Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-03-07
MEASURES For CANCELLATION.


final action and adjourned on Wednesday. The
plan of adjustment adopted is that proposed by
Mr. Guthrie of Kentucky, amended by PROPOSE
tons from Mr. Franklin of Pennsylvania and
others. 1t proposes to add an article of seven
sections to the constitution Of the United States,
in substance as follows
Sec. /. Slavery is prohibited north of 500
30 in all present territory south of that line
slaves may be taken into the territories and
held there, and neither Congress nor territorial
legislatures shall prevent it, or impair the rights
of the owner, but the same shall be subject to
judicial cognizance in the federal courts, ac-
cording to the course of the common law A
territory north or south of the line shall be ad-
mitted as a state when it has sufficient popula-
ton to entite it to representative in Congress,
with or without slavery, as the people may
choose.
2. No more territory shall be acquired with
out the vote of majority of the senators from
slave states and a majority of the senators from
free states.
3. Congress shall not abolish or regulate
slavery in the states, nor in the federal district
without the consent of Maryland, nor interfere
with the Interstate slave trade, nor tax slaves
at a higher rate than land, but the bringing of
slaves into the federal district for sale is pro-
hibited.
4. The provision in regard to the rendition
of fugitive slaves shall not be construed to pro-
hibit state legislation or state executive action
for the delivery of fugitives.
8. The foreign slave trade is forever pro-
hibited, and Congress shall pass laws to prevent
it.
6. The first, third, fifth and sixth of these
sections, and the provisions for slave represen-
tation and the rendition of fugitives, now in the
constitution, shall not be amended or repealed
without the consent of all the states.
7. Congress shall provide for the payment
to the owner of any slave lost by means of mob
violence or otherwise rescued; and Congress
shall also provide by law for securing to the
citizens of each state the privileges and immu-
mites of citizens in the several states.
For the first and most important proposition
the vote stood :-Yeas-Delaware Illinois, Ken
lucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, Tennessee-9. Nays
Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts,, North
Carolina, New Hampshire, Vermont, Virginia
5. Mississippi ard Indiana did not VOTE
The vote of New York was divided on account
of Mr. Field, who was called away by an enga-
cement in the supreme court. If he had been
present the vote of New York would have been
in the negative, and the plan would have been
defeated The other articles were adopted by
large majorities. Massachusetts, voted against
them ALL
Nothing was done in Congress about these
propositions.
The action of the House of Representatives
on Wednesday, although indicating decided
purpose not to favor any amendment of the con-
stitution, was nevertheless of character to re-
assure the South. The subject before the House
was Mr. Corwin's report, from the committee oil
33. The amendment to the report, proposing
a general convention to revise and amend the
constitution, was rejected by the decisive vote
of "A to 100. The amendments offered by Nj
Kellogg of Illinois and Mr. Clemens of Virginif
Substantially Crittenden's plan) were also re-
jected. The resolutions of the committee ia,
previously published) were then adopted by
vote of 1876 to SO. The amendmsnt to the con
stltution proposed by the committee, which pro
vldes that no proposition to amend the consti
tuition in the articles touching slavery shall b,
received from any but slaveholding state ant
shall not be adopted without the assent of ever,
state, after being amended at the motion of Nj
Corwin so as to prohibit any amendment au
thorizing Congress to interfere with slavery il
the states, obtained vote of 100 yeas to II
nays-not the requisite two-thirds. 1t was vo
ted against as unnecessary by many who recog
nize the principle as correct. This vote wal
reconsidered, and the amendment was passed
by the requisite two-thirds on Thursday.
The resolutions and proposed amendment tc
the Constitution are as follows:
Resolred, That in the opinion of this Committee
the existing discontents among the Southern people
and the growing hostility among them to the Fedora
Government, are greatly to be regretted and that
whether SUCH dlscontents and hostility are withou
just cause or not, any reasonable proper and Const
tutlonal remedies, and additional and more specific
and eflectual guarantees of their peculiar rights anC
interests as recognized by the Constitution necessary
to preserve the peace of the country and the perpet
uty of the Union, should be promptly and cheerfullS
granted.
Resolred, By the Senate and House of Representa-
ves OF the United States of America in Congress as
semDled that all attempts the part of Legislature
OF any of the States to obstruct or hinder the recov
cry and surrender of fugives from service or labor
are IN derogation of the Constitution of the United
States inconsistent with the comfy and good neigh
borhood that should prevail among the several States
and dangerous to the peace of the Union.
Resolred, That the several States be respectfully
requested TO cause the statutes to be revised, with
view to ascertain il any of them are in conflict will
or tend 10 embarrass or hinder the execution of tn,
laws OF the United States made in pursuance of th,
second section Of the fourth article of the Constitution
of the United States, for the delivery up of persons
held to labor by the laws of any State and escapnf
thereirom; and the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives earnestly request that all enactments havin,
such tendency be forthwith repealed rs required by
just sense of Constitutional obligations and bv du,
regard for the peace Of the Republic; and the Presi
dent Of the United States requested TO communicate
these resolutions to the Governors ofthe several States
with request that they will lay the same before tn,
Legislatures thereof respectively.
ResOlred, That we recognize Slavery ms now exist
ing in fifteen of the United States by the usages of tn,
laws OF those States, ana recognize no authority
legally or otherwise outside of State where it so ex
lists to interfere with slaves Slavery in such States
in disregard OF the rights of their or the peace Of soc
ETY..
Resolred, That we recognize the Justice and propri
ETY. of iasthiul execution Of the Constitution and
laws made in pursuance thereof the subject of fu
gtve slaves or iugtves from service or labor, an,
dscontennnce all mobs or hindrances to the execution
of such laws, and that citizens of each State shall b
entitled to all the privileges and mmunties Of citizen
| in the several States.
Resoiued, That we recognize no such conflicting Gle
ments in It's composition, sufficient from an,
source, for dissolution Of this Government; that W,
not sent here to Destroy but to sustain and har
monize the institutions Of the country and TO see tina
equal justice is done to all parts of the same; and Il
nay to perpetuate its existence ON terms of equuit,
and Justice to all the States.
Resolred The the faithful observance on the part o
all the States, of all their Constitutional obligations Il
each oheI, and to the Federal Government, is essen
tiul to the peace of the country.
Resolved, That each State be requested to revise it
statutes and # necessary, to amend the same as t.
secure, without legislation by Congress, to citizens
other States travelling therein the same protection n
citizens of such States enjoys and also protect the cit
igens OF other States, travelling solOunng therein
against the popular violence illegal summary pun
ishment without trial in due form of law for imputed
crimes
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