The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1864-10-22
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to amend the Crit cn3cn proposition By |
striking ont all the material provisions
certainly all that contained the olive |
branch of peace, and inserting single |
sesolntion breathing war and threats TO-
ward the South. This aluandment was
carried by vote of % in favor, all Re-
against % Democratic votes
But, says the address Of the Republican
Committce-''six Southern Senator's re.
fused to vote at all on the proposed
amendment :" and thea, with a degree
Of cool assurance remarkable even in
these times, it goes on to tell the people
of Pennsylvania "that had these six
Southern members voted against the
Clarke amendment, it would have been
defeated, and the Crittendcn Compro-
mise might have been taken up and
carried by the same majority" General
cameron, who puts forth this address,
cannot be very proud of his own share
in this record, or he would not have out
OF view the fact that he himself voted
for this very Clark amendment, and the
Il
then, when this question was called up
|only three days afterwards, he Oote1
|ayainst his OlCn motion to reconStaer. 1t
was carried however with the aid of at
least f,oo tJohnson and SlidclD of the
"siX" named, and the Compromise was
|again IL Sldtu qUo before the Senate. 1t
was finally taken up on the Sd of March,
and defeated-many of the Southern
Senators having withdrawn from the
Senate in the interim, THEN States hav-
ing seeded from the Ulon.
Now, General Cameron, who issued
the address, knows just as we'll as did
Senator Cameron, who sustained the
Clark amendment, that it required a
two thirds vote to give vitality to the
Crittendon C0mpromise. lie knAws
too, that every Republican vore, inclu
ding his ngl ~ - Sau'a WIS g'ven
against the m''srr" - otf,cr from first
to last. H. Aarr, tir,aar that h Re
publican Senator refused Senator Big.
lcr's proposal t1 submit thj, question TO
vote of the people as Instructive oi
Congress. IIe knows also that Mr.
i Clemens. of Virginia, on the lIth OF
February, before that State adopted Sc
ccssion, endetvorad in the House Of Rep.
roscntutives at Washington, to obtain q
similar arrangement in that body to test
the question IF compromise before the
people, aud it vas voted down by IL.
Republicans against 80 Democrats
every Republican in the House voting
in the negative. They would not
they did not dr,re to trust the people,
the Legitimate source Of power, on this
question
At the hlzerl of furnishing unnecos
sary proof on ths.point, We beg attention
to the clear and explicit evidence O
Senator Pugh 4 cotemPorary Of the au
ther of the Address, in the Senate Of thc
United States. La the course of his
speech in the Senate, in March, 1851
: he says;
The Crittenden proposition has beer
| endorsed by the almost unanimous vot,
} Of the Legislature of Kentucky: 1t ha
been endorsed by thenoble old Common
, wealth of Virginia. Ithas been petition
ed for by larger number Of the elector
: of the United States than any PROPOSE
ton that was ever before Congress.
= believe in my heart to-day that it woul
= carry an overwhelming majority of tn
l people of my State, aye, sir, Of roarl
every State in the Union. Before tn
Senators from the State of Mississippi
4 left this chamber, l heard one of then
= who assumes at least to be President c
| tne Southern Confederacy, propose t
: accept it, and maintain the Union, if tha
5 proposition could receive the vote
T. ought to receive from the other side {
c the chamber. Therefore, all Of you
/ propositions, all OF your amendment
c knowing as [ do, and knowing thai tn
S historian will write it dowu--at any tim
5 before the first of January, two-thirJ
t, vote for the Crittenden resolutions i
r this chamber would have saved ever
e State ia the Union except South Car
lima. Georgia would be here by her r
u 0TeSeulillNtSi uuu iApulS4dud--liONc "
p great States--which at least would ha'
h broken the whole column of secession
Is Globe, page 1890.
[r Upon the same point, on the same da
the clarion voice Of the patriot Dougl
a bore testimony as follows:
B. The Senator Mr.. Pugh has said tn
a if the Crittcnden proposition could ha,
lt been passed early in the session, it wou
bt have saved all the States except Sou'
" Carolina. I firmly believe it woul
:. While the Crittenden proposition W
BIT not in accordance with my cherishc
IN views, avowed my readiness and cage
D. ness to accept in order to save Il
h. Union, if we could unite upon it. C;
se confirm the Senator'S declaration tn
le Senator Davis himself, when on the Con
he mirlee OF Thirteen, was ready at all tim
ID to comprom,se ON the Crittcnlen prop
ld sition | vii, 20 turther, and say tn
i, Mr. Toombs was also - -GioJe, pa
ii 1891,
il How prepost"r1us at this day the