The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-14
STH. DAyIS'S PEACE RESOLUTIONS IN
THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
In the Senate, on the 18th instant, Mr..
DAVIS, of Kentucky, according to previous
notice, introduced his propositions to form the
basis of an arrangement to be submitted to a
convention Of all the States.
The first resolution proposes to form State
out of the States Of Maine, New Hampshire,
and Vermont; another out of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, and Connecticut, and another
out OF Maryland, Delaware, and the Eastern
Shore of Virginia. As Mr.. DAVIS
belongs 60 the opposition, we take
pleasure In referring him to his gospel,
which in Article w, Section 3, Paragraph 1,
says -" New States may be admitted by the
Congress into the Union; but no newState shall
be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction
Of any other State; nor any State be formed by
the Junction oftwo or more States, or Parts of
States, without the consent OF the Legislatures
of the States concerned as Cell as of the Con-
gress" Not having heard that junction has
ever been contemplated between any two Of
the States enumerated, we may entertain
reasonable doubt as to the likelihood of its
being agreeable to nine, and therefore we can
not consider the first proposition Of Mr.. DAVIS
as happy suggestion.
The second proposition is that the Presl-
dent shall be chosen from the frae aud
slave States alternately, and that the Vice
President shall be chosen In the same manner,
but that both officers shall not be chosen from
the same section for the same term. This is
somewhat of an Improvement upon the old
method, by which we received nearly all of
our Presidents from the South.
We regret to say that Mr.. DAVIS does not
continue as satisfactory. The next proposition
Is that "all the States, in the month of January
next before the expiration Of the Presidential
term, shall present candidates for the Presi.
dency and Vice-Presldency, the free States fol
the one office, and the slave States for thJ
other, as they may be respectively entitled tc
one and the other Office" etc. This plan would
be admirable, il we had already commenced
upon this basis Of settlement. If one section
had already had its turn, we would know to
nicely which was entitled 10 the next Presi
dent. As we have not commenced, we wOul
like TO ask Mr.. DAVIS which section can posi-
bly, be entitled to either Office Perhaps as MI
LINCOLN will have been the last incumben
Of the Presidential chair, the South is entitle,
70 the next turn.
The fourth proposition Is not material I
provides for the dismissal of certain officers {
the Government at the pleasure Of the Pres
dent. All of those enumerated may at presel
be dismissed by the President, The onl
change which this proposition makes, Is tn.
certain other civil officers must be nominate
70 the Senate for dismissal
The fifth proposition is about the right
kGbeGs corpus, trial by jury, freedom Of wo
ship and Of the press, etc, all Of which OF
Constitution at present guarantees. 1t is sil
gulAr that Mr.. DAVIS should think that, f
the sake OF reiteration, We need an amen
ment 10 the Constitution.
The sixth proposition 10 Chat each Sta
shall have exclusive right and power TO esta
hsh within its own border In what sublec
there shall be property, aud all its local al
domestic institutions, and to make all Law
and regulations concerning thom.' This