Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-03-02

resist the necessary taxation to support II.
THE PEACE CONVENTIONS PLAN.-we see no
reason, to-day, TO change the opinion expressed
yesterday, and intimated on the day before, that
the Senate viii not legislate in pursuance Of the
recommendations Of the Peace Convention none
whatever.
Even II SUFFICIENT Republican party Senatorial
votes could be obtained, the position taken in
yesterdays debate by Senators Hunter, Mason and
Green, prove that the Disunionists per 50 Of the
body do not mean to permit the settlement OF
the troubles at this time-not they. settlement
now, on any terms, will bury the Disunionists per
sc, a. public men, so deep that the hand Of resur-
rection will never reach them. Hence their poll
cy Of aiding the extreme Republicans to keep
the question open as long as possible.
Nevertheless, we by no means despair Of a salts
factory settlement in due time. The fact that
Messrs Hunter and Mason are VIGOROUSLY play
ing into the hands Of Messrs Hale snd Sumner,
and justly responsible for the failure Of the
Peace Conventions plan as those acting with
Messrs. II and s., viii surely have due weight
In inducing the Virginia Convention to move
cautiously In all they may do. Emisaries Of the
Disunion conspirators are now striving to work the
Virginia Convention up to the point Of once pass
Ing q secession ordinance, under the plea that
Congress will surely reject the Peace Convento on
plan; aud have certainly succeeded in creating
much more intense excitement In Richmond than
previously existed there.
The game sought to be carried out at Richmond
IL to Precipitate the State into secession without
referring the question to the people, In the face of
the majority OF So GOO cast In their recent election
expressive OF preference for such a reference.
We fear, from what our private dispatches and
th,tt ~ f.t
Peace Conventions plan through the opposition
OF both extremes, will result in the adoption Of
Virginia secession ordinance to go into effect on
being accepted by the people Of the State We
hope, however, that II the majority of the Con-
vention think some action on Virginia's par,
necessary before the people Of the North can get
the question before them, they will fall upon ths
plan Of calling a Convention Of all the border
slaveholding States, that they may take common
measures, and at the same time The calling of
such general Convention by the existing Viz
GINA Convention, must result In an immediate
proclamation for a called session of Congress; as
the new Administration cannot possibly other wise
meet the altered state Of things growing out Of the
impending secession Of the border States
AT that (called) session Of Congress the Peace
Conventions plan viii be adopted beyond all
question.
Now, with reference to the safety Of the border
States In the Union meanwhile with the Gulf
States ouD we have simply to point to the action
OF the House on the Corwin report yesterday,
which IL contaminated by the Senate to-day,
VIII instantly make 1t plain to all that Congress
has already given the South every possible guar.
antee the latter has asked with reference to every
Havsry question in issue, except the territorial
question, In which there exists nothing substan-
ual-practical-at this time
Under such circumstances, we are very sure
that the border slaveholding States may, IL they
WILL delay final action as long as they please,
with perfect safety to their rights; and when act
Ing, may IL they will, secure the adoption of the
Peace Conventions plan of settlement, beyond
peradventure.