The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-01-10
The Paciflcation Committees.

The Paciflcation Committees
The indications are now. says the Free
mont Journal, that neither the Senate or
House Committees will be able to agree
on any plan of compromise between the
two sections. While the southern mem-
bers are arrogant and overbearing. and
evince no disposition to accept of any
thing but complete surrender to al! they
ask, the records bear witness to the lib
eral and conciliating disposition of the
Republican members. While they claim
that the South has 20 just cause for
complaint against the North, they are
willing to guarantee to the slave States
every Constitutional right that they may
have. Hence, the Republicans on the
Senate Committee offered the following
terms:
s.First-No amendment shall be made
TO the Constitution which will authorize
or give to Congress any power to abolish
or interfere in any State with the domes-
tic institutions thereof, including that Of
persons held to service or. labor by the
laws of such State"
Wade and Seward, and every other
Republican on the Committee. voted for
this proposition, as did also Messrs. Doug
las and Crittenden, and all others of the
Thirteen, except Davis and Tombs, who
voted against it.
'Second - To amend the Fugitive
Slave Law so as to give the alleged fu-
gtive a trial by jury-was amended, on
motion of Mr.. Dou. las, by adding, in
the State from which the fugitive escap-
ed"
This proposition was then rejected by a
strict partizan vote, every Republican sus-
tanning it. The third proposition was as
follows:
"Third-It shall be respectfully rec
commended to the several State Legisla-
lures to review al their laws, affecting
the rights of persons recently resident in
other States, and to modify and repeal
ell such as shall contravene the provis.
ions OF the Constitution of the U. S. or
of any of the laws made in pursuance
thereof"
Even this was rejected, the vote be-
ing:
Yeas-Messrs. Grimes, Seward, Wade
Doolittle, Collamer and Clittenden--6.
Nays--Messrs. Powell, Hunter, Tombs,
Dougl,s, Davis, Bigler and Rlce-6.
In the House Committee of Thirty
three, no better success is had. Mr.
Adams of Massachusetts,, one of the
most ultra Republicans, proposed to set
tie the Territorial question by admitting
New Mexico Gall our territory South o.
SO deg. 80 minutes) as Slave State, with
the understanding that all North Of that
line should be free. This covers all tha
any Southern man ask, who is willing
to accept the Missouri Compromise line
1t protects slavery south of that line ir
the most substantial. form-that is to say
by State Constitution. Yet even this
rextreme concession was rejected.
The Republican members then made &
second proposition, that all territory ly
ing South Of Sc degrees 80 minutes shoe {
be Immediately admitted as slave State
with provision for the formation Of new
States out of it, when it should have, or
an area of 10000 square miles, 13O. .OO(
inhabitants. And all territory north o
that line (except Kansas to be made in.
to free State and treated in the sa mt
manner; Kansas to be admitted with hel
present Constitution. This was also re,
jected.
The reader will see from the above
that the South will accept of no compro-
mise. A complete surrender to all hel
demands, is what is required of tht
North. The authority to take her slaves
into all the territories; the right of transi
throug gh the Free States with their slaves
a faithful Execution of the Fugitive
Slave Law with is present obnoxious fea
lures; an unconditional repeal of the
laws preventing kidnapping in the Ere.
States; disbandonment of the Republi.
can party, and requirement that tht
Press and people of the North shall dis
continue to print and talk about slavery
are among tEeir present, and re-openins
of the African Slave trade, their future
demands. Democrats may accede to thes,
disgraceful terms, but Republicans new
| er.
The President In the Trap.
Mr.. Buchanan, who is pruden
man. invests his money in current securi
ties: he deals in State stocks. and it i