St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-03-07

era,ions to close Oh. Wednesday Of last
week. As We Predicted two weeks ag,.
those vino expected linls Of these pace
makers w~re the true rorhess. Thy
sdppted. indeed. something which they
called a eJrpr"nise. but ~ Mr.. Hunter
stated up"L its introduction in the Sensse.
lit puts the South in q worse condition
than it now occupies under the Cous,i.u-
tim aud the Dr.d Scvtt decision. 1t
prohibits slavery north of 36 80, 4and
gives the South the chance of ano. her law
suit as to her rights in the territory south
Of that parallel. II provides that the
status of persons b ii to service shall not
be changed. The statns of such persons
varies in the different States. and yer it
cannot be changed when they reach the
territories. Thus a stakeholder may rot
be allie to emaucilate his slave if the law
Of the State from which be comes prohib-
its it. Under this compromise the right
Of mastsr 10 his property has to be adju-
dicsted before the Territorial Courts,
without appeal to the Supreme Court Of
the United States. The judges Of these
Courts will be the appoin,ees Of a psrty
which asserts tina. the normal condition Of
the Territories is that o! freedom. 1t
mixes no provision for future Territories.
The provision shs; 40 territory shall b.
acquire! without the eonscu, of majority
of the representatives, Of both sections.
csectual'y excludes the South from any
more terri,ory. for it is not to be supposed
that the free States. already in large na.
jori.y aud likely soon to be still further
strengthened. will permit the few remsin-
ing slave States to control their wish-s us
to the acquisition Of territory. The clause
making j, the duty Of Congress to pass
laws prohibiting the importation Of slaves
beyond the limits Of the United Ststet.
will prevent TIC Interchange Of slaves be-
tween the States and the Southern Con-
federacy. The clause that Congress shall
provide BY law for securing t" the citizens
Of each State the privileges and immuni.
ties of citizens in tue several States. gives
Congress the power to Interfere in matters
belonging to the States. and opens :he
slave States ~ the intrusion Of abolition
emissarirs" We give below. the Gem.
PROMISE in full. a. an act Of justice to
the members Of the Peace Congress, and
invite for it the imPar::a! Judgment Of oar
sea1ers.
Section I. IN oil the presen: territory
of the CRited States. north Of the parallel
,hirty.six degrees thirty r,inu,es Of north
latitude. Involuntary servi.uie, except in
punishment "f crime is prohibited. In all
the present territory s.uth Of that lane
the status Of pcrs.ns held to involuntary
servic. or labor az it ROW exists. shall a
be changed. Nor shall any law be passed
iy C"ngress or the Territorial Legislature
10 hinder or proven. the taking Of such
persons from ANY Of the States Of this
Onion TO said territory. nor to impair The
rights arising from said relation. But The
SAME shall be- subject 10 -sdiciu! cugnizance
in the federal courts. according to she
course Of the common law. When any
territory north or south Of said line, with
such boundary Us Congress may prescribe.
shall contain population equal 20 that &c
Yuircd for a member If Congress, it shall.
If it, iorm .f e,,-rnnen: be republican,.
&c a.,niu.d into the Union Nh m eqa.'
footing With the original States. wit,
"r without involuntary servitutlc. as .l'e
constitution Of tlr: State may provide.
This was adopted by vote OF 8 to 8.
Sec 2. No territory shall be acquired
by the United States exctp. by discovery
and for naval and commercial stations, le-
pots. aud transit routes, without the cna-
currenee Of a majority .f Ill the Senators
from States which nllow involuntary ser
vitude. and majority Of all the Senators
from Statcs which prohibit that relation;
nor shall territory be acquired By treaty.
unless the votes ot majority Of The Scas-
tore FROM each cla.. of States hereiubeforc
nseatione! &c ca.: as part Of the two
thirds majority necessary to the rat:aca
ton Of such treaty. Adopted ty q vote
Of II to =
Gee. s Erither the constitution, nor
my ss.endnicnt thereof. shall b. construed
to give Congress power to regulate, abol-
ish. Or control, within any State, the r,.ls-
ton established or recognised by The laws
thereof touching persons held to labor or
Involuntary service therein. nor to inter-
fere with or abolish involuntary service
in the District Of Columbia without the
consent OF Maryland and without the
CONSENT Of the owners. or making the
owners who do not consent, just eompen-
sstion; nor the power to interfere with OF
prohibit representatives, and others from,
bringing .i,b them to the District of Co
lnnbia. retaining and taking away. per-
sons so held 10 labor OR service: nor the
power to interfere with Or abolish invo!un.
,ary service IN places under the ex.lu.
ssre Jurisdiction Of the United States with.
in ,hoes States and Territories where the
same il established or recognized; nor thu