Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-03-07

We append the Franklin Substitute in full, that
the reader may turn to for reference he reads
imperfect sketch of Mr. Davis speech. That it is no
setement-that there will be no settlement is evident
and yet to-day Abraham Lincoln takes his seat
the issue is upon US, and in all probability it will
be seen that North Carolina has taken no step to be
ready to meet it or to act in any way for her pro-
lection. The following is the document:
Sec st In all the present Territory the United States
N of the paraa of SO deg 30 min of n latitude nvolun
tary SERVICE except punishment for crime prohibited
In all the present Territory South of that line the status of
persons held to service labor exists shall not
be changed Nor shall any law be passed by Congress
the Territorial Legislature to hinder prevent the taking
of such persons from any the States of this Union said
Territory impair the rights arising from said rea
ton but the shall be judicial cognzance in
Federal according the of the
law. When any Territory North South of said ne with
such boundary Congress may prescribe shall contain
population equal required member of Congress-
SHALL if its of government be republican, be
ted into the Udon on an equal footing with the original
States, with without involuntary servnde the Con-
| stitution of such State may provide.
SEC 2 Territory shall not be acquired by the e. States
stations and pepots unless such treaty shall be ratified by
| four ffths OF all the members OF the Senate.
SEC 3. Neither ths Constitution, nor any amendment
late abolish control within any State Territory of the
thereof touching bound labor
service therein to interfere with abolish Involuntary
in the District of Columbia without the consent of
Maryland and without the of the owners making
the who do not consent compensation the
power nerferewh proh representatives and others
from bringing with them the city of Washington retaining
and taking away, persons bound labor; nor the
power to interfere with abolish involuntary service
places under the exclusive Jurisdiction of the United
within those States and Territories where the
tablished recognized; the power prohibit the
removal transportation by land sea, river of per.
held to labor involuntary servitude any State
Territory of the United States any other State
tory thereof where is established recognized by
and the right during transportation of touching
at ports Shores and landings and of landing in case of
distress, shall exist Nor shall Congress have power to
authorize any higher rate of taxation persons bound
| labor than on land.
Sec f. The third paragraph the section of the
fourth article of the Constitution shall not be
through the action of their judicial and ministerial officers
from enforcing the delivery of fugves from labor the
person to whom such service or labor is due.
SEC s. The foreign slave trade and the importation
slaves into the United States and their Territories from
places beyond the present limits thereof
hbited.
SEC 6. The FIRST third and fifth sections together with
section six of these and the third paragraph
of the second section of the first article of the
article thereof shall not be amended abolished without
the consent of all the States.
Sec Congress shall provide by law that the United
States shall pay to the the full value of his fugitive
from labor in all where the marshal other officer
whose duty was to arrest such fugitive presented
from to doing by Violence intimidation from mobs
rotous assembages when after arrested such fugitive
rescued by force and the thereby
obsructed in the pursuit of his remedy the recovery
such fugitive Congress she'll provide by securing
to the citizens of each State the privileges and mmunes
of citizens in the several States