East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-02-07


The "Border States Resolutions wer
agreed upon some weeks ago in caucus
of Senators and Representatives from u
border States. The following is an
curatc copy:
Joint resolutions proposing certain an'e,
ments 10 the constitution Of the United Stat
Ubereas, Serious and alarming diss'
sions have arisen between the north
and southern States, concerning therlg
and security Of the rights of the sla
holding States, and especially their rigl
in the common territory of the Unit
States; aud
Uhsreas, 1t is eminently desirable al
nroner that those dissenslons, which no
threaten the very existence of this Unioi
should be permanently quieted and Sc,
tied by constitutional provisions, when
shall do equal Justice to all sections, AMI
thereby restore to the people that peace
and rood will that ought to prevail be-
tween all the citizens OF the United States;
therefore,
ResoIred, by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, two
thirds of both houses concurrng, That
the following articles be and are hereby
proposed as amendments to the consti.
tuition of the United States, which shall
he valid to all intents and purposes as
mart of said constitution when ratified by
conventions OF three- -fourths OF the several
States
Article 1. That Congress shall have
no mower to legislate touching persons
held to service or labor in places under
its exclusive jurisdiction within the limits
Of States which have made cessions to the
United States making the grant .
Article That III all the territory OF
tho United States situated north of lati-
tude 36 deg. 80 min., slavery or invol-
untary servitudc, except as punishment
for crime, shall be prohibited while such
territory shall remain under Terrltorls.
Governments that in all territory south ot
said line neither Congress nor any Terri
torial Legislature shall hereafter pass any
law abolishipg or prohibiting, or IN any
manner interfering with, African slavery;
and when any territory, north or south
of said line, within such boundaries as
Congress shall prescribe, in any area OF
sixty thousand miles, shall contain pop
ulation emitting it to one member OF
: Congress, and shall apply for admission
t as State, it shall come in on anequality
: with the other States, with or without
: slavery as its constitution may determine
i Article 3. That the laws for the sup
4 pression of the African slave trade ought
e to be made effectual, and ought to be
:. thoroughly executed. That the pro
o hibition Of the importation Of slaves mt
n the United States shall be made perpetual
n Article 4. Congress shall have no pow
n or to prohibit the removal or transpor
Il tation Of persons held to service or labo
r. from any State in which sucl, servic
,e or labor Is recognized by law, to anothe
r. State in which such service or labor ]
'e recognized by law.
y Article 5. Congress shall have no pow
ii er to regulate, abolish, or control, With
G. the States, tho relations established Z
ID recognized by the laws of any State re
specting persons held to service or Labor
IS, Ind ulereas, also, besides those cause
err of dissension embraced in the fcrcgoin
he amendments proposed TO the constitutio
ed Of the United States, there are Other
ed which come within the jurisdiction {
er Congress, and may I've rcmcdicd b
in its Legislative power and R