The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1861-03-07
The Franklln Proposition Adopted by the
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Peace Congress-
Tho Peace Conference adopted IN, Franklin
lsopo. ton on Wednesday. The dispatches ,o
the Cinoini..ii G0,eiie say thata majority ofti,
Virginia and North Carolina Il ele.ations voted
with the adcals a. lnst IT, The Missouri delera
ton was divided, az also that of Kansas Upon
Eli s.er branches OF settlement niaiori; of the
Indiana delegation voted in tie nairmativs; OF,
tie first branch, I'll. ting 10 slavery in The Terri
tories, they decnad vcting. under instruction,
FROM tho ln'.inna Legislature. The Illinois dele
gates voted Tor it, and New York was equally di.
yiied
On tue first vote the Franklin plan Of set.
feniert agreed to ~ n vote II sixteen TO
:iye.
1aE PROPOSITION As rasSEp
The following Is the Franklin proposition as
prssod by the Conferences:
Ssc !. In al! the present territory of the United
States north OF the parallel of thirty-six degrees
thirty minutes north latitude involuntary ssryi-
tuce, except as punishment for crimes, shall no
prohibited. In all the present territory south of
that line TIE stsfrs of persons held involuntary
ssry'ce e. iauor, IS 1t exists shall not be chan
ged, nor shall any law De passed bv Congress or
ti.e Territorial Legislature to hinder or prersu,
Ihe faklng o: such persons from aiy of the States
OF this rnon to said Territory, nor impair anv
rights arising from said relation, but the same
fha!l be suliscS to the judicial cognzapco of the
Federal Courts according 70 the coarse OF common
Law
When any Territory. nortk or south Of said line.
within sueh bCurdary - Congress nav pr escr,br
shall contain population equal 10 that required
for member OF Congress 1t shall, If It's form Of
government be republican, he Admitted into the
Union on equal footing with the original States
with or without involuntary servtude, d. the Con-
stitution Of such STATE may provide.
SIC. :. M Territory shall be acqu:rsdby tho
United States except by discovery, and for naval
asd commercial stations dcpots and transit routes
without the concurrence OF majority ofall the SEN
from the States which allow involuntary SCR
Yitdde, and 4 majority of all the Senator's fror,
ths States which prohibit the r, lation Nor hall
territory he acquired by treaty, unless the votes OF
majority OF TIE Senator's from each of the States
herein before mentioned. be cast US par. Of the
two-thire' majority necessary for the ratification
ofsuch .-eaiy.
SEC. ;. Neither the Coastituticn, nor any
amendment thereof shall be construed to glve
Congress the power to regulate, abolish or control
within any State or Territory of the United States
the relation estb ished and recognized by the laws
Thereon touching persons held 10 labor or inv olun
tAry sert.ce therein, interfere with or abolish
involuntary service in the District of Columbia
without The consent Of Maryland, or without the
consent OF the owners, or make the owners who
DO not consent just compensation nor power to
Interfere With or prohibit the Representatives OF
other States from bringing with them to the Dis
1rict OF CoiunbiaI from retaining and taking away
person, 80 held to labor or service; nor the power
to Interfere with abolish involuntary service IN
places IN Ter the executive jurisdiction OF the nj
ted states, within those States and Territories
where the same is established or recognized, or
tae power to prohibit the removal transportation
el perS0ns held &c labor or Inv oluntary service i'm
amy 81 ts or Territory of the United States, TO
ally other State or Territory thereof, whers it IL
established or recognized by law, usage and right.
During the transportation 10y river the
riSnt OF touching ut ports, shores landings, and
landing IN of distress, shall exist bat not the
right of transit through any State territory if said
transit be- against laws thereof. shall Congress
have tie power to authorize any higher rate of tax
atiCl on persons held to labor and service than
land. The bringing into the District CT Columbia
persons ned TO labor service COR SALE or p acine
them in dePets to be afterwards transferred TO ch.
&. pisces for sale merchandise shall be prohiS,
iei.
;'Ec 4. The third paragraph of the sscond soc
ton Of the fourth article oil the Constitution shall
not be construed TO prevent any States by appro-
pirate legislation, and through tho action Of iud-
cial and ministerial officers. from enforcing the
delivery OF fugtives ON labor persons to h, IL
such service uI labor is due.
SEc D. The foreign slave trade is hereby for
even prohibited and IL shall be the duty of Con-
greS: to pass laws TO prevent the importation of
slaves Coolies, and persons held TO service or labor
INTO UnNeu SStIeo territories, IL ON places
beyond the limits thereof.
SEc 6. The first, third aud fifth sections, TO &c n
with this section and thetc amendments aud the
third paragraph OF the second section OF the Iirst
article of tho Constitution. and the third para graph
of the second section ofthe fourth article thereof,
sEs l not b. amended OF abolished without the con
sent Of all the States.
SIC. I. Congress shall provide by Law that the
United States shall pay the full value for his
fugitive from labor in cases where the Marshal or
ether officers. whose duty to arrest such tngi
tive, was prevented from doing by violence in
timdadon, mObs or rotoas assemblages or when,
after arrest, such fugitive rescued by like yo
lsnce or intiniidation and the thereby de-
privei OF the same; and Congress shall provide
law Tor securing to the citizens of each State the
privileges and immuntc. ofthe citizens of the SOW
era States.
The seventh section recommends that when a
fugitive negro paid for he to b.. free.
Richmond, va March !.
President Tyler and Mr.. Leddon have returned
from the Peace Conference AT Washington. and
were s.renalel 10 night. Both spoke. Tyler de.
nounccd the rs-u. Of the Conference Us "A worth
less affair, an lid the South had no, hing To ho
for the Repuaiicsns. Lsjdon said il was ,eu
sion. shame an irs1lt and an oTsrc, to the