Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-25
/. OHIO LEGISLATURE.
ADJOURNED SESSION. sau I,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
~ ~, ,,,,s- = : SATURDAY, March %.
AFTERNOON SESSION

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sIe lSics AFTERNOON SESSION. ~,
A call Of the House was ordered, when So
members answered TO their names. and pro-
ceedings under the call dispensed with, when
Mr.. NIGH offered the following resolution,
which was laid on the table to be printedi 4
Resoloed, By the General Assembly Of the STATE
of Ohio, That the following proposed amend.
| ments to the Constitution of the United States,
adopted by the late Peace Congress, held at the
| CITY of Washington, be. and the same are here
by approyed, as a basis for the settlement Of the
unhappy differences now existing between the
sIayeholding and non slaveholdiDg States Of this
Union: 80. sa.-l,,
Sec. 1. In all the present territory Of the
United States, north of the parallel Of thirty
six degrees thirty minutes nor ID latitude, invol-
untary servitude, except as a punishment for
crimes, shall be prohibited. In all the present
territory south Of that line, the status OF per-
sons held to involuntary service or labor, ss 1t
now exists, shall not be changed, nor shall any
law be passed by Congress or the Territorial
Legislature to hinder or prevent the taking OF
such persons from any OF the States OF this Un.
ion TO said Territory, nor impair any rights aris
ing from said relation, but the same shall be
subject to the judicial cognizance Of the Federal
courts, according to the course of common law.
When any Territory, north or south Of said
line, within such boundary rs Congress may
prescribe, ahall contain population equal to that
required for member of Congress, 1t shall, II
it's form of government be republican, be ad.
mitted into the Union on equal footing with the
original States, with or without involuntary
servitude, as the Constitution Of such State
may provide. be sli - ~. oi.'
Sec. 9. No territory shall be acquired by the
Qkokoa avoanf hv Al aaovarv. md for nj
val and commercial stations, depots and transit
routes, without the concurrence of a majority Of
all the Senators from the States which allow
involuntary seryitude, and majority of all the
Senators from the States which prohibit the re-
lation. Nor shall territory be acquiredby treaty,
unless the votes Of O majority Of Senators from
each of the States, hereinbefore mentioned, be
cast as q part of the two.thirds majority neces-
sary for the ratification Of such treaty. iie
Sec. 3. Neither the Constitution, nor any
amendment thereof, shall be construed TO give
Congress the power to regulate, abolish, or con.
troll, within any State or Territory Of the United
States, the relation established and recognized
BY the laws thereof touching persons held to
labor or involuntary service therein, nor inter.
fere with or abolish involuntary service
In tho District Of Columbia, without the
consent Of Maryland, or without the consent
Of the owners, or making the owners who
do not consent, just compensation nor
power to interfere with or prohibit the Repre-
sentatives from other States from bringing with
them to the District Of Columbia, from retain
ing and taking away persons 90 held TO labor or
service nor the power to interfere with, or abol.
ish, Involuntary service in places under the ex-
elusive Jurisdiction of the United States, within
those States and Territories where the same 10
established or recognized; nor the power to pro.
hibit the removal or transportation Of persons
held to labor or involuntary service In any State
or Territory of the Uuited States, to any other
State or Territory thereof, where Il Is establish
ed or recognized by law, usage and right. Du-
ring the transportation by sea or river, the right
of touching at ports, shores, landings, and land.
ing in case Of distress, shall exist, but not the
right Of transit tbrougblany State or Territory,
IL said traffic be against the laws thereof; nor
shall Congress have the power to authorize any
higher rate of taxation on persons held TO labor
or service than on land. The bringing Into the
District Of Columbia Of persons held to labor or
service for sale, or placing them in depots to be
afterwards transferred to other places for sale as
merchandise, shall be prohibited. IA, sor4 si
4 Sec. A. The third paragraph OF tho second
section OF the fourth article of the Constitution
shall not be construed 10 prevent any States, By
appropriate legisIation, add through the action
Of judicial and ministerial oGcers, from enforc-
ing the delivery Of fugitives from labor to per-
sons to whom such service or labor is due.a 8
Secl5. The foreign slave trade is hereby
forever prohibited, and IL shall be the duty Of
Congress to pass laws to prevent the importa-
tion Of slaves, Coolies, and persons held to SER
vice or labor, into the United States and Terti-
tories, from places beyond the Limits thereof.
, SEQ. 9. The first, third and fifth sections,
together with this section and tbess amend
ments, and the third paragraph Of the second
section Of the first article Of the Consultation,
and the third paragraph Of the second section
Of the fourth article thereof ,lshallnot be amend
ID or abolished without the consents of ell the
States. - *, cfs1f .satbaaa M hiaf " 1
Sec, 4. Congress shall provide by law that
The United States shall pay the owner full VAL
ne for his fugitive from labor in cases whore
he Marshal or other officers, whose duty u 10
10 arrest such fugitive, was prevented from do
ing 90 BY violence, intimidation -mobs or riot |
ous assemblages, or when, after arrest, such
fugitive was rescued By ike violence or i'm
The same; and Congress shall provide law
Tor securing to The citizens of each State thel
priyileges and immunities to the citizens OF each
state the privileges and immunities OF the citis |
,ens Of the several States. -, slls. .sf5H 4
On motion OF Mr.. CONVERSE, HI. B. 402-- |
For the further protection OF orchards, &c.s-- |
vas referred TO select committee Of three,
The Judiciary committee reported back s. B. 4
!56--To authofize Assessors 70 administer
'atis in certain cases. when The bill was set for
third reading on Wednesday next. y. n 4. |
The same committee reported back II. B, 428
TO amend the law regulating aasignmentb forl