Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-03-06
VOTES IN THE PEACE coNFERENCE.

voiES IN THE PEACE CONFERENCE. |,
Inc following is the vote, by States, in the Peace
conference BY which the several propositions were
adopted:
On Ms fsrst Proposition. -Yeas-Delaw.re iii. |
nos kentucky, Maryland New jersey, Ohio, Penn
sylvanla Rhode Island and Tennessee-9 Navs-
Cohnectlcut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts. North. |
carolina, New Hampshire, Vermont and Vrenia-
O. Dlvlded-New York and Kansas. Not yot. |
ing-Indiana '' WV
Second P,eposit;on-Ye as-Delaware, Indiana,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vir,
gna-ll. Nays-Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa
Name Massachusetts,, North Carolina, New Hamp-
SHIRE and Vermont-8. Divided-New York and
Kansas.
Third PROPAGATION. -Yeas-Delaw Illinois,
kentucky, Maryland Missouri, New Jersey, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Ten
aessee and vlrg'nla.l2 Nays-Connecticut, In
diana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
and Vermont-7. Divided-New York and Kansas
q
fourth Proposition. -Yeas-Connecticut, Della
ware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, MIS-
souri,, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Vir-
ginia-l6. Nays-Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, and
New Hampshire. Divided-New York and Kan.
Fifth Proposition. -Yeas-Connecticut Della
ware Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky. Maryland, New
Jersey, New York, New Hamsphlre, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, Rhode Island Tennessee, Vermont and Kan
sas-15. Nays Iowa, Massachusetts,, Maine, North
Carolina and Virginia-5
Sixth Proposition.-Yeas, Delaware, Illinois,
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Tennessee-10.
Nays-Connectcut Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massa-
chusetts, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Vermont
and Virginia-9. Divided-New York.
Serenth Proposition.- Yeas-Delaware, Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky Maryland, New Jersey, New
Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Ten
nessee and Virgnia-l2. Nays-Connecticut Iowa,
Maine, North Carolina, Missouri and Vermont 6.
Divided-New York. Not voting-Massachu
TIE propositions adopted are as follows:
Sec. 1st In all the present Territory Of the Uni
minutes of North latitude, involuntary service,
cept in punishment for crime, is prohibited In all
the present Territory South Of that lne the status
of persons held to service labor it now exists
shall not he changed. Nor shall any law be passed
by Congress the Territorial Legislature to hinder
or prevent the taking of such persons from any Of
the States of this Union to said Territory, to
impair the rights arising from said relation but the
shall be subject to judicial congnizance in the
Federal Courts according to the course Of the com
mon law. When any Territory North OF. South Of
said line, with such boundary Congress may pre-
scribe, shall contain population equal to that re-
quired for member of Congress, it shall, if its
form Of government be republican, be admitted into
the Union on an equal footing with the original
States, with without involuntary servitude as
the Constitution Of such State may provide.
Sec. 2. Territory shall not be acquired by the
United States, unless by treaty nor, except fol-
naval and commercial stations and depots, unless
such treaty shall be ratified by four.fths of all the
members of the Senate.
SEC. 3. Neither the Constitution, nor any amend
rnent 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 touch
ing persons bound to labor involuntary servic'
therein nor to interfere with abolish involuntary
service in the District of Columbia without the con
sent of Maryland and without the consent of tn
} owners, or making the owners who do not consen
Just compensation nor the power to interfere witt
or prohibit representatives and others from bring
ing with them to the city of Washington, retaining
and taking away, persons so bound to labor nor tn
power to interfere with abolish involuntary Sci
vice in places under the exclusive jurisdiction Of tn
United States within those States and TcrritOrie
where the same is established or recognized; nc
. the power to prohibit the removal or transportato
. by land, sea, river, Of persons held to labor
o involuntary servitude in any State or Territory
r the United States to any other State or Territor
thereof where it is established recognized by la
or usage; and the right during transportation
touching at ports Shore and landings, and Of lam
# ding in of distress, shall exist Nor shall Co
IS gress have power to authorize any higher rate
d taxation on persons bound to labor than land.
It Sec. The third paragraph of the second sectie
e of the fourth article of the Constitution, shall not
e construed to prevent any of the States, by Apr
pirate legislation, and through the action of the
r. judicial and ministerial officers, from enforcing Il
is delivery of fugtives from labor to the person
whom such service or labor is due.
Sec. 5. The foreign slave trade and the import
ton of slaves into the United States and their II
r:tories from places beyond the present limits thel
Of, are forever prohibited.
Sec. 6. The first third and fifth sections, togeth
with section six of these amendments, and the thi
paragraph Of the second section of the first artit
s. Of the Constitution, and the third paragraph Of
second section of the fourth article thereof shall
be amended or abolished without the consent of
IN the States.
at SEC. Z. Congress shall provide by law that
On United States shall pay to the owner the full val
of his fugitive from labor in all cases where t
r. marshal or other officer whose duty it was to ART
m such fugitive was prevented from doing by vi
IS ence, or intimidation from mobs rotous asse
bages when, after arrested, such fugitive "
o. rescued by force, and the thereby prevent
and obstructed in the pursuit of his remedy for
recovery Of such fugitive.
GENERAL ORDERs-No. 5.
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