New-York daily tribune., 1863-11-07
pporosArs oY AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION, 4
FINALLY AnnpI1un HAIuE CONEEkLNCE.


FINALLY ADOPTED BATHE CONFERENCE.
fTbey in substance reported by majority 81 t IN M
nitee but amended In some Important p'''''"' " ~
SPcrIos In ell the present territory Of TIE United
State, north Of the parallel Of 30 80 ofnorth Latitude
involuntary serytude except In punihncni Of crime u
prohibited In all the present tcrrtor, south oi That
line the status q persons held in'.untay s.rci q
labor II exists shall not be changed nor shali
any law le passed by Congress the Territorial Iegs
ature t. hinder or prevent the taking 81 such persons
from any Of the States II thi. Union 20 sdd territory
nor impair 'hc rights arising from said reiation but
the sane shal DE subject to Judicial cognznnce 10 the
Federn Courts according the oourse of the common
law when any territory u rth or south Of said Line
within .uch boundary as conenss may rrcscfipe sin
contain population equal 10 Dat required for Mem
her If Congress /, shall fits form 81 government be
republican be admitted int the mon Oh al equal loot
ING with the original States with or without iryounhTy
'udc tho Constitution u such state may prov d"
src 2 No territory shall b. acquired ly the United
states except by discovery and for naval and CONNER
ca stations Gcpos and transit rynics without The con
crrrcnce II majority Of al the Senntors rom states
which allow involuntary s.,itgde. and majority 81 ell
the senators from States which prohibit that relations
nor hall territory b. ncghrcd by treaty unless ne votes
Il majority of the Senator's from each cnss on STATES
herein before mentioned be cast as part of The two
thirds majority necessary to the ratification oi sHeh
treaty
thereof shali b. construed Ia give copgrs, power 70
regulate abosh control within any state tie iela
ton established recognized b. the laws tei col touch
ING person. held % labor inyonrtlry service therein
ror 10 interfere with abolish Involuntary tef'lc" IN
tie District u Columbia without the consent OF May
land and without the consent of the owners or making
The who do rot coasen, just compensation nor
tho power to irerfcre With or prohibit icif.entat'e
and otles from bringing with them 10 the b-Flct o'
Columbia retaining snd taking away persons - hed u"
labor or service tie power to interfere with or
abolish inyolunnry service In places under the exclusive
scion Of the United States within those states and
Territories where tho same IA established or rcognk'd
the power prohibit the rcnosai or 'raHsPori.ol
II prsau. hold to labor involultary service In any
Territory of the United states 10 any other
State or Territory Thereof whore is established or rec
ornlyrd hy law or mage ard the rigat during trans
u rtation bY river q! tonch!ng at ports sLnr's
aud andnes and OF landing IN case OF distress shan
EXIT bat no, the right u transit IN or through any
State Terriiory or Of sale 90 irafhc against hc laws
thereof Nor shall Congrrfs have prwe! to authorize
aHy higher rate 81 taxation OF posols held !" auof or
service than on land.
Tho trinng into the District Of Columbia Of persons
held 10 labor ser,ic. for sale placing them In de
pots 10 be aerward transferred other places FOR sale
a. merchandise is prohibited.
SIC Tho third paragraph 81 the second section OF
tie fourth article ~ the Constitution. shall not be con
strusi prevent any ofhe States by sppropac lceis
ason. and through the action OF their judicial and MN
sicrh officers from enforcing the delivery Oi fnStls's
from labor % the person 10 whom such service of cr
SIC B. The foreign savo,rade Is hereby forever pro-
htiicd and 4, shall be tho duty ofCougfcss 10 pass
laws to prevent the IN pOrtaton Of slaves coolies or
persons field service labor into tho United states
ard the Territories rom places beyond the LIMITS
thereof.
src g. Tho first third and fnh sections. together
with this section ~ these Amendments and the tArd
paragraph u tho second section q. The Lrst article Of
lie Constitution and the third paragraph O the second
section of the fourth article thereof shall not be
amended abolished without the consoa. Of al the
States.
SIC Congress shall provide by law that the United
States shall pay to the owner the foil yuo ~ his fug
tive slave from labor In all where the Mstha or
other officer whose du,, i 10 arrest such fugitive
Was prevented from doing by violence or intimidation
from mobs rioious asscmbager or when after arrest
such fugitive rcscucd by like violence or inluida
ton and the owner thereof deprived II .he same; and
the acceptance of such payment shal preclude TIE
oR ncr from further claim 10 such fugitive. Congress
shall proi ds by law for securing 10 the citcns OF each
state the privileges and mmaIitcs Oi citizens III the
several States