Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-09
The Proposed Compromise.

The Peace Conference, at Washington, after
a session of twenty three days, passed, on the
2ith ultimo, 10y a vote of nine to eight vntc be-
ing taken by StateS) the substitute of Hon. Mr..
FRANKLiN, for the Crittenden.Guthrie aud 9th
er propositions We give the document entire
g Section |. In all the present territory ofthe
! United States north Of the parallel sc degrees
30 minutes of north latitude. involuntary seryi
ces, except I'm punishment for crime is pruhil.
ited. In all the present territory, south of TINT
line, the status OF persons held to service or la
Dor, rs 1t now exists, shall not he changed Nor
shall amy law be passed by Congress or the ter
rtora legislature to hinder or prevent the Ia
KING OF such persons from any of the States of
tins Cnuh to said territory. nor to impair the
rights arising from said relation; but the same
shall he, subject to judicial cngnizanGe in the
Federal conrts according to the course of the
common law. When any territory north or south
of said line. with such boundary as Congress
may prescribe, shall contain population, equal
to that required for II member of Congress, it
shall, it itS form of government be republican,
be admitted into the Union on an equal footina
with the original States. with ar without invoE
untary servitude. as tire Constitution rf sucb
State may provide
See. z. Territory shall not be acanire,i by the
United States unless by treaty nor, exception
naval and commercial stations and depots un.
less such treaty shall be ratified by fuur.ifths of
All the members ut tho Senate.
See. 3. Neither the Constitution. nor any a.
mendment thereof shall he construed tn give
Congress power toregulatc: abolish or control
within any Stateor territory of the United States
the relation established or recognized by the
laws thereof, touching persons bound to labor
or involuntary service therein, nor to Interfere
with or abolish Involuntary service in the Dis
trIct 0f columbia without the consent of Mary
lana and without the consent of the owners or
making he owners who do not consent lust cam
penSntlo'; nor the power to interfere with or
prolibit its representatives and Others from
bringing with them To the city uf Washinyton
retaining and taking away. persons 81. bound to
iahnr nnr the power to interfere with abOE
iSh involuntary serviceein places under the ex-
oinsive jurisdiction of the United Sics within
those States,and Territories where the same ia
o. sthblshed or recognized. nor the power to pro-
nbit the removal or transportation bv land sea
or f'ver, OF persons held to labor Ur involunta.
rV segyItaderin any State or territory of the In
ltcd States 10 any other State or territory thqre.
ot where it is established or recognized by law
or usage; and the right during the traospnrta-
uon 0t tonching at p0rts. shores. and landings
and of landing in case Of distress shall exist
Nor shall Congress have power 10 authorize any
..Msher rate Of taxation on persons. bound TO la
Dor than 90 land.
See. 4. The third paragraph Of the second seq
ton of the fourth article Of the Cpnstitutinn
snail not DO construed to prevent any of the
States. by appropriate Legislation and throu gb
the actnn Of their j1diciai and ministerial ofR.
Gers, from enforcing, the delivery of G0sitfves
from iabor 20 the person 10 whom such service
or labor is.d o.
Sec. 8. The foreign slave trade and tho i'm.
portntien of slaves into the United States and
their territories. from places beyond thepr sent
limits thereof are forever prohibited.
Sec. O.. The frat, third and fifth sections. to.
gethor with. this section SIX Of these amend.
inents, and the third paragraph of the secsnd
soctjon0f the. first article Of the Constitution,
and the third paragraph of The second section Of
tho foarth article theteOf. shall not he amended
or abolished without the cons3nt of all the States.
Sec; q Congress shallprovide by la@ tiiat the
value OF bis fugitive from labor In ali 'cases
where the Mersbal, or GthaP 6fEcer, whose duty
y was 70 arrest such fugitive, was prevent 4
IRON doirg so by violence, or intjmida.ion from
mobS or ssctouS assemblages, or wheR, after ar