The Peace Conference

Special Dispatchcs to the N. Y. HeraUI. Washington, Fob. 6. At a meeting of the Peaee Congress this morning, alter adopting rules by vvbioh they are governed, Mr. Guthrio, of Kentucky, oiïered a resolución for the appointinent of a committee - one f rom eaoh State, to bo seleoted by the dolegates of eauh State - on vvhorn 8 to devolve the important duty of roporting sume plan of adjufitment. Mr. Guthrie sustained his motion in a powerful and patriotic speech, in wbicb ho fihowed tho great iraportanoe of a speedy settlomont of the political difforeuces now distracting the country. The great Mississippi Vulley, ho stated, had a right to be heard on this vital queetion. She had more at stake in this matter than any other sec'.ion. of the Union, and he called upoü tho convention to comeforward, and in a proper spirit, layiog asido all prejudice and bias, adj ust the ditl'erences wh'oh had well nigh destroyod, and il' not speedily settled woukl eutirely destroy our gloi ioiis Union. Mr. William C. Eiyee, of Virginia, followed in the eamu straii, making a patriotic appcal to fho conservatives, urging the adoption of Mr. (iuthrio'a reeolution. Mr. Caleb B. Smith, of Indiana, alao spoke in favor oí the resolution. Ho wal for doing everything that was honorable and just to bring about an amicablo settlument. Mr. Chase, of Ohio, also sustained tho resolution, and made an exoeedingfly conservativa speech. He was willing to concede evorything that was proper and right to tho border States, and ho thought that by mutual concessions on all sidea the troublos that noivmenaced the Union might be bappilv and speed ily avertcd. " Mr. Seddon,of Virginia, coinciUed wUh much that had been said. He hoped tfie resdlution would boadoptnd, and that the convention would prooeed at om-e to the important matter lor which they aseembled. Judgö Kuftin, oí North Carolina, made a powerfnl hfepea] in behalf, as ho said, of the Old North State, whose people wore anxioué for a eettletneot of iho question at issue botween the two scctions. lic alladed to the alarming posture 01 affairs, and the imminent nerii of the country. 1'he questiona before this convftntion wcro of the highcst importance, and he urged every member to ly anide his party feolings und devoto hitüselfto the causo of his country, llis speech was listened to with prolouod attention. Mr. Amos Tuuk, of New Ilampshire, spoko in favor of the re.solution. He, too, wa.s nnxious for an early settlemont of the agitating questiona that divide the two pcctions. Ottier speeches were made, and the debate was ooníinucd until Dearly three o'clock, wheo tliu question was put and unanitnously carried The parading of United StaUs troops on Pennsylvania avenue every tnorning1, by order of General ficott, causes deep indignation in the minds of southern delegates to the Peace Congress. They regard these movernonts as a menaoo and threat on the part of the North, and it will undoubtedly havo the effuet to rotard a penceablo solution of the difficulties which tho convention have assemblod to overeóme. It is thought by some southern nicmbers that the Commissioners may agre upon Crittenden's compromipe, inodrfied so as to composo a Senate of two etasaes of membors, northern and southern, with tho constitutional provisión that no new teiritory shall be acquirec} without tho sanction of a majority cl eaeh class, this proposition to be submitted to a convention composed ol delegates chosen directly from the people Wid. C. Kives spoku oarnestlj' on the subject, and tbere is a fair prospect that tho conference will speedily act 'yThe latest speciilations in republican circlcs abiiut. the Peace Conference are to the effect that tho proceedings will be protractet] until after tho 4th of March. Delay is desired by non-compromisers, in order that Mr. Lincolit sliall have the eclal of presenting propositions in bis inaugural that will lead to a peaceful solutino of the cliffiLculty- Washington, Feb. 10. I am perniittod to publish tho following plan of' adjustment, which wan subïuitted yesterday by Mr. Guthrie to the Peaco Conference. It is uuderstood that it will be the ouly propoiition that will be acccptable to the border slave States : "Art. 1. That all the territory of the United States shall bc divided by a lina from east to west, on the parallel of thirty six áegrecs thirty minutes north latitudc ; and in all territory north of that line involuntary servitude, except in punishment of crime, is prohibited whilst it shall belong to the Uuitcd States or ba uuder a Territorial government ; and in all territory Kouth of said line involuntary servitude is recognizad as it exists ia the southern States of the Union whilst suoh territory shall belong to the United States or be under a. Territorial governrnent; and neither Oongress nor tho Territorial governmöut shall have power to hinder or prevent emigrants to said territory from taking with them persons held by them to labor or iuvoluntary service, aceording to the laws or usage of the State from whioh such persons may be taken, nor to irapair the right arising out of said relations, and be subject to judicial cognizance. The Uuited State courts of such territory shall have jurisdiction thereof, and those rights shall bo protected by tho courts and all the departments of the Territorial governinent, under or aceording to the laws of ths State from which the person bouud to such service may have been taken. And when any territory north or sauth of said line, wiliiiu such bouudary as Congresa may prescribe, shall contain the popula. tion required for a niember of Congresg aeeording to the then Federal ratio of representatiou of the peoplo of the United States, it may, if its form of government bo republican, be admitted into tha Union on an equal footing with the original States, with or without involuntary servitude or. labor, as the coustitution of such new State may provide. ''Art. 2. That no territory shall hereafter bo acquired by tho United States without the concurrenee of a uiajority of the Senators north of Masou and Dixon's line, and also a majority of the Senators of the States south of said line ; but na treaty by whïoh territory shall be acquired shall bu rati&ed without the two thirds vote of the Scnate as required by the coustitution. " Art. 3. That neither the constitution, nor auy amendmeut thereof, shall bo construed to give Congrcss power to regúlate, abolish or control, within any 8tate or Territory of the United States, the relation established or recognized by the laws thereof touching pursons bouud to labor or iuvoluntary service thcrein, nor to interiore with or abolish iuvoluutary servieo iu the District of Columbia witheut the couseut of Marylaud and Virginia and the owuers, nor without making the owuers who do uot consent previously, full cempensation ; nor the power to laterfere with or abolish involuutary service in ces uudur the exclusive jurisdiction of theUnitcd States wtthtQ those States aud Territorios wliere the sanio is cstablished or recognized ; nor the power to prohibit the romoval or transportation of persons held to labor or involuutary service iu, auy State or Torritory of the United States to any other State or Territory thercof in wuich it is established or recognized ; nor to authorizo a specific tax or any higher rato of tases ou persons bouud to labor thaa on land, in proportion to value ; nor to authorize any of the Africau race or their desceudants to become citizens or cxerciso the right of suffrage iu the dioico of Federal officers. " Art. 4. That hereafter the paragraph of the fourth article of the coustitution. shall not be construed to prevent any of the States, by appropriate legislatioo, andthrough the actiou of their judicial aud ministerial officers, froin euforcing the delivtry of fugitives froin labor from any. other State or Territory of the United States to the persoa to whoin such ser-, vice or labor is duo " Art. 5. The emigration or importation of tho Africau race into any State or any Territory of the Uuitcd States, whether for residence or involuiitary acrviludo, ú tbrover prohibited, aud Coagresa shall hava power, by appropriate lcgu-lation, to euforce tho provisions of this artiele. " Art. 0. That the first, socond, third; and fiflh articles of these amendments, and tho third paragraph of the seeond section of the first artiele thereof, shall not bc aiucnded or abolished without tho consent of all the States." L3TT!io ioa has damned up the river at Albany and a largo sharo of the. business portion of tho City bas been. inundated. The suflbring is graat, and losses heavy.