Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

WASHINGTON DEC. ~ iooV'
STATES RELATIVE TO THE CONDITION
THE COUNTRY.
The Speaker pursuant to order of yesterday, called
the various States for propositions relating 10 the present
condition OF the country.
PROPOSITION FRoM MASSACHUSETTS.
Mr.. Thayer (Rep of Mass, submteda series oil reso-
uons declaring that the representatives OF the people
of the United States regard it as the duty OF every pa
tiot n the present crisis to forget parties and sections
and to devote themselves honestly and earnestly TO the
cause Of their country that the reasons which, in
the beginning OF our nlsto a. "a i"sSP"Sens '-'..
for the common welfare in full force now and should
stimulate every section 10 the fair and faithful discharge
OF all obligations to every other section and to the whole
Union without reservation and without evasion that II
while living under the shadow of the monuments which
We have erected TO the heroic deeds oil our
fathers we prove ourselves unable TO transmit 10
children the institutions created by the genius and pat
osm of the founders OF the republic, shall deserve
to be remembered and denounced nation OF great
monuments and little men, that any citizens OF this re-
public who willing 10 barter the public welfare for
their own aggrandizsmcnt and TO secure local popu-
larty by exciting jealousy and amnesty between the
States of this UniOn wholly unworthy OF the holor
or the confidence of any portion OF the American peo
pe that the present state OF uniriendy feeling existing
between the different sections OF this contederacy has
arisen from the government by Congress and the Exec
u,ve of our provincial dependencies and from their
usurpation Of the rights OF American citizens,
and that We opposed 10 the creation or the
acquisition OF any such dependencies, as being
adverse TO the interests of republican government,
and destructive OF the rights OF our own citizens that
the rights Of American citizen above the Congress
and the President and not derived from either and
should be sacred everywhere American SOIL aud that
as all derive their just power from the con-
sent Of the governed Territorial governments should
not be compelled derive their just powers from the
consent Of Congress the will OF the President that the
public Ian Is outside of the State limits should be open to
sale and settlement in districts suitable in size and form
10 make States and that whenever any such district may
contain population equal TO the ratio Of representation,
and shall have a constitution republican in form, It
should be entitled to admission into the conederacy that
taxation and representation are nseparabe the taxes
OF the people in the land districts for the support OF the
general government should be RENTED 10 them, and
they should support their governments aud deray
all their expenses; that Territory shall be
acquired TO be owned by the United States to be gov
erned by Congress and that the expansion of their lin
should be possible only by their annexation by treaty
OF sovereign States that there should be no Congress
siona legislation whatever upon the subject of slavery
that every Congressional district should also be cleo
tora district and be entitled every four years to choose
one Presidential ector, and each State should be ent-
tied choose two Presidential electors general ticket
PROPOSITION rRoN SEw YORK.
Mr. John Cochrane, (opp Of Y, submitted the fol-
lowing
Whereas, conflict Of opinion dangerous to the peace
and permanence of the Union has arisen concerning the
intent meaning the
States in relation TO the subject of African slavery there
fore,
Resored By Tie Senate and House of Representation,
tuohrds of both houses concurrDg that the following
article be proposed amedment TO the Constitution,
which when ratified by conventions in three-fourths OF
the several States shall be valid part OF said Constu
ton, viz
In all territory of the United States lying north of
thrtysx degrees thirty minutes and not Included With
in the limits OF any Of the existing States slavery and H.
- e .k.lI
be and is hereby prohibited Provided that the said
ritory or any portion Of the same when admitted as
State shall be received the Union with without
slavery its Constitution may prescribe at the time Of
its admission That in all territory OF the United States
lying south Of thirty six degrees thirty minutes not in
cluded within the limits Of any existing State neither
Congress any Territorial government shall pass any
laws prohibiting mpairng the establishment OF slave
~. Provided always that the said Territory any part
OF it, when admitted as State shall be received into the
Union with or without slavery, its constitution may
prescribe at the time Of its admission Congress shall
pass no law prohibiting interfering with the trade in
slaves between the saveholdng States and Territories
The migration importation Of slaves within the United
States, any Of the Territories thereof, from any for
egn country, is hereby prohibited No person held to
ser'cJ or labor in any State in any Territory Of the
Unie1 States under the Law thereof escaping into any
other State Territory Of the United States, SHALL in
consequence Of any law regulation therein, be dis
chuged from such service labor but shall be deliver
ed claim OF the party to whom such service Ia
Dor may be due The right OF transit through, tempo
ray SCOurn in the several States and Territories of the
United States is hereby guaranteed to all the citizens OF
the several States and Territories and their right to the
ross son and control of their slaves during such soourn
and transit shall not be impugned No law enacted by
Congress for the rendition OF fugitive shaves shall be in
any degree impaired or mpugned by anything contain
cd 10 the laws constitution Of any State Territory,
but all such State and Territorial lave and all snch pro-
visions in any State other cons tuition, shall be null
and void.
PROPOSITION MARYLAND.
Mr.. Stewart, opp of Maryland, offering the follow
ing
That an amicable settlement be made, and an equta-
BILE adjustment Of all matters between the States separat
ing that each and every State and people thereof
may know their precise duties and obligations in that
event. and no ush bl cause of disturbance may take
paOs in the future far human foresigh. guard