Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-20
VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION.
TUESDAY, March 10th. lsdl,

TUESDAY, March 10th. leai.
The Convention met a; halt past 10 o'clock.
PRAYER by Rev. Geo. Woodbridge, Of the Episcopal
Church.
FERgoNLL EXPLANATION.
Mr. FISHER made personal explanation in reference
to an editor al In the Richmond Why of this day, COM
meutng upon his remarks yesterday lie did not propose
ia his representative character but an individual that
en- al ydlOrem of taxation slaves should be adopt
ed II The He9.an members and people would vote for
al ordinance OF saCessOD
PROPOSED uLTTsAIUS.
Mr. HALL, of Wetze submitted the following seso-
luton, which,
On motion of Mr. CONRAD, of Frederick was laid
upon th. table .,,-
requested port Constitution the Confederate States Of
the South Vrg mas umslum and tina, the recommend me
same the Northern States Of this confederacy or ie aopu
or on and order give them time act on III same this
Convection will Gorrn meet again on the Monday In octo
Der 1861.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO the CONSTITUTION.
Mr. CONRAD, of Frederick, from the Committee On
Federal Relations presented the following report recon-
NEEDING amendments the Federal Constitution, which
amendments he said combined all the advantageous fea-
tures of both the propositions recently before the pub
lie:
The Committee on Federal Relations hGve according
to order had under consideration sundry resolutions to
them referred and amendments proposed to the federal
Constitution and beg leave 10 report the following
amendments to proposed the Constitution OF the
United States to be appended TO their former report
ARTICLE NIL
SIC l. In all the present territory OF the United States
north If the parallel of 30 deg and 80 min OF north ati-
tude yolunay sergitQdc except punishment OF crime
i prohibited In all the present tsrtoFy south OF that
line n ouatnfy serytude, as it nov exists shall remaia
and shall not be changed noE shall any law pc passed
by Congress the Territorial Legislature TO hinder or
prevent the taking of persons held to service or apo
from aux Of the States Of this Union to said territory nor
to impair the rights arising IRON ssid relation nor shai
sai tights be in any manner affected by any Pfeesshg
law of Mexco hpt the same shall be SUBJECT to Judieai
cognzance the federal ces. according 10 the remedies
aud pracLGe Of ihe common law When any territory norlh
or south of said line within such boundary as CohSes
may prescribe shall contaa population equal 10 that re-
auired for member of Congress i shs, Its form OF
government be republican, be admitted into the uno On
an equal footing with ths original States with or Without
involuntary servtude, such constitution OF the State
may provide In all territory which may hereafter pe
acquired BY the United States involuntary serytade Is
prohibited except for crime north of the latitude OF 30
deg so min IN. shall not be prohibited by congress or
any Territorial Legislature Sogth of said line.
Sec. g. No territory shall be acquired vs. he United
States except by discovery and for nsya and CONNER
cia stations depos and transit routes, without the con-
cnrFen0e OF majority OF all the Senator'S from States
which allow involuntary serytude and majority vi al
the Senators from States WHICH prohibit that releton;-
shall territory be acquired by treaty. unless the votes
Of majority OF the Senators from each class OF States
herein before mentioned be cast as a part OF the two
third majority necessary to the ratification of such trea
ty.
SEC 8. Neither the Constitution nor any amendment
thereof, shall be construed to give GoDg1ess power 70
egslae concerning involuntary servitude in any State
or territory wherein the same is acknowledged or may
exist by the laws thereof interfere with or abo
ia the same in the District of Columbia without the
OF Maryland and Virginia aud without the con-
sent of the owners, making the owners who 90 not
just compensaton the power TO interfere
with prohibit representatives and others from bring
ing with them to the District of Colombia retaining and
taking away persons so held TO labor service nor the
power 70 interfere with abolish involuntary service IN