The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-06-11

snail each, Or any judge of the United States Oh
complaint being made on oath to him that a tu-
gtive from Labor is believed to be within the
State or Territory in winch he lives, issue his
warrant to the marshal of the United States, or
to any other person who shall be willing to serve
it, authorizing an arrest of the fugitive il within
the State or Territory, to be brought before him
or some other commissioner or Judg of the Uni
ted States Court withn the Stale or Territory,
that the right of the person claiming the servi-
ces Of such fugitive may be examined. And Oh
the hearing, dcpositions dul y authenticated, and
paro proof, shall be heard to establish the iden-
tty OF the fugitive and the right of the claimant,
and also to show that slavery is established i'll
the State from which the fugitive absconded.-
And ii Oh such hearing the commissioner or
Judge shall find the claim to the services OF the
fugitive, us asserted, sustained by the evidence,
he shall make cut IL certificate of the material
facts proved and of his Judgment thereon, which
he shall sign, and which shall be conclusive OF
the right Of the claimant Or his agent to take
the fugitive back to the State from whence he
fled. Proriicd, that if the fugitive shall deny
that he owes service to the claimant under the
| laws OF the State where he was held. and after
being duly cautioned us to the solemnities and
consequences of an oath, shall swear to the
same, the commissioner or &c shall forthwith
summon jury of twelve men to try the right
of the claimant, who shall be sworn to try the
cause according to evidence, and the commits.
sioner or judge shall preside ut the trial and dc.
terniue the compctency of the proof.
Sec. 3 And be it further enacted, That the
commissioner shall receive ten dollars in each
case tried by him, as aforesaid, the jurors fifty
cents each, and the marshal or other person
Sc wing the process shall receive five dollars for
serving the warrant on each fugitive, and for
mileage and other services the same rs are al
lowe to the marshal for similar services to be
examined and allowed by the commissioner or
Judge, and paid by the claimant
On motion of Mr.. Clay, the Senate, as in Com
mitee of the Whole. resumed the consideration
of the bill for the admission of the State of CAL
ifornia, the establishment ofthe Territorial Gov.
ernnent of Utah and New Mexico, and making
proposals to Texas Tor the settlement of her
Western and Northern boundaries.
The Vice President stated the question to be
upon the amendment proposed by Mr.. Chase, to
an amendment submitted by the Senator from
Mississippi, mr. Davis) to the 10th section of
the bill.
Mr.. Soule gave notice ofhis intention to move
the following amendment, which was laid OIL
the table and ordered to be printed.
After the word government, in the title, insert
the words "South California" Strike out the
lst, 2nd and Sd sections, and insert:
BE il enacted, &c., That as soon as California
shall have passed in Convention an ordinance
providing that she renquishes all title or claim
to tax, dispose of, or in any way to interfere
with tie primary disposal by the United States
of the public domain within her limits that she
will not interpose her authority and power SO
as to disturb or impede any control which the
United States may deem advisable to exercise
over such districts in the mining regions either
now discovered, or to be discovered hereafter,
as may be included in any lawful grant made
to private individuals, or to corporations, prior
to the cession of California to the United States;
that the lands of the non-residents shall never
be taxed higher than those ofresidents; that the
navigablc waters shall be open and free to all
citizens of the United States those Of California
included; and that her Southern limits shall be
RESTRICTED W tHc hlSSOutl Sohi oiiiiSe Hhc, Wv
deg. 80 min. of North latitude,) and rs soon as
she shall have produced to the President Of the
United States satisfactory and authentic evil
dence that the terms above set forth have been
fully and exactly complied with, the President
of the United States be. and he is hereby, au-
thorized and requested, without any further ac-
ton on the part Of Congress, to issue his pro-
clamation, declaring that California is, and she
shall thercupon, be admitted into the Union up
on an equal footing with the original States in
all respects whatever.
Sec. 2. BE ii enacted, 3c., That such por-
tons of the revenue collected in the ports of
California rs may remain unexpended at the
time of the issuing of the Presidents procama-
ton as aforesaid, shall be paid over to the said
State of California.
Sec. 3. Be IL endctcd, de-, That the Sena-
tors and Representatives elect now before Con-
gress from the said State of California, shall be
entitled to receive, and shall receive, the mileage
and the per.diem pay allowed to the delegate
from the Territory of Oregon, from the day that
the message of the President transmitting the
constitution of California was received by Con-
gress.
Sec. 4. BE it enactcd DC, That the country
lying between the 36 deg 80 min, of North lat
tude and the boundary line between Mexico
and the United States, established by the treaty
of Guadalupe Hidal go, and extending from the
Pacific to the Sierra Madre, shall constitute
Territory under the name of the Territory of