Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-10-13

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ery,+ Barr Barrett BOcock,s Boteier,t BJulig-
RBsS BTS%n Bap5b BBTafnnSs9t hM[ r. B.
ClarS,' John Cochrsne,- Cox James Craig,'
Burton Craig ]. O. Davis, DeJarnctte,' Dim
hette,s Touke,' Gilnerf Hamlton,' ]. NJ. Har-
ris,t J. T. ,Horis,. Hatton,t Holman,' .Wm.
bee. j. NJ Leach,t Leake,' Logan. Meclay,'
M9llofeyJ Z. d. MARTINI j.. 3. Martin. Mayn-
gomery,' ,Laban r. MQorc,f I. \. Morris. Nei.
son,t Nipack,- Noel Peyton,' Phelps.' Pryor,'
2geriles' hgg;,I IL C. kobtinson Bust. Sex:
steyenson,fJ. a. stewart. stokes,t Stout. Tho.
mas. V9llandigham,' vance,t websaer,t Whit.
ney,E Winslow,s WoodsOns and Wripht'-sO
Democrats (D 81; Americans u 10.
Nays-Messrs. c. r. Adams, Aldrch Alley
Ashley, Babbett, beale, Bingham, Blair, Blake,
bbrsyytgn, dBuhngt2n Burlingaane BGrnham,
burn, G. Is. Cochrane, Colfax, ConkIng, Conway,
Gorwin, Covode, II. W. Davis, Dawes, Delano,
Ltheridge Farnsworth, Fenton, Ferry, Foster,
Frank, French, Gooch, Graham, Grow, Hale,
4. Howard Humphrey, Huichins, Irvine, Jun
kin +. W. kellog, W.Kell9g, Kenyon, Kilgore,
hoomis LoTeoy Martson al Mexican os LMssisS MeRnisS
McPherson, Morehead, Morrill,, Morse, Nixon,
2iin PslRsr pgiTgry pett P2rsT P9tte Pot
Scranton, Sedgwick, Sherman, Somes, spauld-
ing, Spinner, stanton, stevens, w. stewart,
Train, Triinble Vandsvet, H Van Wycf 4erres
Wade, ,Waldron,. Walton, c. c. washburne, r.
Il. Washburne, Wells, WilZOu. Wiudham, Wood
and Woodruh-ll3. Republicans llO: Anneri-
cans, 2-H. W. Davis and Etheridge; Demo-
Gratis, l-Hoard.
Such was the recorded action of the two
houses of Congress, at the most critical
and momentous period Of our history, on
measure that would have saved US from
civil war had the representatives of the
party that had just been elected to power
adopted it in season.
1t is denied by some Of the leaders and
presses of the Republican party that such
would haye been the result Of the adoption
by Congress of the Crlttenden Compro-
mise, but they produce no proof to sustain
their assertion. On the other hand, we
have as high testimony as could be desired
or needed to show that had the Crittenden
Compromise been adopted in season il
would have saved the country from civil
war.
Senator Douglas, on the Sd of January
ment which he had introduced into the
Senate, said: (See Appendix Con. Globe,
l860-6l, page Al.
| Ibelieve this (his own PLAN to be fair basis
| Of amicable adjustment. If you of the Repub-
lican side are not willing to accept this, nor the
| proposition OF the Senator from Kentucky, Mr.
Crittenden, pray tell Us what you are willing to
| do. address the inquiry to the Republicans
alone, for the reason that in the Committee OF
Thirteen, a few days ago, every member from
the South including those from the Cotton
| Ststes (Messrs. Toombs ana Davis, expressed
their readiness to accept the proposition of my
venerable friend from Kentucky, Mr. Critten-
den, as final settlement Of the controversy, If
l.tendered and sustained by the Republican
members. Hence the sole responsibility Of our
disagreement, and the only difficulty in the way
Of an amiceble adjustment, is with the Repub-
lican party.
