Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-23
The Crittenden ---COncilatOry TGne
Of "S0uthern Gentlemen"

The Copperheads are fond of asserting that
the present war might have been averted
had the Republican members of Congress in
186O-6l accepted the Crittenden compromise.
When Republican hears this charge made
let him point to the following facts:
Upon the 7th Of January, 1861, Mr., CRIT
TESDES, of Kentucky, made his first speech
in favor of his resolutions, which with some
amendments, obtained celebrity the g Crit
tenden Compromise" Before he concluded
his remarks, Dir. TooNBs, of Georgia, who
had some claim to the floor, insisted upon his
right 10 it, and spoke at length. The Copper
heads are in the habit of telling US how well
pleased the leaders of the secession move
ment were with Mr.. CRTrTENDES's proposition,
and how cordially they seconded it. Let US
see what Mr.. TooMBs had to say:
From the speech of Robert Toombs, in the SEN
ate of the United States, January Z, 1851. Con-
gressional Globe, part first second session, Thirty
sixth Congress, page 267 third column OF the pagei
The Union, sir, is dissolved. That is
accomplished fact in the path of this discus
sion that men may well heed One of your
confederates has already wisely, boldly, brave
ly confronted public danger, and she is only
ahead of many of her sisters because of her
great facility for speedy action. The greater
majority of those States, under like clrcum-
stances, consider her cause as their cause,
and | charge you in their name to-day, Touch
not Saguntum 1t is not only their cause,
but it is a cause which receives the sympathy,
and viii receive the support, of tens and hun
dreds of thousands of honest patriotic men
in tho non-slaveholding States, who have
hitherto maintained constitutional rights, who
respect their oathS, abide by Compacts, and
love Justice. And while this Congress, this
Senate and this House of Representatives,
are debating the constitutionahty and the ex-
pediency of seeding from the Union, and
while the perfidious authors of this mischief
are showering down denunciations upon
large portion of the patriotic men of this
country, these men are coolly and calmly
voting what you call revolutlon-aye, sir,
doing better than that: arming to defend 1t"
We ask the candid attention of the people
to this passage. 1t shows the spirit in which
the Southern conspirators commenced the
discussion of the Crittenden Compromise, and
the state of facts then existing We quote
again from Mr.. TooMBs:
81 shall not spend much time on the ques-
ton that seems to give my honorable friend
Mr. Crittenden so much concern-the Con
stitutional right of a state to secede from
L
while that it is fact accomplished You
have got it in the South pretty much in both
ways. South Carolina has given it to you
regularly according to the approved plan
You getting it just below there lin Geor-
gia. | believe irregularity, outside of law,
without regular action. You can take it Ell
Their way. You will find armed men to defend
both"
Mr.. Toombs proceeded to speak thus con-
temptuously of the Constitution of the United
States
"The country is deluded with the nonsense
that this bond of Union the Constitution
was cemented by the blood of the RevOlu-
ton. Sir, it is false 1t never cost drop
of blood. large portion of the best men
of the Revolution voted against it.
This talk about the blood of patriots Is inten-
ded to humbug the country, to scare the old
women. Why, sir, it never cost a drop of
blood. 1t was carried in some of the states
by treachery, by men betraying their constit
uent5. That is the history of the times"
He added, that if he had lived in that day,
he would have voted "against the adoption
of the present plan of Government" and if
that plan had been defeated 'the men of
the South would have been the greatest and
most powerful nation of the earth"
Mr.. CRITTENDEN had said something in his
speech about treason" TooMBs replied:
You can not intimidate my constituents
by talking to them about treason. They are
ready to fight for their rights with the rope
around their necks, and meet the black Re
pubGcans and their allies upon whatever
ground they may select Treason, bahm
Such was the holy spirit of peace, the ami |
able suggestions of adjustment of differences,
the tender regard for the Constitution, the |
fearful attachment to the Union, with which |
Mr. CRITTENDES was interrupted in his first |
speech on his compromise resolutions.
FUGIrIvE PRoPERTY.-Maryland papers say |
that at the present rapid rate the stampede of |
slaves from that State, viii soon render all |
talk about emancipation unnecessary-thereI
will be none TO enancipate. One planter near |
Port Tobacco, lost eleven q few nights since |
Owners take the loss as matter of course, |
since there is no feasible means of proven |
ton. Compensated emancipation is probably |
more popular there now than when the Presi- |
dent first proposed it.
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II Ex-Gov. Gardiner, of Massachusetts,, |
the old Know Nothing Governor of that state,
ie now an ardent copperhead- Democrat. a
Boston paper says, "if there is any outrage
upon gentlemanly tastes in connection Wild
him, the IrishmeD, who make up so large
of the Democratic party, are the