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wAmroros. Fsbs,ary ~ 1851. .
Ihs Peace Coagvrss ass<nblcd - ~ eciock
to-day. and IL Comnaitsss On Piaa e Set
aicmcns reported ss follows:
Article I. In all tn territory cf ske UA;s~<l
States not enbrSerd within the bsssss Of IL
Cs~roAs. srrasy grant. north cf lise frun
eAst to west, on the parallel Of 36 d-gres 80
minutes north latitude. insolustary s~rvitssie.
except in punishment q crime. - proAibisssl
wh,ist u shall be under . territorial government;
and IN all the Territory South az sa;d linz the
sha1s ot Pcrsons owing service or labor - il
now exi>ts shall not BE- changed bv Lac vhilc
such 'erriso~y shall he unsirv . territorial r.,-
crnncnt And neither Congrsss nor the terrific
rial gosernsnest shali have power 10 hinder or
prevent the taking 10 sssd ,crrisa~y OF J..r.ons
held To labor Or involuntary sersice within the
United States. according Ia the laws OF any
State from which said pcr.oas may be taken.
nor to impair the r,ehts arising oss " aid rrla
tions. which shall he rubics to issiici.l covu;
xancc in the Federal courts accoriin. ,o IN,
common Law and when any territory north or
south ot said line. within such boundary =. CON-
grcs. may prv>cribe, shall contain n population
inquired Tor member Of Congress according
To the ,hsn FEDERAL ratio VI representation. L
shall. ~ its form Of government Ia republican.
DC sdn,iicd into the Union on equal footing
with the original Stsscs. wah or Without invoi.
uni.ry service or labor. =. the constitution OF
such new State may provide
=, Art y Territory shall not be acquired BY the
United States ulcrs by treaty, nor. except for
naval and commercial station. and depo,.. On.
less such treaty shall be ratified by four.6fih.
OF all the nsembers Of the Senate.
Art 3. Neither the Constitution nor nnv
amendment thereof shall be construed to give
Soa;rr-- power to abolish or coutrol within any
state or Territory the relation essa bli.b~si or
rccognixed 10y tlc laws thereof touching persons
bound To labor or involuntary scr, icc therein.
or 10 Interfere with or abolish in, oluntnry ..r.
wee IN the District &c Columbia without th.. con
sent OF Mar. land. without the consent Of the owl
ers on making the owners who do not consent
just COMPENSATION nor the power To Interfere
with or prevent representative. and other. from
bringing with them Ia the city Of W ashinrton r,,-
tanning and taking away, persons 80 bound To
labor nor the power To inierfcrv with or abol-
ish involuntary service in PLACES under the ex-
elusive Jurisdiction Of the United States within
those States and Territories whcr. the same i.
Established ar rvcognx,-d; nor the power To- pro-
hio't the removal or transportation. by lan.ls.
s-a ar river. Of persons held To labor or in, OIL
untary scrvice IN any State Territory of tie
united States to any other State or TERRITORY
thereof whcre IL Is established or recognized by
law or nsuase. AMI the right during tran.porta-
ton OF touching mt shores, ports and landings
and OF landing in ease Of distress shall EXIT ;
S'i' power I'd authorize hnv
higher rate OF taxes on persons bound TO labor
Than on land.
Art 4. The third paragraph Of the second
s'ct,on of the fourth article Of the Constitution
shall not be construed 10 prevent AM OF the
States by appropriate legislation. AMI through
the action OF their judicial and ministerial OH.
ccrs from enforcing the delivery OF fugitive.
from labor to the person to whom such service
or labor is due.
Art. ;. The foreign slave trade aud the I'm.
portation Of slaves into the United State. and
their Territories from places hey ond the present
limits thereof, are forever prohibited.
Art q. The lint. second. third and fifth ar.
tcics. togcsl,er with this article OF those nn,rnd
na'nts' and the third paragraph OF the second
section of the first article OF the Constitution
and the third paragraph OF the second section ol
the fourth article thereof. shall not be an,cndes
or abolished without the consent OF all the
States.
Art .. Congress shall provide by Law tina,
the United States shall pay 10 the owner the
full value Of bis fugitive from labor. i'm all case.
where the Marshal other officer whose ,ut,
u was to arrest such fugitive. was prevented
from 20 doing By violence or intimidation, o,
when. after arrrst such fugitive was rescued b,
forcr. and the owner thereby prevented and oh
struc,ed in the pursuit. Of his remedy Tor ,he re
eoscry Of such fugitive.