, 1860-12-07
PLANS OF COMPROMISE.

PLANS OF COMPROMISE.
We hear great deal Of 's.,compromise"
and " Concession" just nowss, but fev>of
our readers, we take 1t, have q proper idea
Of what the words mem, when used BY the
1psolitici6ns; Of III soutA:,;; We copy fqrthe
:bencdt::of all sneb, two plaa5 citl{er Of
;rhich,Ai lis alleged, may b9: :aecepteaiby
the Npdtth witt the full-assarance }hM it
win put an cid to all existing dii1ca1tics,
and preserve the peace up TO such time as
South Carolina may he pleased to demand
scdition Law, for the punishment Of al
men who may daroto say that the buying
and selling Of ucn, like pigs in the market,
is wrong. The first is Virginia plan, en-
dozscd BY that conservative sheet, the New
York Herald, and tie other comes from
the Washington correspondent Of that pa-"
pg:: 80.
:. i AF1As.wu1cH MAT sAyE TEE Cs1os.' = :
[From tho Richmond Enquirer =
In such moment as this every man is ex-
cusablo, at least, foE offering. my suggestion, ,
which may possibly have the effect to restore
peace aud rcad}ust the balances OF me Constl.
tutlou::i I. therefore, tender mlup, viz: ~ i,
= Let de Bouthern Senators. and members Of
the House Of Representatives meet On The frat
daY OF the session, or as soon thereafter n4
practicable, and present to the Biack Kepub1-
can majority o request that they, without the
aid Of i Southern yotc, will adopt the follow
Inc resolutions, and enforce them by acts Of.
; L Lteso2pttI, That the rights of the people OF
The Southern statcs are in MI respects equal to
those of tue people of the Northern States
under the Constitution Of the United states-
;. 9. Eesol.ed, That The property Of the people
Of the South Is as fully protected by the Con
stitution Of the United States, Is that OF the
people Of the North.
: ~ .l2eso1rel, Tint the slayes Of the South arc
property under the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States, and rs fully protected by It as any
other property in tho United States. -,..
-, Lesolped, That the Fugitive Slave law Is
constitutional, and ought to be executed and
all State laws intended, or calculated to defeat
or prevent Its execution, ought to be repealed.
s. Rtso1red, That the Territories Of the Unit:
ed States are tho common property Of all the
States. and, therefore. the people Of all the
States hnye m equal right to enter upon and
OCCUPY them If any have that rightly and to
take with them their proper hfcyeE it mny-
be.
6. ,11solsed, Thst the decision ofthe Supreme
Court Of tue United States, in the case Of Dred
SCOT. ,corrcctly cxpounds the rights Of the In
habitants in the Territories Of the United States
and by that exposition neither Congress or O.
Territorial Legislature has the right to 1sass
other property, to the disadvantage or injury
of the fights II the slave owner; Of denyihg OF
withholding from him the same remedies for
the preservation aud recovery. Of his property
which arc furnished to the .,Wuer Of. other
property for the protection, preservation and
recovery Of his property
:, Leso1red, That the citizens Of every State
have the right Of peaceful transit with their
slaves through every other Statc, md every
attempt to prevent such fTausit or to deprive
them of their s1uyes on the transit, under
any pretence whatever, is an illegal and uncor-
stituti6nl Iiblntior Of their rights.
s. Resolved. That tho Fugitive Slave law, as
it now stands upon the statute book, Is con-
stitutlonal and ought to be enforced; and all
State laws designed Or having the effect to de-.
feat or nullify It, are unconstitutional aud
void, and ought to be repealed, and all persons
acting under such laws, where they may not
Le repealed, should be punished by hnc Of
not less than five thousand dollars, and I'M
riisonment for not less than five years, unless
tthe fipe be paid sooner, and then for one gear.
With these resolutions let one be sent from
the Southern members to the following effect,
to Wit:
les1pel, That the foregoing resolutions be
presented 10 IL Senators md. HeITssent.a.uYes
In Congress from nc hon-elaveaolalns a,ates'
~7th INC request tnat tney VIII auopt & .nein, u.
ma procure nc written applosai ~ Iaeh a:;; ~
Mr. lincoln. aud pass immed1ateir sncn oiils
o. are necessary to gre elect AND peIpetulty
| to them; and we hereby pledge ourselves, In
| that event, to do everything in our power to
dissuadc the Southern States from, md to pre-"
Scut the secession 0fany State from the Union,
! a1,d to restore peace and tranquility to the
| country, and fairly and in good faith to sup
| port the administration Of Mr. Lincoln.
If the Black Rcpublcans arc, as Senator
Tsumbull says they arc, the lovers OF justice
comply with our request, and save the Union.
Il they refuse, they will stand exposed, and
/ The South will be fully yind1catcd before the
| world. u,.,i. ~ f1RGIS1C8..
THE WASHINGTON r1Ay.
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eutoa ol ~ .ass Law. t cuo ~ ~ =,
fanit the delinquent stale 10 pay 1of 'ne 'o'
'E'a,fe ~ rxnr.ss md u,cor;xoca, iscc,orntion
~ apless % ~ uaaat,n15eel "a e1nHsto
with bis sisTcs to the common territory, and
to protection to such property therein shall