/ When Mr.. Douglas made that speech,
he made it in the presence and in the hear
ing Of JEFF. Davis, Toombs, and the other
Carolina, who had retired from Congress,
and no one denied the truth of his state.
mcut; nor did any of the Republican mem
bers Of the Committee Of thirteen deny it!
truthtulness. They must. therefore, all b.
taken as having concurred in itscorrectness
viz: that the Southern Senators woulc
have received the Crittenden plan, if ten.
dered and sustained by the Republican
members, as nalsettlement of the slavery
controversy; and that, therefore, the only
difficulty in the way of an amicahle adjust
ment was with the Republican party, and
on it would rest the sole responsibility oil
the disagreement and its consequent hor.
rors Of civil war.
But there is other proof On the 9th ot
January, 1861, Mr. Toombs made Il speech
(see p. 27O), in which he corrohorated the
statement Of Mr.. Douglas, so far as be was
concerned. He said:
But although insist upon this sperfect equali-
| ty in the Territories, yet, when ii was proposed
as understand the senator from Kentucky
now proposes that the line of $50 3O shall be ex-
tended, acknowledging, and protecting our
! property on the south side Of that line, Tor the
sake of peace, permanent peace, l said to this
Committee OF Thirteen, and | say. here, that
with other satisfactory provisions, would ac
i ceptit. lam willing, however, to take the
! proposition of the senator rs it was understood
! IN Committee, putting the North and the Soutl
on the same ground, prohibiting slavery or
one side, acknowledging slavery and protect
ing it on the other, and applying that to all fu
to the north pole shall be settled upon the one
rule, and tot the south pole under thoother.
But that is not all BY reference to thc
same Congressional Globe, part ., pag,
1890, will be found speech made by Mr.
Pugh on the Sd of March, 1861. In the
course of that speech NJ Pugh said:
The Crittenden Proposition has been indors
ed by the almost unanimous vote of the Legis
lature OF Kentucky. 1t has been indorsed b,
the Legislature of the noble old Commonwealth
of Virginia; II has been petttioned for by
larger number OF electors of the United State
than any proposition that was ever before Con
gress. believe in my heart to-day that it woult
carry an overwhelming majority, of the peop
of my State-ay, sir, and of nearly every othe
state in the Union. Before the Senator'S from
the state of Mississippi left this Chamber,
heard one of them, who now assumes, at least
to be President of the Southern Confedoracy
propose TO accept it, and to maintain the Uniol
If that proposition could receive the vote
ought TO receive from the other side Of til
Chamber. Therefore, Of all your propositions
and knowing that the historian will write i
down. Mt any time before the lst of January,
two-thiIds vote for the Crittendon Resolution
in this Chamber would have saved every Stat
in the Union but South Carolina.
Mr.. Pugh said that in the presence an
, in the hearing of Republican Senators, am
; no one denied the truth of the assertion =
Mr.. Douglas was present, and followed Nh
; Pugh in speech, remarking Pag
The Senator has said that If the Crittende
Proposition could have passed early in the ses
sion, it would have saved all the States excep
South Carolina. ! firmly believe il would
While the Crittenden Proposition was not il
accordance with my cherished views, l avowe
my readiness and eagerness to accept It, in or
der to save the Union, if we could unite upol
it. No man has labored harder than l have I
get il passed. ! can confirm the senator's dec
the Committee of Thirteen was ready, at al
times, to compromise on the Crittenden Propo
sition; l win go further, and say that Nj
Toombs was also.
We think nothing could be more conclu
sive than that testimony, unless the actua
experiment itself, by the adoption of th
plan itself and trial under it, which tn
Republican members would not permit. :
Senator Crittenden's opinion as to the effec
the adoption of his plan would have had
was expressed by him in letter to Lar;
Anderson, Esq, of Cincinnati, datet
Frankfort, March 27, 1861, in which h
said:
Those resolutions were proposed in the tru
spirit of cOmpromise, and with the hope OF pre-