of the citizens of any of the States within either of the sections to migrate upon equal terms with the citizens of the States within either of the other sections, to the Territories of the United States; nor shall either have power to destroy or impair any rights of either person or property in the Territories. New States annexed for admission Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and all new States annexed and Laitted into the Union, or formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any of said States, or by the junction of tro or more of the same or of parts thereof, or out of territory acquired north of sald States, shall constitute one section, to be known as the NORTH. The States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wis-into the Union, or formed or erected within the jurisdiction cousin, Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas, and all new States annexed or admitted into the Union, or erected within the Jurisdiction of any of said States, or by the junction of two or more of the same or of parts thereof, or out of territory now held or hereafter acquired north of latitude 36° 30′ and east of the crest of the Rocky Mountains, shall constitute another section, to be known as the WEST. The States of Oregon and California, and all new States annexed and admitted into the Union, or formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any of said States, or by the junction of two or more of the same or of parts thereof, or out of territory now held or hereafter acquired west of the of other States, or by the junction of two or more States or parts of States, and States formed with the consent of the Congress out of any territory of the United States, shall be entitled to admission upon an equal footing with the original States, under any constitution establishing a Government republican in form, which the people thereof may ordain, whenever such States shall contain, within an area of not less than thirty thousand square miles, a population equal to the then existing ratio of representation for one member of the House of Representatives. crest of the Rocky Mountains and of the Rio Grande, shall Report of the Committee of Thirty constitute another section to be known as the PACIFIC. three. January 14th, 1861. Mr. CORWIN reported a series of propositions, with a written state The States of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolisa, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri, and all new States annexed and admitted into the Union, or formed or erected within the jurisdic-ment in advocacy thereof, which closes with tion of any of said States, or by the junction of two or the remark that "the Committee were not more of the same or of parts thereof, or out of territory unanimous on all the resolutions and bills acquired east of the Rio Grande and south of latitude presented, but a majority of a quorum was obtained on them all." 530), shall constitute another section, to be known as the SOUTH. SEC. 2. On demand of one-third of the Senators of any Mr. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS of Massaone of the sections on any bill, order, resolution, or vote, to which the concurrence of the House of Representatives chusetts, made a separate report, which may be necessary, except on a question of adjournment, a closes thus: vote shall be had by sections, and a majority of the Sena- which the subscriber has arrived from a "The general conclusion to tors from each section voting shall be necessary to the passage of such bill, order, or resolution, and to the validity close observation of the action of the Comof every such vote. SEC. 3. Two of the electors for President and Vice Pres-mittee, is this: That no form of adjustment will be satisfactory to the recusant States which does not incorporate into the Constitution of the United States a recognition of this obligation to protect and extend slavery. On this condition, and on this alone, will they consent to withdraw their opposition to the recognition of the constitutional election of the Chief Magistrate. Viewing the matter in this light, it seems unadvisable to attempt to proceed a step further in the way of offering unacceptable propositions. He can never give his consent to the terms demanded. ident shall be appointed by each State in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct for the State at large. The other electors to which each State may be entitled shall be