The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-01
THE PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION.

caucus, Oh Tue LON, ana TtSOlVeu- 10 press
war measures upon Congress. This, taken
in connection with L1NcoLN's speech at In
dianapolis, indicates war policy on TIE
part of the incoming administration. The
Herald says that force bill, and other meas.
ures ola like character, will be pressed next
week and will meet with stubborn and de-
termined resistance by the conservative
men in Congress. One fifth of the members
of the House present may by the rules call
for the ayes and noes, and have in their
power to defeat legislation. 1t is revolu-
tionary expedient, and is seldom resorted to-,
but in this case there is little question that
it will be used to kill the coercion bills in
the House. Over fifty members have de-
termined that these measures shall not be-
come laws, and it is believed will obstruct
all legislation till Congress shall adjourn on
the fourth of March. Thirty.6ve members
will be able at any time to call the ayes
and noes. The others can act as reliefs.
The telegraph announced that the
Peace Convention would take final vote,
on the compromise proposed by the Special
Committee, on the 22d of February. 1t is
believed that the vote in the conference
will stand thus For the report-Rhode
Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois,
Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Car
DINA, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri
IL. Against the report: Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Con.
necticut and Wisconsin--l0. This vote
would carry the report of the Committee by
one majority, but there will be only four
out of fourteen free States voting for it.
These propositions are not exactly iden-
tical with those contained in Mr.. GUTH-
RES amendments, published by us last
week, but the difference is very slight. The
following is correct abstract of the report
of the Committee:
l. 1t dsposes of the Territorial slavery ques.
ton on the basis of the line of 36:30,-prohib.
iting slavery in all territory north of the line,
and permitting the taking of slaves into all ter
ritory south of the line and holding them there
during the territorial condition according to
the laws of the State from which they came ;
and providing for the admission of States on
either side of the line, with or without slavery,
as their constitutions shall determine, whenev-
er they shall have populations equal to the
Federal ratio of representation.
2. Territory shall be acquired only by treaty,
and four-ffths Of all the Numbers of the Senate
shall be required to ratify treaty for the acquisi.
tion of territory.
3. Congress shall not abolish or control slave
ry in the States where it exists by law; nor in
the District of Columbia, without the consent
of Maryland and Virginia, and without the con-
sent of the slave owners in such District and
without compensation to such owners; nor shall
it interfere with nor prevent the bringing of
slaves into the District by members of Congress
or others; nor shall it abolish slavery in places
within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal
government in States where it exists by law;
nor shall it interfere with the interstate slave
trade.
4. The fugitive slave clause of the consttu-
ton shall not be construed to prevent the States
from enforcing the delivery of fugitives.
5. The foreign slave trade is forever sprOhib.
tied.
6. The first. second. third and fifth of these
articles, and the articles of the constitution re.
speeding fugitives and the basis of representa-
ton, shall not be amended or abolished without
the consent of all the States.
Z. The United States shall pay to the owners
of fugitives who shall be rescued by violence
the full value of such fugitives.
Such is the substance of the plan. We
declare that it is just, fair and right, and
that it ought to be accepted, North and
South, as final settlement of the present
difficulties and of the slavery question for
ever. In the light of a compromise, slavery
comedies more than anti-slavery, and both
slavery and anti-slavery can agree to it
without humiliation or sacrifice. We mean
the anti-slavery, of course, which does not
denounce the constitution as "an agreement
with hell"
Late advices from Montgomery repre-
sent President DAVIS as busily engaged in
the construction of his Cabinet, which, it
was reported, would consist of the following
persons
Secretary of State.-Herschcl V. Johnson, of
Georgia.
Secretary of Warp. o. Hider, of La.
Secretary of Nays. R. Mallory, of Florida.
Secretary of Interior.-W. Porcher Miles, of
South Carolina.
Post Office Departmental. q. Hemphill, of
Texas.
Attorney General.-John A. Gilmore, of Ala.
Messrs. SL1DELL and TooMBs will proba-
bly, be sent as Ambassadors to France and
England respectively. The following is the
form Of the oath of Office, administered to
the President and Vice President:
You do solemnly swear that you will faith
| fully execute the Office of President (or Vice
Presidency of the Confederate States of Amer
lea, and will, to the best of your ability, pre-
serve, protect and defend the constitution
thereof so help you God. ..qel.s-,, y.-
"A letter addressed by Lord BRoUaHAx to
tho Riruin0hann conforonoo ia mall 1ocorv~