The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-12


This Is a most important question at the
present time, for 1t Is now conceded that if the
Crittenden Compromise had been adopted by
Congress and submitted to the people, the des-
olating war In which the country is now en-
gagged, would have been avoited. But the Re
publican party, its leaders and It's representa-
tives in Congress were determined that no
compr0~iss should be submitted to the people,
They voted against the .Crittenden Comprom-
ise measures in Congress, and defeated them !;
they are responsible for the failure Of this
most humane and patriotic effort to prevent q
bloody conflict in the country. In proof of
this position the evidence is so full and unmis-
taxable, the facts 80 plain and apparent that
all must be convinced who will look at the of.
fetal record on the subject. iegl5e yIg1e.s
Here is the vote by which the Crittenden
Resolutions were defeated. 1t will be seen
that eve,y Republicans IN the Senate soted against
taem: +. =. blew. 5t. .t.9 t7tfuf
Yeas-Messrs. Bsyard, Bigler, Bright. Crit.
tenden Douglas, Gwin. Hunter, Johnston of
Tennessee, Kennedy, Lane, Latham, Mason,
Nicholson; Polk, rugh, Rice, Sebastian, Thom-
Nays Messrs. Anthony. Bingham, Chand.
Ter, Clark, Dixon Doolittle, Durkee Fessen-
den, Foot Foster, Grimes, Harlan, King Nor
rill, Sumner, Ten Eyck. Trumbull, Wade,
Wilkinson and Wilson-20.
In order that the loyal aud patriotic men of
this country may understand the importance of
these resolutions and what would have been
the effect of their ready and honest adoption
by the Representatives from the Northern
States, we call attention to the following ex-
tracts from the speeches of Senator Pugh Of
Ohio, and Senator Douglas of Illinois, deliver
ed on that occasion. Senator Pugh said 49,
The Crittenden proposition has been indors-
ed by the almost unanimous vote of the Legis-
lature of Kentucky. It has been Endorsed by
the Legislature of the noble old commonwealth
of Virginia. 1t has been petitiOned for by .
la ger number of electors of the United States
than a-y proposition that was ever before Con
gress.' I believe in my heart to-day, that it
would carry an overwhelming majority of the
people of nv State; aye, sir, and of nearly ev-
cry State In the Union. Before the Senator'S
from the State of Mississippi left this chamber
heard one of them who assumes at least to be
President of the Southern Confederacy, pro-
pose to accept it and maintain the UniOn If
that proposition could receive the vote it ought
TO receive from the other side this 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-thirds
vote for the Crittenden resolutions in this
chamber would have saved every State in the
Union but South Carolina. Georgia would be
here by her representatives, and Louisiana
those two great States which at least would
have broken the whole column Of secession -
p. 1880. Globe .et el
On the same subject Senator DOUGLAS said /:
The Senator (Mr. Pugh } has said that if the
Crittenden proposition could have been passed
early in the session, 1t would have saved all
States except South Carolina firmly believe
it would While the Crit,enden proposition
was not in accordance with my cherished
views, avOwed my readiness to, accept it in
order to save the Mon if we could unite upon
it. Senator Davis himself rhen or the Commit es
of Thirteen. ,cds ready, at oil times to compromise
on the Crittendcn proposition. will 20 further
and say Mr.. TOOmbs was also.-(P. 1881,
Globe s.-.r ..... ........
The only answer the radical Senators have
ever given to this damaging record is the as
sertion that If the South wanted to compro-
mise, they had the strength to pass it. Mr..
PuGH intimates the reasons which governed
some of the Southern Senators in refusing to
vote. The North was then, and for all time
was likely to be in majority, and if the terms
of settlement were not such as the North we're
willing to proffer and stand by, no arrange
ment that could be made would be perlna-
nently acquiesced in. SECS
Self AbnegatiOn. t'