Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-11

Douglas and Pugh, and The speech OF Toonbs
aInseif, 70 this effect, bat he said u vas 30 uD-
jerstood in csDmities At one time -his the
cum miEtee was IN session, he said: Mr. Ioomos,
Gill tots COMPROMISE, ss q remedy tor all vrObgs
and 4pprt tensions. be acceptable TO your Mr.
foomDs. ulth some profanity, repiieo: Not ol
. good deal; but nv State will accept Il, aud
sIIi follow ny State TO -" Add be did
ulll not open The question whether II Was wise
then TO offer accommodations; u may nat be
yrohtzole nov TO s-k whether The millions o.
young men whose bodies are MANNED, or shoss
Ooues are decsying under The sod OF the SOuih,
aud the heavy load OF pubic dsot under which
we ssest and toll have their compensation III
ol.cs liberty Nor will | discuss whether the
olacks have been Dettsred by their pfeciptsieu
freedom. Passing. as 30 many nare, from -ia'
ey through starvation and suffering 10 death
There - no comfort in tue reh=cuVn that tn'
negroes will be eIiermDAIeJ, VILE The s1Ier'Hi'
oaIion OF slavery. The real point Is, cou'o
not the Uuion have been made permanent D.
timely settlement. instead OF ceuented oy ira
ternal blood and military rule! bg al equ''A
ole partition of the territory this Vas po'sloe
We nad tbeu go OOU ~ iare msles- ne Cne
teuden proposition would have gwen tue worm
yUU OUU of these square miles. and applied ne
Chicago doctrines 10 that qasntty' II "Vnie
have lett the rem aiming fourth substantially to
be carved out free or slave States AZ IN.
option oil the people when The States were ad-
mit,ed This proposition the radicals dc
nouuced. Not~itnst.ndIng the then President
elect vas ina minority of million OF the popu
lar vote, they we're determined, as Mr.. Chase
wrote TO Portsmouth, OHIO, from the Peace Con-
yention, to u-e the power while they had t; zuo
prevent q settlement. IL has been stated, 10 rlo
the Republicass Of the odum OF not sverting the
war shen that vas possible. that the Northern
members rendered TO the Southern the Critten-
den COMPROMISE, which the South rejected. bis
10 untrue Ii was rendered by Southern Sens-
tors aud Northern Democrats 10 the Republicans
They, in conjunction with some bait dozen
recusant Senators rejected IL. Ii was voteo
upon but once in the House, when is received
eighty votes against one hundred and thirteen
These eighty votes wers exclusively Democrats
and Southern Americans, like Gilmer, Vanc.
and others. Mr. Briggs. of New York, vas IN.
only one not Democrat who voted for II. de
had been an old Wing but never Republican
fhe Republican roll. beginning with Adams ana
ending with Woodruff, vas = unit against Is. ln-
ter mlpgled with them one Southern extre
mist, General Hindaan, who desired no settle
ment There ~ere many Southern men Who DID
not vote, believing that unless the Republicans
~ho were just accedlng 10 power, favored II, II,
adoption would be delusion.
TO defeat II was by amendment and postpone
ment On the IAN aud l5.h Of January the,
east all their votes against its being taken up
aud on the 10Th. when IL came up, Mr. Clark, VI
New Ham shire, moved 10 strike il out and in
sert something which he knew would neither b,
successful or acceptable. The vote on Clark
amendment was % TO %; every AYE" being
Republican, and every mo-" except Kennedy
aud Crittenden. (Americans). being Democrats
| On this occasion, six Southern Senators, in
Guiding Benz amin and Wigfall, did not vote
They could nave defeated Mr.. Clark's motion
To reference to this vote. We have the tesumon,
of President johnson. in a speech on the expul
sion of Senator Bright, January 81. 1862, to thi
| effect:
81 sat right behind Mr.. BeDjsmin, and an
not sure that nv worthy friend Mr. Lstha N wa
not close by when he refused TO vote, and | sal,
| TO him. Nr. Ben amin, Why do you not vote
Why not save this proposition and see ii we eau
not bring the country toitI' he gave me rattle
All abrupt answer, and said he would control hi
own actions Without consulting me or an, bod
else. Said |: Vote, and show yourself al
| honest man. As soon as the vote was Ia K en-
he and others teegraphed South, We cannO
get any compromise
Doubtless the rest OF the elk Senators had th
same sinister motive for their retlcence il
voting and readiness telegrsphing. Blu
| their recreancy does not excuse the body of tn
Republicans. Nor do / know that now, sine
he collapse OF the rebellion. they are s.
anxious to be excused. | only write the fact
OF history not to justify or condemn.
When this result was announced, universe
gloom prevailed. The people favored this CON
promise Petitions bs thous nds OF citizens yer
showered upon Congress Tor It's passage II d
received a m ,rity only. they would nave rAlle
/ nd hi a hf. A,s-tr a1 MT
Ooe more earnest appeal vas made to the Re
publicaus General Cameron anssered il b
moving a Reconsideration. His m Jton came u
| on the 10Th, when he voted against hi- own mo
| ton. Ii was Garnet. however. over the votes o
the Republicans, although WIgfsil voted Wit
| them. When IL VS. again w on the 2 u
March. 1851 the Southern ) .ates were ne4rI
| all gone; even then IG was lost b, one vote only
But On that occasion all the ID -mOcrats were ior
aud all the Republicans against II. he truth Is
there was nOthug but sneers and scepticism frou
the Republicans, at any settlement They brok
down every proposition. They took tue element
. of Cancellation out OF the Peace Convention be
fore il assembled Senators Harlan and Cnan
dler were especially active in preparing that Con
vention for q failure. Ii every Southern maj
and every N orthern Democrat had voted for thi
proposition, il would have required some MIN
Republicans for the requisite two thirds Wher
were theyl Dreaming with Mr. Seward of
SIXTY days struggle, or arranging for the dvis
! ion of the patronage of the Administration. TIL
only Southern Senators who seemed against an
settlement we're Iverson and Wgfall that l.,
man will challenge If be will refer to the Glob
LIST part. Thirty fifth Congress, .. 270) for IT.
'estimony of Douglas and Pugh. and to Mr.
Bieler's Bucks county speech. September IL
1869 The latter knew il to be true when b.
said that
when the struggle was at its height in Geor
| gis between Robert Toombs for secession an,
A. II ) epbeus sgainst il, had those men In tn
COMMITTEE OF Thirteen. who are now so blame
less III their Own estimation. given their votes
or even three OF them. Stephens would have de
feated Toombs, and secession would have bee
Frustrated. heard Mr.. Toombs say TO Mr
Douglas that the result in Georgia vas stak ed OF
the action of the Com mittec of Thirteen. If i
accepted the Crittenden proposition Stephen
would defeat him; if not he would carry ,h
) ate out BY 10000 majority. The three vote
from the Republican side would have carried
any time but Union and peace in the balanc
against the Chicago platform were sure to b
found waiting"
suspension OF judgm ent until those facts, bet
ter known 20 Southern men. transpire The in
! tercourse about TO be established between tn
sections will cumulate the proof Ii will ais
bring TO the light msny facts showing that Will
President Buchanan was working for the Peac
Conference. while Virginia had been gained 4
our side With her .blest men. there were then il
| the C,bfnet those who not only encouraged re
volt. bat i0ied By letter and speech the efforts 0
The Unionists at Washington and Richmond
I Those who sought % counteracf the scheues N