Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-27
The Guthrie Proposition.

From the n. Y. Herald of the 10Th, We
lake the following, which is the Guthrie
proposition as adopted by the Committee of
the Peace Convention, by II to s.
Art. l. That all the territory of the Uni
ted States shall be divided by line from
east to west, on the parallel of thirty-six
degrees thirty minutes north latitude and
in alltcrritory north of that line involun-
untary scrvitude, except in punishment o!
crime is prohibited whilst it shall belong
ior,he United States or be inIdor n terri, y
rial government iEnd in all territory south
of said line involuntary servitude is rccog-
nizcd as it exists in the Southern States of
the Union whilst such territory shall belong
to the United States orlc under territorial
government; and neither Congress nor the
territorial government shall have power to
hinder or prevent cmigran,s to said territory
from taking with them persons held by
them to labor or involuntary service, ac-
cording 10 The laws or usage or the State
from which sich persons may be-taken, nor
to impair the right arising out of said re-
lations, and be subject to judicial cogni-
zance. The United States courts of such
territory shall have jurisdiction thereof,
and those rights shall be protected by. the
courts and all the departments of the ter
rtorial government under or according to
the laws of the State from which the per-
son bound to such service may have been
taken. Aud when any territory north or
south of said line, within such boundary as
Congress may prescribe, shall contain the
population required for member of Con-
gress, according to the federal ratio of
representation of the people of the United
m - 1,
republican, be admitted into the Union on
nn equal footing with or without invom-
tary servitude or labor, as the constitution
Of such State may provide.
Art. 2. That no territory shall hereafter
be acquired by the United State without
the concurrence ola majority of the Sena-
tors of the State north or Mason and Dix
on's line, and also "A majority of the Sena-
tors oe the State south Of said line; but no
treaty by which territory shall be acquired
shall be ratified without the two-thirds vote
of the Senate, as required by the Constitu-
ton
Art. 3. That neither the Constitution nor
any amendment thereof shall be construed
to give Congress power to regulate, abolish
or control within any state or territory of
the United States, the relation established
or recognized by the laws thereof touching
persons bound to labor or involuntary SER
vice therein Dor to interfere with or abolish
involuntary service in the District of Co
lumbia without the consent of Maryland and
and the owners, nor without ma
king the owners who do not consent .prcy;-
ously, full compensation; nor the powe: ~
interfere with or abolish involuntary SER
vice III tiaccs hinder the exclusive iuris lie
Ten of the United States within those States
ana territories where the same is establish
~ or recognized; nor the power to prohibit
me removal or transportation of persons
lelu TO labor or involuntary service in any
Saatc or Territory of the United States ~
any other State or Territory thereof in
Which it is established or recognized. nor
to authorize specific tax or any higher r,,o
of taxes on persons bound to labor than ON
land, i'll proportion to value; nor to antbor-
ize any of the African race, or their dosca,-
dants, TO become citizens or exercise tho
right of suffrage in the choice of Federal o.
liccrs.
Art. 4. That hereafter the paraqronb of |
The fourth article of the Constitution sh.1i
not be construed to prevent any of the states
by appropriate legislation. and tbrougb ,ho |
action of their judicial and ministerial off,
,ers, from enforcing the delivery of fueitiyes |
from labor from any other State or Terrific |
y of the United States to the person TO
whom such service or labor Is due.
Art. .. That emigration or Importation of
he African race into any State or any Ter
'itory of the United States, whether for res
dent or involuntary service, is forever pro-
libited, and Congress shall have the power
~ appropriate Legislation, to enforce the
PROVISIONS of the article
Art. 8. That the first, second, third. and
fifth articles of these amendments. and the
bird paragraph of the second section of the
rst article Of the constitution, and third
iaragrnph Of the fourth article thereof shau
lot be amended. or aboiizhed Without the
onscnt OF All the sfates.