New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-21
F.uIUEE TO COMPROMISE.

and cancellation in said Congress. To this
charge Dir. Field opposes recorded facts-aS
follows:
Mr.. +. first submitted to said Congress the
following proposition:
The Union Of the States under the Constitution is indis,o
Iubl. and no State can eec.de from the Union nuy
act of Congress sbsoys its crens from their paramount
OF obedience to the Constitution and Law" oil the
| United States"
This was laid on the table by the majority.
Mr.. Field then proposed the following;
"s declared to be the intsn, and meaning Of the
present Constitution that the Union Of the states under 1t IL
indissolnbe."
This was rejected by the Conservatives
Gov. Roger S. Baldwin Republican, of Con-
necticut then submitted the following:
HhDea, Unhsppy differences eri., which have sensted
from each other portions Of the peoPe Of tie United States
nation aud impair the regular and Efficient action of the Gov
within the sphere OF It's constitutional powers and
Wheysas The Legislature Of the State Of Kentucky has
made application to Congress 70 call Convention Tor pro-
posing amendments to the Constitution oil the United
Whea, believed to be the opinion Of the people OF
other State. that amendments to the contribution
become Necessary secure the people OF the United States
every section the full and equal soloymen Of their rights
and protection powers granted to withheld nom the
General Government 50 pursuance Of the national purposes o
|
This conference does the efoe recommend 10 the several
States unite with Kentucky in her application to Congress
tuition ofths United States be submitted to the egsa
lures Of the several States Conventions therein for s
proposed by accordance with tie proysioIsn tue
hlLh article Of the Constitution"
This proposition was sustained by Mr.
Field and all the Republicans; but it was
vehemently resisted by their opponents and
defeated-Yeas, eight States; Nays, thirteen
States. Erery SiGee State represented in that
Congress-Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, Kentucky Tennessee and Missouri
all voted Nay. These are the Border States,
which are represented as so anxious for con-
citation and peace.)
Mr.. AMOS Tuck of New Hampshire "a Radi-
cal Republican, formerly in Congress.) now
moved al Address TO the People, concluding
with the following resolves;
Rglrs5 That this Conference recognizes the vslunder
pro position that the Constitution OF the United states
ys No power 10 C0ugsD, any branch OF the Federal
Go.urut to interfere in manner with Slavery In any
Of the state, and assured by abundant testimony that
neither The political organizations existing In the
country violation Of the spirit Of the Con.tisC
ton this rrsTd the procurement Of any amendment
thereof by which Congress- any department Of the General
Government, shah have u,dicon over Slavery 10 any
shed forth 10 the preamble by the people Of the
Uisd states, in order TO form mole perfect Union e.tsO
mon promote the general welfare and secure the
eiss hssry 70 tssn',' sIa Is '.a
toe benefits Intended to be secured 10 them by tn
cor,tuti0u OF thsr rsht, It saded their
Tranquil y disturbed their prosperity retarded o. their beT
u by tho people Of any ether STATE isl AID ade
quas redress and ought to DO provided Tor such srev
R,,lred That the Constitution Of the United States
Oh. SCI. n Congress IN pursuance thereof the
lsvxo Of ths 10
Gnd l. therefore respectfully recommended TO III
whst.,ef COZ plsn.. may b. made OF sets incobs,en
thsI-with by sister States or their eIens and esreia)
rsvi,e their statutes IN view OF such complaints and TO
peal whssv,r provisions be found TO Oe In esnuAyeHon
/ cf that supreme law
hsist,s Tasi thi, Conference recommend 10 tho Lesr
s,uT, Of the several stae, Of tho Union to follow the
Ampe the Ls.'s,as 81 the STATE Of Kentucky and o.
pfopog amendments the Cons, taon Of tue United
| States. pursuant to tae 3th article thsfeoL"
This most compreheL We and conciliatory
proposition was earnestly supported by the
Republicans, but was opposed by the unan-
nous vote of the Slave States represented
and defeated; Yeas, nine States; Nays, eIeren
States.
Finally, after days of earnest debate, COM
prehensye proposition ,rds adopted-but not by
Republican Matchmaking amer dments of the
Federal Constitution whereby oil Federal ter
ritory south Of the parallel of So 80 was viz
tuay made Slave territory, denying to Con-
gress all power TO abolish Slavery, rendering It
impossible thereafter to amend the Constitution
so as to give Congress power TO abolish
Slavery, &c, &c. For this proposition, the
delegates from Slave States voted, and by their
votes it was carried. Mr.. Field concludes:
h, plan Of settlement thus agreed upon by the Peace
and for which al Huspoious event john ~
fecstsd himself while he affected 10 congratulate The con
ference uts received Congress with no respect wh.seyer
n the Senate Mason and Hunter Of Virginia Green OF Mis-
souri, aud Lane Of Otegon denounced and when was put
TO the only three senator. out Of thity gave
their voices its vor In tho House ts fate was scarcely
better. - r. A. II,
all too clearly that the avehode hebe lion was oregone
conclusion They show that tho action IN the
Peace Conrr-ss OF radical asOcaes and myself went
ot the msir tenuneo intact OF the Constitutions II Is
while tho acon OF your eon'eyAlvr associates went ior
change Of that Constitution aud change too for the pur'
nose OF foriyitg human rights but bumsu ssVituie
st sought obtain authoritative declaration against
tho horssy salon which you rejected OF may include
YOU among those associates with whom present In
fIrt though not ia persoI) that asked for general
CONVENTION Of tho States which rousedsuch Conven-
ton being twice. Ia the most solemn offered and
rejected by the South when any three Of the Slave States
he'd consented II would have been adopted that did not
becaufr could not, avert the and the weight OF
ftsp0nshly for II other couscences
that scheme Of In fact adopted by tho Con.
ference and therefore tho present awia condition Of the
country mo-, tsceaOe TO its action omission to act
ut that all lis Difference to the wishes aud submission
10 the demands Of tho Border Slave States that
supposed concaten which those States desired and which
hey obtained from 'he Conference, wa. repudaed by the
representatives ia COngre-s rom those very States
! Very truly youI. -
"N,o. YORK, April H. 1863"