Daily national Democrat., 1861-02-12
The Minority Report.


The minority report from the Committee Of
Ihirtythree signed by Tay Tor of Louisiana,
Phelps, of Missouri, Ru>k, Of Ark, Whitley,
of Del, and Winslow, OF n c., embraces in
substance the following: The report says
the present difficulties can only be remcdied
by amendments to the Constitution, and sug
gcs,s that the amendments proposed in the
CGttenden resolutions, If adopted, would re-
store tranquility to the country, and place
the Union on such fou"datiou that it never
could lie shaken. These amendments, the
report asserts would not in reality change
the Constitution they would only have the
effect of restoring it by the added provisions
TO what il was in poiat of fact on the day Of
its adoption. Through the operation Of cir
cumstanccs which then surrounded it, and
which erected the barriers against the pres
eut sectional contest, as constitutional pre-
visions would nGW, ii Il constitutional maior-
ity cannot be united in the support OF the
Crittendeu resolutions, or the substance of
them, then dissolution of the Union is inev -
liable, The report recommends that steps be
taken fox Calling q Convention Of the States
with n view f0rpcaceable separa ion hy pro-
viding for partition of the property of the
United'States, settling terms 10y which the
commercial intercourse between the separate
maucnt arrangement with respect to the nav
jgaton Of the Mississippi river. The report
gives what the signers Of it consider full
account of the rise and progress of the slave
ry agitation which has produced the existing
difficulties
MLLEpGEvILLE Jan. 2ist-The Cohven-
ton unanimously adopted the following:
That lack Of uuanimity on the passage of
the secession ordinance indicates difference
of opinion, not as to right, claimed, but as ia
the mode of redress and, it being desirable
SO give proper extension to the feeling o
all the Convention to sustain the secession OF
the State; therefore
Reso}reI, That all voting for or against
the passage Of the ordinance will sign til,
same, as pledge of the unanimous detcrmi
nation of this Convention to sustain and de-
fend the State in this course, without regard
to individual approval or dsapproyal
This was signed 10y all but twelve. Alex
ander IL. Stephens, Judge Stevens and Gov.
G,rnor johnson signed the ordinance. Grand
demonstrations are taking place tonight
9r' LOUIS, Jan. 22.--In the Senate january
%l'', Mr. Hunter asked to be excused from
1urt"er service on the Finance Committee
ct was evident that the majority of the Sem
ave Wo"'d soon be changed, and he thought
j
should be excused. The request was Grant.
ed Mr.. Latham was also excused from sow
ing on the Territorial Committee.
Petitions in favor Of the Crittenden Com.
promise were again poured iu
Mr.. Slidell offered resolution that, in tn,
opinion of the Senate, the reasons given b,
the President in his message for not commu
nicating to the Ssnate the appointment o
Joseph Holt acting United States Secretary
OF War, are not satisfactory, and that th,
grounds for making such an appointment ar
at variance with the whole spirit of the Con
sitution and at variance with the true in
tent and meaning of the Act of 1895. Lai,
over under the rules.
The Senators from Florida and Alabama
presented the announcement of the secession
of their States.
MIR. Clay charged the Republicans wit
being the authors of the troubles which caus
ed the secession, and the Republican platform
declaration of war against the lives and in
stitutons of the South. Mr.. Fitzpatrick in
dorscd his colleagues remarks.
Mr.. Davis stated that the separation q
Mississippi terminated his functions here. -
in parting he said lie felt no hostility toward