The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-09-16
The Truth of History-The Republicans
Willing to Compromise.

Copperhead writers and orators are
continually asserting that the war might
have been avoided, had not the Republi-
cans, to use the language Of Gov. Sey-
mour, Of New York, been "impelled TO
spurn allmeasures Of compromise" That
the assertion is false they well know, and
the whole history OF the Southern REBEL
ion abundantly proves. The New York
Tribune gives the following synopsis Of
compromise propositions "made by The
Republicans and spurned by the Rebels" ="
during the winter OF 1901:
/. Mr.. Anthony, Of r. l.. [ Republican,
proposed in the Senate, (Jsn. l6, 1861,
that New Mexico, including Arizona. and
thus covering all the territory then really
in dispute, should at once be admitted as
a State, with such a constitution as her
people should see fit to frame, although
Slavery was recognized and protected
therein by existing territorial law. He
inimaied that be was authorized by other
Republican Senators TO make this offer as
comp, omise, TO be sustained by them
il it were acceptable to the other side.
No Democrat accepted it; SO it fell to the
ground.
2. Gov. Seward proposed. in the Select
Committee Of Thirteen On the crisis, ap-
pointed that winter on motion OF Mr..
Powell. Of Ky, conciliatory propositions,
providing against any future amendment
Of the Constitution adverse 10 The safety
and perpetuity Of Slavery, and stipulailng
that Congress should pass an efficient law
providing against the armed invasion OF
any State or States Ia Ia John Brown,
and Furnishing all persons implicated there.
in. All the Republican members voted
for this proposition, all the others against
it---so il was defeated.
8. Mr.. Corwin, from Select Commit
tee Of Thirty-,bree, reported TO the House
(Jan. ID. 1861. several conciliatory
propositions. requiring the faithial exc
culion Of the Fugitive Slave Law, the
repeal OF all State enactments inconsistent
herewith, the rigorous performance Of
every Federal obligation by the several
States, and the stern repression Of all in
vasions or raids BY citizens Of one State,
whereby the peace and security Of an
other were imperied. The House passed
this: Yeas, 1856; Nays SO. rt -. '.
A. Mr.. Corwin further proposed
Joint Resolve Initiating an amendment Of
the Federal Constitution, whereby it
should be rendered impossible to so amend
il thereafter as to confer on Congress any
power over Slavery in the States. This
passed the House-Yeas 1888; Nays IS;
and was concurred III by the Senate
Yeas Cd; Nays 2-though ridiculed by
Senator Mason, OF Virginia, as "only one
plank Of the Chicago[ Republican plat
iorm." .... .s-'.. .. ~.
s. The State of Virginia having pro-
posed conference of the States by dele.
gates a, Washington, most Of tie States
which had not seeded were represented
therein. 1t convened Feb. 4th, and vari.
GUS proposals looking to Cancellation were
submitted, considered and acted on.-
Among others, the State OF Kentucky,
through her Legislature, having urgently
recommended Convention Of the States
like that which framed our Federal Con.
stilutiou. Gov. r. 8. Baldwin, Of Conn.
submitted resolve approving and urging
such Convention, which was voted down
all the Democrats and CONSERVATIVES"
opposing it. Mr.. Amos Tuck, OF N. H..
renewed the proposition, and it was sgain
voted down--ll States against, to 9 for
it-every Conservative" delegate oppos.
ing it, and even Kentucky herself uniting
(as before to vote it down.
The Tribune remarks:
1.-THE naked truth is, that while the Re-
puo!icans offered compromise after COM
promise, their opponents offered none,
and would accept nothing short Of an un-
conditional surrender Of our cardina, prin.
ciple--the principle first enunciated and
embodied in bill by Thomas Jefferson
so early as l784--lhe principle embodied
10 an Ordinance Of Congress in 1887, and
adopted by an all but unanimous vote
the principle, namely, that Slavery shoule
be erclude9 By la,c from the Territories O.
the United States. To that principle, ou
sdversaries opposed Mr.. Crittenden'
proposition that Slavery should be ire
vocably established by law 10 so much o
those Territories as lies south Of the par
allel OF 36 d. 80 10. north latitude" -7
As early as Jan. 29th. 1850, jeff
Davis, in opposing the compromise pro
posed by Mr.. Clay, stated the ultima tan
of the Rebels: al here assert that neve
will take less than the Missouri Com
promise line, extending 10 the Pacif
Ocean. with the specific recognition OF tn
right 10 hold slaves in the territories be
low that line; and that, before such terri
tories are admitted into the Union a
States, slaves may be taken there iron
} any of the United States, at the option G
owners" All but this proposition III
Republicans we're willing to concede 70
,, the sake Of peace and the Union; but this
which Mr.. Clay, as a Southern man. de
clared "no earthly power could Undue
him to vote for" The Copperheads thin
, they should have accepted, and, So the
would not, :hey are accused OF being n
sponsible for the war.
, The Dying Words Of Douglas.
As tho worthless of the Chicago Conver