Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-01-18

lie would nave prelerreu thdl cue shoulu
have taken counsel with her slave bold
ing sisters before taking the step. He
advocated peaceabie dissolution, SO that
the Union could be reconstructed.
Mr.. Bigler's bill provides for the TAX
ing the sense Of the people OF the coun-
try upon tie following amendments to.
tho constitution That the territory
now held and hereafter acquired shall be
divided by Inc on the parallel Of So.
degrees SO minutes; that in all territory
north of said line involuntary servitude,
excepta as punishment for crime is pro-
hibi.ed, and in all territory south of said
line involuntary servitude as it now ex-
lists in the states south of Mason and
Dixon's line shall be recognized and
sustained and projected by all depart
nenfs Of the territorial governments;
any territory north or south Of that line
shall be admitted as state, with the
boundaries which congress shall prescribe
which it contains a populations requisite
20 entitle It to one member Of Congress
according - the federal ratio; Congress
shall rot have power TO abolish slavery
in places under its exclusive jurisdiction
and situated within the limits OF states
chat permit the holding Of slaves, nor
power to abolish slavery in the District
Of Columbia so long as it exists in Ma
ry,Rnd, Virginia CT cithe' Of them, with
oat a Just compensation to the owners Il
It shall be the duty Of Congress 10 pro-
vide that the United States shall pay
da -Naer who applies the foil value OF
lis fugitive slaves in All cases where the .
Marshall or other officer whose duty it is /
70 arrest the fugitive, shall be prevented
BY violence or intimidation, or when af- .
ter the arrest is made the fugitive shall
be re scued by force and the owner pre-
vented or DISTRACTED in tie recovery Of
his slave, the United States 70 have the
night to sac The country where said yio-
fence, intimidation or rescue was com
miuod. to recover With interest the
amount illus paid. the country to have
power to recover from the wrong-doers
or rcscuors by whom the owner is pre-
vented recovering his fugidves. Con-
sress shall have no power 70 nrohihi, tie
Interstate slave trade, but the African
slave trade IS never to be revived tA-
,,pt by Tie unanimous consent Of both
Lrarc s Of Congress; hereafter the
President shall hold office Cor s.z years,
and be Ineligible TO a reelection; tie
Constitution shall not hereafter be amen
ded so as to authorize Congress to inter. |
fere with or destroy any Of the domestic
institutions Of any State without the
consent Of all the States.
Tomorrow is fixed upon FOR the fur
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