Of Georgia, spoke to the
same purpose. ai-as -r7r.
Mr.. Hawkins of Florida said:l
t'Whils am up | may as we'll say in
advance, that am opposed, and 1 be.
liovs my State is opposed, to all and ev-
cry compromise. The day of cOmpro,
mise has passed"
4 Mr.. Clopton of Alabama said:
believing that State has the right
to secede, and that the only remedy for
present evils is secession, 1 will no
hold out any delusive hope, nor sane
ton any temporiziDg policy"
And Mr., Pugh, representing the sam
State: .... ,..s. ....-f ...f,.
"As my State of Alabama intend
following South Carolina out the In
ion by the 10th of next January, pay
no attention to any action taken by thi
body" ..4o u. ..ae rfsveu
On the following day, Senator liver
f son of Georgia held the following Ian
guage; ..., t., .-.-. Fgi --r.a
Sir the Southern. States that ar
now moving in the matter are not do
ing it without due consideration. w
believe that the only security for the in
stitution to which we attach so muc
importance, is Secession aud a Souther
CoDfederacy. You talk about conces
sions. You talk about repeating tb
personal liberty bills that we dread
Nor do we suppose that there will b
any overt acts. | do not propose t
wait for them. We intend to go out
JEFFERSON DAVIS, the arch-conspil
: ator, said, on the 10th of the sam
; month: ..a-----
"The States in their sovereign capac
ity have now resolved to judge of th
infractions of the Federal Compact, an
of tho mode and measure of redress
Shall We cling to the mere forms, {
idolize the name of Union, when il
blessings are lost, after its spirit Ii
hed2"
: On the next day but one, Wigfall
Texas said
;, $50 far as the Union is concerned ii
cold sweat of death is upon it. You
Union is now dead. There is now i
- the Gulf States no excitement. Thcl
( is a fixed, determined will, that they wi
:, be Free"
On the 18th Crittenden's resolution
were introduced, On the 3lst SenatI
Benjamin of Louisiana said:
'"The State of South Carolina, with
unanimity scarcely paraIlsled in hi
tory, has dissolved the Union whic
connects her with the other States
the Cohfederacy, and has declared be
, self Independent. Next week. Nissi
sippi, Alabamaand Florida, will have d
= Clarsd themselves Independent. II
week after Georgia, and little lat,
n Louisiana; soon, very soon, to be folio
: ed by Texas and Arkansas. The d
> for adjustment has passed. If you iOOu
!. give ii no,0 you are too late" '''
= Many q man keeps on drinking till
@ hasn't coat to eithlr his back or his 81
Ie mach,