The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-07-22

OF the United otates where this compromise o.
riginated. On the 3rd of March, 1861, the
! Crlttenden amendments were voted upon, and
the following is the vote:
! Yeas-Bayard, Bigler, johnson. Kennedy,
Polk, Pugh, Bright, Crittenden, Douglas, Gwin,
| Hunter, Lane, Latham, Mason, Nicholson, Rice,
Sebastian, Thompson. WigfalI-l9
Nays-Anthony, Bingham, Chandler, Clark,
Dixon, Doolittle, Durkee, Fessnden, Foote,
Foster, Grimes. Harlan, King, Morrill,, Summer.
Ten Eyck. Trumbrll, Wade, Wilkinson, and
| Wilson.-20
Of the nineteen who voted ysd, seventeen
were Democrats and two Southern Americans
| The twenty who voted nay, were all Republic
ans. If the Republicans had voted yea, the
! country would have been saved. and no war
with all its desoating effects would have been
inaugurated. But party predominated.
! 1t has often been asserted by the opposition
| that the Crittenden amendments would not have
! saved the country from war. / viii not rest
| the solution of this qestion upon my own opin-
ion. appeal to the proceedings in the Senate
for correct estimate of their value. Senator
I'ugh, OF, Ohio. has put record the following
testimony as to what could have been done nn-
der proper desire TO save the Union.
''The Crittenden proposition has been endor-
sed by the almost unanimous vote of the Leg
| isiature Of Kentucky. IT has been endorsed by
the Legislature of the noble old commonwealth
of Virginia. 1t has been petitioned for by a
large number of electors of the United States
than any proposition that was ever before Con-
gIeSs / believe in my heart to-day that fs
would carry an overwhelming majority of the
people of my State: aye, Sir, and of nearly eV-
cry state in the Union Before the Senators
frem the State of Mississippi left this Chamber
heard one OF them who assumes Mt least 10
be President of the Soathern ConfederacY. pro-
pose to accept 1t and maintain the Union if that
proposition could receive the vote it ought TO
receive from the other side of the chamber
Therefore, all of your propositions, all of your
amendments, knowing IS | do, and knowing that
the historian will write it down. at any time be-
fore the first of January, two-thirds vote for
the Crittenden resolution in this chamber would
have saved every State in the Union but South
Carolina Georgia would be here by her rep
resentatIves and louisiana, those two great States
which at least would have broken the whole
column of seoession."-page 1880, Globe.
To show that this compromise would have
saved we quote the iamented Douglas at an
early period:
''The Senator (ATr. Pugh) has said that if the
Crittenden proposition could have passed early
in the session. it wond have saved all the States
except South Carolina 1 firmly believe it
would While the Crittenden proposition was
not in accordance with my cherished views, ]
avowed ny readiness to accept it in order TO
save the Union if we could unite upon it.
confirm the Senator's declaration, that Sen
ator Davis himself when on that committee of
/ =.
oa the Crittenien proposition. / will go arth-
er and say that MIR. Toombs was also.-page
1881, Gto6e.
Judge Douglas said in speech in the SEN
ate, January 3, 1861:
y address the inquiry to the Republicans n
lone, for the reason that, in the Committee Of
Thirteen few days ago, every member of the
South, including those from the cotton States,
! (Messrs. Toombs and Davis expressed their
readiness to accept the proposition of my ven
/ cradle friend from Kentucky (Mr Crittendel,}
rs final settlement. of the controversy, if ten.
] dered and sustained by Republican members.
/ Hence tae sole responsibility of our disagree
/ aent Inc only difficulty in the way of AMIGA
! bic adjustment is with the Republican party
! Judge Douglas has so often been quoted on
/ this floor as authority, scarcely think any one
| will deny what he said Then, sir, the present
] Administration and its friends are responsible
! for the non-setilement of our difficulties, and
are equally chargeable with the secessionsts for
/ every drop of blood which has been shed. The
/ very acts of the opposition prove they did not
desire to have peace and tranquility reign, but
preferred blood-shed at the risk of national ruin
and bankruptcy Hear the present Secretary
I OF the Treasury:
/
! "Waslaagton Feb 8, 1861.
! "Dear S'':-Thanks for your note and expIa-
nation of that vote. 1t may be useful There
| Is greater disposition to compromise than Like to
see, BIT hope the best Half dozen of tho
| Border State gentlemen have been in our room
tonight: Etheridge and Stokes, of Tennessee.
Adams and Bristow, of Kentucky, Gilmore Of
North Carolina, and others. reoh so9apatla.e
'cath tem but see no reason why we should sac.
rafcc pe'7naptIy large posoer to help them, for
the pupose of gaming ten,poartiya litfle one.
Yours cordially, S. p. CHASE"
There is a greater disposition to compromise
than like to see, says Mr.. Chase Certain
Southern gentlemen had been in his room ask.
ing for compromise. He really sFmpathized
with them. but his party fealty held him against
a settlement
We hear it frequently asserted that the respon-
sibility of not quel!ing the rebellion in It's in
fancy rests with President Buchanan. If there.
ever was clear and satisfactory defence for amp
public man in times of great national danger,
that defence undoubtedly belongs to Mr. Buch-
anan. That he exercised rare qualities of states.
manship and most exalted patriotism is O
proposition which regard as beyond all con-
troversy. 1t is true that be was OF all men in
the country the most anxious that our difficult
ties should be settled without resort TO arms
"For the field OF the dead rhshed red on his sight"
In the Gulf States the excitement ran high.
Southern men, whs, as MIR. Douglas testifes,
were Wiling and an xiaas for n saaeian,an. an. .