Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-19
r;runrt az tho Peace SDnfercEco ''D'

Settlement presented to the Pra": conference
Mr.. Gulbrics proposition, with amendments
The reception OF the report causc'l lIiuci us.
seusion among the ad;Dcaicb oi Tie different
modes Of adjustment. The following Is lae
report: r.,;,.d
ARTICLE |. In all tlir Territory ol the Onitcu
States not embraced within t:!e limits o' Tie
Cherokee treaty grant, north III :: nae hG'''
east to west, on tue parallel Vi thlrtF-siA W.
rrees thirty minutes north latitude, in'oiu'i'
iarr s,rvitudc, except in punishment Of CRIME
Is prohibited whilst it shall be under q lcrl'.
,orisl Government; and in ali The lrrrito'S
south of said line the status oil persons o"'no
sarvi,. Or labor rs it now exists shall no. ue
changed by law while such Territory Slia'i "
under q Territorial Government; ana "c't"I -
| conurrss nor the Territorial GDverniiisut sNa''
! have mower to hinder or pre"ent Tue la"."s ~
said Territory ul persons ncu To tnol vi tn
! uutar" service within the United olA'e@, a.
| cor,lGg to the laws III usaSes VI any
from, which such DersoriS may be taken, I.' "
impar the rights arising oit ol sal! re''.''o's'
whi,i, shall be subject 10 Judicial coshl"a"ee
| in the Federal Courts according 10 INC Yin
| mon luw; and when any Territory hoi''i VI
south Of said line, within suc! boundary us
| Congress may prescribe shall contain popu-
| lation required for L mcmhcr ol Congress- Nv
cordnp to the then Federal ratio oi Representa-
ton. it shall if its form U! Go'criiiieht oe NJ
| nphIican. bc admitted into the Ltion on an
equal footing with the original SIaies' Win ~
| without involuntary service ur iaDoT, rs tne
Constitution or such new Stale may piofluc.
ARTICLE . The Territory shal! not he &C
oulrrd by the United States unless ny treaty,
| ,ur EXCEPT for naval and COMMERCIAL STATIONS
and tspots, unless such treaty shall lie rhtIileu
nv iuur-tiIhs Of ai the Inell3crS vi the @ciiate.
| AErIcLE.. Neither the Constitution, nor any
amcucilur,.t thereof, shall DC construed 10 give
Congress power 10 abolish or control, within
an, State or Territory, the relation established
| or recognized ny the laws thereof, touching
| persot,s bound to labor or involuntary setFicc
therein, or 10 interfere with or abolish lhFu!utiI
tnrv service III the District vi C0lui!'b!a Will
out the cuilscnt vi Maryland, and without INC
consent OF the owners, Or making tllc o"lieis'
who do not cvnscnt, Just compensation; nor lHe
mower TO Interfere with or prohibit representa-
lives and others from bringing with them 10 the
CITY of Washington, retaining and taking away
nrrsons 10 poui:d ~ labor; nor the power 10 III
I.ricre with ur abolish involuntary service IN
places ,rdvr the exclusive jurisdiction OF inc
Iiuicd States within those States ana lcrTltO-
rigs where the same is established Or recognized;
mar the power 10 prohibit Tie removal or trans
por,atlcfl, by isnt sea or river, Oh persons hc!d
RI lnbur Ut involuntary service II; any Slate or
Territory o! the Unitod States, 10 any Other State
mr. Territory thereof, where /: is established or
recognized by llw Or usage, and hcright during
trans portntlun OF touching 1t shores, ports and
landings and ol landing Iii Cast OF distress, shall
-l,,u 1 INV In IL
ize any higher rate OF taxes Gu PERSONS bound
10 labor lan OF! !;.tIc.
ARTICLE i. The t..:,l paragraph Of the Sc.
cond SECTION Of the fourth article VI Tue Cohsu'
tuition Shall not be construed 10 proven. any
of tho States, hy appropriate lcgslatoL anu
through the acLlun oI their judicial and mills
terial officers, lrulu enforcing the delivery ul
iugitives from labor to the person to "hom
such service OF labor is due.
ARTICLE j. Inc foreign slave trade, and Tie
importatlun oi slaves Into the United States
and their Territories, from places beyond inc
present limits thereof, arc forever prohibited.
ARTICLE 8. The FIRST, second, third aEd fifth
articles, together with this article Ol these
amendments and the thru paragraph OF thc
SECOND section ii the first article nl The Co.Su-
tuition, and the third paragraph Of the second
section Of the fourth article Thereof, shall not
b. amended or abolished without The consent
Of all the States.
ARTICLE !. CungrcSs shall provide by iaw
that the United States shall pay TO til C owner
the full value Of his fugitive from labor III -!
cases where the Marshal Or other officer,
whose duty it wa: to arrest such fugitive, was
prevented from SO doiII. by violence Vi ntlml'
lalIon, UT when, after arrest, such fugitive was
rescued Us force, AMI tic oHurr thereby pre-
| vented and DISTRACTED in the pursuit Of his
| remedy Tor the recovery OF such fugitive.
| 1t will be seen, upon comparison, that the
proposition, as adopted by the committee, is
vastly different tom the ono originally submit
ted by Mr.. Guthrie The committee stood
twelve To nine, Maine, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusrltS Vermont, CunlirGI:cut and New York,
and Virginia, represented by Mr.. Seldom, vo-
ting against the proposition. Rhode Island
voted Tor the proposition
The Convention did not consider the report,
but alter soIlie ualInportant business adjourned
uutil Tomorrow, wien the debate Will open,
aud, from present appearances II Will be lively.
Many OF the members who have experienced
the benefit Oi tic reports Of the debates III
Congress in past years, are unXous to open the
Convention to the public and afford facilities
to the press. They are anxious 10 so down 10
postlrlty, and realize that this is their las!
chance. An effort will he made tomorrow to
admit the press, bu. it is doubtful il it sue
cceds, as the majority Vi the members are timd
men, and dare not risk the critc!sm'oi the peo-
pie upon their conduct.
! dispatcii to the Baltimore american says:
They were reported with but three dissent
inp vutes. viz: Nlrssrs. Seldom Of Virginia,
| Rutin Of North Carolina, aud D0nipian Ut
Missouri, all three ScceSsIon;sls, who stated at
length their objections and reasons lor not con-
curing, but Gecilued making minority re-
port.
1t is said that Virginia, North Carolina and
Missouri will vote against adopting the report,
minority OF each vi ,hesc delegations being
OPPOSED lu il, and Il minority controls The vote
| 81 the State
Mcssrs. Tyler, Scddou and Brockrnbrough
will urge the Virginia Convention To- reject the
proposition, and Messrs. Rlves and Summers
vii! recommend its approval.
The majority Of the delegations oi Maryland,
Kentucky and Tenhessec stand 10y the report
oil the com,nlttcc.
The Washington States, Of Saturday, says:
Mr.. Seldom, the Virginia member Of the
committee, voted against Mr.. Gu'hrIes plan
every time. lie will present report which,
it is said, will be signed BY EX-presldeut Tyler
and Judge peterborough. Mr.. RlIes holds
Separate views
Such are the rulnoTs which reach us. The
strong Union Inen say that the unwiSe speeches
of Mr.. Lincoln :ob them, in the eyes Of the
Convention, OF all power 10 meet the other side
with peace advances.