The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-03-08
VOLUME XII. NO. 10
Plan Of Adjustment Proposed by the
paace Congress,

Peace Congress
Sac. 1. In all the present territory OF the
United States north OF the parallel OF thirty.
ak degrees and thirty minutes north lati-
tude. involuntary seryitude, except in pun
ishmeut Of crime, is prohibited. In all tho
territory south of that line the status of per-
sous held to service or labor. as IL now OK.
lists, shall not DO changed. Nor shall any
law be passed BY Congress or the Territorial
Legislature to hinder or prevent the taking
OF suoh persons from any Of tho States OF
this Union to said Territory, nor to impair
she rights arising from such relation. But
tho same shall ho subjected to judicial cog
nizance in the Federal Courts according to
the course of tho common law. Whom any
Territory, north or south of said lire, With
such boundary as Congress may prescribe,
shall con ain population equal to that re.
uuired for member of Congress. II shall.
ii it's form of government be republican, be
admitted into the Union on an equal footing
with the original States, with or without IN
voluntary seryitu0e, as the constitution OF
such State may provide.
SEC. 2. No territory shall be acquired
by tho United States, except by discovery
and for naval and commercial stations, dc.
pots and transit routes, without tho con-
currence Of majority OF all the Senators
from the States which allow involuntary SCR
vitude, and majority OF all tho Senators
from the Sta'es that prohibit thnt relati on;
nor shall territory DO acquired by treaty
unless tho votes OF q mDjority OF tho Sena
tors rrom each class of States hercinbefore
mentioned DO cast as q part OF the two
thirds majority necessary to the ratification
Of such treaty.
SEC. 8. Neither the Constitution. nor any
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give Congress power to regulate, abolish or
control, within any State or Territory OF
the United States, the relation established
or recognized by tho laws thereof, touching
persons bound to labor or involuntary sor
vice in tho District of Columbia, without
the consent os Maryland, aud without the
consent of tho owners, or making tho own.
ers who do not consent just roparGtion; nor
the power to interfere with or prohibit rep.
resentatives and others from bringing with
them to tho City of Washington, retaining
and taking away, porsons so bound to labor
or service; nor the power to Interfere with
or abolish involuntary service in places un
der the exclusive Jurisdiction of the United
States within those States and Territories
where tho same is established or recognized;
nor the power to prohibit the removal or
transportation Of persons held to labor or
Involuntary service 10 any State or Terri
tory Of the Uni,oj States to CIV other State
or Territory thereof where 1t 10 established
or recoe enized by law or usage; and tho righr
during transportation by sea or river, ol
touching vt ports, shores or landings, and
o: landing in case Of distress, but not for
sale or traffic, shall exist; nor shall Con-
gress have power to authorize any higher
rate of taxation on persons held to labor or
service than on land. Tho bringing into
the District of Columbia of persons held to
labor or service for saIo, or placing .hom in
dapots to bo afterwards transferred to othor
places for sale. as merchandise, is prohib.
tied, and tho right of transit through any
State or Territory against its dissent is pro-
hib.ed.
Sec. 4 The third paragraph of the sec
ond section OF tho fourth article of tho Con
ssitution shall not DO construed to preven
any of tho States. by appropriate logisla
tion and through tho action of their judicia
and ministerial officers, from enforcing tn
delivery of tugitives from labor. to tho per
son to whom such service or labor is due
SEQ. 5. Tho foreign slave trade is hereb
forever prohibited, and it shall be the dut
o: Congress to pass laws to prevent the i'm
portation of slaves. coolies or persons hel,
10 service or labor, into tho United State
ard Territories from places beyond the linn
Its thereof.
SEC g. The first, third and fifth sections
together with this section Of these amend
ments. and the third paragraph of the acc
ond section Of the first article of the Con
stitution. and tho third paragraph of III
second section of the fourth article thoreo
shall not be amended or abolished withou
che consent OF oil tho States.
SEC. z Congress shall provide by Ia,
that the Unitod States shall pay to the owr
or the full valuo of his fugitives from Iabor
in all cases where the Marshal or other o
foer whose duty it was TO arrest such fug
tive, was prevented from so doing by viz
lenco or intimidation from mobs or riotou
assemblages, or when. after arreot, such Fl
gitive was rescued by like violence or il
timidatioD, and the owner thereby preventG
and obstructed in the pursuit of his rcmod
for the recovery of such fugitive. Cor
gress shall provide by law for securing
the citizens of each State the privileges ON
tmmunities of tho several States.