. Young folk's history of the war for the union . aking means to compel obedience to the laws. Hedid not even dare to send reinforcements to the forts along theSouthern sea-coast, lest such action should cause a conflict withState troops, and bring on a civil war. At last, General Lewis I860.] CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE. 85 Cass, his Secretary of State, resigned because the Presidentrefused to send aid to the United States troops holding theforts in Charleston harbor. Thus Mr. Buchanan, sincere inhis love for the Union, but too weak to cut loose from partyties and strike a blow for it, as Jackson h
. Young folk's history of the war for the union . aking means to compel obedience to the laws. Hedid not even dare to send reinforcements to the forts along theSouthern sea-coast, lest such action should cause a conflict withState troops, and bring on a civil war. At last, General Lewis I860.] CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE. 85 Cass, his Secretary of State, resigned because the Presidentrefused to send aid to the United States troops holding theforts in Charleston harbor. Thus Mr. Buchanan, sincere inhis love for the Union, but too weak to cut loose from partyties and strike a blow for it, as Jackson had done in nullifica-tion times, found himself deserted by his best advisers, and help-lessly allowed events to take their own course, trusting that theremaining few weeks of his administration would be Congress all parties, excepting the disunionists, set towork to find some means of saving the Union, and several planswere proposed. The one which secured most favor was thatcalled the Crittenden Compromise, so called from the name of. Secession Hall, Chauleston. its proposer, John J. Crittenden, United States Senator fromKentucky. This provided that slavery should be prohibited inall territory north of 36° 30, the old Missouri Compromiseline, and should be recognized and never interfered with southof that line. But the Republicans would not accept this, whichwas directly opposed to their doctrine of free Territories, andthose who favored secession did not want any compromise ofany kind. Thus all attempts at conciliation failed. The South Caro-lina Senators and other office-holders resigned, and on Decem-ber 20 the State Convention passed an ordinance to dissolvethe union between the State of South Carolina and other States 36 SECESSION. [1860. united with her in the compact entitlecl the Constitution of theUnited States of America. At seven oclock in tlie evening of that day, the Convention,which had held its meetings in St. Andrews Hall, Charles-ton, marched in pr
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