The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-03-07
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.

THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
The peace conference adjourned after
having adopted plan Of compromise a.
bout - follows:
Ths.'6rst section provides that in all tor.
sitory now owned by the United State,
north Of thirty six degrees and thirty
naisstss slavery shall be prohibited, and
that in all our present territory north OF
that line the status Of persons held to
involuntary service or labor, as it now
exists. shall not be changed; nor shall
sny law be passed by Congress or tho
Territorial Legislature to hinder or pre-.
vent the taking of such persons from a.
ny OF the States Of the Union to said ter
1itory, nor to impair the rights arising
from said relation; but the same shall be
subject to judicial cognizance in the Fed
'eral courts. according to the course OF
the common law. 1t also provides tina,
when aoy territory north or south oi
said line shall apply for admission as g
state, 1t shall be admitted with or with.
out slavery % its constitution may pro
vide.
The ed. section provides that no terrific
ny shall hereafter be acquired without the
consent OF majority Of the Senators OF
the slaveholding states as well as a ma
jelity of Senators from the free States.
By the third section it is provided that
Congress shall have no power to leeislate
upon the subject of slavery where il e..
lists. DO.
See. 4. Tho third paragraph Of the
second section Of the fourth article Of the
Constitution shall not be construed to
sPrsvent any Of tbs States. BY appropriate
Legislation. and through the setion Of
sheir Judicial sad ministerial officers from
enforcing the delivery Of fua;l~ss from
labor to the person 70 who's ,poh ..-.
vice o. labor is due.
Sec. 5. The foreign slave trade IA here.
by forever prohibited: and it shall be the
duty Of Congress to pass laws to prevent
tbs Importation Of slaves. coolies. or
persons held to service or labor, into the
United States and the Territorie. from
places beyond the limits thereof.
Bee. 8. The frst, third and fifth 400.
lions. together with this SECTION Of the a.
mendments. and the third paragraph of
Inc second section Of the 6rst article
OF 'ne Constitution. and the third nara.
graph OF the second section of the fourth
A,"eie thereof. shall not be amended or
nooi"osd without tho consent of ali tho
81. Sac; e. J. Congress shsll provide b, law
sN.s sns United States shall pay to the
owner the full vslue Of his fupitixs G " fras %
labor. IN all eases where the M.~sh.I
or other officer whose dutv !. -. . .s sua'
rest 'uoh fugitive. va. prevented fro,' 20 az, =.
dong by violence or intimidation E Sro"0 =,
mobs or riotous asssmbIsge. on "S iron rom
after arrest. such fugitive VA. x.".a; "nsn;
BY IKE violence or intimidation .nd 'tSo ,Sa
owner thereby deprived of the s.ms. smd I
the acceptance Of such payment .hau
preclude the owner from further CLAIM, -
such fugitive. Congress shall provide bv
law for securing to the oitisens of each
State the privileges and immuni.ies Of
eitizsns in the several States.
Upon the adoption of these liberal
terms, portion of the delegates from
ths border states left in high dudgeon
and it is thought that even these conces.