, 1861-02-08

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/, ,uaandafea They rene1 r,o1tttca1" rta%e+nffu
VIII ths ~. et.te. f........ ~, =:
49, 80, ,1o n9e sAAtes' o'S8 lucy As
1fee. Nofthern Democrats OF the Doug
las school are loved At littlo - d. the
Rennb]tcnns .Th;s waa .hnw,, ga a. Il.
,,hs.,se4:.. -. - - ""s .Ao1 'ue
CDaFlesten and Baltimore Conventions, when
to pieces bv the Cotton States. II fs tha freq.
aa,nr e,,,;.n1 ,,hto,, ,,,a-.,,. ~ t, NJ. 49,.
49,. e9'es . wv. pie'su1 ~ 'oo Nottn M' tnat
'ue oecesslon1sts Aate anu oppose. Ihe only
peace' offering which would be available, The
only concession which Vould hn aceented t,v
a. n;...,.,I.t. ,-o,,,a, - 49,. ~,
.a'; t''sonionn'e' "oua w ane aoontlon OF
Freedom and the establishment Of Slavery In
the Free Stntes: md na an evfdenca ~ III.
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"4oesfaty u "o1taetn repentance, IL would De
necessary to reopen the African slave trade,
In order to convince the shareholders that The
,,eon,o ~ +ta Foo st,ta, h,a ,.,,,,, .t.-sa-
ca 1hear tfee'son, 1fcelaoor heresfes.
This point may as well be conceded by
N,-.barn f7u,Levs. that +ba f@ot+,, st,t.s -.
,..,~s 80. s.'s.-.C,..s.sN ~ 49,. .eA.S,. .@'s y,
oeclaseo 1nelr Haepeaoeaces o1 Inc 'Federal
Government, are now founding separate gov
ernmcnt nrr row claiming tn 1,e one of the ns..
tions II The cartb. and that M sacr;fics ~ If
Nortbern riehts that can pnstiblv be- 1na5e
wil1iudQce iheu1 to return to theft allcciance
to the Unfon. Nothing. then. Which tbe Peace
Conpress can d. will recoyer the seven acre,
dinH Etntes.
The huainess before The Commissioners will
be to patch nD ZONE sort Of compromIse that
viii tend TO lt,ld The border slayc STATED in the
Union. Can 1hat he donep Il il the snle
opjnion of the visest and ablest men in Wash
inetnn that M cnmnromise can ha devisad
Which will nccomnlikli that cnd. The reonle
Of The horder alaye Stntes ara divided IN fhe
Union ieene. into two c1nsses. viz onen and
ayoHcd disnnionIsts. and nnionists on eond;.
fions. There are yerv FEW far lie I1nion viii
the Constitution a. Il L. Now. If The IL ron,
ditlons" nre not complied With. the 0unIun-
lists" are pledged to secession. And the result
Of tue election In Virginia. must be under-
stood In this light. 4 portion Of the Delegates
are forimmedIatc and unconditional secession,
aud all the othert-With q dozen exceptions
r,.f,,sn to make Eereat concessfons't to sfaverv
Th's s,.o,s1.h :" ~, sst.r;s,. ~ ~
n shs hnEJer statea mav y he % ind~ed ~ ~. ;.a
ability to control public sentiment to this cx-
tent. Every day it is spreading and dceps ming,
and it is only q question OF time--yerv brief
der S,atea "n1ess + Ia ~ nsiaEare ~ ~ M VI
eonI ~ ~ - "SAe' "A0 -11'-
souAA
~ olsansonls9 ,ss 9! smgiala Nortn Caroli
to dictate inajmtsaible terms Of compromise,
aud for the cxprees purpose and in tile expec.
tation that sncl inoruipats and bnnillinfino
dnnoavde wnrI5 .,ot - er-on+. - - 49, E..t.5
axa s.sa,1a T.ta -af;,.55t ~ 1919 ~ ~ st'...
s,,aa nim tsseaa ~ ~ ~ e9ncsue tnsln,
E ~ ,.,inh No.. ~ Vii H. .sscl
49, c.a+oe W ~ - ~ rrr,a w ~
~ Si. ,s.,;1 ~. .9,!Ae .na Maa
~ s9s S non9n 1 wusu ..;a'. !, ~ anG Ealing 81 Ins
eaTe coatent1on t,! 1ue 1aea originated
a1 J Taau +, -, hnt d;ann;tt, aasagte e3
1aa.,tr ~ ~ ~ T;r,,n;, nos s.ass' an1 Lne
1Taaea y. Lut s!nuu eot'Atsslon IL 1onn
l54ef, alsunlon.ss " m1se .nla1no4s memo-
-, "nn ~ .a5 81 aat ~ pss Y; ns Parry
AoM auoe tns eesnc " uso!toJ ~ eoantty
nsu ~ lug sot1 VI taa'' 1:tioue p4seca ueaeJ
n.ausulousty H;uaa " ~, .ue SHsluI Legislature
"a.cn .3;eaa Ieaas ~. as iGao~s o. ~ -, A.,
.1.esogot li; II. ~ tui ~. opua ~ aae Geaeta
II fhc rcso1ntsns nrasruisd ~ 1he een,fe n sho
Uuited States by the Non. Joan j. C1ittenden. 80
modified that the first article proposed a. an
areudmeut to the Constitution Of the United States
now hkta o. herkgTleT dc4u.Ta1, south q latitude
thltty ss1 degrees ana tnlftS minntes and PROVIDED
Inc acG n1n9 Ha 1S e.
