Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-25

no" slaHoS u may HOt Cu aEOTO Gu oppoT
tunity for qubbling fanatics, who desire te
strike blow at the South, TO misconstrue it.
purport but it might mislead candid minds
into msinterprctation Of its true intention
40 as not to exclude the acquisition Of CANADA
You recollect that i. was expressly provided
in the old Articles Of Confederation, that
Canada might be admitted into the Union
thereby formed. When we formed our Con
sttution Of government, that provision was
not specially retained; but Imagine sir, thai
the Black Republican lawyer would argue that
whilst it was not retained in words, it was ro
tainrd in effect, and that under the provision
Of the Constitution we could receive Canada
at any time into this Union. 1t was said by
the gentleman from Wylhe, that The acquisi
tion Of Texas was case precisely in point
We are not protected, iu the least degree
against the acquisition of Canada, as the sec
t!on now stands. trust it will be the pleasure
Of the Committee to adopt the suggestion o
the gentleman from Norfolk; and that he vii
accept the additional amendment which pro
pose.
Mr.. DoRMAN's amendment waa accepted Is
Mr. eouLDia.
The question then recurred upon the Gdop
tion oi Mr.. BuULplS's amendment, upcl
which the yeus and nays were called. The
amendment was rcjectcd-yeas E5 nays G., IL
follows:
Branch, Bruce csbrll, Carter Z, Guan, Conn, Cu.ls
Dor:nsn. Duauy Echol. French, Furate, .rlsrd Ora
hn, f. L. i,s'ss L. T. Nall. Hunt, .; ksn' LAWSON j.
Parkt, Richardson, Slaughter sruihsl, Speed Stplos
Ctr ange rayloe, TaOrutou, Waller White, Wha. "!cl
ham, lllans IS
YEAS Ness. Jaunoy, (Pre,iden,) Amber Armstrong
DaliSn. ST. Barbour Hay Berllu BIakey Brrn', ,Bro~n
BuTlry, Hyrae, cautb H. Carilr ChSpmsp cleurn C.
Ollie pie, Grsrey Gray sii John Goode,Jr.E D Hall
Hammond. Haryle H"ge, Hu"b rd, uush,s. HULL lIhrli
Jackson. psterc Johnston, Lewl', MtCon.. MsGT,v
rick pedlrton Porter p.Ier, Push. ays., shap Shelley
slns'1n spurlock, Stuart, sunmers T-rr Ty!sr Wiley
Wilson, Hlss.-4
During the calling Of the roll Mr. BrnDEr,
stated tLut he had paired Oft with Mr.. FLoCRNoY
and Mr.. CuAMsLiss said that he had pared Of
with !'Ir. HoLLADAY.
Mr.. PRlcE explained that be did not regard
the prop, sed amendment as adding ything
10 the section, and there fore be voted no.
The second section As amended, was then
agreed 10.
The third section was reported Us follows
"SEc 3. Neither the Constitution, nor any
amendment thereof, shall be construed TO give
Congress power TO legslate concerning invo
uuI.ry serv;nde in any State or Territory
wherein the same is acknowledged or may
exist by the laws thereof, nor lo lnlsrfere with
or abolish the same in the District Of Colum
bla without the cunsent Of Maryland and
Virginia and withou. the consent Of tho
uwucrs, or making the owners, who do not
consent, just compensation; nor the power to
interfere wiln or pvohIbi, representatives and
others from bringing with them to the Dis
,rict Of Columbia, retaining and taking away,
persons 10 hsld 10 labor or service nor the
power TO interfere with or abolish involuntary
se,vco in places under the exclusive jJrsdic.
ton Of the United States within those States
and Territories where the same is established
or recognized; nor the power to prohibit the
removal Or transportation, by land or water,
uf persons held 10 labor, or involuntary
service in any Stute or Territory of the
United States TO any other State or
Territory thereof, where it is establish.
cd or recognized by law or usage; and the
right during transportation, by sea or river, ol
landing in case of need shall exist, but not the
right Of sojourn or sale in any State or terri
:ory against the laws thereof Nor shall Con-
grs>s haye power 10 authorize any highe: rate
OF taxation on persons held to labor or service
than en- land.
The bringing into the District of Columbia
persons held to labor or service for sale, or
placing them in depots to be afterwards trans.
ierred to other places for sale Us merchandise,
is prohibited"
The section was agreed to. The 4th section
was reported as follows:
SEC 4. The third paragraph Of the second
section Of tEe fourth article Of the Consttu.
ton shall not be construed 10 prevent any Of
the States, By appropriate legislation, and
through tue action Of their Judicial and minis.
terial officers, from enforcing the delivery OF
fugitives from labor to the person to whom
such service or labor is due"
Mr.. W1ss-I propose to insert between the
third and fourth sections as an independent
sec ion, to be number -four" the following:
IN all cases where property in persons hell
to service or Tabor IN any Stale or Terri
tory of the States or in tho District Of Coum-
ora has been or hereafter may be taken for
public use as in the case OF impres sment IN
war or otherwise, the owner thereof shall Ge
Justly compensated as in the case Of otber pro-
perty taken; and in all cases involving the
question of property in said persons, the rights
Of property in them shall be recognized and
protected by the United States and other au'
thor lies, as rights to any other property sre
recoy oynized and protected" ;"
This sir, is matter which / believe was
never brought to the consideration OF the Com
lnittee Of rTenty-one 1t all, and vas, therefore,
omitted in their report
The present Constitution Of the United
States provides that private property shall not
be taken Tor public use without just compen.
sstlou. Yet Notwithstanding that tue cele'
brsted class OF cases called the D'HauteVile
cages OF Louisiana, have been from the tluc oil
the war Of 1879, or rather from the 9th Ui
January, 1915, rejected by the Congress OF tue
United Ssales il will be remembered TINT
took up the challenge Of the gentleman from
Augusta, (Mr. BALDWIN, the other day, to
produce q single instance in which the
United States Government had ever wrong
I'd the Southern States. no~ pro.
duce ono class of wrongs, and l tell
the gentleman / can produce not less than
City equally hlgran. Notwithstanding this
opDicn Of the yankees that the negroes ore
our 1eakness Gen Jackson proved, IN 1915,
10 Engllshmen, as we can now show t.
New Engllshusn, thu. they are to great ex
tent an important element for our de!=nee.
Sir ia 1915, destitute uf troops, except half
trained militia, with nothing but the gallant
hearts and brave arms Of the Tennessee and
Mississippi volunteers to defend that city,
which was to be sacked BY EuglIshmsn under
the cry Of "Beauty aud Booty" the old hero p:o
claimed martial law, and seized on the proper';
Of individuals, embracing many negroes, anL
put them to work, as well as horses and carts
in front Of the battery, 10 the face OF veterans
brought from Waterloo, cufy, the negro va;
made 10 stand and pile cotton bale upon cot
ton baie until ultimately Jackson comp letet
bis rampant behind which he defended hi:
cour,ry against an odds Of almost hundred
to one, employing, too, mere raw militia
against trained troops a numb,r Of thcs'
negroes were killed; others were crippled anc
made useless for life. And sir; trom that daJ
TO this the Congress of the United States hav'
refused to recognise the Claim for payment lo
4 .o.,,.u ip,nrncced info the seryIce a