Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-03-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Propositions of the Peace Conference.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazettc.l
WAsnSGroS, Feb. 81, 1861.
COMPROMISES BEFORE THE HOUSE.


COMPROMISES BEFORE THE HOUSE.
The House spent most of the day in
voting on the various propositions of the
Committee of Thirty-Three, and the
made thereto That propo-
sing a National Convention, al well as the
Crittcnden resolutions, were alike voted
down. while Mr.. Kellogg's resolutions
only obtained bis own cote from the Re-
publican ranks, and were complimented
by only thirty votes in all.
THE PEACE CONFERENCE ADOPT THE FRANK
LIN PROPOSITION.
The Peace Conference has at last agreed.
1t met at 10 A. NJ. to-day and proceeded to
consider the. various amendments which
have been proposed After considerable
direct vote was had on the
franklin proposition. when it was car
ried.
VOTES OF THE DELEGATIONS.
Amaisrity Of the Virginia and North
Carolina delegations voted with the Rad
icals. against it. The Missouri delegation
was divided, as was also that of kansas
Upon all other branches Of settlement, a
majority of the Indiana delegation voted in
the affirmative; on the first branch. rela-
ting to Slavery in the Territories, they de-
clined voting. under instructions from the
Indiana Legislature. The Illinois dele.
gates voted for it, and New York was
equally divided.
THE PROPOSITION AS PASSED.
Th following is the Franklin propo-
sition as passed by the Conference:
SECTION 1. In all the present territory
Of the United States north o: the parallel
of thirty-s degrees thirty-minutes north
latitude. involuntary servitude. except as
a punishment for crimes shall be prohibit
ed. In all the present territory south OF
that line the status of persons held to in
voluntary service or labor. as it now ex-
lists, shall not be changed. nor shall any
law be passed by Congress or the territori-
al Legislature to hinder or prevent the
taking of such persons from any Of the
States of this Union to said Territory
nor impair any rights arising from said
relation. but the same shall be subject TO
the Judicial cognizance of the Federal
Courts. according to the course of CON-
mon law. When any Territory, north or
south of said line. within such boundary
as Congress may prescribe. shall contain a
population equal to that required for a
member of ofCongrsss. it shall. if its form of
Government be republican. be admitted in
to the Union on equal footing of the ori-
ginal States, with or without involuntary
servitude. as the Constitution of such
State may provide.
SEC. 2. No Territory shall be ACQUIRED
by the United States except by discovery,
and for the naval spd commercial stations.
depots and transit routs. without the con-
currence Of majority of all the Senators
from the States which allow involuntary
servitude. and a majority of all the Sena-
tors from the States which prohibit the re-
lation. Nor shall territory be acquired BY
treaty, unless the votes of q majority of
tbs Senators from each of the States.
mentioned. be cast as a part
Of the two-thirds' majority necessary for
the ratification Of such treaty.
Sec 3. Neither the Constitution, nor
any amendment thereof. shall be construct
to give Congress the power to regulate,
abolish or control, within any State or
Territory Of the United States. the relation
and recognized by the laws
thereof teaching persons held to labor or
service therein, nor interfere
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