chosen in the respective Congressional districts into which the State may at the regular decennial period have been divided, by the electors of each district having the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerens branch of the State Legislature. A majority of all the electors in each of the four sections in this article estabVice President; and the concurrence of a majority of the States of each section shall be necessary to the choice of President by the House of Representatives, and of the Senstors from each section to the choice of Vice President by the Senate, whenever the right of choice shall devolve lished shall be necessary to the choice of President and apon them respectively. SEC. 4. The President and Vice President shall hold their offices each during the term of six years; and neither shall be eligible to more than one term except by the votes of two-thirds of all the electors of each section, or of the President. The term of office of the President chosen approval before the same shall be valid. ARTICLE XV. Neither the Congress nor a Territorial Legislature shall have power to interfere with the right "For this reason it is that, after having become convinced of this truth, he changed his course and declined to recommend the very measures which he in good faith had offered. It certainly can be of no use to propose as an adjustment that which has no prospect of being received as such by the other party. Hence he feels it his duty now to record his dissent from the action of a majority of his colleagues in introducing any measures whatever for the consideration of the House." Mr. C. C. WASHBURN of Wisconsin, and Mr. MASON W. TAPPAN of New Hampshire, also submitted a minority report, concluding with this resolution: Resolved, That the provisions of the Constitution are ample for the preservation of the Union and the protection of all the material interests of our country; that it needs to be obeyed rather than amended; and that our extrication from our present difficulties is to be looked for in efforts to preserve and protect the public property and enforce the laws, rather than in new guarantees for particular interests, or com promises or concessions to unreasonable demands. Messrs. TAYLOR of Louisiana, PHELPS of Missouri, RUST of Arkansas, WHITELEY of Delaware, and WINSLOW of North Carolina, also submitted a minority report, arguing that the present difficulties can only be remedied by amendments to the Constitution, and suggesting the Crittenden proposition. If that cannot be adopted, they recommend a Convention of the States, with a view, if no adjustment can be effected, to peaceable separation, by providing for a partition of the common property of the United States, settling the terms on which the social and commercial intercourse between the separated States shall be conducted, and making a permanent arrangement with respect to the navigation of the Mississippi river. laws of the United States, made in pursuance of the second section of the fourth article of the Constitution of the United States for the delivery up of persons held to labor by the laws of any State and escaping therefrom; and the Senate and House of Representatives earnestly request that all enactments having such tendency be forthwith repealed, as required by a just sense of constituțional obligations, and by a due regard for the peace of the Republic; and the President of the United States is requested to communicate these resolutions to the Governors of the several States, with a request that they will lay the same before the Legislatures thereof respectively. Resolved, That we recognize slavery as now existing in fifteen of the United States by the usages and laws of those States; and Messrs. BURCH of California and STOUT of we recognize no authority, legally or otherOregon submitted a separate report, sus-wise, outside of a State where it so exists, taining the propositions submitted by Mr. to interfere with slaves or slavery in such CORWIN, but urging, in addition, the assem- States, in disregard of the rights of their bling of a National Constitutional Conven- owners or the peace of society. tion to consider the whole subject matter of the difficulties. Mr. NELSON of Tennessee made a report, arguing in favor of the establishment of the line of 36° 30', north of which slavery shall be prohibited, and south of which it shall be protected until any territory shall contain the population requisite for a member of