, 1861-02-15
The Peace Congress.
washington Correspondence of the Philadelphta

The following are the resolutions offered In
the Peacc Congress by Hon. James Gnthrt.:
ARzc1E i. That all Territory Of the United
States shall be divided By lne from east to Tcst,
on the parallel Of sc deg 30 min. north latitude !;
and IN all territory north OF that line involuntary
Eervitudc. except in punishment Of crime. is 'ru.
hihitrt whilst il rha belong to the United statca
or be under Territorial Government. and In ali
territory south Of said Huo involuntary seryitpde
is recognized az exists in the Southern States Of
the Union, whilst such territory shall belong to
the United States. or be under Territorial Gov
ernment; and neither Congress nor the Territorial
Government shall have power to hinder or prevent
emlsrants to eaid territory from ta&inG with them
persons held to labor OF Involuntary service, ac-
cording to the laws and usages Of the State nom
which such persons mag be taken, ncr 10 fmpxir
tue right ar!stn out Of said Fe:aiiuus and be sub
Courts Of such territory shall have jurisdiction
thereof and those rights sha1l he protected By the
Courts and all the departments OF the Territorial
Government. under according to the laws Of tht.
State from which the person bound to such service
may Aayc been taken; and when any territory
north Of sald line, within such boundary - Con-
grrss may prescribe, thall cuntain population
qulsed tor Il member Of Congress, according TO the
then Federal ratio representation Of the people
Of the United States, It my u tts form of Govern
ment be Republican, b. admitted into the Union
on IN equal footing with the original States, with
OF withent involuntary serritude or labor. as the
Constitution ofsuch new State may provide.
AET =. That no territory hereafter rhall be ac-
quired By the United sta,ea without the concur,
rence Of majority Of the Senators Of the States
north ., Mason 4 Dixon'e line, and also a maj.r-
ity Of the Senators south OF said line: but no
ratified without The two-thirds vute Of the Sena-
tors. as required By the Constitution.
ART. ,. That the Constitution, and no amend
meut the1eo shall be construed to give Congress
power 10 regulate abolish. or control within Apy
state or Territory Vi the United Ssatee, the re!a-
ton established or rcco 'nizea by the laws thereof
touching persons bound to labor or involuntary
rcEyce therein, nor to Interfere vita or abolish III
voluntary service IN the District of CoIn bta with
out the consent Of Maryland and Virginia and the
owners, or without making the owners who do nat
Consent. previously, full compensation; uur the
power to Interfere with abolish Involuntary
vice IN places under the exclusive jurisdiction Of
the United States within those States and Terrific
ries where the same r. established or recognized
nor the power to prohibit the removal or transpor
tatfon Of persons held to labor Involuntary scr
vice tn any State or Territory Ut the Quilted STATES,
to any other State OF Territory thereof where It
established OF recognized; nor to authorize spe-
cifc tax or higher rate Of taxes on persons bound
to labor, than on land in propo ton TO value; nor
to authorize any Of the African race or their de-
scendants to become citizens, or to exercise tic
right oi suffrage In the choice OF Federal officers
AH7 i. That hereafter the paragraph of the
strned to prevent any Of the s:atcs hy appropriate
legislation, and through the action II their judicial
mud mtofHertal officers, from enforcing the dcfve-
ry Of fus1tiyes from labor from auy other State ~
whom such service or labor Is due.
ART $. The emigration or importation Of the
";trH ststcs heiR., fnr ~ T.. su
~ ryice. is forsyer nr hibited. md con"re.r
sb.!l have the power, By appropriate legislation,
to enforce the provisions Of this article.
ART 6 That the fr5t cond, third and atth ar
ac,es o. rs 1nese asnamfnts a9a nc thlId psfa1
ihc rnnst,Intion snd the Mia n,re..n ~ tba
fourth article thereof shall not be- amended or
abolished without the consent of al the States.
The following resolution was offered bv
Hon. ReycrdY johnson:
Rx@o,red, Concress shall have no q .wer to lerf.
late upon the subject Of eervitude anywhere, *
eept to perform IL duties under the Constitution
IN respect to tu1tires from service or labor, and
70 sqppseas .ne loIG'gn siass trace nor shall an!
s.on+,,,, ~ - -r.,taSt snita.. te 9o"et ~
Terrttorv north ~ H. snnths1n honndsrv ~ = K.n
eas and tho northcrn boundary Of New Mexico, nor
to prohibit. hinder. OK impair the right to hold per
sons TO service or labor ID any Territory south Of
sa'a Hne1 - ~ zane hnnner ~ such persons we're
~ Te9a ~ unusr ane Avs o. tae ssatc
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l@pec'AA O'sPatca 70 tne CINCINNATI dazette.J
WASHINGTON, Feb. T. 1861.
The Business Committee Of the Peace Con-
ference yesterday adopted Iii. Guthrie's pro-
position prohibiting slavery north of $3.50, and
recognizing aud protecting it south OF TINT
lima The proposition ia bting very vigorous.
ly opposed in the Conference to-day, and can
not pass without considerable modification.
I understand the Virgins delegation will