Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-12-19

Aosoeos Il uet oy lhe Seuste aou MUS
Of Representatives, the following article b,
proposed and submitted asan amendment
10 the Constitution, which shall be valid
IS part OF the Constitution when ratified
by the Conventions Of three fourths Of tn,
people Of the States.
First-In all the Territory nov or heresf
ter acquired North of latitude sc deg 81
min, slavery or involuntary servitude exc
eept for the punishment OF crime is prohib
tied. while in all the Territory South oI
that slavery is hereby recognized as exist
ing. and shall not be interfered with BY
Congress. but shall be protected as prop
ssty by all departments Of the Territoris
Goversmsnt during lite continuance. All
the Territory North or South Of said line
within such boundaries as Congress nav
prescribe. when ii contains a population
necessary for a member Of Congress. With
Rspublissn form Of Government. shall be
admitted iato the Union on an equality
With the original States With or without
slavery, as the Constitution of the State
shall prescribe.
Seeend-eongress shall have no power
TO abolish slavery in the States permitting
slsveryf
fhird-Csngrsss shall have no peusr to
abolish slavery in the District Of Columbus
while il exists ia Virginia aud Maryland
On neither shall Congress at any time pre-
hibit the officers OF the Government or
Members Of Congress whose Duties require
them to live ia the District of Oolumbia
bringing slaves there and holding them as
such.
9th. Congre Is shall have no power to
hinder the transportation of slaves from
one State TO another, whether by land.
navigabls rivers or sea.
5th. Congress shall have power by law
10 pay an owner, who shall apply, the
full value for fugitive slave in all eases
when the Marshal is prevented from dis
charging his duty by force or resistance
made after arrest. In all such cases. the
owner shall have powe. 10 sue the county
in which the violence or rescue was made,
and the county shall have the right sue
the individual who committed the wrong
in the same manner as the owner could
sue.
9Th. No future amendment or amend
ments shall affect the preceding articles.
and Congress shall never have power to
interfere with slavery within the States
where it is row permitted. The last reso
luton declares that the Southern States
have right to the faithful execution of the
law for the for the recovery Of slaves, and
such laws ought not to be repealed or mod.
lied So as to impair their efficiency. All
laws in conflict With The fugitive slave
law it shall not be deemed improper for
Congress TO ask State for their repeal
The fugitive slave law ought to be so alter
ID as to make the fee Of the Commissioner
.qual, whether he DEGREES for or against
The claimant, and the clause authorizing
she psrson holding the warrant, TO sum-
non q posse eomitatus TO be so amended as
20 restrict il TO cases whore violence or res
cue is attempted.
The laws for the suppression of the At
riean slave trade ough, 10 be efectuslly sx-
eeuted.
The bill for The admission of Kansas,
was taken up on motion Of Mr.. Green, and
vas made the special order for Monday
next.
Mr.. Powell's resolution was taken up,
and atsr the discussion OF points Of or
der, Mr.. johnson, Of Tenn, yielded the
floor TO Mr.. Hale.
Mr. Hale said. he simply rose TO say that
vhstevsr he thought OF the prscticsbility
Of the resolution Of the Senator Of Ken
lucky. he had no dsubt about the pcrity
Of his motives and integrity, and the dis
interested fsrvor Of his patriotism.
The Senator from Louisisss, Mr.. Besjs-
mis, asked what was mesnt by the amend.
ments Of the sesster from New York. Mr..
King, and he now rose 10 ask for inforins-
iiop. He had listened 10 the long and able
bot srr.sis speech Of the Senator from
Texas. NJ. Wigfall, who seemed explicit
in his demands; bat the Sssator from Ken
lucky, Mr.. Crittsndsn, seemed Of an en-
tirsly different sect Of politics. The de
msnds put forth to-day, were entirely diff
ferent from those Of the honorable Senator
from Texas. His desire was 10 know
which represented the demands to be made
On our people. He wanted to know II the
Senator from Kentucky represented the
people, or simply the effusi1n Of bis evr
PATRIOTS heart. II the people are really
represented by the Senator from Texas, h,
really vsuld like 10 know which Of thes'
tvo gentlemen represents the state OF feel
isg in the South.
Mr.. Salisbury said he was Union mas
and his State vas for the Union. He va
prepared TO accept the proposition Of tn
Senator from Kentucky. He asked th
Ssnstor from New Hampshire. il he wa
Wiling 10 do so, and urge the people I
accept.
mr.. halt thtu uOt W bnC iotA tAtchb
though he liked many things. he listen
ed 10 the demonstrations Of q Biographies
lice so long that he could not suddenl
become a convert. He would wait Il
some assurance that the line would
kept He did not believe the remedy la
in new provisions, but in a prompt an
fsithful execution of already in n
bond. He vas willing 10 look the thin
all over. He had no doubt his State voul
render any thing just and fair. He woul
no. pledge for bis people. He thougl
they hsd given the pledge Of fidelity ar
would give it still. he thought the gs
tleusn too prone 10 throw the blame on Il
Republican party, soe make that the pae
horss Of all evils present or future.
feared they would be under the ban VIII,
he had been publiely disfrsnehised as u
worthy to be in the committee. he sui
pesen his speech would be called inhar