The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-10-28

for the reason that in the committee Of thir-
teen, few days ago, every member from the
South, including those from the cotton States
(Messrs. Toombs and Davis, expressed their
cradle friend from Kentucky (Mr. Crittenden)
as final settlement of the controversy, If ten
dered and sustained by the Republican men,
bers. Hence, the sole responsibility of our
disagreement, and the only difficulty in the
way of an amicable adjustment, is with the Re-
publican party. (See Appendix to Compression
al Globe, 1S60-61, p. A.
Senator PuGII, in a speech in the Senate, on
the I'd day of March, 1861 (see Congressional
Globe, 1S60-'61, vol. 2, p. 1890, said:
The Crittenden proposition has been Endorsed
by the almost unanimous vote of the Legisla-
ture of Kentucky. 1t has been endorsed by
the noble old Commonwealth of Virginia It
has been petitioned for by q larger number of
electors of the United States than any PROPOSE
ton that was ever before Congress. i believe
in my heart, to-day, that it would carry an
overwhelming majority of the people of my
State; aye, sir, and of nearly every other State
in the Union. Before the Senators from the
State OF Mississippi left this chamber. I heard
one OF them, who now assumes, at least. to be
the President of the Southern Confederacy.
proposed to accept it and to maintain the Union
if that proposition could receive the vote it
chamber. Therefore, all of your propositions,
of all your amendments, knowing as do, and
knowing that the historian will write it down.
at any time before the first of January, a two
third vote for the Crittenden resolutions in
this chamber would have saved every State in
the Union, but South Carolina, and Georgia
would have been here with her Representa-
tives, and Louisiana also-these two great
States, which at least would have broken the
whole column of secession. Yet, sir, it has
been STAYED of-staved Off for your futile rail-
road bill F.; and where is it tonight? STAYED
off by your tariff bill; STAYED off by your pen
sion bills.
On the same day, p. 1, 391. Mr.. DOUGLAS thus
confirmed the declarations of Mr.. PUGn:
The Senator has said that if the Crittenden
proposition could have been passed early in
the session, it would have saved all the States
except South Carolina. l firmly believe it
would. While the Crittenden proposition was
not in accordance with my cherished views.
avowed my readiness and eagerness to accept
it, in order to save the Union, if we could unite
upon it. No man has labored harder than I
have to get it passed. / can confirm the Sem
ators declaration that Senator Davis himself.
when on the committee of thirteen was ready.
at all times, to compromise on the Crittenden
proposition. 1 willSgo farther, and say that
Mr.. TOOmbs was also.
vi lue 1otH OI July, 1861, JOHN 4. BRECK-
INRIDGE, Senator from Kentucky. made the
following declarations upon the floor of the
Senate:
It was stated upon the floor of the Senate by
the late Senator from Illinois Mr. Douglass,
and happened personally to know the fact
myself, that the leading statesmen of the lower
Southern States were willing to accept the
terms OF settlement which were proposed bv
the venerable Senator from Kentucky (Mr,
Crittenden), my predecessor.
The Republican party, from the evidence
presented, were unwilling to compromise
they preferred civil war to peace In the Ian
guage of Senator CHANDLER, of Michigan,
they did not think the Union worth a curse
without little blood-letting" Will not the
verdict of the country be with the declaration
OF MIR. DOUGLAS, Hence, the sole responsibility
OF our disagreement, and the only difculty in
the way of an amicable adjustment, is Gas it
has been from the beginning) wiM the Rep,,bl;-
can pdrty"
We submit the above plain statement of facts
to the consideration of the people of Mime.
sofa. Shall this party, which refused unani-
mously to compromise honorably all difficult
ties between the North and South four wears
ago, again have your confidence.