Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-03-15

5TAUNToN, va
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1851.
S. NJ. YO5T, Editor and Proprietor
The Peace commissioners.

On Wednesday last, the President Of
the Convention received the following com
munication from the Commissioners of the
Peace Conference at Washington, which he
submitted to the consideration of the Con-
ventien
To His Ercelleacy John Letcher,
Governor Of Virginia.
The undersigned, Commissioners, in pur-
suance of the wishes of the General Assem-
bly, expressed in the resolutions of the 18th
day of January last, repaired in due senson
to the city of Washington. They there
found, on the 18th day of February the day
suggested in the overture Of Virginia for
a Conference with the other States, Com
missioners to meet them from the following
States, viz Rhode Island. New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire. Yer
mont. Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North
Carolina, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois and Ken
lucky. Subsequently, during the continu-
ance of the Conference, at different periods,
appeared likewise Commissioners from Ten
nessee. Massachusetts, Missouri, New York,
Maine, Iowa and Kansas, 50 that before the
close, II States were represented by Com
missioners, appointed either by the Legis-
latures or Governors of the respective
States.
The undersigned communicated the reso
lutions of the General Assembly to this
Conference, and both before its Committee
appointed to recommend a plan of adjust
ment, aud the Conference itself urged the
propositions known as the Crittenden Reso.
lutions, with the notifications suggested by
the General Assembly of Virginia as the
basis Of an acceptable adjustment.
They were not adopted by the Confer
ence. but in lieu thereof, after much dis.
cussioD, and the consideration of many pro
posed amendments the article, with sever
sections, ended as an amendment to the
Constitution, Ga copy of which article il
hereunto adjoined,) Was adopted by sec
tons, (not under the rules being voted OF
whole, and by vote Of the Conference
{not taken by States, was directed to be
submitted to Congress, with the request tina
it should be recommended to the States fo
rattle alton, which was accordingly done BY
| the President Of the Conference.
| The undersigned regret that the journal
showing the proceedings and votes in the
Conference has not yet been published OF
! furnished them, and that, consequently they
are not able to present it with this report
AS soon as received. it will be communica.
ted to your Excellency. In the absence O
that record, it is deemed appropriate to state
that, GU the final adoption Of the first sec
ton, two Of the States. Indiana and Mis-
souri,, did not vote, and North Carolina a.
divided, and that the vote by States was
ayes 8, noes 8, Virginia, by a majority Of
her Commissioners, voting in the negative
The other sections were adopted by varying
majorities; (not precisely recollected) and
on the 9Th and seventh sections, the vote
of Virginia was in the negative.
The plan, when submitted to Congress,
failed to receive its recommendation, and as
that body having adjourned, can take no
farther cognizance of it, the undersigned
feel that the contingency has arrived on
which they are required to report, as they
herein do, the result of their action.
Respectfully,
john Tyler,
G. W. SUMMERS,
W. G. R1vEs,
JAMES A. SEDDoN