The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-02-13

TBE SOUTHERN CoNFEDRACY-PuhIc opinion being
apparently favorable the admission into the conem
plated southern confedracy Of the southwestern and
perhaps other ofhe non-savehoding States tits vitality
important that the constitution thereof be so framed
to afford the saycholdng States prompt and efficient
remedy should any future infringement otther rights be
attempted
This can bc effectuaily accomplished by inserting in
the constitutions in appropriate phraseoogy such
provisions these Every slave owner accompanied by
bin or her sare or slaves shall be permitted unnOlcs-
ted to travel through TtempomrlysoiOurn in any non
sayehoIdng State territory The authorities ofSaid
States and territories shall facilitate the arrest saekeep
ing and return to bis her or owners, Of any
slave found within the limits Of said States terrific
ries respectively, promptly remanerating said owner
owners for all loss and damages sustained in default Of
compliance with this obligation. The governor Of any
State or terrory shall promptly deliver, arequisi-
ton from the governor of another State person
cused Of conraTening in any manner, the laws OF the
latter State concerning slavery or slave property, No
State errory law calculated whether
50 designed not obsruct the efforts of any slave
owner reclaim his her fugitive stolen slave
slaves Neither congress the local authorities ofany
teFitotY shall be permitted to enact any law restricting
the right or slave owners to settle within the limits OF
said territory accompanied by their slaves retaining
them as property. Discussions in congress concerning
slavery are prohibited neither shall either house there
of be permitted to receive any petition relative to the
abolition Of slavery in the district of Columbia else
where relative to the interstate slave trade
ANY State territory negectng discharge with fde
ity tie foregoing obligations may, By vote Of ma
ioritv in both houses ocongress OF those members there
of representing the savchoIdug States and without the
approval the president be deprived Of any ora rights
enjoyed under this constitutions and restricted from the
exercise thereof until it shall have receded from its
constitutional position and fully Unidentified all parties
aggreyed thereby. These provisions to remain perpet
ualy obligatory, unless repealed modified with the
sanction Of majority Of the members Of both houses OIL
congress representing the slagehoding States respec
I lively concurring.
Under such an instrument, slave property would be
amply protected, should the nonslageholding outnum
Der the slaveholdng States in the proportion of five
one since the representatives and senators of the former
i'll congress, would be fully disqualified to inter
pose any obstacle to speedy redress aswould the mem
bers of the British parliament in the event Of any future
attempt to invade the rights of slave owners Woulc
any State venture to attempt any thing OF the kind, il
those members of congress representing savehodine
States consequently empowered to expe her rep
resentaYes and senators congress and to forbid hel
participation in subsequent elections? Ger
tainly not.
Had the constitution Of the late United States beer
thus fortified the rescue BY mob, Of fugatiye slave
would never have happened no underground railroad
would have been heard Of and such an atrocity per
sona robbery law would have been thought Of muci
less prepetfated Bee
STAY IAws-Wo regret to see a. strong probability
that our legislature win enact laws yng the laws pro
ridng for the eolectionof debts for some time come
We can see neither justice wisdom in such enact
nents It is true times hard and money non est
inyents but the people, rich and poor n fact all are
poor just now alike feel their severity and are not going
to Cypress each other.
And then such acts would be very unequal in their
effect An honest man would no more take advantage
Of them than he would Of the statute Of limitations
without further canse than merely that statute exis
ted while they would be an eeetual screen for rogues
and rascality. Naeogdoches Texas Chronicle.
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