New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-31

authority and LrlnS on tie naS ol uNI rouu'
TRY, shall lay down the weapons Of their Rebel
Ion and resume that obedience to tho authority
of the Union, the Constitution, and the Laws,
to which they arc bound by sacred compaots
ard solemn oaths.
He asserts that the Republicans Of 1860 were
"impcllcd to spurn all measures of compromise.
We prove this false by the records of the session
of Copgrss and of the "Peace Conference
au,jnc the Winter Of 1901, wherein no less
than four distinct propositions of compromise
were nsdo BY tho Republicans, and spurned by
the Rebels, as follows:
/. Mr.. Anthony. of Il. T.. [Rcpuhlioan, ] pro-
posed IN the sena,e, Dan. I6, 1917 that New
Mexico. including Arizona, and tins covering
all The territory thcn really in dispute, should
at once be admitted az STATE. with such cor
st;tution az her people should SEQ fit to frame,
although Slavery was recognized end protected
therein BY existing territorial law. HeinLmated
! that he Yves authorized by other Republican
Senators 20 make this offer az a compromise, 70
be sustained By them if it were acceptable to
tie other SIDE No Democrat accepted II; so il
fell 10 the ground.
.. Gov. Seward proposed, in the Select Com
nittee of Thirteen on tho crisis, appointed that
winter on motion of III. Powell, of KY, concil-
ia,ory propositions, providmgagains Gry future
amendment o. tho Constitution adverse 20 The
safety and pepetuiiy of Slavery. and stipnlai-
ing tia, Congress should pass "a efficient law
providing against tho armed invasion OF any
state or States ID Ia John Brown, md pun
isling all peraons implicated thersin. al tho
Republican members voted for this proposition.
al the otlcrs against it--so it was defeated.
3. NJ. Corwin, from q Select Committee Of
lTlirty-three. reported 70 the House (Jen. ii,
IIeCI) several ccnciiasory propositions requiring
tho faithful execution Of the Fugitive Slave
/ Law, the repeal Of all State eIaotineTtS moon
sig,ent thcrcwth, Tho rigorous performance
Of every Federal Obligation by tho several
States, and the stern repression Of al mya-
sions or gols by citizens Of one State. whereby
The peaco and security Of ono'hof were IN
pcr:lci. Tho Houso passed thu; Yeas, l36;
Nays IS.
4. Mr.. Corwin further proposed joint Re
solve initiating m amendment Of tho Federal
Constitution. whereby 10 should b. rendered In
possible 10 - amend 10 thereafter rs 10 confer
on Cougrcrs ary power over Slavery IN the
State. THIS passed. the lIou5e-Ycas 1873;
Nays S.; and vas concusr,i Ia b. .Lo Senate
Yeas II; Nays l2-'hou ia r.dleulrl by senator
Mason, OF Virginia. ~ "ouly olc llani OF tie
Chicago lRopubl!canl pl1.i9nm."
3. The state Of Virginia having proposed o
conferences Of The STATE. b. deiefl.e, AZ "a.h-
! ington. most Of tho S-stos which bud not se-
coded were represented therein IL convened
Fob 4;b, and various Wopo a. LOOKING - coa-
citation were submitted, coas.uclc1 aad acicd
OF. Among others, the State Of hcu,ucST.
through her Legislature, having wsonly re-
commended a Convention &C tae s.a''r. Ike
that waica framed our Feiord Constitution,
Gov. II. 5. Baldwin, OF Conn. submitted 70
sulye approving and urging such CoD-er'ion,
which YVES voted dowl-al tho Democrats aud
"Conscrya,ivoF opgosingit. Mr. Amos lnoz, Of
II. H., renew ii TIE proposition, anu il was
larain voted down--ll States against, to TOY
it-oyc.y Conservative" do.efa.o oppo.ingit,
and cysa kentucky horso.l uniting (as bgioTy)
% vote i down.
We submit this synopsis o. .le public rcCo.d.
lor that memorable Winja-'s do.ags 81 proving
tl.a,, If History tells tle trulh wa wrad 10
TIE bearing u the Republicans On taat crisis,
then hota,io Seymour does MT. Tho naked
truth is, tha. while The Republican offered
lconuromi.e after compromise, thcir opponents
= offered none, ami wOlii accept nothing short
iof an unconditional surrender of our cardinal
urinciple-the principle first enanelaied aud
lcnroL ed in bill ny 1honas Jei!erson 90 early
as l7si--the priDc'p' A, embodied 10 al Ordinance
lof Coupa,s IN 1907. r1d adopted BY al all bu.
un,uimous yoto-the principle namely. thAt
Ilrtry shopid be e,oiudedby iou from rho T-5r'to-
ries Of the United states. To that principle, our
aGvcrsaries opposed Mr. Cntleudcu'a proposition
. that slavery should 90 irreyocabiy .siatGhld by
las in So much 81 those Z -tO,.cs 10 lies south
,of tho pa-allol Of So 30 north latitude We
could not accept this without stlHi ing
.ud degTSd.Ag ourselves, as Seymout himself
virtually admitted. when. 40 Twoddlc Hall, ho
SECUTED .hc .uggos,on that se should aot s.s-
rendc. our principles to aye tho country.
Now what seynnur aud his feow-parlisaus
rlqriiel Us 10 DO on penalty Of D ,lnon aud
Civil War vas exactly what Jefferson Davis
lhaa demanded as lis ulimatum in 1850 and
TiD.uy cav had declarod tiiat Ia could never