Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-01-30
Correspondence Of the Philadslphia Press.
Important Forthcoming Prepesitiens
from the Hon. stephen A. Douglas.

he Is now winning the respect and confidence of
the latter by the noble battle he has made and is
making in the Senate, for the admission Of Kan
into the Union.
Such is the record of truly national statesman.
Those who, to-day, differ from him because he
will not follow their exacting demands, TO morrow
praise him because he does right on their side.
he Is the true embodiment of the national spirit
of 3he country, and the manner in which he Is
conquering prejudices is the best proof of it.
differed from him when he took the Crittenden
propositions so readily, but 1 waited 10 see what
his final action would be- And now we have it,
The following amendments are signallv impOr-
tant and do not see how they can be objected
TO by any man--particularly by the Republicans
Should they be refused by the Southern men
presented as they will be. BY Judge D0uglas-we
shall then have united North, because assert
that no statesman and no intelligent American in
the free States will for moment refuse 70 accept
at lelst that part of the propositions contained in
the frst section This proposition Is simple re
affirm tion Oft the principles laid down in thecom
promise me lsures of 1850. In 1850 there was no
Republican party The Republicans of TO day
were then all Wings OF Democrats, and all these
men approved the compromise measures OF 1850
Now, in the plan presented by Judge Douglas,
it is not proposed TO reafrm the principles of the
Kansas Nebraska bill, to which they object but
simply organize the Territories upon the doctrine
of the compromise measures Of 1850. Why ,ther.
shall not the Republicans and Democrats in thL
free States and the Union men in the South ac
cept these propositions final settlement.
IL the readers of the Press will observe tat
other branches of this programme of Judge
Douglas, they will find nothing in them that can
he fairly objected TO, and little that has not
already, directly or indirectly, been approved Dy
the most of the Republican leaders themselves
The suggestion that the President of the United
States shall be elected for six instead of four
years and that hereafter all district Presidential
electors shall he elected Representatives in
Congress are, will be received will almost univer
sal favor. The African slave trade Is 10 be for
suppressed the elective franchise IS not 20 be
exercised by persons Of the African race in whole
or in part; the colonization Of free negroes and
mulatt0es is 10 be encouraged at the expense Of
the Federal Treasury; fugitives from service or
labor rescued from the hands of officers are to be
compensated out Of the Federal Treasury, or the
State county in which they have so been res
cued. IL is too late for mere politicians to at
temptto defeat a movement Ike this. Will the
patriotic people accept il or notf This is the
question
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED BY HON. 5. A. DOUGLAS, oF
ILLINOIS. AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR THOSE oFFERED
NIX. caITTEsDES TO THE coSsrTrUTIoS oF rIHr
UNITED STATS.
ARTICLE THRTEES.
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spect to domestic servitude in any Territory of
the United States and all Territorial Governments
shall he formed ON the model and in the terms of
the organic acts, approved September nine, eigh-
teen hundred and fifty, called 'THE COMPROMISE
MEASURES and the validity of all Territorial en-
actments shall be finally determined by the Su-
preme Court Of the United States, on appeal. or
writ of error, from the Territorial courts; but
new Territory shall be organized until it shall
contlin twenty thousand white inhabitants; nor
shall any Safe be admitted into the Union until
it shall contain the requisite population for Rep
reSentative in Congress, according 20 the then
Federal ratio Of representation.
Sc. 2. Congress shall have no power 10 abolish
or interfere with the relation of persons held to
service OF labor in any State, unde. the laws
thereof; nor in any place under the exclusive ju
risdiction of Congress, and situate within the
limits of any State or Territory under whose laws
persons are held 20 service or labor: nor shall
Congress have power 10 abolish or impair the
relation OF persons held to service OF labor in the
District OF Columbia. under the laws in force
therein, without the consent of Maryland and
Virginia. so long such relation shall exist in
either OF those States under the laws thereof; nor
shall Congress have power 10 interfere with or
prevent the removal of persons held 90 service or
labor from one State or Territory 70 another
See. ,. The African Save trade shall be for
ever SUPPRESSED and Il sh be tie duty of Con-
gress to make such laws as will clles.ulliy pre-
vent the immigration or importation into the
United States OF persons he'd 70 service or labor
for life or for period of yelrs. OF OF any person
intended to bc 80 he'd in any State or place within
the United Ststes under any preteace Whltevcs.
| See. A. The second clause of the second
ton of the fourth article of the Constitution shall
be construed 10 include all crimes commite
within and against the State or place lrom. which
| the fugitive fell whether the acts chargel were
was found
Sec. >. The elective franchise and the right TO
hold Office. whefher Felerai, State Territorial or
municipal, shall not be exercised by persons OF
the African race. in whole or in part
Sec. 6. The United States shall have power 10
acquire districts of country in Africa or South
America for the colonization. at the expense OF
the Federal treasury, OF such free negroes and
mulatoes as theseverai States may desire to have
reno, ell from within Their limits, and from the
District of Columbia, and such other places as
NAV be under the jurisdiction of Congress.
Sec q. Whenever any person held 10 service or
labor as provided in the third clause of the second
section Of the fourth article os the Constitution,
shall escape. and the marshal or other officer
whose duty il nav be 20 arrest such fugitive shal
be prevented from so doing by violence or intimi-
dation; or when after arrest. such fugitive shall
be rescued by force, Congress shall have power
and il shall he is duty. provide By law Tor the
payment of the full value of such fugitive TO the
party 70 whom such service or labor NAV be due
and all cases, when the United States shall "a,
for such fugitive they shall have the right, in the
own name TO sue the county in which such violencs
intimidation, or rescue was committed, 10 recove
the amount paid by them, with interest and dam
ages; and the said county, for its indemnity, MAJ
sue and recover from the wrong doers or rescuen
the amount paid 20 the United States, togethel
with interest and damages.
Sec E. The first aud sc sond clauses of the hrs
section of the second article Of the Constitution
shall read as follows:
The executive power shall be vested in Pres
ident of the United States of America. Tn,
President and Vice President shall hold their of
fees for the term of six year-, and shall be ineli
1 gible to the Office Of President FOR the ensuin,
six wears after having performed the duties o
President, and shall be elected as follows;
/ The Legislature of each State, at it first ses
sion after any Federal census shall divide san
State into as many Congressional districts as
shall be entitled TO Representatives i'm Congress
which districts shall be as compact in form, AM
nearly equal in population, as practicable. II
each of said districts one elector Of President AM
! Vice President shall be chosen by the peopl
thereof having the qualifications requisite fo
electors of Representatives in Congress; and
in addition, two electors for the State at larg
shall be chosen by the members of the Legisla
ture, assembled in joint convention for that pur
pose. on the day appointed by Congress.
s.stand Firm.
That's the talk, Messieurs Republicans Stan
firm State afte. State withdrdws its star fror
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