New-York daily tribune., 1861-03-05
THE REPUBLICAN PROPOsITECN.

THR REPUBLICAN PROPCSlhAtN.
In the recent conference at Washington OF
delegates from the Border States, the Peace
Congress, as it was called, Mr. Tuck Of New
Hampshire, in behalf Of the Commissioners from
that State, aud after consultation with Republl-
can Commissioners from other States, offered
the following proposition:
To The Ps3pls Of The United State,
On the 9Th day Of February 1885, in compliance with the In
other Ss-s met the Com ror"Ts of that State In Conrne
D ~ 'IS from Other s.s. he'd sppoinsd were
thJ.e bo hrs aPEeed some oy toe Lessiue' sno me ey
d State. were represented The COnvsuon tha' constituted
claims suho unde ihs Constitution and laws but derIy
cesdsd careful cOpder.n q then ard ,hei' oPh,s
r.medes and ss'nE tLe cs9'.o,' , 70 D''
We reco.nlr and ds6ors d,oa sod Distraction. which
.ic interrupt Il. property sgIo ~ pe.se
sieu,on di,sen,lons .I which are ireeoneabs Shch
;rs .rnnent, Of the people and Interest, and honor Of
the - h, 10 n.tion will no, overcome ,f
In country embracing tho centr ard imporan. porion Of
eontin.u, ,n,op. people mum herrg 20. mNp d
y.r.. Of ognisa ss'.oy sIi,t and iva,, n,sn.hed at
DO no, done ,hs. the .ssofy ~ our I NJ &
the best Witch possible iorth' n.i9s 's. es u0n S ~ I
eIpss the combined widom Of tho iu'riou, o1nde OF ee
overnn sni sill the palladium Of 6eiiie' adequate to
every emergency snd justly entitled 70 hs support oi eV'y
Il, provision. and spirit a, the ds-us and pro
lection which .ec,on Of tAs country can Ihtay demand
Asop,.d .ih pa.y rsssr.De. OF I've ulion.
Of people vi vss' reference 10 future P.n'ion a.
nsnbers an accumulation Of w.. and d.. Of happiness
snd gner. prosperity hey.t u,.hed q any o'h.r
.A. S.esn. il tho po.Ss change. e.dnsn
1 n: o yyH" I'd o..
ued s,..s. prop.y ssd.ooa .na f.rJ sniorsea ~ sau.
ned IT. ho". By reason Ofs eh.nSs In oIe0n,,,nee. Or
D any portion peop. oe.,: they ssht 70 h.,.
COn..sion their duty IN accordance -h q. proyi.iOn.
70 ;r.i .ey Of ssnsSr 20 'is' s .asa ssHs
nsy be and nscsny to insure equal and si,s JUS
p orsI tb..fO. ,h. country the ssptien,:
Of this Convention respecting rot ooy the .edy whios should
~. paShe bat e.sy. 10 bs h. patriotic Of the
osahgy We ,aSp u, ioe."s III. - under
stood proposition thai the Consultation Of The United stse ~
no Goo," or any S,s.S 81 I'M % NV 81 u. State. and
sbuldsDt testimony that b.ithsr Of the gea
a.sr ~. :v Of ID. eonuoa 10 b. r-s.d
procuring sudn.n, thereof by heh o. any
dspan ttbe General q. ,snnent 'hAh over hs's
de.n oysI s.y.ry IN any Of The state. ,, ..h
b.d :. . SOh In h. psssmSr BY - people Of the United
States IN order to fo'u mote pesc; uni3n s'so'h I..e
prono. ID. general wsi. aid .scu. blessings Of nbsry
themselves. and their po.,efy I'D when h' peoP. 9i an,
secured to them BY Constitution their rights und"r are
d.,e.d s'i .I.nqqy sISsa q, 20. essY. s .s, shr
m AID adequate redress can aud ought 10 be provided
h,s,,S That the Constitution OF the United States and the
Of Cons. pur,usno" thereof The piene law Of va,
respectfully 10 the sssaurss Of the sew
Ss..',o cOa'idsr inpar'S whesssI may 70, Ss
and carefully ~vs hcr sSiutns Ia view OF such con
pIn' sui to r,?e' wn's,yer provisions n Dc 0und Dc
s,s,~1 Th.i hIs Convention recommend 70 ths Leg.la
- =, M S,.,.. of th. linton tow -Ianplr Of
L, OF ne K.,ucsJ ahd Of Illinois !"
piyss Congo. TO cell Convention icI inc piorgsa OF
to the Con,aton Of the United Stss' pursuant
TO tho hhh article thereof
This proposition was supported by the Repub'
lican members of the Conference, and especially
by Mr.. Chase of Ohio, who advocated it with
great force and earnestness. Ii could have been
adopted almost unanimously but for the obstinacy
with which the shareholders pressed the Franklin
Guthrie proposition, and if that had been de-
feated, as it would have been but for the loss OF
the votes of New-York and Illinois, there is no
doubt but that Mr. Tusts proposition would
have passed. 1t is equally certain that it would
have commanded far greater share of publlc
support and acquesccnce than the franklin
Guthrie scheme. 1t contains, in shape the least
offensive 10 the North, oil that the South can
reasonably ask embracing, as it does, the dec
laration that neither Congress nor any other de-
partment OF the Federal Government has any
power whatever 10 interfere in any way with
Slavery in tho States, and that all laws OF the
States inconsistent with the Federal Constitution
should be repealed. For any further guarantees
for the rights Of North or South, National
Convention 10 revise the Constitution was pro-
posed, to which certainly no person who seriously
desires q settlement of the questions at issue be-
k.v and
definite objection.