The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-27
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE CRISIS
COMMITTEE.


COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 1860
The Senate Committee of Thirteen had another meeting
today and discussed further the general subject of re-
cvncikation but nothing adopted which would an
swer a basis for permanent peace.
Mr. Davis offered the following resolution which he
held to be necessary as elementary principle Of any
adjustment that would satisfy the South, unless was
division Of Territories
Resolved, That it shall be declared by amendment OF
the constitution that property slaves recognized
such BY the local law OF any of the States Of the Union
shall stand on the same footing in AL constitutional and
federal relations any other species OF property
be dyested impaired by the local law OF any other
state either In escape thereto Of transit eoourn Of
be sus 70 be dvessd Or mnared nv so
legislative act Of the United States or Of any Of the Ter
ritories thereof.
The republicans voted unanimously against this reso-
luton, and all the others for It.
The following resolutions, offered by Mr. Toombs were
voted on the republicans all voting the negative and
the resolutions were defeated under the rule.
Kyn That the people Of the United States shall have
equal right to emgate 10 and settle In the present
any future acquired Territories, with whatever property
tecied in s peaoeabIe unt such Territoy nav
be admitted n state In the Union, with without sla
very she may determine, on an equality with all OK
Seond-Thai property in slaves shall be entitled TO the
same protection from the government Of the United
states In all Of It's departments everywhere which the
constutou oonfcrs the power upon TO extend 70 any
other property provided nothing herein contained shall
be construed 10 limit or restrain the right belonging
to every State TO prohibit abolish establish and pro-
tect slavery within its limits.
niyd-fhat persons committing crimes against slave
property in one STATE and fleeing 70 another snail be de-
lvered up in the same manner As persons committing
other crimes and that the laws Of the State from which
such persons fee shall be the test Of crimnaty.
Several members offered resolutions recognizing the
duty Of Congress 70 pass laws TO suppress and punish In
yasions AZ one State by another and the fitting out Of
hostile expeditions Of State against another. For
this provision tho republicans were all willing to vote,
but consequence Of amendment engrafted on the
proposition by ,r. Tcombs extending the principle 10
any net against the laws Of nations the republicans voted
against Il, and Il was los under the rule.
Mr. Toombs submitted another resolution, 10 the e. 1
that fugitive slaves shall be surrendered under tn aw
or 1850 without being entitled TO writ Of habeas corpus
trial by jury, obstruction Of any law by state Le-
gislature,
Against this Mfr. Seward and all his friends voted.
No action taken IN the programme Of Mr. Douglas
II seems 70 be understood that his proposition in
reference 10 the government Of the Territories will not
be accedcd 70 by either side.
MIR. Criitendcn lntimated desire 70 modify his arst
proposition the Missouri line.
The committee then adjourned 70 ten O'Clock On Friday
to give him opportunity to do 40.
The prospect Of settlement Is by means bright,
and yet Il the republicans would only agree a division
d territory OF the United states, proposed by Mr.
Critenden by which the North would get nine hundred
thousand square miles and the south about hundred
and eighty thousand square miles, il Is believed the
whole difficulty would be settled In thirty days time, and
the whole country restored to peace
The members on the committee from the cotton states
again indicated their willingness 10 accept this compro
mise " the republicans would oner and 90 for u ia
good faith
The south Carolina Commissioners arc now n0P NJ
in consultation with friends and sympathizers They are
AZ home but few others Nothing will be done until
morrow, when the Commissioners will receive their
friends and others who may call upon them. Senator
wga OF Texas, among thosc coseted with them to-
night The Comm ssoners win no doubt call upon the
President informally, and have conversation with
him. but tha; they will obtain any ofcisl recognition
rom him except toy present themselves In character
of agents q one Of the United states no one believes
II not expected that quorum Of either House win
BE- present tomorrow, but that both viii adjourn over TO
Monday
Mr. Doueas has placed upon the Journal Of the Com.
mittee of Thirteen statement that he declined voting
for abstract propositions reduced to the form or
amendments 20 the constitution, because he hal
himself offered amendments IN due form which covered
an the points IN Mr. Tcombs' resolutions II was for This
reason TINT he did consider necessary record his
vote uyon Mr. Toomhs' proposition.
The republicans had q conference today upon Winter
Davis proposition 10 admit Kansas free and New
Mexico as q slave state but came 10 definite conclu