Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-08
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BORDER STATES COMPROMISE I!
Republicans Refuse all Compromise.



e WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. The ConEmittee on the part
OF the Border States Mr.. Crittenfen Chairman held
second meeting last night and at II O'Clock adopt
ed the following propositions Recommending II
repeal OF the Personal Liberty Balls that the Flu
gtive Slave Law be amended for the prevention Of
kidnapping, and to provide for the equaizatIon of
Re Commissioners fees &c and also TINT the Con-
ttGtion be amended as TO prohibit any interfer-
with slavery in any Of the States where it now
exists that Congress shall not abolish slavery in the
Southern dock-yards. arsenaIs, de-. nor in the Dis
tret of Columbia. without the consent Of MARYLAND
and the consent of the inhabitants Of the District
nor without compensation That Congress shall not
interfere with the State slave trade that there
shall be perpetual prohibition of the African slave
trade-that the line OF thrty-six degrees thirty
minutes shall be run through sll the existing Terri
tory of the United States-that In all North of the
line slavery shall be prohibited. and that South Of
that line neither Congress nor Territorial Legisa
ture shall hereafter pass any law aDolishIng pro-
bibitng or in any manner interfering with African
slavery and that when any Territory contains SUI
frient nopnlaton for one member Of Congress in an
area of go 600 square miles shall apply for admission
as a State, it shall be admitted with or without
slavery as its Constitution may determlne-
The committee represented at It's meeting Mary
land VIRGINIA. Missouri North Carolina Texas, New
York. Ohio Indiana Illinois, Delaware, Arkansas,
Pennsy lvanis and New Jersey
The Border State Committee plan OF adjustment
appears TO have at first met with considerable favor
and it was thought likely that tue PRESIDENT would
commend it to the attention OF Congress. but the
caucus of the Republicans after full and free dis
cussion upon the merits Of the Border state pro-
gramme, decided adversely TO any and all compro-
misses whatever, and agreed simply to press forward
the egular business Of the session, and then adj
journed sine die.
At meeting Of the House Committee on the
crisis, yesterday, Hamilton. Of Texas, submitted
proposition in favor of calling National Convention
fresh from the people, with view to amending the
Constitution as to meet the requirements OF all
sections of the country.
The Representatives from Charleston say that the
condition of affairs there is int0erable The troops
ordered into the field by the Governor said to be
suffering severely from the exposure incident to
their Eew mode of life, and much sickness prevails
among them. while the merchants are without busi-
ness and mechanics without work.
Strange as it may appear, | am now to tell you
that the President elect has given carte blanche
Senator Seward and ThurlOw Weed to agree upon
any plan of settlement that New York and Pennsyl-
vania can stand together.
Hon. C. c.. Clay has arrived here. His presence
is esteemed q favorable omen for compromise and
peace.
The Navy Department received dispatches this
morning from the commander of the Pacific Squad
ron, and also communicating intelligence OF the
probable loss of the sloop-of-war Levant which had
not been heard from for one hundred Gays. She
was ON her way from the Sandwich Islands TO Pan
anna, under command Of Capt. W. w. Hunt
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Crittenden Compromise
seems 10 be gaining friends who entertain the Opin-
ion that if ii fairly presented 10 the people it
would be accepted by them basis of settlement.
The main difficulty, however, in the way Is. that
some parties are at present indisposed to offer it
without assurances that others viii receive it in
mutual spirit Of accommodation for both North and
South.
Officers from the city of New York are here en-
deavoring to ferret out the completely of the Gov
eminent officers with the theft and sale of the State
Bonds taken from the Interior Department. The
object is to prosecute in behalf of the holders of the
bonds who are threatened with loss in case Of the
attempts to recover them
The enrolment of the District of Columbia mill
tia will probably commence tomorrow. Aplan for
its organization was matured more than six months
ago, but all the officers were not appointed until
recently. The movement now is to concentrate
the MALTA so be efficient for service, should
1t be necessary at any time to call them gu; pre-
serve the peace.
Not more than one company Of marines were
sent yesterday to garrison Fort Washington, which
is on the Potomac river about fourteen miles from
Washington. The Fort has had no garrison for sew
eral years. The object of supplying 1t with one
now is TO avoid the possibility of its being occupied
by lawless persons rallying point for mischief
| The troops ordered from Leavenworth to For
McHenry are not to be sent South, as wrongly sup
| posed BY many gentlemen from that section
The Alabama and Mississippi delegations held :
conference last night and afterwards photographed
to the Conventions of their respective States advis
] ing them to secede Immediately, saying there was
no prospect OF satisfactory adjustment. They
resolved 10 remain here awaiting the action OF THEN
| States