New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-02

seyfere with or abolish involuntary service ~
vrder the exclusive jursdi tion OF the nc same IL
within those States and Territories where w ~nbbt
sstablished or recognized; nor the po"es ~ - Iabor
a. movo, or transporfation of persons heia 70
or involuntary service in any STATE u ;bereoF
United States TO any other State OF d tba init
where lie established BY lay law e e1 or liver Of touching
~ ny, shores landings and landing In case OF uis
,ress sbsi exist but not the night q transit OF 'te
against the Laws thereof nor sna a,Esp o nsr
xons held 10 labor or service than land The ohhSng
into the District of Columbia persons held 70 aOot IOt
service for sale placing them IN depots 10 DC az
ward transferred TO other places ior sale Us
disc is prohibited" 49,, .oo.
This section embraces all of the I'd, 80, ana st see
tions of Mr. Crittendens amendment eXcept " tT
clause which proposed to guarantee the Not sxist'
.layea through States where Slavery dOes S 80 go
The amendment of the Convention doe Sos
This clause, and the right to do so is .e ""ere nS
always rested, to the comfy Of eeea o've,, NO
the States where Slavery exis;s nAS O Axes as er
Ss sG1 10 pr tSsouSh their Ceritory ey have pro-
hibite importation Of slaves " thee own
for their own use on wond Be an isvasion upon the
49, Of The states and therefore, tle amendment OF
The Convention left that qseston here nss res1sa
ever since tho Constitution was aeopted' lne Ien.
49, 20 transport any slaves through any State Is not
snJe bv the amendusent. This exception applies
e. an the States, Slave 81 well az Free. 49,, r
Tfe 4th section Is as follows The Sd paragraph OF
the I'd section of the 4th articss of the ConsuuVoh
StI not he construed TO prevent any Of the States. BY
snnropriate legislation, and through tAe action OF
judicial and ministerial officers, from enforcing ths
Delivery of fugitives from aoor to persons 10 WHO'LL
such labor is due L.. ,,,
1t has been decided by the Supreme Court teat an
law of a State which provided messls and fArhspeu
aid 70 the recapture and return Of fugitive sifVeS
Unconstitutional This eection permits s'a'f W fA''
such laws ,,,, -, .,ore
THE 5th section is as eollows 1.-THE foreign siiye-
trade il hereby forever prohibited and 1t ena oe Ine
duty Of Congress 20 pass laws 70 seNvg1d' ~ serSe or
tior of slaves coolies or persons held serNoe VI
labor into the Unieed States fnd lern'oiies' iion
places beyond the limits thereof .,.....
This section ought not to require any ~
No one can object it, except such as Hay deSre tne
reonen;no of the African slavefrade We nave heafu
n sugeested by who seem TO favor the 'naepe,
eDee Of the seeded States, thAt upon tnelr becoming
lndepepdent and alien States, this clause would pro-
biht the importaon of such elaves from these seceded
States into the United States.
This should be So else the United States might have
shsr territory flooded with the African race whenever
the Southern Coafederaey shall open the filcan slave
trade.
guarantees in the Constitution or IN ths amenoHeni
20 relation to slave property, without the consent OF au
khe States. :,
The seventh section is as follows Congress shaL
provide by law that the United States shall pay the
owner full value for fugitive from labor in all cases
where the Marshal other officer whose duty 1t was
% arrest such fugitive prevented nom DONG so ~
violence intimidation from mebs or rlotouts aseea
blaees, or when, after arrest such fugitive res
eued by like violence intimidation, and the owner
thereby deprived of the same, and the acceptance OF
sneh payment shall preclude the from further
claim such fugitive Congress shall provide by law
for securing citizens of each State the privileges and
inmuniiies of citizens in the several States
This article is substantially the same as Mr. Crssen-
4ens amendment. 1t makes 1t the duty Of Congress to
pay the owner the value OF the slave where Inc mar
sha shall be prevented by force or mtimdalon from
executing the w and when the slave shall be arrest
Cd from The owner after he Is delivered. IL was not
necessary 10 provide IN this section that Congress
should provide by law how the United states may be
Undermined far such payment Under this clause ana
me section OF Inc ConSt''n''on upon the s9hs n' III.
nves from labor te power 70 pass suen AVE .uI va.
indemnity OF the United states against sucn "rons
oeers, is pienary ana i9h c,U.;,,,;o,
Ihe second section Oh - sIuoie VI ING &C ~
o. the United STATES now reaos' One 80 a.
citizens Of the several States 1t gave congress n'
right legsate the subjects operates 9s pro
hh;tion To zach State from discriminating against tn
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