Congress, when, if its form of government be republican, it shall be admitted into the Union, with or without slavery, as the Constitution of such new State may provide. He dissented from the proposition to admit New Mexico, opposed the proposed change of the fugitive slave law, and recommended the Crittenden proposition. Messrs. Love of Georgia, and HAMILTON of Texas, dissented from the majority report, and recommended the Crittenden proposition. Mr. FERRY was unable to concur in the report made by MR. CORWIN, and made a statement of his position. VOTE ON THE FIRST PROPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THIRTY-THREE, FEB. 27TH, 1861. DECLARATORY RESOLUTIONS. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all attempts on the part of the Legislatures of any of the States to obstruct or hinder the recovery and surrender of fugitives from service or labor, are in derogation of the Constitution of the United States, inconsistent with the comity and good neighborhood that should prevail among the several States, and dangerous to the peace of the Union. Resolved, That the several States be respectfully requested to cause their statutes to be revised, with a view to ascertain if any of them are in conflict with or tend to embarrass or hinder the execution of the Resolved, That we recognize the justice and propriety of a faithful execution of the Constitution, and laws made in pursuance thereof on the subject of fugitive slaves, or fugitives from service or labor, and discountenance all mobs or hindrances to the execution of such laws, and that citizens of each State shall be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens in the several States. Resolved, That we recognize no such conflicting elements in its composition, or sufficient cause from any source, for a dissolution of this Government; that we were not sent here to destroy, but to sustain and harmonize the institutions of the country, and to see that equal justice is done to all parts of the same; and finally, to perpetuate its existence on terms of equality and justice to all the States. Resolved, That a faithful observance, on the part of all the States, of all their constitutional obligations to each other and to the Federal Government, is essential to the peace of the country. Resolved, That it is the duty of the Federal Government to enforce the Federal laws, protect the Federal property, and preserve the Union of these States. Resolved, That each State be requested to revise its statutes, and, if necessary, so to amend the same as to secure, without legislation by Congress, to citizens of other States travelling therein, the same protection as citizens of such State enjoy; and also to protect the citizens of other States travelling or sojourning therein against popular violence or illegal summary punishment, without trial in due form of law, for imputed crimes. Resolved, That each State be also respect. fully requested to enact such laws as will prevent and punish any attempt whatever in such State to recognize or set on foot the lawless invasion of any other State or Territory. Resolved, That the President be requested to transmit copies of the foregoing resolutions to the Governors of the several States, with a request that they be communicated to their respective Legislatures. YAS-Messrs. Charles F. Adams, Green Adams, Adrain, Aldrich, William C. Anderson, Babbitt, Barrett, Beale, Boteler, Brabeon, Brayton, Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Burch, Burnham, Butterfield, Campbell, Carter, John B. Clark, Coburn, Clark B. Cochrane, John Cochrane, Colfax, Conkling, Corwin, Covode, Cor, James Craig, H. Winter Davis, John G. Daris, Delano, Dimmick, Dunn, Edwards, Ely, English, Etheilge, Farnsworth, Ferry, Florence, Foster, Fouke, French, Gilmer, Graham, Grow, Gurley, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, J. Morrison Harris, John T. Harris, Haskin, Hatton, Helmick, Hard, Holman, William Howard, William A. Howard, Humphrey, Irvine, Junkin, Francis W. Kellogg, William Kellogg, Kenyon, Kilgore, Killinger, Larrabee, James M. Leach, Lee, Logan, Longnecker, Loomis, Maclay, Mallory, Marston, Charles D. Martin, Maynard, Me Clernand, McKean, MeKaty, McKnight, McPherson, Millson, Montgomery, Laban T. Moore, Moorhead, Morrill, Edward Joy Morris, baac N. Morris, Morse, Nelson, Niblack, Nixon, Noell, Olin, Palmer, Perry, Pettit, Peyton, Phelps, Porter, Pottle, Quarles, John H. Reynolds, Rice, Riggs, Christopher Robinson, James