Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-03-07
MARCH I. 1861.

10 labor or service; nor power TO interfere
with or abolish involuntary service in
places under the Executive jurisdiction ol
the United States, within those States and
Territories where the same is established
or recognized, nor the power to prohibit
the removal or transportation Of persons
held to labor or Involuntary service in any
State or Territory of the United States, to
any other State or Territory thereof, where
it is established or organized by law. usage
and right. During the transportation by
sea or river the right of touching at ports,
shores, landing in case of distress. shall
exist, but not the right Of transit through
any State or Territory. if said traffic be
against laws thereof: nor. shall Congress
have the power to authorize any higher
rate of taxation on persons held to labor
or service than land. The bringing into
the District of Columbia persons held to
labor or service for sale. or placing them
in depots to be afterwards transferred
to other places for sale as merchandise, shall
be prohibited.
SEc. 4. The third paragraph cf the
second section of the fourth article of the
Constitution shall not be construed to
preventany States. by appropriate legis-
lation, and through the action of judicial
and ministerial officers, from enforcing
the delivery of fugitives from labor to
persons to whom such service or labor is
due.
SEC. 5. The foreign slave trade is here
by forever prohibited, and it shall be the
duty of Congress to pass laws to prevent
the importation Of slaves. coolies and per-
sons held to service or labor, into the Uni
ted States and Territories. from places be-
yond the limits thereof.
SEC. g.. The first, third and fifth Sec
tions. together with this section and these
amendments, and the third paragraph OF
the second section of the first article of the
Constitution, and the third paragraph OF
the second section of the fourth artile
thereof, shall not be amended or abolish
ed without the consent of all the States
SEC. Z. Congress shall provide by law
that the United States shall pay the owner
full value for his fugitive from labor in
cases where the Marshall or other officers,
whose duty was to arrest such fugitive,
was prevented from doing SO by violence,
intimidation, mobs or riotous assemblages
or when, after arrest, such fugitive was
rescued by like violence or intimidation.
and the owner thereby deprived of the
same; and Congress shall provide law
for securing to the citizens of each State
the privileges and immunities of the citi-
zens of the several States.
The seventh section rccomm mends that
when fugitive negro was paid for lie was
to be free.
NOVEL MEMORIAL.
A memorial was presented to the Senate
to-day praying for the enactment of law
against secession. excepting in the case o
South Carolina. the memorialists asking
that she be allowed to scceic Just as Otter
as she lleascs.
INFLUX OF VISITORS.
Every train brings immense crowds o
strangers All the hotels are full, ant
accommodations at other places are becom
ing daily more limited.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
A caucus of Republican Senators j,
contemplated as to the course TO be per
sued on the Peace Conference proposition
HE INAUGURATION.
The arrival OF strangers en- route to sc,
the inauguration. are unusually limited
compared with those of former occasions
Many are deferred from going by the ap
prehension of a disturbance, which it i
believed, cannot occur. Very few Balti
morians are going. All the railroad com
panies have made efficient arrangements tt
prevent accidents.
REACTION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Prominent South Carolinians told m,
to-day that the people there are growing
markedly cooler, and becoming mucl
wearied with the existing national excite
ment. Many complain bitterly Of the ex
cessive taxes, the disturbed condition o
business. and the consequent depreciation
of property. He knows one South Caro-
linian whose loss from secession will b,
two hundred thousand dollars, and man,
others are sufferers in similar ratio. The,
helped to vote the State out, but bein.
feelingly convinced of their error, woult
gladly help to vote it back again, if an,
fair opportunity were given them.
BALTIMORE, Feb. q.
THE FEELISi IN MARYLAND.
A willingness is daily manifesting itsel
among: the Bell-Everett men to assist Mr.
Lincoln officially to carry on his Admins.
tration. Acrimonious feelings are rapidly
subsiding. even among Office seeking Dem
ocrats. Secessionism and Disunionisn
are played out. if Mr.. Lincoln's inaugural
proves satisfactory to the mercantile and
business classes generally. The refractory
political demagogucs of the Democratic
school, will soon be rendered powerless,
and for the sake of peace. Maryland will
faithfully support the existing Union with
its executive heal, for the coming foui
years. This is the true sentiment Of our
people. ~
WAsHISeroN. Feb 27.--The Peace
Congress adjourned sine die to-day. and
many of Commissioners have left for
home. The proposition before the Con-
ference (Guthrie's plan modified. was
voted on by sections. The first, with ref
erence to dividing the territory. was barely
adopted. Indiana did not vote at all-
Kansas and New York were Divided
North Carolina Virginia and Missour;