, 1861-01-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The RefnninB OF the CompromIses-s
The border state CAucuh.~RetEu of
Terror In Charleston.

DurlaS the LAST tTo days the qnnck doctors
have been vigorously dosing the body polite
with compromise pills. But they don't lie on
the stomach-ihc patient throws them all up.
There are now three propositions before Con.
srcss, viz: Crittcnden's S1avc Code scheme,
the Border State Missouri Compromise re-
enactment, and the Rice-Seward plan. The
two former require change Of the Constitu-
;ion-the latter does not. The Adams propo-
sition before the committee Of "thirty and
three" may be considered US dead, not being
acceptable to either side, for the reason that it
was only partial settlement ofthe Territorial
question.
The Crittcndcn scheme, which ia similnr to
Douglass precious budget, provides that all
North America south of $3.50 shall be
dedicated to slavery. It asks not only for q
Federal Slave Code, but Constitutional Slave
Code, to establish, project aud perpetuatc the
curse of human scrvitude upon all free terri
tory unfortunate enough to lie south Of $500.
This old satrap Of the oligarchy is stunning
the cir Of Congress and the country with Ills
infamous proposal to commit q rape on the
Constitution.
He proposes to insert half dozen proslavc-
~ p@orisioas- in that sacred instrument.
Cursed be he that femoyeth tho ancient 1and.
marks. BY christening hts foul scheme "a
re.enaetmcnt Of the Missouri Compromise" ;"
and causing it 10 be SO telcgraphed, and de-
scribcd By letter.writers, many people hare
been deceived in relation to Its true character
The principle ~of the Missouri Compromise
was to ordain that all territory North Of $3.50
should lc forever free, while the condition OF
the territory South Of that line should remain
undecided, an open question for me inhabi-
tants that might occupy it, to settle for them
selves. In other words, It applied r.: 25pub-
lican doctrine Of freedom to the North part,
and Squattcr Sovereignty to the South part
The second scheme is that hatched out BIZ
the Border State Committee, consisting Of one
member from each Of the States Of Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, North
Carolina, Arkansas and Tennessee, from the
South, and New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
| Indiana, Illinois and Iowa McClcrnand rep.
resented Illinois. The States Of New York,
Wisconsin and Michigan were left out, for what
reason, when Arkansas and North Carolina
and Tennessee were included, is hard to con.
| ceiyc, unless it Was for the purpose Of giving
the shareholders control OF the committee,
| After several meetings this committed
! arrecd unon an adjustment of pending didi.
cultics by inserting the seven following amend
ncnts in the Constitution:
j. Declaring ali Personal Liberty bills null aud
void. ..,u.
compensation to owners iSr escaping slaves: prs
| venting kiduappinC, cqualiZ{nE Commissioners
). That The II Com Constitution Se 10 amended rs to pro
lioit any Interference with slavery IN any Of The
/. That Congress- ehaii not abolish slavery In thu
Southern dockyard., a!scnals, SC. nor IN the Dis
and the consent Of thc fnhabitants Of he ns,rict
nos without compensation. ,.,
,rr.sta,c sIare trade "1-A %N' 80
q. That !hcsc shall be perpetual prohibition O
Tbs; rs s.1He ,nc n e. ccrcs. ~ minnie. ebs h
run through ali the existing Territory Of the Cnltes
sees tnas IN at 1estn St o. tnaa ~ !e sa9ely !nal
taagress nor Ue 7trritoria! Le9lzsature shall here
after pssa any iaE anolisthtng, sohieiting or !.
that when any Territ. - containing suficien
pepnlasion for one memeeg @ 81 CONGRESS IN anT arc
as State. It shall be admit d: with or wi,hou
slavery, a. its oonsttsu ion may determine.
The chief plank IN this platform Of adjust
ment Is the 1th- 1t differs from Crtttenden'
Project which Is TO establish and protect sla
very south OF 80 deg " min. Of latitude, AM
from the M1ssouFl adjustment, which Lei
the condition OF the Territory entirely m ope
question LOT the sqaatterS 10 decide In
scheme ties the hands OF CongTcts and Of tn
people Of the IcfTatofacs, and leaves the elaE
j. holder to take his chances under some fatul
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