Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-23

tury service in places under the exclusive ju-
risdiction of the United States within those
States and Territories where the same is es.
tabllshed or recognized; nor the power to pro.
hibit the removal or transportation Of persons
held to labor, or involuntary service in any
State or Territory Of the United States to any
other State or Territory thereof where it. is
established or recognized by law or usage;
and the right during transportation, by sea or
river, of touching at ports, shores and land
ings, and of landing in case OF distress, shall
exist, but not the right Of transit in or through
any State or Territory, or OF sale or traffic
against the laws thereof. Nor shall Congress
have power to authorize any higher rate Of
taxation on persons held to labor or service
than on land.
The bringing into the District OF Columbia
persons held to labor CT service icr sale, OF
placing them in depotS to be afterwards trans
ferred to other places for sale as merchandise,
is prohibited.
SECTION 4. The third paragraph Of the &C.
cond section Of the fourth article OF the Con.
%s,itulion shall not be construed to prevent any
Of the States. by appropriate legislation, and
through the action Of their judicial and minis
terial of from enforcing the delivery OF
fugitives from labor to the person to whom
such service or labor is due.
'SEcTIoSt 6. The foreign slave trads Is hereby
forever prohibited; and it shall be the duty OF
Congress 10 pass laws 10 prevent the iIu2orta'
lion of slaves, coolies. or parsons held TO ser
vice or lsuGr il the United States and The Ter
~ritogies, from places beyond the illaits Thereof
"SEerloy G. Tnc first, third and tllth sections,
together with this section Of these an';ndlnentS,
and third paragraph Of tue second SECTION ol
the first article Of thu Constitution, and the
third paragraph Gf The second section Of the
fourth article thereof, shall not BIO ametIisd Or
abolished without the c%crsent OF a!l the States.
'.SrcrIos I. Congress shall provide " law
that the United States shall pay 10 The owner
The full yalur Of his fugitive from labor, 10 all
cages where tue marshal, or other officer, whose
duty it WAS TO arrest such fugitive, was pre-
vented from So doing b. violence or III
limida;ioa from nobs " l.iolous aSsctn-
blages, or when, after arrest, such fugitive
vas rescued BY ike violence q. Intimidation,
and the owner thereby deprived Of the same;
aad Congress shall provide by Law Tor securing
10 tho citizens 81 each State the privileges and
inrHuli;ies OF ,a2 several StatrS.
Therefore, be il resolved, by the representa-
ti7es of the people OF Virginia, Iii ConrentioH
assembled,
/. That i, be, and is hereby recommended
to ihe people OF the several States comprising
the United States, to hold III their respective
States, Conventions u consider tho said inca
s,irs s OF adjustment and express their sppTo
val Of the Saline, and request their Senators and
Representatives in Congress assembled, either
il extra Or regular session, 1t lis first meeting
10 sdop; the salue By tho constitutional na
iority Of twc ,hi,ds OF each house, so that the
same may b. laid before the several States d
this Union, in the mode pointed out ~ ID:
said fifih article Of the Constitution aforesaid
Tor ratification or REJECTION.
2. Ti.atthis Convention, flr and in the nRrnt
Of The good people OF this Commonwealth, d.
declare their upprova: Of the Sid propositions
and will, il a'lupipd as IN amendment to tht
| Constitution Of the United States, accept ths
| same as an adjustment oi aii our national diff
cuilics, and that ". do hereby request ou1
Senators and Representatives in Congress, a
its next session, whether convened in extru o.
regular session, 10 USE their best Efforts to haT'
| the same adopted ia their respective houses by
the constitutional yolu required, TO Tie enc
luuE Tue SaliI'. UltN W lsIi DCIuI vi iSOEIN "
| The several States OF the Union, to be, by them
| ratified or rejected in the manner provided II
the Constitution, through the action Of stat'
| Conventions or lhe Legislatures ct the severe
States.
g. That it shall be the duty Of the nIhcer;
conflicting he election ;pr u'erhberS Of TIT
next General Assembly Of this State, to se'
that a poll * opened Ii. the several places o
voting il his Commonwealth. ~ take tht
sense Of the voters OF this State upon TIT
| said measures Of adjustment recommended bj
the Peace Conference. And the better to ne
| cure a correct yoli.eock, The Governor Of thi:
Conference.-The is requested 10 have prepared
an,i transmitted IT, every county IN this Com
monweal.h Il sufficient number Of pull-hoof'
! 10 supply each county with Ms many books e:
there are places Of volifis in the SAM, sal,
| books ~ be sIeaded " Poll book for taking TIT
eenEe Of the voters upon the aduptlon 81 TIT
| measures OF adjustment: accommodated NJ TIT
pcacs Conference" md to lmsc tgo columns
the one headed For the adjustment" thu
other headed against the adjustment AM
it ST all be the duty Ofthc sad conducting OIL
| GERS, each aud ail-Of them, to SEQ that tn
nGlnen Of nil persons qualified 10 vote Tor mem
bers Of the General Assembly, and wto pre-
sen, themselves 70 vote at the respective places
o! voting, are allowed to vote for or agains
the said MEASURES of adjustment, and shn
tie names Of ell those VINO vote for adjust
meat are recorded in the column headed 10
the atjus: ;n-nt." and all tho$e Who vot'
against adjustment" are recorded in the col
umn head against the adjustment" said pol
| books to be rctlrnEG and their c5rre:lIeSs Ger
uhrd To under cath by the officers conductlnl
the election Ui,hiG 40 DAYS after the said e!cc
ticn, 20 he clerk OF tie respective County o
cor poraIion c0url, as the caee r:ay DC, III Tllcl
the said conducting eli :era re3id:; and i
shall &c the duty oi the respective county AM
CORPORATION clerks Of this Common wealth. L
| certify to the Governor Of this Commonwealth
atles!ed By their seal Of Office, the result OF IL,
vote upon the question aforesaid, in their res
pccti7e COUNTIES and corporations aforesaid
| within tao days after tic said roll books sha!
be returned by The conducting cm :els afore
said; and the Governor OF this Commonwealth
Upon receipt thereof, is hereby requested TO as
certain tue result Of the said vote in the State
and to make the same known hT proclamation
and if a majority Of the totes cast shal! be II
favor Of III: $ il Peace Conference adjustment
nc is hereby requested 10 communicate to IN
Governor OF each Of the States Of this Unio'
the foregoing resolutions, with the result of h
vote aforesaid, with a request to each 10 tax
SUCH steps as the Constitution and lass OF hi
State may require to be taken, i'll order that
Convention OF delegates may DO elected by ;a
voters IN each State, and convened, to WHOM
shall be referred the foregoing resolutions.
The CHAIRMAN. Tho propcsitl IN OF the gen
tlenan from Harrison. tMr. CARLi.E,) in Al
amendment, by way of substitute, to strik
out the report Of the Committee on Fedora
Relations and insert what has just been read q
o substitute therefor. The Chair would aTai
himself Of The p e>ent occasion to repeat, to-day
the opinion he indicated the other day, IS to Ia
course Of action upon the part Of the Cotnmitte
! Of the Whole touching the report Of the Gem
rnittee on Federal Relations how pending be
fore it. lie is induced TO Go SO, because of tn
report Of what the CHAIR may tlars said On
former OCCASION, RS seen in the public prints
in which his opinions and views did not seen
to hsys been properly published, il they yer