C. Robinson, Royce, Scranton, Sherman, Sickles, Sams, William N. H. Smith, Spaulding, Stanton, Stevenson, William Stewart, Stokes, Stout, Stratton, Thayer, Tompkins, Train, Trimble, Vallandigham, Vance, Verree, Waldron, Walton, Webster, Wilson, Windom, Wood, Woodruff-137. NAYS-Messrs. Alley, Ashley, Avery, Bingham, Blair, Blake, Bocock, Branch, Buffinton, Burlingame, Burnett, Carey, Case, Conway, Burton Craige, Dawes, De Jarnette, Duell, Edmundsen, Eliot, Fenton, Garnett, Gooch, Hickman, Hindman, Hughes, Hutchins, Jenkins, De Witt C. Leach, Lenke, Love joy, Elbert S. Martin, Potter, Pryor, Edwin R. Reynolds, Rufin, Rust, Sedgwick, William Smith, Somes, Spinner, Stevens, James A. Stewart, Tappan, Thomas, Vandever, Van Wyck, Wade, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Wells, Whiteley, Winslow, Woodson-53. So the joint resolution was passed. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both Houses concurring, That the following article be proposed to the Legislatures of the several States as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which, when ratified by three-fourths of said Legislatures, shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as a part of the said Constitution, namely: ART. XII. No amendment of this Constitution having for its object any interference within the States with the relation between their citizens and those described in section second of the first article of the Constitution as "all other persons," shall originate with any State that does not recognize that relation within its own limits, or shall be valid without the assent of every one of the States composing the Union. Before the vote was taken Mr. CORWIN offered the following substitute for the above article: ART. XII. No amendment shall be made to the Constitution which will authorize or give to Congress the power to abolish or interfere, within any State, with the domestic institutions thereof, including that of persons held to labor or service by the laws of said State. Which was agreed to, yeas 120, nays as follows: 61, YEAS-Messrs. Charles F. Adams, Green Adams, Aldrich, William C. Anderson, Avery, Babbitt, Barr, Barrett, Bocock, Boteler, Brabson, Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Burch, Burnett, Butterfield, Campbell, Horace P. Clark, John B. Clark, Cor, James Craig, H. Winter Davis, John G. Davis, Dawes, Coburn, Clark B. Cochrane, John Cochrane, Colfax, Corwin, De Jarnette, Delano, Dimmick, Dunn, Edmundson, English, Etheridge, Florence, Pouke, Gilmer, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, J. Morrison Harris, John T. Harris, Hatton, Helmick, Hoard, Holman, William Howard, William A. Howard, Hughes, Humphrey, Jenkins, Junkin, Francis W. Kellogg, William Kellogg, Kenyon, Kilgore, Killinger, Kunkel, Lar rabee, James M. Leach, Leuke, Logan, Mallory, Marston, Charles D. Martin, Elbert S. Martin, Maynard, McClernand, Mc Kenty, McKnight, McPherson, Millson, Montgomery, Laban T. Moore, Moorhead, Morrill, Edward Joy Morris, Isaac N. Morris, Nelson, Niblack, Nixon, Noell, Olin, Palmer, Peyton, Phelps, Porter, Pryor, Quarles, John II. Reynolds, Rice, Riggs, Christopher Robinson, James C. Rob inson, Ruffin, Rust, Scranton, Sickles, Simms, William N. H. Smith, Spaulding, Stanton, Stevenson, James A. Stewart, Stokes, Stout, Stratton, Thayer, Thomas, Trimble, Vance, Verree, Walton, Webster, Windom, Woodson, Wright-120. NAYS-Messrs. Alley, Ashley, Beale, Bingham, Blair, Blake, Brayton, Buffinton, Burlingame, Burnham, Carey, Carter, Case, Conkling, Conway, Duell, Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Fenton, Ferry, Foster, Frank, Gooch, Graham, Grow, Hickman, Hindman, Hutchins, Irvine, De Witt C. Leach, Lee, Longnecker, Loomis, Lovejoy, McKean, Perry, Pettit, Potter, Pottle, Edwin R. Reynolds, Royce, Sedgwick, Somes, Spinner, Stevens, William Stewart, Tappan, Tompkins, Train, Vandever, Van Wyck, Wade, Waldron, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Ellihu B. Washburne, Wells, Wilson, Winslow, Woodruff-61. The resolution as amended was then negatived, yeas 120, nays 71, two-thirds not voting in the affirmative, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Charles F. Adams, Green Adams, Adrain, William C. Anderson, Avery, Babbitt, Barr, Barreit, Bocock, Boteler, Bouligny, Brabson, Branch, Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Burch, Burnett. Campbell, Horace F. Clark, John B. Clark, Clark B. Cochrane, John Cochrane, Colfax, Corwin, Cox, James