The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-18
THEY PEA CE CoNCpEHe.

DISCUSSION UN TEE III AN OF i0sUsTkHS DIVER
srrY OF OPnFcS- THE POLICY or THE aEPuBLi-
clS MENB sns, cTc. Irc.
wAsHnaToN Feb. IT, 1861.
The pescn hxg7css is a slow coach and Is wanting in
bold men, wi few eeptions The esessloa yesterday
Was opened by yi- Baldwin, Of Connecticut, who IRE.
sented rep NJ expressive of the views or Of tho
Northern opp mons of the majority report II favors
Convention Of the people Of the United States FOR revi
sion Of tho co ,4iton upon the plan adopted by the
risature Of satas,y.
Mr.. BALDWIN opposed the Territorial article ir
the majority rrapogition, because IL II mot cniy
in violation Of ,.io cardinal doctrines Of tho
rersislican pa rty, as laid down at cb:sgo, but
becsssc l. prop eos - dignity the absurd doctrine Of
squaascr yuty by inserting in the Constitution that
nei,b4 Congress tsc Territorial government shall
have pow2r 10 h hder prevent the taking 10 al The
teIrt Ny south Of the he from east to west the par
lei OF q deg 20 nan ne.h latitude Of peaons hold to
labor inv oluntary service Ho knew the people Of the
United e!a.es would submit to such doctrine. In.
deed THEY lad already eeasdered the question and dc
cded b. tin ballot that siaycry shall 40 into te
Terrtor ,ee.
Mr.. u,Dos of Virginia. Ss.3 he opposed the majority
report bc 1t did not Ia enough lie in favor
OF The C ttendsn proposition modified 20 as harmone
With the Vkgia rcSolutionr
Mr. Gunu,IE oposed the maa.'ty proposition because
i did not provide for the digastion Of territory
slavery hercato. to be acquired south OF % 90 but r
ther restricts future acquisition D. such terms
prohibit IL, IL asmuch Tres that such acqui.
atea only besdc by tho ratc alton OF four .fts
al Iic members of the Senate which sanction il is well
know be obtained Mr. Guthrie favor OF
his oa plan which provides for the OF slavery
gouth o 80 go embracing all the territory hereafter to
.ac asned that sfs Of the Tne and such acquisition
aay be made BY vote Of three -fours 0. the senate
Genber- Of the Convention arc bgsF preparing elabo-
sasc speecs for and aslnst the majority proposition
gnong tLose who Will sustain il are Reyerdy johnson
of Asryland Logan o. uaos, Ewing and CI0csbocs Of
o,io Pollock and White o. Pennsylvania anc j. B Clay
or Kantucky.
WI be opposed by C7aSa Of Ohio, Smith q indiana,
Mlmot Of pSnrsyvana, Cs9wninshcld Allen art Bout
well q Massachusetts, Underwood Of Vermont, Field
and Noges Of Nov York. wo1t OF Illinois uorTnl and
somcs oF Maine, ard Tuck or'Sev Hampshire.
An effort Is making have tcrbatm reports of the
debates. The movement is urged by the few bold
Of the body bat the majority timld and dare not
trust hcr op vita the public Ger inspection 1f they
ran have beiS cpecchcs reported secret session. 20
that they rcFsc them md publish suca portion Of
them after the Caayention terminates ss win suit their
own purpose when nobody cares auyth.ng about what
Ihey say, they will 10 go
u II pity the states did net elect less OF the fossil
ihe and moro OF the young talent Of the country 10 re-
press1 them than Is found in the Convention. The fog
ais confined TO particular party, and particular
party claims them.
The republicans Of the Peace Conference intend 10 kill
the plan reported from committee. They counted
ard ascer,aned taat II has only majority.
by Tuesday or Wednesday next there win be two
States represented The ConferenccKansas and Miehi
gan These two states win defeat The Guthrie PLAN The
republicans vii, then vote unanimously for a National
taprenon but i Is not at all likely that Congress viii go
fw conyentor, should lcre be no plan Of adjustment