, 1864-04-22

of the Democratic party. The facts IN the
case can be gathered pretty plainly by read
ing the following, which we quote from the
Globe:
"Mr. Hale The report, accompanied by
what was mainly called the Crttenden
compromise, failed in this body because the
party that the Senator from Delaware acted
with, associated with, counseled with, and
voted with, voted against it. The Journals
of the Senate will show that those resolu-
tions were defeated by the leading members
of the party associated with the honorable
Senator from Delaware"
"Mr Salisbury. do not wish to con
time this debate, because | know it is not
regularly in order; but in answer to the
Senator from New Hampshire wish to
make one statement. The Senator is well
aware that the propositions Of Mr.. Critten-
den were proposed amendments to the Con
stitution of the United States, which would
require, in order to pass them, two-third
vote of both branches of Congress. On ev-
cry proposition to take up and consider those
resolutions, as believe, every member Of
what was then the dominant party voted
uniformly in favor of taking them up and
considering them On one occasion, when
the Senator from New Hampshire Mr.
Clark proposed a substitute for them, there
were five or six Senators from the Gulf
States who sat in their seats and refused to
vote; think wrongly refused to vote; but
if they had voted on that substitute it could
not have accomplished any practical pur
pose, because if every member Of the then
dominant party had voted for the passage Of
the Crittenden compromise resolutions, it
being necessary to hive twothirds vote in
order to pass them, they being propositions
to amend the Constitution of the United
States, they could not have been constitu-
tionally passed in this body. Sir, no mem
Der of the then dominant party ever voted
against the Crittenden propositions or against
taking them up for consideration, or said
that he would not accept them as a settle
ment of sectional differences.
Another word, sir. The Senator says
they were defeated on that account l ask
the Senator from New Hampshire, because
believe he is frank Senator, whether at
any time there was single Senator of his
party who voted for the Crittenden PROPOSE
tions in any stage of them; and whether ev-
cry other member of the Senate, whether he
was a'Denloerat, or what you might call a
Bell and Everett man, or American, did not
consistently and uniformly, whenever they
were presented, and in all stages vote in fa-
vor of the consideration and the passage of
those resolutions Does it then become
the Senator from New Hampshire to say
that they we're defeated because of the fact
that those four or 6ve gentlemen from the
Gulf States, Mr.. Slidell, Mr.. Benjamin, l
think, and some two others, perhaps, when
proposition was made to substitute another
resolution for them, refused to vote on that
proposition | ask the Senator as a frank
man, does it become him to say that the
resolutions were defeated because those
five gentlemen refused to vote on that
occasion, when no member of his party on
any occasion voted In their favor but uni
fermly voted against them? Will he an
swer? Could the entire vote of the then
dominant party have cOnstitutionaly passed
the Crittenden propositions without the aid
of some votes from the Republican party
Was there one Republican Senator un-
der these circumstances that gave them
his support? Will the Senator answer p
No answer from Mr.. Hale.
"Mr. Wilson, Mr. President, [ rise to
thank the Senator from Delaware for saying
on the floor Of the Senate to day that those
of US who were here then when the Critten-
ded proposition was made steadily voted
against it. do not raise the question who
defeated that proposition but do say that
it was proposition the most wicked that
was ever proposed in the Geliberatiye body of
any Christian or civilized country on the
globe. 1t was proposition to recognize,
establish, and protect slavery south of $50
30 in all territory now in our possession or
that might hereafter be acquired 1t was a
proposition forbidding this Christian nation
to abolish slavery in the national capital
without the consent Of the slavemongers of
Virginia. 1t was proposition to allow
slave traders to take their slaves through and
all over the free States and hold them as
slaves. 1t was a proposition to take away
from colored men the right of citizen
ship and the right Of voting that they had
enioyed from the Declaration of Indepen-
dence 10 this hour in several of the free
States. 1t was the most wicked and devil
ish proposition ever proposed on earth, un-
worthy the support Of a Christian people or
any man protesting to revere GOO or love
man. | think the time has gone by forever
in this country when anybody is to be re-
preached for having voted against PROPOSE
tion that every man ought to glory in tramp.
ling under his feet. | denounced it then |
denounce it now l thank God thai l was
permitted torutter my voice and give my
vote against Incorporating into the Consti-
tuition Of my country amendments so barbar-
Gus, wicked, and inhuman God in his
abounding grace might have pardoned such
= crime, but humanity would have re-
preached us forever"
"Mr. Salisbury. 1 shall enter into no
discussion with the Senator from Massachu-
setts as to the wisdom or folly, the virtue or
contrary characteristic of the Crittenden
resolutions. 1t is not possible for the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts, or for any other
Senator on this floor, or for any man in this
country, whatever may be his opinions of
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