Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-24
agents are now in Washington. The coca

agents are now in Washington. The cocoa
sioual correspondent" says -.
at seems that jefferson Davis, having be.
come thoroughly frightened, has, in semi
official manner, made overlures To our govern
ment. Wnen his commissioners reached the
capital they were desired 10 state their case,
and to tell what they wished. They submitted
two propositions =
First, That the United States uncondition
ally recognize the existence of the southern
coniederaCy, and that tn. latter be permitted
Tor term OF one, two, or three years, TO carry
ON their government as All eXpe iment. mat
the expenses OF the war, thus far incurred, be
equitahly arranged between the two sections,
and that each do its best Tor the maintenance
OF friendly Il cling and intercourse between the
two peoples. And that if, at the expiration
Vi the time agre Il upon, II be found that the
experiment cannot succeed, Il commission De
appointed to reconstruct the Union
This proposition was peremptorily rejected,
whereupon they modcstly put forth another,
as follows:
Second, The south will be content if the gov
ernment will pledge itself to pass, at the COM
ing session Of congress, an irrepealable con
stitutiona provision recognizing and legalizing
forever the institution of slavery below, thirty
six thirty, which is the southern boundary
line OF the state of Missouri This done, the
southern provisional government pledges it,
self instantly TO abandon the war, and to re es.
tabsh peace and the most col dial relation
ship, so far as its section is concerned 10 re-
direct the course OF trade into its accustomed
channels and in every way restore the happi
ness Of our forelathers.
AS to the reception which this proposition
received, my informant was positive, though
from another source l gather doubt. He
states that it, also, was peremptorily rejected
1t seemed to the party of the second part a
mere intensiieaton OF the Crittenden amend
ment, and not varying greatly from the
Adams proposition. Others say that the ac-
ceptance OF this proposition would not be un.
acceptable to the secretary OF state; and,
therefore, will meet with favor from the pres
ident Between the two | cannot decide"
sabbath school Convention at Fall River.
The exercises were continued Friday. Rev.
j. c. Fletcher, secretary of legation to Brazil
remarked that he was the instrument of es-
tablishing the first Sabbath School in the
great empire of Brazil in 1856. The empire
contains ten millions of people, and the work
OF sabbath school unions in producing a litera-
ture for the young had reached and was now
hHeStlHS tHeli ucSIllles' 1 He lOhohluS stdle
committee for the ensuing year was elected -
b. w. Williams of Boston; David Wood,
Of Newburj !; George w. Chipman Boston
Oliver Marcy, Wilbraham; Henry Hoyt,
Boston; IL. S. Washburn, Worcester R. C.
Brown, Fall River; r. S. Smith, East Bridg
water; j. r. Bradford, Jamaica Plain; Geo
N. Briggs, Pttsfeld S. G. Debois, Boston
n p. Kemp, Somerville; NJ. H. Sergeant,
Boston b. S Goldman Boston. Thomas l.
Rayner, Northampton; w. C. Chaplin, Law
renee; Nathan Allen, Lowell j. o. Magee,
Maiden; j. II. Locke, Boston; VIM. Pritch-
ard, Newburyport; Zebulon Pratt, North
marlborough Hebron Vincent, Edgartown;
Rev. S. j. Bronson, Hyannis; L. H. Gray,
Shelburae Falls.
Mr. Washburn, of Worcester, made an adj
dress, remarking that of the many impressive
scenes which this war presented, none were
more so than those Witnessed in Washington
when the soldiers took the oath of allegiance
TO the country; and il imitation OF their idel.
ity and earnestness, he presented the following
resolution, as calculated TO show christian
loyalty, which was adopJed -
Resolved That as sabbath school teachers
we do here renewedly take the oath of allegi
ance to our Lord and Master, and do hereby
pledge ourselves to do whatever in us lies to
promote the efficiency of the great work in
which We are engaged.
The vote upon this resolution was unani-
nous, the audience rising. Resolutions of
thanks were offered TO the citizens of Fall
River. The convention closed with prayer
and doxoogy.