The North-Carolinian., 1854-02-18
The Law ON Slavery In the Territories.

We publish this morning correct copies of so
much of the laws bearing upon the question of
slavery, as may be of consequence in the con-
sheraton of the Nebraska bill of Senator Doug
lass, now pending in the Senate of the United
States :-Charieston Courier.
MISSOURI COMPROMISE
The Sth section of an act entitled can act to
authorise the people of the Missouri Territory
constitution and State government,
and for the admission of said State into the
Union on an cqnal footing with the original
States, and to prohibit slavery in certain Ter
ritorics," approved March 9th, 1920, contains
the following enactment; provided, that in all
territory ceded by France to the United States,
under the name of Louisiana, which lies north
of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north
latitude not included within the limits of the
State contemplated by this act, slavery and in
voluntary scrytule, otherwise than in the pun
ishment of>crimes, whereof the parties shall
have been duly convicted shall be, aud is here
by forever prohibited; provided, always, that
any person escaping onto the from whom
labor or service is lawfully claimed in any State
or Territory of the United States, such fugitive
may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to
the person claiming his or her labor or service,
as aforesaid"
ANNEXATION OF TEXAS
The third article of the second section of the
Ssioint resolutions for anneNing Texas to the
United Statcs," approved March lst, 1S45,
amongst other things, provides chat new
States of convenient siZe not exceeding four in
nunber, 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 he entitled to ad-
ms5on under the provisions of the federal con-
sttuton And such States may be formed
out of that portion of said territory lying south
of mhirty-sx degrees and thirty minutes north
latitude, commonly known the Missouri Com
promise Line, shall be admitted into the Union
| with or without slavery, as the people of each
State asking admission may desire. And in
such State or States as shall be formed out of
| said territory north of the Missouri compromise
Line, slavery or involuntary seExitude (except
for crimcs) shall be prohibited.
"a COMPROMISE OF lS30>
] Tie fifth proposition of an act entitled can
act proposing to the State of Texa&.tle estab-
! lishment of the Northern and W1sterf bounda-
41ssttkse REIMBURSEMENT by the said State of all
territory claimed by her exterior to said boun-
daries, and of all her claims upon the United
States, and to establish a Territorial Govern
ment for New Mexico" approved Sept. 9th,
1900, amongst other things provided as follows:
Provided, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to impair, or qualify anything
contained in the third article of second section
OF the joint resolutions for annexing Texas tc
the United States" Approved March 1st, A
d. 1915
SLAVERY SECTION OF DOUGLASS NEBRASKA BILL.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted, That
III order to avoid all misconstruction, it is here
by declared to be the true intent and mean
ing OF this act, SO far the question of slavery
Is concerned, to carry into practical operation
une following propositions and principles estab
Iished by the compromise measures of 1850, to
Nit
First, That all questions pertaining to slave
~ IN the Territories and in the new States to
setprmed therefrom, are to be lett to the de-
cislon OF the people residing therein, through
their appropriate representatives.
Second, That call cases involving the title to .
slaves, and Questions of personal freedom'
are referred to the adjudication OF local tribn,
i mails, with the right to appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States
Third. That the provisions OF the Constitu-
i tion and laws of the Unitdd States In respect
i to furitiyes from service to be carried INTO
faithful execution in all sthe organized Terrific
riesD the same as in the States