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FROM WASHINGTON; Another Day upon the Davis Resolutions; The Views of Senator Crittenden (5/26/1860)
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| 5/26/1860
Posted on 05/26/2020 5:24:15 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
Mr. DAVIS' resolutions were taken up.
Mr. CRITTENDEN, of Kentucky, (Dem.,) continued his remarks. He took the ground that the resolutions contemplated were not likely to arise; that the Territories were quiet, and no intervention was needed. To justify the resolutions, we must suppose that the Territorial Governments all intend to make war on Slavery, which is not likely to be the case. It was useless to bring forward the future to make mischief in the present. He advocated peace and quiet. All parties had been wrong, and contributed to the mutual irritation. He was not going to be tied to the heels of the Democratic or any other party.
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05/26/2020 5:25:09 AM PDT
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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From Washington: Another Day upon the Davis Resolutions 2
Lincoln As He Is 2
Editorial: Mr. Greeley and Gov. Seward 2-3
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05/26/2020 5:26:15 AM PDT
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Homer_J_Simpson
("Every nation gets the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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While compromise wasnt easy, it was the way of Congress from 1789 to 1860. North and South found enough common ground in the Missouri Compromise (1820), Nullification Crisis (1832), and the Compromise of 1850 to avoid secession. The unsuccessful Crittenden Compromise of December 18th 1860 proposed to permanently enshrine southern slavery in the Constitution, making it unconstitutional for future congresses to threaten the institution.
The Civil War Upon Us.
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05/26/2020 1:22:36 PM PDT
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Jacquerie
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