Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-01-26
The Law on Slavery in the Territories.

10 prepare our readers fully for great
question that is coming upon us, we publish
correct copies of so much of the laws bear
ing upon the question of slavery, as may be
of consequence in the consideration of the
Nebraska bill of Senator Douglas, now
pending in the Senate of the United States:
MISSOURI COMPROMISE.
The Sth section of an act, entitled can
act to authorize the people of the Missouri
Territory to form constitution and State
Government, and for the admission of said
State into the Union, on an equal footing
with the original States, and to prohibit
slavery in certain Territories" approved
March 9th, 1920, contains the following
enactment: provided, that in all that ter
ritory coded by France to the United States,
under the name OF Louisiana, which lies
north of thirty-six degrees and thirty min
utcs north latitude, not included within the
limits Of the State contemplated by this act,
slavery and involuntary servitude, other
wise than in the punishment of crimes,
whereof the parties shall have been duly
convicted, shall be, and is hereby forever
prohibited: Provided, always, that any per-
son escaping into the same from whom labor
or service is lawfully claimed in any State
or territory of the United States, such flu
gitive may be lawfully reclaimed and con-
veyed to the person claiming his or her la
Dor, or service, as Aforesaid
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS.
The third article of the second section Of
the "ioint resolutions for annexins Texas to
the United States" approved March LIST,
lS45, amongst other things, provides, 'rhai
new States Of convenient size, not exceed
ing four in number, in addition to said State
Of Texas, and having sufficient population,
may, hereafter, by the consent Of said State
be formed out of the territory thereof, which
shall be entitled to admission under the pro-
visions of the federal constitution. And
such States as may lie formed out of that
portion Of said territory lying south of thir-
ty-six degrees and thirty minutes north lati-
tude, commonly known as the Missouri
Compromise Line, shall be admitted into the
Union with ,orsyithout slavery, as the peo-
pie of each State, asking admission, may
desire. And in such State or States as
shall be formed out of said territory north Of
said Missouri Compromise line, slavery or
involuntary servitude, (except for crimes
shall be prohibited"
COMPROMISE OF 1850.
The fifth proposition of an act, entitled
can act proposing to the State Of Texas
the establishment of her Northern and
Western boundaries, the REIMBURSEMENT by
the said State of all territory claimed by her
exterior to said boundaries, andof all her
claims upon the United States, and TO estab-
fish Territorial Government for New
Mexico" approved Sept. 9, 1850, amongst
other things provides as follows: provided
that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued 10 impair, or qualify anything con-
tanned in the third article or section second
Of the Joint resolutions for annexing Texas
to the United States;" approved March LIST,
A. D. 1915.
SLAVERY SECTION OF DOUGLASS NEBRASKA
SEC. 81. lind be u y further enacted, That,
in order to avoid all misconstruction, it is
hereby declared to be the true intent and
meaning of this act, SO far as the question Of
slavery is concerned, to carry into practical
operation the following propositions and
principles established by the compromise
measures Of 1850 to-wit:
First, That all questions pertaining to
slavery III the Territories, and in the New
States to be formed therelrom are to be left
to the decision of the people residing there
in, through their appropriate representa-
tivcs.
Second, That "all cases involving title
to slaves" and "questions of personal free
DOM" are referred to the adjudication Of
local tribunals, with the right to appeal tc
the Supreme Court of the United States.
Third, That the provisions of the Con.
stitution and laws of the United States il
respect to fugitives from service, are to be
carried into faithful execution in all the cor.
ganised Territories" the same as in the
States.