Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-06-28
CnMPRMmSEs.

while protesting the strongest attachment ior
the Union, will propose to compromise with
its bitterest enemies, and that too while those
enemies still maintain an armed resistance to
the only legally recognized authorities of the
country And rumor has it that even the
robel-in-chief, jeff, Davis, would not be I'M
willing to compromise his felony, provided he
could do so on such terms as would give him
all that he and his co-workers are fighting
for. The Washington correspondent Of the
New York World gives the following as at
tested by the very best Of authority:
at seems that jefferson Davis having become tho
roughly frightened, has in semotlicia manner. made
oyeiturcs To- our government When his commissioners
reached the capital they desired n state their osc
and TO tell what they wanted They Submitted two pro-
Fir.t That the United States Internationally rccog.
nzc the existence Of the southern Coincidence and that
the latter be- permitted for term of one two or three
years, TO carry their government as an experiment
That the EXPENSES OF the war thus far incurred be cquit-
ably arranged between the two sections. and that each
do its best Tor the maintenance Of friendly feelings and
intercourse between the two peoples Ana ihft AZ me
expiration ~ the time agreed upon il be found ihatthe
experiment cannot suocccd commission be appointed
70 reconstruct Union
This proposition pcrtmDtoriV regretted, wheteupon
they mudcsty put forth another. as follows.
Second The South will be content IL the government
will pledge itself pass The coming session N Con
grcss, iuopcaahe constitutional provision Gccogniz-
ing and loUlng forever the institution VI slavery below
thirty six thrS, which is the southern boundary Of The
state NJ Missouri This dome the southern provisional
government pledges itself instantly 60 abandon the var
and To- rec,tlb-h peace aud the most cordial relation
ship so flr as rs section is concerned 10 redirect The
course of trade into its accustomed channels aud n eve
ny way torcsorc the happy days Of our forefathcrs
We are disposed to place but little reliance
on the genuiucness of the above report, mas
much as we cannot see how such propositions
could be made to the Administration at Wash
ington without subjectng the persons making
them to immediate arrest as traitors Time
was when the grievances Of any particular sec
ton Of the country could have been settled in
this way, and persons could safely visit our
national capital with propositions Of ADJUST
meut; but when unprinciped interruptions
and designing men, who have so far nAamed
the people Of any section Of the country as to
lead them to take up arms in resistance to the
Federal Government, seek to settle the diff
eulhes and differences with the Government
on any other terms than that they will lay
down their arms and return to their uncon-
ditional allegiance it is high time that their
agents should be held responsible for at least
aiding and abetting the rebellion.
As to the propositions themselves, the wri-
ter says they were both "pergaptoriy rejected"
Were it possible for any such propositions to
be made, we can readily believe that they 'csrc
rejected. The Federal Government is not
just now ready to yield to the demands Of
traitors in arms, and the acceptance Of any
thing like the above would be virtual ac-
acknowledgement on the part Of the Govern
ment Of its inability to suppress rebellion
Such an acknowledgement must now be made
en- the battle field and at the eannous mouth,
and there is where united North demand
that compromises shall be made, and our ma
tiohal troubles settled-trerer settled
It is already announced by telegraph that
Hon, John ] Criitenden, who has consented
to be a member of the House Of Representa-
tivos, will, at The coming extra session Of
Congress, offer his compromise propositions.
which were the theme Of so much discussion
last winter coupled with the threat that in
case of their rejection Kentucky will secode
And now we have still another announcement
that Benjamin Wood, Member Of Congress
from Now York city and Valandingham of
Ohio will offer resolutions recommending the
rccognizance Of the Southern Confederacy.-
Can It be that these movements are part Of
the plotting schemes of jeff Davis and bis
associate rebels in arms Nh Cuttonden's
measures were laid aside last winter az mad
equatc TO the emergency of the casc-not sure
of being acceptable TO the South and utterly
repugnant to large majority of the North
II Mr.. Crttenden expects now to bring them
forward as an alive branch from the South. he
must first say to his friends, lay down your
arms; the Government is not prepared to
treat with rebels in arms against it." If he
expects that his propositions will be backed
by any considerable Northern strength in
Congress, he will soon find how sadly he has
misjudged the Northern sentiment We in
tend to suppress the rebellion. cost what it
will, and we can see no possible good 20 re-
or attempting to patch up compromise which
C n be broken on the first occasion. Let the
rebels lay down their arms and acknowledge
the strength of the Union, and their allegi-
ance to the Government, aud hereafter seek
legal redress Of their grievances, instead Of.
debing the laws. This is the only praot-
cable compromise that can now be offered.
~ The Washington correspondent Of the .
New York Worth gives the following as the
reasons for the evacuation of Harpor's Ferry
Mr. Davis says that his retreat from Hampers Ferry
was stroke OF peaceful policy. lie had troops enough
here "a Withstand any force which Gen Scott was pre-
pared TO bring against him, and it not because he
feared Me result of an engagement that time but be-
cause he knew that he had no forces with which 10 meet
what might subsequently, be sent against him The Sc
eession government now rests hope-that hope once
swallowed up ia disastrous defeat upon the battle field
would prove the destruction Of what now sustas He
Is sensible Of the fact that If once defeated there would
re such tide OF popular Indignation against him and
ms co-workers, that they could IN no way Withstand aud
lgnomnious flight gnomnous death would be the lot
of one and all"
" Peaceful policy indeed But towards
whomi Surely not to the Federal Govern
ment, for in that light he might give further
evidences Of " peaceful policy" by the evac-
ma tim Of otbar posit;ons Ia, ;oL l.. I'll