The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-06
THE Or Sis.
Important News from
Washington.
A Plan Of Adjustment ADOPTED by the
Committee Of the Border States.
MEETING OF IHE REPUBLICANS IN CAUCUS.
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No Compromise on the Terrific
rial Question Acceptable.
MEETING OF THE HOUSE CRISIS COMMITTEE.
Proposed Call Tor a National
Convention.
TINE SEIZURE OF THE ALABAMA FORTS.
Adjournment Of the South Caro-
lima Convention.
Increase Of the Secession Excite.
ment Throughout the South,
&C., &C., 30.
MEETING OF THE HOUSE CRISIS COMMITTEE.
Proposed Call fOr a National
Convention.
TINE SEIZURE OF THE ALABAMA FORTS.
Adjournment Of the South Caro-
lima COnventiOn.
Increase Of the Secession Excite.
ment Throughout the South,
&C., &C., 30.


WASHINGTON, Jan. s, 1861.
The Committee Of the Border States, including Della
ware Maryland Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri and North
Carolina from the South and New Jersey Pennsylvania
Ohio Indiana, Illinois, &C., from tho Norh to-day agreed
upon propositions for adjustment Of pending dAcu
ties, by amending the constitution, as follows
l. Recommending repeal Of all the Personal Liberty
bills.
2 That the Fugitive Slave law be amended for the pre-
venting Of kidnapping spd provide for the equa
Ezation Of the Commissioners fee, &c.
O. mat the constitution be amended as to prohibit
any interference with slavery in any of the States where
II now exists
L. That Congress shall not abclssh slavery in the
Southern docyards arsenas &C.. in the District Of
Columbia without tho consent of Maryland and the
Of the inhabitants Of the District, without
pensation.
g. That Congress shall rot interfere with the inter-
State slave trade.
g. That there shall be perpetual prohibition OF the
African slave trade
T. That the line Of 80 degrees 30 minutes shall be
Shrough all the existing territory Of the United States;
that n all north of that line slavery shall be prohibited,
and that south of that line neither Congress nor tho
Territorial Legislature shall hereafter pass any law
with African gavery and that when any Territory
tanning sufficient population for member Of Con-
gress in any Of 60 900 square miles shall Apply for
admission as state, It shall be admitted, with with
out slavery, as its constitution may determine.
is known that these propositions would have been ac-
ceptable to Senator Toombs fortnight since and they win
now unless The secession in his state has outsrpped
all sense OF moderation and Cancellation
formed him what had been DONE The President may per-
haps commend IT, or refer 10 IT, in his special message
on Monday nett transmitting the correspondence between
himself and the South Carolina Commissioners There Is,
after all, one gleam Of snnshne-onc ray Of hope.
This last compromise has tho advantage Of befg
fathersss ard hence is not likely to be opposed or
picked 20 pieces account Of its parcntage.
1t s said here on top Of this favorable report from tho
Border State Committee that the President elect has
done something towards pac!1caton of tho Union.
1t is his DESIRE and that Of his friends in the increasing
danger Of The country have the gea question settled
before he enters the White House. In the fear Of
failure TO accomplish settlement, after they became
satisfied that the determination of tho South secedo
was something than shower, the purpose was 10
force Nr. Buchanan TO adopt ccersive measures in
order that the odium Of such coursc might fall on
the present administration. This having failed,
the republicans discovered that something should be
towards pachcation. II the feeling Of the masses
at the South has not been aroused high pitch
sapsiie without actual secession there is now some
chance Of an arrangement. Strange as il may ap-
pear, am row TO tel you that tho President
elect has given carte blanche . Senator Seward and
Thurlow Weed 10 agree upon any paa OF settlement that
'New York and Pennsylvania can stand upon Senator
Seward you know, is go into mo Cabinet as Premier
and strengthens the belief his statement. Thosc
who are in possession OF this report believe that tho
pan 10 bo proposed by tho Border state Committee on
Monday wnl bc sustained By Senator seward.
mo city Is more quiet and composed tonight the
ported compromise TO DO offered by the border states
having already had miraculous eec, IN easing the pub
ilc mind.
The compromise proposed b. the committee Of border
States accepted by tho South. IN, South WIN not
conscn, TO leaving Tho Territories south Of thriysx
thirty free the people may elect believing
iha, by leaving the question open scenes Of Kansas
win DO revived, AMI tho country oyorrun by anti slavery
people through the agency Of Norhcrn en- grant aid
socloes. They demand the uneqSvoca recognition by
the North tha: slavery shall exist IL territory south
tho proposed line urtn II shall bo divided nto states
when, 10 their sovereign capacity states, they may
alter o. confirm their status in regard 70 slavery IN
other words, al territory North shall be CONSIDERED
fec acd all South slave, epess the people shall choose