New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-09

-scoI si3efed after II nad been announced, on
account ef the arri,al of e1-Sber6 Butcher, aud
the amendment vas thus carried-22 81.
After this vJte, Mr.. Danforth Of Johnson offered
40 amendment 70 the section, as preamble 10 sec
ton !, the following:
The right Of property is before and higher than
cry constitutional sanction and the gat OF the owner
OF slave 10 such slave and is increase s tie same
ard a. irviclsble as the night Of the owner OF a1y
property wbateevr. 80
The yeas and nays being called on this amend.
mebt, tie vote stood 40 for the amendment to
against it. The negatives were: Mr.. SPEEDY, VINO
voted against it ON principle; Mr.. Reid OF Ihe
Tecumseh paper, who voted against IT because, as
be ,aid, this was oneidea, higher law doc-
trine;" and John Randolph, who voted IN tne mega
tive out CT pure contrarlness.
The other sections Of this report were adoptea as
reported, and the report, a. whole, adopted WIKI
but two dissenting votes. These were SPlcely aod
Reed. The vote was taken by ayes aud Does, and
the President of the Convention, Mr.. ,lhouD, on
recording his vote, said in explanation;
The President would prefer the preamble 81 !, 49,
az substitute for he whole report Leaving the Con
.u silent on the subject slavery and such prop
erty simply und. the decision OF the bred Scott case
His wish which he will here express IS 20 suom. .ne
report il now stands. together with prop9sinoh
for Free State to vote Of the people. Should sucn
propora not prevail in the right time, Wien the cs's
again comes up for final action, will move to smend
the Cor sti.uton 10 strike out the clause now
ur der consideration" ,
The preamble and sections on Slavery thus
adopted are in the following words:
PREAMBLE. The right Of property is before and
higher than any Constitutional sanction, and the right
of the owner of slave 10 such slave and its Increase
is the same and as involabe the right to any prop
eity whatever.
SIcTIoS /. Tne Legislature shall have no power 70
pass laws for the emancipation of saves without the
t,ft III,
els lrevious to their emancipation, full equivalent
in money for the slaves so emancpated. They shall
have no power to prevent emgrants to this State from
bringing with them such persoDs as are deemed slaves
by The laws of any one of the United States or Terrific
RES 90 long as ar person of the same eye or descp
ton tba be continued in Slavery by the laws of this
State; provided that such person slave be the bona
foe property of such em,grant; and provided slso
thai laws may be passed to prohibit the Introduction
into this State of slaves vino have committed high
crime. in other STATES or Territories. They shall have
pover TO pass laws to permit the owners of slaves TO
ensncipate them saving the rights Of creditors aud
| preventing them from becoming pubic charge.
They shall have power to prevent slaves from being
brought into the State as merchandise, AMI also 10
obis the owners of slaves to treat them with humsui-
ty TO provide for them necessary food and cohing TO
abs ain from all fures TO them extending to life or
limb; and in case of their neglect refusal to comply
with the direction of such laws to have such slave
slaves sold for the benef. of the owner owners.
SEC 2. In the prosecution Of slaves for crimes OF
higher grade than petit larceny the Legislature shall
have no power to deprive them Of impartial trial
by petit jury.
SIC. 3 Any person who shall maliciously dismem,
Der or deprive slave of life shall suffer such puOish
ent as would be il cted in the like offense had
b.en commit ed on free white person, aud ON like
proof, except in Gaze of instruction Of such slave.
This was stricken out Boir e. amendment