The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-25

,,o~. 80 iencn government the moral sup
port that they demand, IL will not be as pro.
prletofs, bnt IN spite of their being proprietors
VI SiaEes, and by virtue of the pripciple nc. d..
AnoWieuged for thirty years that all Govern
ss ds Iaefo shall be recognzed by the Gov
eTmments OF Europe aud America
There is only one of the divisions of tba
ohioh In regard TO which France can have. in
Sel Iain events, any more extended rishts and
uuties. IL is Louisiana as il geographically ex-
lsted when II was ceded by us To the IT1i I'D
STATES in 1913 The treaty of cessiou Vnar,n~
teed 10 the French coIonists and their de-
ecenoaHts The enjoy yment OF their property
aug OF tneir civil and religious rights. The
vast dno rich territory OF Louisiana has
formed since then besides the ,tate i-s.If of
LOUISIANA, the States of Missouri Arkansas
IOWA, parts OF Alabama and Wisconsin and
tne ierrItnries OF Minnesota, Nebraska and
neaS. Every Time that one of these has
neo 70 DC organized or admitted to the Con
RECREATION, the slave proprietors haze in
.oAeo thelr rights guaran teed to them by the
treaty OF 'U3. The light of Arkansas, found
eu On this argument, was recognized by John
Quihcy Adams himself in 1896. The Cover
nor u Nebraska invoked the same argument
Vetoihg he bill To prohibit the III trod ZION
oI slaves INTO the Territory, aud this doctrine
IL "'so 10 De found IN the decision OF the Su-
pieme Court OF the Unl'ed Stales rendered In
the case OF the negro Deed S;Jtt
tAese are The historic aud judicial prece-
Gents, which Will not b. Wllnou. vain. IN cas-.
any serious attack IS made upon the civil DO
II.
Iitofy OF Louisiana. But the institution OF
o'aVeFy-"as II u portion Of these rIgnts for
ever guaranteed Aud these rights are they
really IgpUr-d These are dues lions that
frahce can neither raise nor solye and whIcu
cannot be called upon to examine except
at lhe req uest Of the Louisiana authorities
al present thle STATE, happily, seems to take
no part In the dlsuuion movement. There is
uhuouoleoly an extreme party, which is re-
ciulied chiefly from country planters whose
principal veal b Is III slave prJperty and
whose 'eVenue lies IN the prod uce OF the s. H.
but, hy strange contrast, " hIle SOU thern ag-
rlcullurisis are The mUst determined in favor
OF slavery, the most tahatIcaI a buIIlIouIsts Is
are 70 oe found among the agriculturIsts of
the North.
he sea-coast towns, on the contrary, ar.
strongly conservatives. New YuIk gave 2JtOu
ndloIIly against l. uculn New Orleans voted
ior Beii, and Charleston, Savannah aud ali
other Southern ports have, to Il certain extent
opposed lhe ude OF schisIn proclaimed at Au-
gusta and Columbia. The reason Is laat the
maritime towns Understand beLler than all
others tnat the prosperity OF The Union de-
penos upon UNION, ana that III rupture The ba-
SIS vi us success is destroyed Commercial
instinct rises III Them to the height OF poii
intuition, and merchants aud traders aIe n
this time The u luest patriots.
France has IN the United States The same
interest mat these large towns have, and
ought TO follow the same line OF conduct The
rupture Of the Union Will entail more risks
than benefits; tOE WnIle the commerce OF Eng
land aud Lne whole OF Europe VIII be Huiulf-
ted, Win our own, to the Tree ports OF The new
cUEfedera lion, The Northern cuuteder alton
"lil immediately seek, IN an exclusive aln-
nnce with England, couuterpolse 10 The
Southern agreement with France War Will
l.-evltably flow Il ON tnIs aulagonism. Hay-
iEg as allies siaYe proprIeturs, We will bo
forced, by The nature uf thIngs, To defend their
ms tItu lions and ~ tolerate their plan OF an
Le&lug Mexico aud The Island OF Ca1a which
The Norm "a 10 this time has alone preven ted. j.
France Will never lay herself open 10 sucu
"A course. Soc ought not 10 allow the South
erh States 10 deceive themselves in this mat
ter. She cannot even lend such consent as ST.
lehce may anOrd her duty Is " labor with
all her power 10 prevent a dissolution. There
o"ght lot to be Tor us, ON the other side OF The
Atlantic, either Southern Americans or North.
ern Americans, but Sta'es whose UNION is i'm
portaut 10 Lhe equilibrium OF the world The
american marine Is not less necessary To
France than the Russian, Spanish and Itailan
naNles. U prevent Il single Power from selZIAg
The EN- pre- OF the seas.
FRANCE was The first ally OF the United
StateS-We hope that she will now be their
counsellor, auu expose The abyss Ino which
lhey are hErrylng-an ab} SIS III waicn VIII ne,
buried forever Past most glorious aud q Eu-
tuIe most hopeful. For the American ULi II
separation is suicide II Is murder OF great
nAlon and great principle. France can
act Iced Il hand TO tins sulclQe aud THIS
murder. She has he ped 10 make this people
sne Will ne> er help To destroy them.
Such are, we are convinced, The sentiments
OF our Government.
REPEAL OF PERSONAL LIBERTY BILLS
The Boston Journal tRepubllcan) learns
from Vermont that there is a strong feeling in
favor OF repeal of the Personal Liberty law
of that State, and adds
The effort TO secure such q repeal 10 the las {,
Legtsia iature was not made under the most ia
vorabie auspices. 1t was urged as a party
measure by leading Democrats, who seemed
to be actuated more by spirit OF party prOpa
gapdlsm than by desire that Vermont sHOuld
fulfill to the letter and spirit her confederat te
Obligations. But the Legislature neyerthe-
less, referred the matter 10 The Commissioners
on the Revision OF the Statutes for their opin-
ion. it Is underst TODD that the Commiss ioners
Will advise a repeal, and that Gov. Falrbau ks
favors this action.
Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, has
pu blIcly declared himself in favor of The i'm
mediate abTUga tion of The Personal L berry
bill of that State, and he thinks that he Gene
raj Assembly, as soon as they convene Tin
j lnuary,) Will without hesitation secoud his
own sentiments by repeating the obnoxious
statute. The Rhode Island Personal Ii berty
act, in the opinion OF legal men, is SO con-
structed as not to conflict directly with the
provisions of the Constitution. Its spirit and
IN ention, however, no one can doubt. Like
the eHactments OF other States, its aim Is 10
embarrass aud oostruct the execution OF the
cOLstitu uopal provision for the rendition OF
tugitlves, and IN this respect is q Violation OF
the sacred crm pact.
The repeal CT the Personal Liberty laws OF
the New England States would show the ex-
istence of Il friendly and fraternal feeling TO-
ward the South, and q determination to fulfill
ali our Constitutional obligations. II would
demonstrate 10 the South aud particularly TO
the conservative men OF that section, that we
are ready 10 make such concessions rs will put
US entirely III the right.
With regard TO the Liberty law of Massa-
chus setts, the Journal after recapi,ulating It's
Institutional features, calculated to en-
courage the rescue OF fugitives, says:
Such provisions speak their own meaning
ana effect, and We d. not sse how they are 10
De- reconcIied with our constitutional obIjga-
lions IN the premises. Bnt without further
review Of the Personal Liberty bill. we sub
nit Its provisions 10 the careful consideration
Of he public To us the most important ar
guInent Tor It's repeal At u" pr"eent tine Ii
lnaI such an act On the part Of Massachusetts
would be holding out tho DIV. branch OF
peace. II Is The only CONCESSION We can make
10 Southern feeling without sacrifice uf prIn-
ciuIe and il is Que which, II made, wIIl
streE etnen the ands OF the conservatives OF
that section and turn the cprrent of pub
sentiment in favor of IN" Union. We have
the most positive assurances from conserva-
tive aud patriotic men OF the SJnth that this
Will be the effect OF repeal
raE SENATE COMMITTEE or THIaTEKN.
The Senaie @ mmittee OF Thir zen Were in
session on Saturday six hours and q half,
considering various propositions to arrest The
progress of dissolution aud give peace 10 the
country.
The amendment TO the Constitution proposed
by Mr.. Crittenoen, 10 settle the controversy
be tween the Nort h and the South finally and
forever by Il division OF the country from ocean
70 ocean on the parallel of the Missouri line,
was the great subject of discussion Messrs.
Crittenden, ID tugias and Bigier maintained II
wi th great zeal and ability.
Mr. douglas reiterated his former determi n a
tion 10 consider the question fol- The preser-
walton of the country, as though he had never
cast a vote or uttered II sentiment on he SUBJ
iect before. If that mode OF compromise would
not answer, he declared himself willing to go
for any other consistent with honor or JUS
tics.
The appeals of Mr.. Crittenden in behalf OF