Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1861-02-26
Gaiherie's Peace Proposition.

The following are the resolutions offered
IA the Peace Congress by Hon. James
Guthrie:
ARrIcI.s |. That all territory Of the Uni
ted States shall be divided by liae East
to West. on the parallel OF 81 degrees 80
minutes North latitude; aad in all territory
+ North OF that line. involuntary serviiude.
except IN punishment for crime, Is prohibit
( ted, whist it shall belong to the United
States, OF be under territorial government
/ and IL al territory South Of said line, IN
voluntary Seryl ude Is recognized as II eX-
( lists In The Southern States of the Union,
whilst such territory shall belong 10 the
/ I II cd Stats, or be under i territorial gov
eminent; and neither Congress nor the
territorial government shall have power 10
hinder or prevent emigranis TO said terri
tory from taking with them persons held
= labor or involuntary seEvire, according
/ to the laws and uSages Of the State from
I when such person may be taken, nor to
. imp iir the right arising out of SAID relations,
! and be subject 10 judicial coguiZanCe the
! United States courts OF such territory Iall
. have jurisdiction thereof, and those rights
/ shall he protected by the courts and all the
+ departments Of the territorial government,
Jude, Or according to tbs laws Of the State
| from which tie person bound TO such ser
I Vice may have been taken; and when any
territory North or South OF said line, with
IN such boundary as Congress may pre-
Z scribe, shall obtain population required
! for a member of Congress, according to the
then federal ratio CT representation OF The
I people Of the United States it may, if is
form of government be republican. be ad :
, United into the Union on an equal footing
/ with the original States, with or without
Z Involuntary servitude OF labor as the Con
sututOn Of such new State may provide.
/ AKT- , hat no territory shall hereafter
4 be acquired by the United States without
the concurrence Of a majority of the Sena-
I tors Of tie States \ ortiz Of Mason aud
Dlxon's line, and also majority Of the
/ Senators South of said line; but no treaty
! by which territory shall be acquired shall
be ratified without the iwo-thirds vote o.
the Senators, as required by the Constitu-
ton.
AIR 3. That the Constitution, and no
amendment thereof shall be constructed TO
I give Congress power 10 regulate, abolish
+ or control, within any State or Territory Of
/ the United Sta.es, the relation established
+ or recognized by the laws thereof touching
i persons bound 10 labor or involuntary ser
vice therein, nor 10 interfere with o. abolish
( involuntary service II the District of Col
umbia, without the consent of Mary land
aud Virginia and tie owners, or without
making the owners who do not consent,
previously, full compensation; nor the
+ power u In ertere with or abolish involun-
/ terry service in PAGES under the exclusive
+ jurisdiction Of the United States within
4 those States and Territories where the
+ same IS established CT recognized nor the
I power to prohibit the removal or por-
4 taiIon of persons held 10 labor or involuuta-
/ ~ service in any State or Territory OF the
/ United States, 10 any other State or Terri
I tory thereof, where 1t is established or re
coguIzed nor 10 authorize u specific tax
+ OF any higherrate Of taxes on persons bound
to labor, than on land in proportion to value;
nor 10 authorize any of the African race or
their descendants to become citizens, or 10
exercise The right Of suffrage ii the choice
of federal officers.
AIR. 1. That hereafter the paragraph of
tie fourth article Of the Constitution shall
not be construed to prevent any of the
States, by appropriate legislation, and thro'
tn acton Of their Judicial and ministerial
officers. ON enforcing the delivery OF fugi-
tives from labor from any other State or
/ Territory of the United States to the per
son to whom such service or labor is due.
ART. ). The emigration or importat on
of the African race Iuto any State or auy
Territory Of The United States, whether for
res deuce or involuntary service, Is forever
prohibited, and Congr IS shall hav the
power BY appropriate legislation to enforce
the provisions Of this Article.
Arr. 6. That the first, second, third and
fifta articles Of these amendments, and the
third paragraph Of the second section of
the first article Of the Constitution and he
third paragraph Of the fourth article thereof,
shall not be amended or abolished without
the consent OF all the States.