The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-27
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PEACE CON.
FERENCE.


e Peace Conferences their session yesterday
uot,l O'Clock this morning and affairs regarded
by the friends OF adjustment when they adjourned
more favorable
rbey met az ten o'clock this morning. aad consumed
some six hou In pereotsa plan of settlement
y, section, voting al the minority reports The
rad cals led bv Gov Chase, of Ohio and Mr.. Field
Nv York, persisted to the last bringing 10 amend
! u pts TO stave of action
After the Conference had gone through with each
srct'on. the question pu, on adopting them. The
nrsi vote was on Mr.. Frapklms substitute.
This rejected oy vote OF eght to twelve, vrgi
ma North Carolina and Missouri voting against it,
geher with all the free States except Rhode Island Ne
jersey and pennsy ylvana, Illinois and Kansas being
| DIVIDED
@hen The result announced The utn,st confusion
|flod excitement prevailed Ihose who I'D been Iaooring
assiouousy aud earnestly for the adoption of
pan aJus say that all their labor, and, in TACT
ihelr LET hope, s dashed to atoms
4 rosion sss Immediately made 10 reconsider the
voe exciting debate carr,ei, and he
Cooiersnce took recess.
several Of tbe dees atoms from the North have agreed
: charge 'rcp, II remains 10 be seen whether they
VII There IS scarcely shadow OF hope left.
WASH SaroS, Feb 90, 1851.
rhe Peace Congress was brought up all standing this
nfserpo IN After voting down all tbe maoriey reports
both extreme Northern and southern, the majority propp
a o. ~ amended reached, and the nsst question
adop pg The frs article with reference to cerri
tories 70 the snrpg 80 OF every member preseAs Vas
nefes,ed by q vote Of thirteen TO ssyen-Kansas no.
S~t.sg.
u appears that Virginia. Missouri and North Carolina,
., concert OF action v,ted solid against It, This action
% part these States lost Northern States
whose delegates would have thrown their States
10, he proposition out for the fact that they saw would
do COED
course the defeat Of the most important article pre-
c,p,tatcd debate. Among the speakers was Governor
tbis- OF OHIO, who made strong Union speech, not in
c,ca,ng, however, the policy Of Mr. Lincons admins
'raiion.
Mr somes, Of Name onerei the following proposition,
~ an ~ dticnai section to the msjo, ,ty report
>,ctop sTbe Il. edom rpeech of the press shall
osso any Territory Of the United States but
be people sha be LEFT perfectly free ~ discuss the sub
lecl of shvefy,
hs proposition was Teje ted all the slave States and
Rho 9 island and New Jersey, voting against II.
Chase Ia his speech said the sentiment Of the
o,h against tho extension OF slavery into the Terri
tri ana face this record the slave power demands
hat the North shall put paper lie. While he
- The Convention in the most positive terms, that
nuNuQrDoud do 10 such thips no said he presumed
shs rcp~n ms woui have objection 10 the calling Of
ur WEAVER, o. Iowa, o1Rrsa additional section to
toe nd ropprt, providiug fs she free navigation Of
sxissa1IUk rivsr 70 all ths Ssates OF the Union II
voted do&o unhDut debsts
he ectson a ~ Onvention created intense excite
cent amoug Northerp members Uulsss this section
H. cp,ed by the Convention, IL VIII be taken by the
North az evidence that while the South demand conces
ua ron the North they even deny the States Of that
SECTION their constitutional rights
an appeal was made naay u the members who voted
saiDst he article 10 allow reconsldered,
4 dor ,hs, arrangement may be made " possible,
carry the proposition rho voe was accordingly re-
cp,hi.ed atscn dvo several members voting for IL
o,t Of courtesy % those WHO requested II.
lhe onvn,o ,on thee adjourned dinner, hoping 10 ac-
cou push something IN tbs evening session.
THE LATEST.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 40, 1891.
The Peace obpforepco assembled eight ocock, and
mutton was made TO adjourn Ill tomorrow morning at
Ten clock
U,je,t,oo made ny several gentlemen, who thoieh
,Eat i they Adjourned al all it should be SINE die.
lac motien to adjourn till ten tomorrow was put and
carried, sixteen 10 i've
tho object Of his move IL N understood Ia 70 give
for some o ,he Northern delegates 70 confer upon
~pau o. adjustment all those before them being re
,ao.d ~ oesn
The o'Is hope now is to bling forward new PROPOSE
to9 and adopt II at once.
Ibe majority proposition amended and the fret sr
,cle Of which was rejected TO day the vote upor
wticn recon- sidercd. so that the whole proposition
row fairly before the Convention is exactly follows
20 l. all tho present territory cf tue United state,
o,tb az the parallel of thirty elk degrees thirty
os north latitude Involuntary servude except in punish
n,snt ~ crime h. prohibited In all the present terri
soutb o that line the status Of persons b. ser
wee or labor cxists, sba not DO changed. Nor
anal any law be passea by Congress or the Territorial
,,styre 10 hinder or prevent tho taking n ii per
ans from any Of states o this linton to sad Terri
tow nor to impair the rights arising from saio relation
s, tho Same shall subject to Judicia cognzance In the
selere cu a according The course VI the common
law When any rorrtory, north or sou'o Of ,d Hoe,