The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-12
rHr RrroRr OF THE rEAcE COMMISSIONERS.

THF REPORT OF THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. s. ASERs, of kanawha, moved that the
rport OF tie Commissioners TO the Peace
conference be taken Up from the table. il
being his purpose to move its reference 10 the
NoHmItt-" on ederal Relations.
Inc motion was carried III III" affirmative,
a41 the report WIS taken up.
Nj SCEAERs, As one OF the Commissioners
TO Tie Peace Conference, de ired TO give his
lr"S ol ne proposition adopted by that body.
HE Conference WAS composed OF represe ia
IVES from seven slayeholdlng States and four
len non holding Stdte. and W lille to
some extent there was a disposition adverse to
NE views OF tn" Southern members, he was
-."tirl 20 HAd more general disposition TO
-rsl2re harmony and TO peTpP tuate the Union,
H~It!IS on Ill" part of the Commissioners
!ioU The border non -slaveholdinc States. Be
loda that border line, Rhode Island through
al proceeded III entire harmony with the
WISHES OF those from the Southern States.
NrW Jersey was with Us throughout. Penn
SNahlt and ONO, by a large majority of their
commissioners, exhibited Like purpose and
spirit
There was n hopeful interest throughout
l1F siTrn@ thening the bonds Of onion, exhibit
'i III the out stretching efforts on the part of
,-"se states. lie also InCluced Illinois and
4Adi1na the latter, however, did not vote on
the hnti adoption OF the propositions, declin-
,A% ID 20 so under ms truCtlons of her Legis-
i'to!'. Alter more further Introductory re-
marks, he proceeded 10 consider the prOpOsi-
'.ohs' "hl gave his views At length upon each
s'FH&Jr recommendation. In regard to the
Hl'ilins Ine OF 80 deg. - min, If that was an
.5l-.iion 10 these propositions the same could
De- urged against Mr.. Crittend.u's. Which the
General Assembly had endorsed They de
cared mat the status of persons held to ser
'-eand labor shall not be- changed; or tha the
.'44iiiun OF slaves shall NOT be changed Slay-
- i, already established on TIE South side of
"is line, and has received iull and ampIe pro-
.-1uOn from the GoYernment OF New Mexico
'r read from the Code adopted by the Legs
.44Te of that Territory, entitled IAN act to
provide Tor the protection of property in slaves
in the Territory" 1t was, he said, "A full com
pet" and perfect cOdiiicati0n OF all acts ne
'+'siIY for The purpose. The Peace Confer
r"tr report makes Il declara ton of the exist
'",- OF slavery IN the Territory, and recog-
"'l@s The night To emigrhte there with such
property. Many persons, he thought, had
--'seohs'rurd the proposition as regards the
H1tetHuA proposed 10 be furnished by law,
@"t argued that nothing furnished SO COM
F'flt protection as the common law. That
va rrsorted TO in Virginia. There was
"Ac"Aty IN the supply of remedies, il any
we're required. A. to the objection that the
"9.oS slave and african slavery do not
trl~aI IN The propositions, he referred 10 the
.s'oiE OF the Constitution of the United
1.A'r', where the terms are not used. In
t2F'ihs mat instrument, the question oc
-''eu Is 10 how far slaves should count in
'' AatleT Of representation. Southern poll
".'AH' hrId that they should nOJ be counted at
$751; "h!i" the North thought they should be
-N'ea entire, and they compromised by
5A."E tHF~r -niths. In the fugitive slave
''l't the term persons held to service"
%N 1upp!!ed by Represeu Ia i've from South
t'"a. lhey saw no necessity for chang
e IAe phrase in amending the Constitution,
"' Ae did not therefore think the PROPOSE
ia were obnoxious IN that point of view.
1 "'hi ON 10 show that the Peace Con-
',N't propositions afforded equal pro tee ction
,s,1 we CFitienden proposition, and in re-
- nv " hr dividing line, he thought they ac-
a+eo what was better. He had moved the
.'Ad section as a subs stitute for the section
t,r 'ed by the Committee in ihe Conference,
eb, purpose ot giving the South an equal
frI"o ia the future ac4 uisi tion of territory.
Sar Po'hl was eiaborateiy argued by Mr..
earrltt Out we do not desire 10 impair the
bar, VI ms positions by giving partial re-
- All voted for the Crittenden proposi-
0fn :" me Conference, under the instructions
- feHefai Assembly, but could not obtain
p.f.i1 'lth proposed TO substitut for ii
Say oi nights aud Of acquisition. If the
auta were all again IN Combiha tion-and
Iie, "tic more hopeful than himself that
"ould be-th-y would have sufficient
ion nf - - MAINTAIN II. In the present condi
NoDls l'Hss, Wlth only eight slave States, it
tonf De Ilnposs tble. He called the Peace
selirrnoe 'noe report "the first example of the
Nor,PP' "ciihg power OF sections" The
much "efe looking to future acquisitions as
III w. a. "s ~ We were--perhaps more 1t was said
: kuislst ..HE'oh, by very adroit and distin-
eYf 'oi thcfh politician, that they had an
IlayN N&P'h & Canada, and il would come
Atd, ~ also looking to the Sandwich Is
sl9p 10 80 Conference proposition puts
VI ta,i NNh proceedings, unless by a majority
lIess "a sections. Ii enables you To settle all
p1ryaln t'ais IA advance; IL enables you TO
hot hr - Hto unless II is settled fairly, il can
aequis,U,lhe at all. You can contes / future
WIN them, foot by too.. With