The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-03-20
The Peace Conference Proposition

one States, which met at Washington City, on
Monday, February 4, to devise some plan for
settling our national difficulties and maintain
ing the Union, adjourned sine die, on Wednes
day, february q, having been in session twen-
ty four days. The result of their labors was
the adoption, on the day of their final adjourn
ment, of the propositions OF Mr.. Franklin of
Pennsylvania. These propositions are a modi-
fication Of the resolutions originally offered by
Mr.. Guthrie of Kentucky, and are as follows:
SEC. l. In all the present territory Of the o.
nted States not embraced by the Cherokee trea q.
ty north OF the parallel of thirty six degrees
and thirty minutes of north latitude, invOlun.
tary servitude, except in punishment of crime,
is prohibited. In all the present territory
south of that line, the status of persons held
to service or labor, as it now exists shall not
be changed nor shall any law be passed to
hinder or prevent the taking of such persons to
said territory, nov to impair the rights arising
from said relation; but the sane shal, be sub
ject TO judicial cogniA ance in the Federal
Courts according to the common law. When
any territory north or south of said line. with
in such boundary as Congress may prescribe,
shall contain population equal to that requi-
J red for a member OF Congress, it SHALL il its
form of government be republican, be admitted
into the Union on an equal footing with the
original states, with or without involuntary SER
vitude, as the Constitution OF such State may
provide.
SEC. 2. Territory shall not be acquirad by
the United States except by treaty; nor, ex
cept for naval or commercial stations and de-
pots, unless such treaty. shall be ratified by
our fl tbs Of the members OF tie Senate.
Sec. 3. Neither the Constitution, nor any
amendment thereof, shall be construed to give
| Congress power to regulate, abolish or control,
within any State or Territory Of the United
States, the relation established or recognized
by the laws thereof touching persons bound to
: labor or involuntary service in the District of
Columbia without the consent OF Maryland
and without the consent OF the owners, or ma
king the owners who do not consent Just COM
penSa'ion nor the power to interfyre with and
prohibit representatives and others from bring
ing with them to the city of Washington, re-
tanning and taking away persons SO bound to
labor nor the power to interfere with or abol-
ish involuntary service in places under the ex-
elusive jurisdiction of the United States with
in those States md Territories where the same
is established or recognzed; nor the power TO
prohibit the removal, by sea, land or river of
persons held to labor Oh involuntary service in
any State or Territory of the United States,
!
it is established or recognized by law or usage;
and the right during transportation OF touching
at ports, shores, and landings, and ollanding in
case Of distress, shall exist. Nor shall Con-
gress have power to authorize any higher rate
of taxation on persons bound to labor than on
| land.
SEC 4. The third paragraph OF the second
section Of the fourth article of the Constitu-
ton shall not be construed to prevent any OF
the States, by appropriate legislation, and
through ,he action OF their judicial and minis.
terial officers, from enforcing the delivery OF
fugtives from labor to the person to whom such
service or labor'is due.
Sdo 5. The foreign slave trade and the i'm
portation of slaves into The United States and
their Territories, from places beyond the lin
its thereof, are forever prohibited.
SEC. g.. The first, third and fifth section'
together with this section, six, of these amend
ments, and the third paragraph of the second
section Of the first article of the Constitution
and the third paragraph OF the second section
ded or abolished without the consent Of all the
| States.
| Sec. 7. Congress shall provide by law that
the United States shall pay to the owner the
full value of his fugitive from labor in all cases
where the Marshal or other officer, whose duty
it was to arrest said fugitive, was prevented
from doing so by violence or intimidation from
mobs or riotous assemblages: or when, after ar
rest, such fugitive was rescued by force, and
the owner thereby prevented and obstructei in
his pursuit of the remedy for the recovery Of
such fugitive.