The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1861-07-02
NO. T66.
Atiempl.al Compromise.


a special correspondent of the New York
Rorld, under date Of "Washington, June
2lst' says: .
am enabled, to day to give you, come.
what ia detail, the fact concerning one Of the
most remarkable, and yo. most natural events
OF the age. ! do not send them unadvisedly,
but ouly after pationt Investigation and ma
tura consideration. To source Of my infor.
nation cannot be made public; it is privately
for the satisfaction OF the editors the World;
hut the people may TEST assured that truth 10
tie corner stone o. Nis d.8Da,ck ..f-
| wellknow, that the readers OF TIE World
will believe that tie reGc'2 are trightensd,
and that they are mos: an@oas to make terms
With the parent government, and / am fully
prepared for their a. onishment when thew
read that their Commissioners are IN Was6.
ington ..r
1t seems that jeff. Davis having become
thoroughly frightened, has, in q semi.oficial
manner, made oUertures to oUr Govsrnmsnt. q
When his Commissioners reached the capital
they were desired to state their case, and TO
tell what they wished. They submitted two
propositions: .fsu
First. That the United States uncondition-,
ally recognize the existence Of the Southern
Coafederacy, and that tho later be permitted
for term of one, two or three years, to carry !,
on their government a5 On experiment. That
the expenses of the war, thus far incurred be
equitably arranged between the two sections,
ana that each do its best for the maintenance
of friendly feeling and intercourse between
the two people Aud that if, at the expira-
ton Of the time agreed upon, it be found th.t
the expc iment cannot succeed, a commission
be appointed to reconstruct n union. ,.a
This proposition was peremptoray rejected.
Whereupon they modestly put forth another,
as follows:
Second The South will be content if tho
government will pledge itself to pass, at tho
coming session Of Congress- an irepea able
constitutional provision recognizing and legal
i=ing forever tie institution Of slavery 6elow
Thirty sic Thirty, which is the Southern
boundary line Of the State Of Missouri
This done, the Southern provisional govern.
ment pledges itself instantly to abandon the
war, and to re-establish peace and the most
cordial relationship, 50 Gar Us its section is
concerned; to redirect the course Of trade in
to its accustomed annels, and in every wav
restore the happy days Of our 'orofa;hers
As to the reception which this proposition
received, my informant Was positive, though d,
from another source | gather Il doubt. lie
states that it, also, was paronptoriiy rejected.
1t seems to tho party OF the second part .
mere intenslfcation Of the Cri;tanden amend.
ment, and not varying greatly from the Ad.
ANS proposition. Others say that the acc pt-
ance of this proposition would not be unac.
ceptable to the Secretary Of State; and.
therefore, will NEE, with favor from the Pres.
ident. Between the two | cannot decide. as
Mr.. Davs says that his retreat from Har.
pers Ferry was stroke Of peaceful policy.-
He had troops enough there to withstand any
force which General Scott was prepared to
bring against him, and it wa, not because he &
feared the result Of IN engagement at that
time, but because he knew that he had no
force with which to meet what might subse-
quently be sent against him. The secession
government now rests on hope--that hope
once swallowed up in disastrous defeat upon
the battle field would prove the destruction Of
what it now sustains. He is sensible Of the
fact that il onao defeated, there would rise
such q tide Of popular indignation against 8
him and his co-workorS tha they coald in no
way withstand, and icnominious death
would be the lot of one and all r.
While this may be one OF the sensation
stories set ahoat by industrious reporters, we
have that confidence IN the World which
leads US to the belief that paper would
not give publicity to a statement which it
knew to be untrue or even exaggerated. In
its editorial co umus, the World has the fol-
lowing on the subject: ...T
The very remarkable statements commu-
ncated by ono Of our Washington correspon.-
dents, are obtained by him from sources
which, though not official, are entitled to
great respect. If the extraordinary and un-
expected nature of the announcement are cal.
culatod to produce incrcduli.y. the CT aracter :.
and position Of his .niOrmGnls, On the other
hand, are such as 20 make i: certain that they /,
have tho fullest confidence in tho truth Of
their statements while their repuiatiop for
judgement and sagacity is not easily yeconci-
able with the hypothesis that they have been i
praoticed upon. We hsve no doubt whatev-
er that !! such propositions rs our correspond.
ent describes have been made by the author
ity Of Jeff. Davis, the government promptly
rejected them without requiring any time for /,
deibcration."