Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-01

V ube iollewiqg j. ~ bill Of Senatps
CrittspdS 70 ) settlement Of the Ped
ing diInc6lties %
VrssoAs, he Union Is in dangsr.
and Il i difficult, ii not impossible, for
Congress 70 concur, By the requisite ma
;ority. 90 o to enable it to take such
measures and recommend to the States
such amendments to the Constitution ~
are necessary to avert the danger.
WHEREAs, In so great 40 emergency
the opinion and judgement Of the peo-
pie ought TO be heard. Therefore
Resolved, BY the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the United States
Of America 10 Congress assembled, two
thisds of 10th Houses concurring, that
the following articles be, and are here
BY, proposed and submitted as amend
ments TO the Constitution of the United
States, which shall be valid to oil in
tents and purposes - part Of said Con.
stitutioD, when ratified by conventions
Of three-fourths Of the several States.
Article !. Ia oil the Territory of the
United Ststes, now held, or hereafter
acquired, situate north Of latitude thir-
ty-six degrees and thirty minutes, slave
~ or involuntary servitude, except Is >
punishment FIR crime, 10 prohibited,
while such Territory shall remain under
Territorial Government In all Terrific
~ south Of said line OF latitude,
slavery Of the African race is hereby
recognized - existing, and shall not be
in,erfered with by Congress; but shall
be protected A. property by all the de-
partments Of the Territorial Govern
ment during ito continuance and when
any Territory north or south Of SAID
line, within such boundaries - Con-
gress may perscribe, shall contain the
population requisite for a member OF
Congress, according to the federal ratio
Of representation OF the people OF the
United States, it shall, if its form OF
Government be Republican, be admitted
into the Union on an equal footing with
the original States, with or without
slavery, as the Constitution Of such new
State may provide.
ART. 2. Congress shall have no power
to abolish slavery in places under its
exclusive jurisdiction, and situate within
the limits Of States that permit the
holding Of slaves.
ART. 3. Congress shall have no power
to abolish slavery within the District OF
Columbia, 80 long as it exists in the ad-
joining States Of Virginia or Maryland
or either, nor. without the conset of the
inb ahitants, nor without just compensa-
| ton frat made to such owners Of slaves
az do not consent to to such abolish.
mcnt. Nor shall Congress, at any time
| prohibit officers Of the Federal Govern.
ment, or members of Congress, whose
duties require them to be in said Dis
trlct, from bringing with them Their
slaves, and holding them Is such during
the time their duties may require then
TO remain there, and afterwards taking
them from the District.
ART. 4. Congress shall have no power
to prohibit or hinder the transportation
Of slaves from ore State to another, o.
10 u Territory in which slaves are, By
law, permitted to be held, whether tina
trans por,a,ion be By land, navigabl'
rivers or oy sea.
ART. 5. That in addition to the pro
visions of the third paragraph of tn
second section OF the fourth article O
tho Constitution Of the Uaiteay States
law, and it shall be its duty so to pro
vide, that the United States shall pay t,
the owner, who shall apply for it, tn
full value Of his fugitive slave, in al
cases when the marshal or other office,
whose duty il vas to arrest said fugitive
WAS prevented from SO doing BY violenc
or intimidation, or when, after arrest, sal,
fugitive ~as rescued by force, and tn
owner thereby prevented and obstruotet
in the pursuit Of his remedy for the re
covery Of his fugitive slave, Under tn,
said clause OF the Constitution and th
laws made in pursuance thereof Ant
in all such cases, when the Unltet
States ehall pay for such fugitive, the,
shall nave the right in their own name
to sue the county in which said violence
intimidation, or rescue was committed
and to recover from il. with interest ant
damages, the amount paid by them fo
said fugitive slave. And the said connt,
after it has paid said amount to tn,
United States, may, for its indemnity
sue and recover from the wrong docr
or rescuers, by whom the owner wa
prevented from the recovery OF his fug,
tive slave, in like manner as the owner
himself might have sued and recovered
ART. 6. No future amendment Of III,
Constitution shall affect the five prece
ding articles, nor the third paragraph 0
the second section Of the first article o
tie Constitution, nor the third para
graph Of the eecond section OF the fourth
article Of said Constitution, and nc
amendment shall be made to the Const,
tnti0n which will authorize or give t.
Congress any power to abolish or inter
fere with slavery in any of the States b,
whose laws it is or may be allowed OF
permitted.
And whereas, also, besides those
causes Of disscnslon embraced in the
foregoing amendments proposed to the
Constitution Of the United Statee, Their.
are others which come within the iuris
dictiou Of Congress, and may be rene
died by its Legislative power; anc
whereas it is desired Of Congress, as fal