%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% SENATOR J.CRITTENDON'S RECONCILIATION EFFORT JANUARY 7, 1861 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Following the 1860 elections, attempts at a compromise which would solve the differences between northerners and those of the south became less likely to succeed. Senator John Crittendon of Kentucky led one especially diff- icult attempt. On January 7th, Senator Crittendon spoke out for reconciliation and moderation. He addresses the Senate, saying "I am for the Union; but, my friends, I must also be for the equal right of my state under the great Constitution and in this great Union." Crittendon's appeal and all his tireless efforts in creating his compromise proposals fail, eventually. Kentucky will be caught in the middle of the conflict, with raids and battles being fought all over her soil. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% DEO VINDICE!