Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-18

YksrERpAy IN THE COMMIT KE RooM.-W ash
ington city is agog with exciting rumors con-
corning what yesterday transpired In the room OF
the Committee Of Thirty-three. This excitement
grew out Of the withdrawal Of Mr. Reuben Davis,
Of Mississippi, from the committee) on the ground
that the tendency Of matters among them looked
rather 10 exacting further concessions from the
South than to the accord by the North OF the
additional constitutional guarantees now SO evil
IDENTIFY necessary to save the Government from
destruction. Mr.. Davis came to his conclusion
in far too great haste. That decision resulted
from vote Of the committee; not adopting the
pending resolutions Of Mr.. Davis OF Maryland, as
is enormously believed by many, but, simply,
f,s. to consider the subject Of those resolutions
the question Of the remedies necessary to cure the
violations OF the fugitive slave law On the ques-
ton Of giving that subject priority in their de-
alterations we believe the vote to have stood
ayes is, noes Is; Mr.. Winter Davis alone Of the
South voting aye. The South desires to have the
territorial question first disposed Of only because
II Is really the single question concerning which
IL is possible that an agreement may be a work of
difficulty; and also because its settlement 10 abso
lutely required to check the movement Of the
extreme South for the destruction of the Govern
ment. We regret, therefore, that the North lin
the committee) saw At TO crafty Mr.. Davis, Of
MARYLAND, In his wish first to dispose Of the fugi-
tive slave law subject, for the pacifcation of
which he (MIr. d. has proposition pending
before them.
Concerning that proposition, by the by, we have
to saythat we apprehend an erroneous impression
prevails In the minds of most Of the southern
members who evidently regard it as proposing
further concessions from the South. On the con
trary, as we have heard Of It's substance II rather
proposes that the South shall consent TO modif
cation Of the existing ugitive slave law, which,
while they will not in any particular weaken Its
operative effect will iasRys ITS prompt s1scxtion
everywhere, by stripping its opponents Of the pre-
tense that 1t is possible TO reduce free persons OF
color to slavery ttroughit No southern man de-
sires that the law shall afford the means of doing
any such thing; nor do we believe that Ii ha,
ever been 80 prostituted Nevertheless nine.
tenths Of those who oppose its execution, do SC
under that plea. Were they stripped of II BY
Congressional legislatioa, we doubt not that nine
tenths of the trouble that exists through the law
non-execution, would vanish; and we trust tina
In whatsoever the committee may eventually re
port In the premises, they will take care tina
hereafter no such Pretenss of unfairness in tn
isw shall remain to those who seek Plea L
palliate Its non-fulfllment. The addition to tn
law Of simple provision requiring the owner o
escaping slave to put on record in the Office o
his county's clerk, within ten days after tn
escape, description Of the runaway, and to pro
duce 4 certified copy thereof when claiming hin
In a non-slaveholding State, will accomplish tn
object In a tree.