ence ~ the ~ rrrttn,;si Cnvcnnment and ~ Enrth
article ehali secure to tue owncrs Of slayes the
tight Of transit NTH 1er staues 6etse<en aad 1ru'
situto the basis Of snch an adjustment q the un.
oapy Walea ;a aow w d1s T. OF
9s - 9hts ~ " LII peo-
The cnn.,,ir,tf,rs whs, draffed thfs resn1nz
tin, I,,aM 1;an1 wa1, tio+ a. 1,ao11a ~ ~ ;,
Nnr,t, never ,yonld accent sncs, conditions
Thcse demands are infinitciy worse and more
.1anr' a;.,~ tn.o t1,a Hrsci: trr;,3ra -,iotfnr4,
w6ich Tia Nort1,er, Dcnocracy ref;,sed n fn
rnnc., RI ssk thr Nnrfh fn surrender Mi f;,.
fure s,nn1sf sftinns nf Trrritnrv T., siavrrv ia IN
;nsn1t 1Thicl, IF i,s cnnira,rnt rves denonded
in 1,rjyate llfes w,,utd mceet viii, SUMMARY
resentment and nunishment And a. cnndi.
linn ri sfnyInc IN t1a IJnion it ian hase
IN coerce ihe neonie of tbs NortI, and red,,fc
fheT tn the ctndtt;on of yassalsre cr eerfaom
But were Il uos,ible to make 1sose Shameful
concessions what ,ynn,d II avail IL tesavinv
the ITnion 81 These bnrf1rr ata,cs l.are 1,lani,
I'd Themselves On flte trrnnnf that tha Fnderal
Gorern1nent shall not enforce lis laws ar re-.
cover its nropertv in the secedfn,r S,ates' Thr
LerislatnIes Of lie border States have decided
take lis captured 1orts. arsenals. cnstnm
houscs. revenue cutters aud miDts. Or collcct
ils reyenuce. or blockade the insurrent porta.
they will take sides with the rebeis ANA ware
war with the United States! ThcY also claim
the Constitutional right to s.cede from the
reasons therefor as tney please, and Iney deny
the Cuus1itutional .ieht Of the Government ID
exercise its authority enforce it's laws hold its
property or collect ix revenues within the lIn,.
its &c a.1y State which may see lit to decIare It.
self out If the Union.
II may ha well asked. how the Northern
Commissioned TO the :. Peace ConyentIon,'
can 1alk of makine any aconcestions" while
the Commitsiouers from the slave States main.
tain sush extroordjnary positio1sy Why talk
IF rom nromise. If those States win mt sorf.c
f,,ot the Feder,, ,oyern,ncnt shni1 exerciss ;ts
soyereirnty oyer the rebel ferritoTyp Why
der s:atea ;9s;ss t,at ;ts nroxisions canndt t +,
c.ss,ons If tl,ey cIatm fhs rIoht }a lesya III
fIn;on tn,norrow nr nevt xeaS m sonn oth.,
hrtrln5.,,n orieranceY
The horffer State commissioners hare conf
b.-s instr1ctad tn danu ti,e rcrv ar;ztenco ~
tna government a"d tn c1a;Tn that II fs al
rasdn ,,;esa,red Thev come 1era ;nstrnctni ~
~ ,Ie,nanS in Effect tfat tha ,ndenendencc , q
~ sar., saca,1;nr Staias sha,i hc 9rnntad a.,
the+ ~ I,.5cnc';.nce n I'll nt,,er -iorn sts4a
ab;,.s, nav ctonsn 10 acceaa shall alan r.,
,,ronted n1d tl,ot ihc North sha11 ncEnowledr,
fl,r Iesa r;,tht Of 4 State to leaye ihr linton i
;1s vviIi and rieasrrei
II IN hevond fhe nnwcr Of sonhistrv ar sn.
c;ai 11eadinr Ia tsrane these cnnc1ns5nrs
Hsnce comn9om;ses a,,d concessions ~, ~
nart Of ths North. wt,n1d be futile-who1I,
tha ri,ht IF secession md ;1env tn tha Cave
~ G1rnsn.nsnt tha r;oht r. cxar.,so u
onthor;tr oypr The fnsur5enta. 7 harc dwei
~ tia asnect'of fhe tronh]esome oneation =
aome itnnth hocanse Northern Democrats nm,
ak.inted R pnblic,ne arc howliug at th
~ of tl,.;r xn,ces NJ Conrreas. MWEv don,
~, comnr,r,;sa nnd rnnccae and esra ~