Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-28
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! WASHINGTON, Dec. 2T.-The following
Republican ultimdtum was discussed yes
sterGay in the Senate and House Special
. Committees, The propositions. originated
with Senator Grimes, but were advocated
and presented in the Senate Committee by
Gov. Seward
/ LIST. That the Constitution shah never
/ be SO amended as to permit the interter-
/ ence of the Federal Government with
| slavery in the States, and that this shall
be secured by Legislative enactment; that
the following act be introduced into Con-
! gress and passed.:
| BE Il enacted by the Senate and the House of
Preventative Of the United States Of
! AMertcG. in Congress assembled,
That upon the production of a person
claimed as u fugitive from labor, before
any Court, Judge or Commissioner men,
toned in the act of Congress approved
September, 1860, together with the proof
mentioned in the sixth section of that act,
and upon consideration thereof, said Court,
Judge or Commissioner shall be of opinion
that it appears thereby that such person
! claimed does owe labor or service to the
person claiming him, according to the
laws of any other State or Territory, or
| the District of Columbia, and escaped
therefrom, the said Court, Judge or Com
missioner shall make out and deliver to
such claimant, or his agent, certificate
stating those facts, aud shall deliver such
fugitive to the Marshal of the United
States of the State, to be by him delivered
TO the Marshal of the State whence the
fugitive is ascertained to have fed, who
shall produce the said fugitive before
Judge of the Circuit Courtgof the United
States for the last mentioned State; and
1t Shall be the duty of said Judge, either
forthwith, or at the next term Of the Cir
cult Court aforesaid, to cause a jury to be
empanelled aud sworn to try the issue
whether such fugitive owes service or la
Dor to the person by, or on behalf of whom
he is claimed, and true verdict to be rem
dered according to the evidence, aud upon
such finding. the Judge or Court shall rer.
der Judgment according to such finding,
and cause said fugitive to be delivered to
the claimant or returned to the State
where he was arsested, at the expense of
the United States.
Z Sd. Congress will pass resolution ask
ing the Governors to revise the State sta
tutes, to ascertain if. the, personal liberty
laws exist, and to request thcir repeal as
required by just sense of constitutional
obligations, and by-a due regard for the
peace of the republic.
A fourth proposition, which will enable
the people of New Mexico to enter the
Union as slave Ssate, is advocated by
the more conservative Republicans, but
will not,tin all probability, be adopted.
The House Select Committee on the cri-
sis, to-day rejected Rusts proposition,
which has been SO long under considera-
ton, by vote of IL against l5 All Re-
publicans, and Mr. Davis, of nd, being in
the negative.
1t is not known or believed here, that
any troops have been ordered to the forts
at Charleston harbor.
In relation to the affair of the guns at
Pittsburgh, the manufacturer contracted
to deliver them upon requisition at certain
points. The requisition was made, and
any opposition or restraint in their deliv-
cry, by the citizens, will enure to the in
Jury of the contractor only, should the ser
vice suffer by the delay.
The dispatch from Charleston, relative
to Maj. Anderson's movements, created in
tense, feyerish interest in Congress and
throughout the city.
Col. Myers and Capt. Donovant, of S.
O., and Major Wayne, of Ga, have re-
signed from the army. The last named to
accept the post of Adjutant General in
that State
The Post Office Department continues to
receive the designations of South Carolina
Postmasters, who give as a reason, that
they are out of the Union.