Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1861-02-26
REPORT OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE


On Friday last, the Committee on p Ilan OF
Settlement presented to the Peace Conference
Mr. Guthrie's proposition, with amendments -
The reception of the report caused much dlssen-
sion among the advocates of the different modes
of adjustment. The following is the report:
ART. /. In ali the Territory Of the United
States not embraced within the limits of the
Cherokee treaty grant, north of line from east to
west on the parallel of thirty-siX degrees thirty
| minutes north latitude, involuntary se' vltudc,
except in punishu ent of crime, is prohibited
whilst it shall lie under Territorial Governments
and in all the Territory south of said line the
status of persons owing service or labor as 1t now
exists shall OF be changed by law while such
Territory shall be under Territorial Govern
ment; and reither Congress nor the Territorial
Government shall have power to hinder or pre-
vent the taking to said Territory of persons held
to labor involuntary service within the tnl-
ted States according to the laws or usage> of any
State from which such persons may be taken
nor to impair the rights arising out of id rea-
tinns, which shall be subject to judicial c"gnl-
z;nce in the Federal Courts acc"r'. ing TO the COM
mon law and " hen any Territory north OF south
of said line. within such boundary Congress
may prescribe, shall contain population irQuir
ed for member of Congress, according I" the
then Federal r}tti" "f representations II sal # lis
form of tiuvernnlrnt be r. puhlcan, he admitted
into the Union an equal t"ntlI4r With ll~ OF
in;,l States. with without involuntary service
for labor rs the Constitution OF such State
may prov de.
Arr 2 Territory shall not he acquired by the
,
val and commercial sfati''ns and d"r"Is, unless
such treaty shall be ratified by fUur tifthS of all
the members of the Senate.
ART ; Neither the Constitution. any
amendment thereof shall be construed to give
CONGRESS power to abolish control, within any
State or Territory the relation established or re-
| coguiZed by the laws thereof, touching persons
bound to labor or involuntary service therein, or
/ to interfere with OF abolish involuntary service
in the District of Columbia without the consent
/ IofM aud wit hon hp n
ers or making the owners who do not consent
Just compensation nor the power to interfere
/ With or prohibit representatives and others from
bringing with them to the city of Washington.
retaining and taking away, persons 50 bound to
labor; nor the power to interfere with or abolish
involuntary service III places under the exclusive
jurisdiction of the United States within those
States and Territories where the same is establish
ed or recognized; the power to proEllblt the
removal or transportation, by land, sea or river.
of persons held to labor or involuntary service IN
any State Territory of the Unit ed States TO any
other State Territory thereof where 1t IS estab-
| shed or recognized by law or usage, and the
right during transportation of touching at shores,
ports and landings, and of landing IN case OF dis
tress, shall exist nor shall Congress have power
+ to authorize any higher rate OF taxes on persons
bound to labor than on land.
ART. 4. I he third paragraph Of the second sec
ton of the fourth article of the Constitution shall
not be construed to prevent any OF the States, by
appropriate legislation, and through the action OF
their judicial and Ministerial ohcers, IRON eh1orc-
! ing the delivery of fugitives from labor to the
| person to whom such service or labor is due.
! ART ;. The foreign slave trade, and the i'm
/ portation of slaves into the United States and
their Teri itories from places beyond the present.
! limits thereof are forever prohibited.
ART 6. The first, second third and fifth artl
| cles together with this article of these amend
ments, and the third paragraph of the second sec
ton of the first article of the Constitution and the
third paragraph of the second section of the fourth
article thereof, shall not be amended Or abolished
! without the consent of all the States.
ART 7 Congress shall provide by law that the
United States shall pay to the owner the full val
ue of his fugitive from labor in all where the
/ Marshal other officer, whose duty it was to ar
rest such fugitive, was prevented from SO dong
| by violence intimidation, or when. after arrest
| such fugitive rescued by force, and the own
er thereby prevented and obstructed in the pur-
suit of his remedy tor the recovery of such tugi
/ tive.