Craig, Burton Craige, H. Winter Davis, John G. Davis, De Jarnette, Delano, Dimmick, Dunn, Edmundson, English. Etheridge, Florence, Fouke, Garnett, Gilmer, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, J. Morrison Harris, John T. Harris, Hatton, Helmick, Hoard, Holman, Wm. Howard, William A. Howard, Hughes, Humphrey, Jenkins, Junkin, William Kellogg, Kenyon, Killinger, Kunkel, Larrabee, James M. Leach, Leake, Logan, Maclay, Mallory, Charles D. Martin, Elbert S. Martin, Maynard, McClernand, MeKenty, McKnight, McPherson, Millson, Montgomery, Laban T. Moore, Moorhead, Morrill, Edward Joy Morris, Isaac N. Morris, Nelson, Niblack, Nixon, Noell, Olin, Peyton, Phelps, Porter, Pryor, Quarles, John H. Reynolds, Rice, Riggs, Christopher Robinson, James C. Robinson, Ruffin, Rust, Scranton, Sickles, Simms, William N. H. Smith, Spaulding, Stanton, Stevenson, James A. Stewart, Stokes, Stout, Thayer, Thomas, Trimble, Vallandigham, Vance, Verrec, Webster, Whiteley, Windom, Winslow, Wood, Woodson, Wright-120. NAYS-Messrs. Aldrich, Alley, Ashley, Beale, Bingham, Butterfield, Carey, Carter, Case, Coburn, Conkling, Conway, Blair, Blake, Brayton, Buffinton, Burlingame, Burnham, Covode, Dawes, Duell, Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Farusworth, Fenton, Ferry, Foster, Frank, Gooch, Graham, Grow, Gurley, Hickman, Hutchins, Irvine, Francis W. Kellogg, Kilgore, De Witt C. Leach, Lee, Longnecker, Loomis, Lovejoy, Marston, McKean, Morse, Perry, Pettit, Potter, Pottle, Edwin R. Reynolds, Royce, Sedgwick, Somes, Spinner, Stevens, William Stewart, Tappan, Tompkins, Train, Vandover, Van Wyck, Wade, Waldron, Walton, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Ellihu B. Washburne, Wells, Wilson, Woodruff-71. Mr. KILGORE entered a motion to re-consider. February 28th. This motion was carried, yeas 125, nays 68, and the joint resolution then passed, yeas 133, nays 65, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Charles F. Adams, Green Adams, Adrain, Aldrich, William C. Anderson, Avery, Babbitt, Barr, Barrett, Bocock, Boteler, Bouligny, Brabson, Branch, bell. Horace F. Clark, John B. Clark, Clemens, Clark B. Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Burch, Burnett, Butterfield, CampCochrane, John Cochrane, Colfax, Corwin, Cox, James Craig, Burton Craige. H. Winter Davis, John G. Davis, De Jarnette, Delano, Dimmick, Dunn, Edmundson, English, Etheridge, Florence, Fouke, French, Garnett, Gilmer, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, J. Morrison Harris, John T. Harris, Has kin, Hatton, Helmick, Hoard, Holman, William Howard, William A. Howard, Hughes, Humphrey, Jenkins, Junkin, William Kellogg, Kenyon, Kilgore, Killinger, Kunkel, entitled to vote for members of the Terri- NAYS-Messrs. Alley, Ashley, Beale, Bingham, Blair. Blake, Brayton, Buffinton, Burlingame, Burnham, Carey, Carter, Case, Coburn, Conkling, Conway, Dawes, Dueil, Edgerton, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Farnsworth, Fenton, Ferry, Foster, Frank, Gooch, Grow, Gurley, Hickman, Hindman, Hutchins, Irvine, Francis W. Kellogg, DeWitt C. Leach, Lee, Longnecker, Loomis, Lovejoy, Marston, McKean, Pettit, Potter, Pottle, Edwin R. Reynolds, Royce, Sedgwick, Somes, Spinner, Stevens, William Stewart, Tappan, Tompkins, Train, Vandever, Van Wyck, Wade, Waldron, Walton, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Ellihu B. Washburne, Wells, Wilson, Woodruff-65. March 2d. The joint resolution passed the Senate, yeas 24, nays 12, as follows: torial House of Representatives. The election for the convention shall be held on the 5th day of August, 1861, by the same officers who would hold an election for members of the said House of Representatives; and those officers shall conform to the law now in force in said Territory for election for members of said House of Representatives in all respects, ing votes, and making the returns of the in holding the election, receiving and rejectelection for the convention. The convention shall assemble at the city of Santa Fé, on the 2d day of September, 1861, and continue its sessions at that place until its deliberations shall be closed. The constitution agreed on by the convention shall be submitted to the people of the Territory for such election on the constitution, all those their approval or rejection as a whole; at YEAS-Messrs. Anthony, Baker, Bigler, Bright, Critten- are now entitled to vote for members of and others shall be entitled to vote who don, Dixon, Douglas, Foster, Grimes, Gwin, Harlan, Hunter, Johnson of Tennessee, Kennedy, Latham, Mason, Morrill, the House of Representatives of said TerNicholson, Polk, Pugh, Rice, Sebastian, Ten Eyck, Thom-ritory; and such election shall be held NAYS-Messrs. Bingham, Chandler, Clark, Doolittle, Dur- by the same officers who conduct, by the kee. Foot, King, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wil-present laws, the election for members of son-24. Bon-12. So the joint resolution was agreed to, by both Houses.