Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-01-23
Mr.. 1igler's Proposition,

State. providing for taking the sense of
the people of the several States, ON GER
tain proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition, offers complete apd perfectly
} Just and equitable solution Of The difficul>
tie. which arc at present distracting the
country. sa * >h4>I
Mr.. Bigler hn, taken the trus ground
that the representative shall obey the will
ofthe people, and that the opinion and
judgement of the people shall be invoked
in the present emergency, to decide upon
the paramount rules OF action wh ich shall
hereafter govern them.
I Mr.. Bigler proposes that on the 10Th of
February next an election Of the people
of the sever al States shall I've held 10 de-
eide upon proposed amendments TO the
Constitution. ......
! Mr. Bisler's bill provides in detail, for
the manner in which this proposed cleo.
ton should be conducted, and then gives
tho amend ments to the Constitution,
which are to be valid as part Of the Con.
stitution, when ratified by conventions in
three .fourths Of the States held for that
purpose. .....
The amendments provide for a division
of the territory now owned, or hereafter
TO be acquired by the United States, by
an East ana West line on parallel &c de.
grees so minutes Of North Latitude, in
voluntary scryitude, heing prohibited
North OF this line, and recognized, sus
taipad and pr ,tccted by all department. S
of territorial governments South of this
line, il being the duty of Congress TO ad-
nit such territories as Rtates IN TO the u.
Mon, whore they have the required pop
'ula,ion. Congress is TO have no power to
abolish slavery in territory under its ex-
elusive jurisdiction, situate within the
States, and il is made its duty to pay the
owner the full value Of the fugitive slave,
when the recovery is prevented by iI.im-
idation or violence, or when rescued by
force, the county where said violence may
occur being responsible for tho amount.
Congress shall not prevent the transporta.
ton ofsaves from one slave State TO an
other, but tho African S,ays trade can
never be revived except by the unaniHou,
consent Of both houses OF Congress.
The President is to hold Office Tor six
years, and not 10 be eligible TO re,eicc.
ton.
Amendments to the Constitution to al.
ter these provisions in regard to slavery
are forbidden. except by the unanimous
consent Of all the States.
In many particulars, Mr.. Biglers's prop.
osition comedies with that Of Mr. Critten.
don. lttalScs the vexed question Of sla
very forever out Of the power Of Congress,
and bsnishcs il from the field Of partizan
politics. 1t gives the decision OF the
great question Of the Union 10 the people
themselves, to whom the Union belongs
and leaves thon 10 say whether they wish
it now to terminate, or to have its youth
and strength renewed and the bonds
which lind it together made indissolu
Bile.
II proposition just 10 the North and
South alike, and equitable in its rroyi.
sions. ....
The carly day at which it proposes that
the great question shall be submitted 10
tho people, shows the imminence of the
danger which threatens the Republic
The majority Of the people of the United
States South as we'll Ms North, would pro-
for to see tho prescn. difficulty settled
amicably, and settled quickly, and MI
Bigler's bill affords fair, favorable and
stntesmanlike way of doing it, ..
The bitterness Of parti,an politics, and
and the prido of personal opinion iuLst be
laid aside, and somc fair and equitable
compromise like that proposed by the
Senator from Pennsylvania adopted, or
the country must suffer such disasters a,
are most painful eren to reflect upon.
The people look to Congress at once to
agree upon some measure to protect the
nation from anarchy and civil war, and
the Union from final dissolution. Mr.
Bisler has presented such measure, and
the representatives of the people should
obey their desire, and let the popular will
decide upon it, PitSLurg Post.
nfA- Secession seems 10 lie the
order Of the day at present. The cit-
zcns Of Karthaus township have petition.
cd the Grand Jury several times Tor a
bridge across Mosquito Creek, in that
township. The Grand Jury last week
again refused to act for them, and for this
we learn citizens of that township arc