Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-02-01
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

citizens of Decatur, praying the General Assembly
to take ground against coercion and to legalize
the suspension Of the Banks Referred.
Mr.. Barksdae, from the Committee on Federal
Relations reported resolutions in lieu OF Mf. Cheat
HAMS resolutions, and those reported by the Com
mttee on Saturday.
Mr.. Lockhart offered resolution, directing the
Commissioners the Capital and grounds to report
to the General Assembly Immediately the amount
they nave expended of the 100000 appropriated
March 24th 1860. and for what purposes; also the
amount Of contracts they now have, and with whom
and for what work such contracts are. Adopted.
Mr.. Lockhart offered bill to relieve the people
from taxation and to provide for the defence of the
State.
Mr.. Beatty bill for the repeal of section 6, of
chapter % Of the Code--the act March IA, 1870.
The order of business was postponed to take up
the resolutions on Federal Relations reported by
the Committee. They were taken up-amendcd,
and passed. and we lay them before our readers as
passed.
l. Resolved by The General assembly Of Tonnes
see That Convention of delegates from all the
slayeholding States should assemble at Nashville,
Tennessee, such other place as a majority of the
States cooperating may designate, on the 4th day
of February TO digest and define basis upon which
If possible the Federal Union and the Constitutions
al rights of the slave States may be preserved and
perpetuated.
2. ResolDed, That the General Assembly Of Ten
nesSee appoint number of delegates to said Con-
vention, of our abest and wisest men, equal to our
whole delegation in Congress; and that the Gov
ernor of Tennessee Immediately furnish copies of
these resolutions to the Governors of the savehold
ing States and urge the participation of such States
in said Convention
3. Resolped, That in the opinion Of the General
Assembly of Tennessee, such plan of adjustment
should embrace the following propositions amend
ments to the Constitution of the United States:
First A declaratory amendment that African
slaves, as held under the institutions of the slave
holding States shall be recognized as property, and
entitled to the status of other property in the States
where slavery exists in all places within the exclu-
sve jurisdiction of Congress in the slave States in
all the territories South of 36 degrees 80 minutes,
In the District of Columbia, in transit and whilst
temporarily sojourning with the owner in the nom
slayehoding States and territories North of 36 de-
grees 30 minutes; and, when fugitives from the
owner, in the several places above named, as well
as in all places, in the exclusive jurisdiction of Con-
gress in the non-slaveholding States.
Second, That in all the territory now owned, or
which may be hereafter acquired by the United
States South OF the parallel of SO degrees 80 min
utes African slavery shall be recognized as existing
and DO protected by all the departments of the Fed
er2l and territorial Government; and in all North
OF that line, now owned or to be &C CURED, it shall
not be recognized as existing. And whenever States
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line, having population equal to that of Congress
sional District shall apply for admission into tn,
Union, the same shall be admitted as slave States
whilst States North of the line, formed ont of sale
territory having n population equal to Congress
siona District, shall be admitted without slavery
but the States of said territory North and South
having been admitted as members of the Union
shall have all the powers over the institution o
Slavery possessed by the other States of the I'm
ion.
Third Congress shall have no power to abolish
slavery in places under its exclusive jurisdiction anC
situate within the limits of States that permit the
holding of slaves.
! Fourth, Congress shall have no power to abolisl
slavery within the District of Columbia as long
it exists in the adjoining States of Virginia and Ma
ryland, or either, nor without the consent of tho
inhabitants, nor without just compensation made tc
such owners of slaves, as do not consent to such
adjustment Nor shall Congress at any time pro-
hb officers of the Federal Government or members
OF Congress whose duties require them to be in said
District from bringing with them their slaves and
holding them as such during the time their duties
may require them to remain there and afterward,
taking them from the District.
Fyth, Congress shall have no power to prohibi
or hinder the transportation Of slaves from Stat,
to another, or to Territory in which slaves are b.
law permitted to be held, whether that transpor
tation be by land navigabe rivers, or by the sea.
Dlfth IN auullOn 10 the fugitive save claust
provide, that when slave has been demanded o
the Executive authority of the State to which he
has fed if he is not delivered, and the owner per
mitted TO carry him out of the State in peace tina
the State so failing to deliver shall pay to the
fhe value of such slave, aud such damages as he
may have sustained in attempting to reclaim hi
slave, and secure his right of action in the SUI
preme Court of the United States, with execution
against the property Of such State, and of the ind
vidua members thereof
SeDeRth, No further amendment Of the Constitu
ton shall affect the five preceding articles the
third paragraph of the second section of the frs
article Of the Constitution, nor the third paragraph
Of the second section of the fourth article Of salt
Constitution, and no amendments shall be made Il
the Constitution which authorize or give to Congress
any power to abolish or interfere with slavery II
any of the States by whose law it is or may be al
lowed or permitted.
Eighth, That slave property shall be rendered
secure in transit through or whilst temporarily so
ourning in the non-saveholding States, or Terrific
ries; or in the District Of Columbia.
Ninth An amendment. to the effect that all fu
gitives are to be deemed those offending the law
within the Jurisdiction of the State, and whoseb
cape therefrom to other States, and that ,dons ~
duty of each State TO suppress armed )
another State ,e ,ho sl,,,ohold
Resolued, That said ConveniS basis or ain,
ing States, having agreed,yes should In The min
, ment satisfactory to th,emby refer il to Conven
ron OF thIs 1enssssses slave-holding and non-save
.'on OF AL lemanner following lit should invit
: hoiding ties friendly to such plan of adjustment L
l al ttielegatcs in such manner to reflect the pop
eltr will to assemble in constitutional Convention
/ of all the States, North and South, to he held a
Richmond Virginia, on the - day of February
l86l TO revise and perfect said plan of adiustmen
for its reference for final ratification and adoption
by Conventions Of the States respectively.
4 s. Resol0ed That should plan Of adjustmen
satisfactory to the South not be acceeed To by tn
requisite number of States TO perfect amendment
70 the Constitution Of the United States, il is tn.
opinion of this General Assembly that the slave
holding States should adopt for themselves the Con
stitution of the United States with such amendment
as may be satisfactory to the slave-hodng States
and that they should invite into Union with then
all States Of the North which are willing to abd,
such amended Constitution and frame of Govern
ment, seyering at once all connection with State
refusing such reasonable guarantees to our iitturl
safety-such renewed conditions of Federal IniOr