* Whereas, by the act of Congress approved on the 9th of September, in the year 1850, it was provided that the people of New Mexico, when admitted as a State, shall be received into the Union with or without slavery, as their constitution may provide at the time of their admission; and whereas the population of said Territory is now sufficient to constitute a State government: Therefore, tory, at the same places for voting, and in the House of Representatives of the Territhe same manner in all respects; and such election shall be held on the 4th day of November, 1861, and the returns thereof made to the Governor of the Territory, who shall forthwith sum up and declare the result, and shall send a certificate thereof, together with a copy of the constitution, to the President of the United States. The said State shall be entitled to one member of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, held until the apportionment under the next census. Mr. HICKMAN moved to lay the bill on the table; which was agreed to, yeas 115, nays 71, as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Ame- Beale, Bingham, Blair, Blake, Bocock, Boteler, Bouligny, YEAS-Messrs. Aldrich, Alley, Ashley, Avery, Babbitt, rica in Congress assembled, That the inhabi- Brabson, Branch, Brayton, Buffinton, Burlingame, Burtants of the Territory of New Mexico, in-nett, Burnham, Carey, Carter, Case, Coburn, Colfax, Conway, cluding therein the region called Arizona, Duell, Edgerton, Edmundson, Edwards, Eliot, Ely, Farns Covode, Burton Craige, John G. Davis, Dawes, De Jarnette, be, and they are hereby, authorized to form worth, Fenton, Ferry, Florence, Foster, Frank, Garnett, for themselves a constitution of State gov- Hindman, Hoard, William A. Howard, Humphrey, HutchGooch, Graham, Grow, Hale, Haskin, Hatton, Hickman, ernment by the name of the State of New ins, Irvine, Jenkins, Francis W. Kellogg, De Witt C. Mexico; and the said State, when formed, Leach, Jas. M. Leach, Leake, Lee, Longuecker, Loomis, shall be admitted into the Union upon the McKean, Morrill, Morse, Nelson, Niblack, Olin, Palmer, Lovejoy, Maclay, Marston, Elbert S. Martin, Maynard, same footing with the original States in all Perry, Phelps, Potter, Pottle, Pryor, Quarles, Edwin R. respects whatever. And said constitution C. Robinson, Royce, Sedgwick, William N. H. Smith, Reynolds, John II. Reynolds, Christopher Robinson, James shall be formed by a convention of the peo- Somes, Spinner, Stevens, William Stewart, Tappan, Thomas, ple of New Mexico, which shall consist of Van Wyck, Wade, Waldron, Walton, Cadwalader C. WashTompkins, Train, Trimble, Vallandigham, Vance, Vandever, twice the number of members now by law burn, Ellihu B. Washburne, Wells, Whiteley, Wilson, Winconstituting the House of Representatives dom. Winslow, Woodruff, Woodson, Wright-115. of the Territory; each representative district William C. Anderson, Barr, Briggs, Bristow, Brown, Burch, NAYS-Messrs. Chas. F. Adams, Green Adams, Adrain, shall elect two members to said convention Butterfield, Campbell, Horace P. Clark, John B. Clark, for every member now by law elected in such Corwin, Cox, James Craig, H. Winter Davis, Delano, DimClemens, Clark B. Cochrane, John Cochrane, Conkling, district to the Territorial House of Repre- mick, Dunn, English, Etheridge, Pouke, Gilmer, J. Morrisen sentatives; and in such election only those Harris, John T. Harris, Holman, William Howard, Hughes, persons shall vote for such delegates as are, kel, Larrabee, Logan, Mallory, Chas. D. Martin, McClernand, Junkin, William Kellogg, Kenyon, Kilgore, Killinger, Kunby the laws of said Territory now in force, McKenty, McKnight, McPherson, Millson, Laban T. Moore, Moorhead, Edward Joy Morris, Isaac N. Morris, Nixon, The Legislatures of Ohio and Maryland agreed to the Simms, Spaulding, Stanton, Stevenson, James A. Start, Noell, Pendleton, Pettit, Peyton, Porter, Rice, Riggs, Sickles, amendment promptly. Stokes, Stratton, Thayer, Webster, