Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-15
THE EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON CITY:
kArURDAY December IS, 1850
spirit Of the nnsrnins Press.

The Iaf,ui1,aes, refers to the "Dragooning"
policy proposed by South Carolina, ana quo'es
from several leading journals Of tsooofoer snes
% Show what little likelihood there 10 tnas tne
insulting and domineering course recommenoeo
by Governors Gist and PettHs will produce
ssunity'' among the Southern States, and "faly"
them 70 the cause Of South Carolina 90.
The cOns,ifKti0a sees nothing suspicious In the
re,ult, OF the meetings Of the COMMITTEES on the
Crisis, thus far.
THx COMMITTEES OF THIRTY-THREK-t being
absolutely necessary, II hope may be INDUCED
that this committee will consummate aught tend
ing TO save the Union, that Its members be free to
express their respective views In their daily con-
situations without the contingency Of newspaper
and home demagogue misrepresentation Of their
positions before their eyes, we have RETAINED as
far az possible from commenting upon what is
said to have occurred In their deliberations from
day to day. Nevertheless, we can assure the
public that there is every reason to believe tna'
the large majority Of them will soon take posiuon
upon a common platform, embracing plan Tor
the settlement Of the trouble, commanding, from
the moment Of its PRONUNCIATION, the connoence
and hearty ooperation Of a vast majority OF the
people In every state, except, IL may be, SCUM
Carolina. where the masses believed to prefer
any possible government to that Of the existing
Government Of the United States.
We hear it said, and have confidence in the
statement that their deliberations yesterday made
itspparent that they fail to harmonize upon but a
single question that OF the protection Of the right
O. the slayeholder In United States Territories;
having already arrived at what may be regarded
a common understanding with reference to the
disabilities Of the South In connection with the
non-observance and notification Of the fugihv
slave law; and indeed, as regards all other ques
lions than that Of the rights Of the South In the
Territories.
We have further to add that matters are be-
leved TO be tending rapidly in their sessions, to
the adoption by an overwhelming majority, OF
report that viii initiate prompt movements in al
the northern States for their acceptance OF the
Supreme Courts rulings concerning that vexed
and yeratious question. Thus do we look Tor III
eventual peaceful settlement.
Two elaborate speeches are believed to have
been made in the Committee room yesterday
where thev sat from noon till near p. m.-by
Messrs. Corwin and Kellogg -and there was
doubtless, also much conversational debate upol
many Of the multitude Of propositions befor
them. IL we are not greatly mistaken, the enc
and aim Of the two speeches above referred to wa
to disabuse the minds Of the southern members o
the Committee Of the idea that the great mass o
the people Of the North will not evince franl
readiness to redress the grievances Of the South D
soon as they can be ascertaned, and substantial
stasesnen-Iike remedies, based on the true prin
ciples of the Constitution, can be arranged 70
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