Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-21

Speech Of one Of th6El bsfoJe The fsco H0itteS
The i50y IL Is6s FfeEiUsi and tie !SeeIae at
tie close Of u-Pryor IN RichHonG-Hs
hes become Pedes Maker-Hu CoHyTo-
nlte Plan.
"a prIYai" letter to a EsutIsuau In Theeling.l
RIcHuosD, Jan. ls, 1861.
DeOT Fi6eHd:-Since the passage of the
Convention Bill, on Monday, we have been
growing more quiet and conservative here.
There have been no bloody dispatches from
Washington City or Charleston, S. G. for
some days, and tie public mind has become
more tranquil. On Tuesday. Messrs Hop
kins and Gilmore, Commissioners from Al
ALBANIA, addressed the General Assembly in
the Hall of the House OF Delegates. The
latter thanked The members for the kind
ness Of their reception, in two or three SEN
fences and sat down, making . favorable
impression. Mr. Hopkins delivered long
address. He is nu elderly gentleman and
looks as though be might DO. suffering from
the govt. He devoted the greater portion
of his time TO discussing the right of
State 10 secede from the Union whenever II
plehses. He quoted from the proceedings
at the Hartford Convention to pro < his
position. Are ne to understand that here
after the Hartford Convention, which has
been ridiculed for nearly half century is
now TO be looked TO rs authority? To
make n long story short-the speech of the
Alabama Commissioner was admitted ON
all hands, so far ms have heard-to be n
failure. He said nothing To justify the
course of Alabama in seeding, but dWeIt
on the wrongs of the border States excIn-
siyely. He snid nothing about the future.
about the new confederacy to be formed or
about direct taxation and re-opening the
African Slave Trade, but spoke facetiOusly
of the late United States. There was ne
enthusiasm in the speech-not much con.
nection-no oratory-it was all fiat, stale
and Improbable. When lie concluded the
Lieutenant Governor rose and said that the
Senators would now retire to their own
hall Before mauy had retired, one of the
Senators began to make speech. He
moved that the General Assembly and the
citizens of Virginia present resolve them
selves into great Mass Meeting to express
their sympathy with Alabama, and was
continuing his infiamatory remarks when
he was interrupted by another Senator,
asking the question GLOW long will you
tarry ut Jcricho?"
1t will be hard for one not present to TN
derstand such proceedings. will not raise
tue veil. II may be sufficient to say that
all inspiration does not come from shove.
For day or two, the Hon. Mr.. Pryor has
been in Richmond, to secure the inNugura-
tion of II Compromise scheme that would
I've acceptable to majority Of all parties at
Washington. His visit here has led the
Joint-Committee on Federal Relations 10
report the following
JOINT RESOLUTION.
WHEREAS, serious and alarming dissensiops
have arisGn between the northern and
southern states, concerning the rights
and security of the rights Of the slave
holding states, and especially their rights
in the common territory of the United
States and whereas, it is eminently de-
sirable and proper that those dissensions.
which now threaten the very existence
of this Union, should be permanently
quietcd and settled By constitutional
provisions, which shall do equal justice
TO all sections, and thereby restore to the
people that peace and good will which
ought to prevail betweenHll the citizens
of the United States: Therefore,
Resolrsd by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, two thirds
Of both houses concurring, that the follow
ing articles be, and are hereby, proposed
and submitted as amendments to the Con-
stitutton of the United States, which shall
be valid to all intentsaud purposes as mart
Of said Consultation, when ratified by con-
ventIons of three-fourths of the several
States.
ART. l. In all the territory of the United
States now held or hereafter ACQUIRED, sit
nate north of latitude thirty-six degrees
and thirty minutes, slavery or involuntary
servitude, except AS punishment for crime.
IS prohibited, while such territory shall
remain under territorial government. In
all the territory south of said line of lati-
tude slavery of the African race is hereby
recognised as existing, ind shall not be in
terfered with by Congress; but shall be
protected ms property by all the depart
ments OF The territorial government during
its continuance; aud when any TERRITORY,
north or south of snid line, within such
boundaries as Congress may prescribe.
shall contain the population requisite for
u member of Congress, according To the
then federal ratio OF representation OF the
people of the United States, it shall, If its
form of government be republican, be nd
mitted into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States, with or without
slavery, as the constitution of such new
State may provide.
Arr. 2. Congress shall have no power to
abolish slavery in places under its exrlu-
sive jurisdiction, and situate within the
limits of States that permit the holding of
slaves.
Arr. 3. Congress shall have no power
to abolish slavery within the District of
Columbia, so long as it exists in the adj
joining States of Virginia and Maryland,
or either, nor without the consent of the
Inhabitants, nor without just rompensa.
tion first made to such owners of slaves as
do not consent TO such adjustment. Nor
shall Congress at any time prohibit officers
OF the federal government or members of
Congress, whose duties require them to be
in said district, from bringing with them
their slaves aud holding them, as such, dn.
nng the time their duties may require
them TO remain there, and afterwards Ia
king them from the District.
ART. 1. Congress shall have no power
to prohibit or hinder the transportation of
slaves from one State to another. or To a