New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-13

might aid IN the remaining States the of seces-
siou Extremists not wanting on the other manu-,
who opposed TO do anything upon the snoectI %
slavery especially at present, lest such action shonia
compromse the incon ing ADM istration, and the re-
publican party ard even the character OF the Govern
Ipent itself Without suspectiug the purity OF tne
motives of either Of these exuemlrts, VINO, peyoi,o
doubt represented the views OF large and respectable
bodies of men in their different secODa, your Comms
toners found themselves equally unable TO agree with
either
,enurated Themselves from the others and ret up Fed
eral Government of their own; and that these were
ceasees.y agating the people OF the remaining South
en States by inGammstory speecnes ana @r, ih,,
skully addressed TO their interests and sympatbies
TO induce them join this new movement They could
not doubt the assurances given to them by aole ana
patriotic men from the States of Maryland Virginia.
North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri
their States had INST 81 east with partial success nor
indeed blind themselves 70 the evideDces OF tns iouhd
in the speeches and votes Of individual Commssi 'ners
from n ese very States. Above all they could not be
n.eusibe to the tonchiug appeals Of men, venerable
in years, distinguished in public service, a. whose
re utaton for ability and patriotism was national
to give item something in tie shape OF
a consequent secuSty with which 10 alay the startled
fears Of their constituents, beat back the attacks Of
,ir enemies and ours and even bring again to their
duty thousands of men in the States OF the extreme
South, who bad been led away by the popular fears
and Dpu,e OF the hour, and who, win the ioyai ana
no other bad been afforded him in the reign OF terror
under which they were suffering. In the ci'cnm-
stances in which The country was placed seemed 10
your Commissioners that tie true Pohcy ran IN Inc
course Of impul'e that in this matter we are
dealing not with treason, Jut with the most devoted
loyalty which invoked ad against IT. that the con-
ceesions made, il concessions indeed tLey were,
were made to our trends thai they might be strong
enough 10 triumph over their enemies ara ours, De-
cause the enemies Of tho country.
IT, ~ il true, IN thir view Of their duty your Com
ussoners stood in toe main alone among tire Con MIS-
sioucrs from The Northern Stater, aud ranged them
selves hy he side # the Central State OF the lnion
urou whom the weight Of the civil strife must come,
IL cone il must, they need not assure you that no
daeiardly fears, no feelings OF haze compliance
d. tated the portion thus taken by them. Sdch mo-
tives 10 action neither became them hor those whom
tLev repre ented. IL was because OF generous faith
aud earn,tt sympathy OF ties which nc d, stance OF
time or space, and no difference OF institutions can
weaken; Which III our fathers days and our own leo
lero, 10 hazard ell for ALL and at Guiliord Court
IIou.e and Eutaw, and at Erie with desperate vaor
To- snatch victory for our common c0tntIy out OF ihe
very zap Of defeat was beoaufe our little stare WIN
a warm heart and ready hand, has never 1Glied Id
conns or deed stand with the whole country In all
dangers and In EXTREMIST dn alters, that your Cnml'
siorcrs conceiyed that they lest represented her by
nyerrg danger from Il Ore with whom they knew she
would hasten to share IT, II be true That the hme
los sriy,d yb, our sympaihy for alien aid sub
iert race has e. tnguished oil sympathy To- our own
~ bas hidden from us the ties IL common origin,
CONN on Interests and Of common glory .h'n ld-ed
arc we Ferarae ed from brethren aud the curse Oh
Slavery Las fallen upon US m well as upon tntm'
Your Comm H. iners found nothing IN themselves 10
Justify item in ottributing sneh sentiments 10 the
pcoIe Of the State; aid nni'ediy recouim en me huoP
lion by ycu Of The amendment to The Constitution pro-
uosed by tue Cobierep,e OF ComiissiDDert, hs b.st
fitted 10 give security and ioSue peace 70 he country
Among the measures strenuourly enforced by sonle
of tie Commissioners, In lieu Of that adopted by ma
ioritv, was the calm. OF general Convention. To
this Measure your Conmls'iUrefs oPlO'e iLeir most
earnest and determined resistance. As a measure oi
pcacr il for otLer reason because Of Tie long cey
With il implied, il would be utterly frui'lets but
the poable danger of eIpo,iuga Constitution framed
and ADOPT In the earlier ana move conservative dsye
of the Republic be torn Ia eces in these times OF
hawkes. rr,yeren.e and change, IA too great 'or any
Wig man wi'hulIy To encounter. The very equallty
OF the Siaissin n SeDse, which was won by the rryo-
lut nary rgcifccs aud valorof the rmsler States not
alus, Orgoion, would In the judgment OF your Com
uAsriouer lie thereby greatly endalgeredi and your
Cvuinis, opers earnestly rcprereut your hon0rneie
body that under circumstances should this State
cousent 10 which might lead to Ler own eA-
lincon. Tie Constitution Of great county, adopted,
ar H. was account II diversity OF intensts aud
view with great difficulty should be sacred. IL may,
aud should from time tn tine, be amended To snit
Change of circumstances, but never exposed TO The
danger of being uptoru. Ii Is the symbol OF oar
strength because the hgGmeut OF our Uilon. III hts
collects. about IL the reverence Of three generations
OF our peoplc II IL the OILY rally iug-ront now Tor
the lysy of the remaining states; the only hope Of
ire restoration Of the STATE which have lett u.s. anu,
in tin f-iiures IL should be, il designed to
be-. pertstgml Al uo time should general Conven-
ri be invited 10 inyae it, and Of all times tLis, ia
the judgment Of your Commirsioherr, would be tie
mosi dangerous
Finally, it will be found upon inspection Of tie
joul Of the late Conference Of Commissioners, that
The undersigned voted against macy proportions In
m,eyes Just ind expressive OF their sentiments,
and yours, because inupDortune and useless; and
ai.t otcrr bec,us. r Jdn, ed foe the very purpose
OF sowing drsensOn among the Comni' soners, and TO
prevent an agreement by ma ority upon snytting Ia
ibis they mgst ask your candid construction Of
their CONDUCT looking TO the cI--, the occasion, the
purpose and effect Of the matter upon viii they wee
called 10 act aud heif Willingness to hazard sgree
m.nt upon that deemed by them necessary by lacking
TO il that which, however true, wa at least useless
and nizht in the result be- dangerous.
All OF which !. r.,psetful, subni.ted by
SAMUEL AILs, for telf and
ALEXANDER DUNCAN,
u. a. BROWSE, Commissioners