Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-01-14
CONIPROA1lsE SUGGESTIONS.

AM0EANGBOluNlOnB OF MekRFEs lO VtHs
Slald', Adams, OF MaSS.,l BrIStOYV, OF
KY, aud Dunn, OF In IL ma--I IMPORT
ant Items TO be hled away for refer
encc.
Resolution by Mr. Davis, of Maryland
adopted December Is, 1860:
ReSotUed 6y tie .Se1Gte and House Of Rep-
TcseRt1tiUes, That the several States be re-
specially requested to cnnse their statutes
to be revised; with II view to ascertain il
any of them are in conflict with or tend TO
embarrAss or hinder the execution of the
laws of the United States, made in pursu-
Ance of the second section of the fourth
article of the United States Tor the delive-
~ up of persons beld to labor hy the laws
of any State AMI escaping therclrOm; aud
the Senate and House of Representatives
earnestly request that all enactnents inv
ing such tendency be forthwith repealed
as required by just sense of cOnstitu-
tiOnal obligations and by due regard for
the peace of the Republic; and the Prcsi-
dent of the United States is requested to
communicate these resolutions to the Gov
errors OF the several States, with re-
quest that they will lay the same before
the Legislatures thereof respectively.
Resolution offered by Mr. Albums, OF
ssRchusetts-Ndopted December 18th,
1860.
RSSolUe!, That It IS exprdient to propose
mn amendment to the Constitution OF the
United States providing that no amend
meut having for its object amy interference
within the States with the relation between
their citizens and those described in the
section second of the first article OF the
Constitution as tall other PERSONS" shall
originate with any State that does not re-
COgniZe that relation within its own limits,
or Shall be valid without the assent OF
every one of the States composing the
Union.
Resolution offered by Mr.. Adams, of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT December 29tl,
1860
RESOLVED, That it is expedient to provide
that the whole Territory included within
the limits and now bearing the name of
New Mexico, including The region called
Arizona, be admitted AS soon AS may be,
MS one of the States of the Union: ami that
to this end, the committee cause bill to
be forthwith prepared to enable the peo-
pie of said Territory to form u constitu-
ton, and, upon their execution of the
measures necessary to effect this object, the
said State shall be received into the Union,
under the name of New Mexico, on an
equal footing with the original States.
Resolutions offered by MIR. Bristow, of
kcutuCky-adOpte January 3, 1861.
Reioiced, That we rccSguize slavery MS
now existing in fifteen of the United
SlnlcS OY uSnSeS anu laws OF those States;
and We recognize M authority, legally or
otherwise, outside of State where il SO
exists, t. interfere with slaves or slavery
in sncl, states, 10 disregard OF the rights
of their owners or the peace of society.
ResotCsd, That we recognize the justice
and Propriety of II faithful execution of
the Constitution, aud laws made in pursu-
i, auce thereof, on the subject of fugitive
slaves, or fugitives FROM service or labor,
and discOuntenHnce all mOhs or hindrau.
ces TO the execution Of such laws, and
that citizens of each state shall nc entitled
to all the privileges and immunitieS of the
oitizSns in the several States.
ReSolVsd, That we recognise no such
conflicting elements in its composition, or
sufficient cause from any source, for n
dissolution Of this Government; that we
were not sent here to destroy, but to sns.
tain aud harmonic demonstrations of the
country, and to see that equal Justice is
done to all parts of the same, and, finally,
to Perpstuatc its existence on terms of
equality and justice TO all the States
Resolution offered by Mr.. Dunn, of Tnd.
adopted january ;, 1861:
RcsolCe,i That, there are no PROPOSE
lions from any quarter to interfere with
places under the exclusive Jurisdiction of
Congress, and situate within the limits ut
States that permit the hold of slaves, or
to interfere with tue Interstate slave trade,
this committee does not deem it necessary
TO take any action on those suhjccts.