, 1860-12-19

may escape liable In damages for tho los
They also ask for more vigorous Fugitis
Slarc law, with money indemnity for the slave
which arc not returned. And they particula
II insist making 1t, in fact, sine qua non
| that tho North shall concede that Slaves 1t
recognized as property by the Constitution
that property In man docs exist BY virtue c
that instrument. They will not even be sati1
fed that the foregoing exactions shall bo enac,
ed by Congress as laws md joint resolutions
but that they must be incorporated into tn
Constitution as part Of the fundamental lay
Of the land.
The symptoms Of vavering manifested b,
public meetings in the Eustern States IN,
cities, have greatly emboldened the secession
lists during the last few days. They now firm
" believe that the North is giving why unde;
tae financial pressure. a few more turns o
the SCREW; little more fuel added to panis
flames, they fully believe will bring the Fret
| States to their knees, and cause them to sur
render at discretion. Hence, they are growing
boldcr7 and to-day arc putting on airs Of 1nt
most supercilious kind. The political atmos
phere OF Washington city is Of the most pesti
lont1a4 description. Northern members, afte1
u4e.''nans II a"n4e, arc naole to imagine, from
tncl o"n e'alo Oh 1ceilnss that change o1
paonc scntiment Is going on among their con
s',1uen's' 10 lhle source mar be tracea seye,
!a' nuulaAatine compromises made IN the past,
III WHICH Softhern rights we're sacrificed to
s'asenoiolns iaPac11y. AND At every session
nai'iooa nenoe1a 1au victims to this same
o'@ease'
slngnlnrly "orded resolution passed the
ef!s1s committee OF Ihirty-three yesterday,
WIN only half dozen dissenting votea. It is
ail'lcul. 10 tell exactly what 1t means, az it is
euScepl'ple ol t"o or Three constructions; but
~ n'y 1nlnd 1t indicates purpose On the part
Of a majority Of the Republicans Of the CON.
nittec to back down! I am reluctantly
obliged to express this opinion. Those with
whom 1 hare conyersed saw tbat u1t will d.
"no harm; that it WAS passed for the pu,nose
"of gaining time, Of giving the Southern con-
"sef'atl'cs foothold, to enable them to stem
"tho tide sweeping over the South; and that
mo action under 1t Is contemplated which
will Yield vital principles" The historY Of
the resolution is thus related: The commit.
tee lad been In session for several bnnr. with.
ont co,,,o - .,-, .an.,zssa. 80 1a ".'u.
Arkansas, who is d pretended Union,st .t.t-d
that s;.,...h ~ .''"Ns0
laa1 o'spa1ca had oeen drawn up In the
House, aud was being privately signed by 4
large number OF Southern members, setting
iOrtt that the Crisis Committee would do no.
thing, would agree on 10 measure of adjust
ueat1 tnat lhey eFlnceo no disposition to
aercc. and only met to min tim. IN n-o,~..
tinafe, anu Keep the Cotton States from going
ont until infer Ifneo1n,s ;n,ro,,1,t,o. ,,h.x :.
-. .",-. -, e'.'4on' "nen II
scnted. wouh 1,c ,mmrdiate1v .sn+ T., ~ a.
--.-~:.-, SELL ~ "u Tue
r ~ e''lee' Ano ne pesousht The
,ran11 ,'s", =. fpa.o - ~, eomo lesoaut'on that
CO.. .1.t 49, 49, ~ s-o" !" .uo eotton
~ .s ~. ee e ".,e teauy ocslfous
.;1;,t;an . ~0~ F''''' - '~'@''''~n' ano con'
d. -.a
xans-., .a~S'- s'. .4. soueneo N
o. 49, ,"A7 4oea" Mo1FAl
,'.:.14o " ~ rouneet'cu1 ouereo
's,..,.l o"u Duan u 4nul'1'la al0o oueted
- ,.s ,1 ~ G,.. .ne 1as1e 1o'sner were rejected
-. -. e.,,.N,~ = "A ""S 1oea aoop1-
~. ws..s. ca so1r
bell, Love Davis fMd.). Stratton. Hristow' Neianp
anRi heI9S 4onston @ Phelps, inst Howard
SAYs-Mcssrs. Ada.nt. Mumphres, robinson.
iapPah' Aot'la, Aofse' "asnpuFnc' Fcfry-s.
''.4o' 90 4'4io"s'
ocSS RESOLUTION.
RE esistin Isantcnt anu1 q 'ha ,es G6mtetee
pie. and the growing hostility among them to the
IT,, Sa,hae & arc Ercatly to be reIette
aFc without Just causc Or not, any reasonable and
.ncridc nnd af!.cnsi nna aoaiaona and norc
M ana interests e. ~ recognized ~ te Constitu-
y and the peFpctuation Of he Union. shouid be-
'Fomptls ana cneenau7 granted.
aiost o1 1ho border slave State members
'roicss to 30 satisfied with this resolution.
acs clnin mat II comedies TINT they are ths
Sssr1sSed party, and that the North il In the
'fone' anu Wiling 10 pass such LAWS or make
ueh amendments to ths constitution as will
aafan'ec them pretty much all they have
sAeo ines a.so LOOK upon 1t as an entering
ease' WHICH,, IL sR14nnlty driven home, will
plll inc hep"onean party IN twain, and pre-
cut ont 'lius nAe ani1co So11a, which they
.s~s,,. Ds. 1 ~a ..0'tui o'sl .ne
to mite aesnst a te seaea.;onat. we're s
% !. ~ ..s ass ~. 'nI see'"s4on.s's' ana re-
Ill severance OF Inc Union at the point Of
>S>a ~ ""s t1'eh Ut
lelooo oemofaize the Republicans, and d.
do them into discontented factions. their old
lanccs of unity Of Northern act,on arc d.
roycd; and the shareholders u,av exact t,.;r
su terms and if they choose fo remain IL
n I@nion ran -e1nca The fra. e+,... a.,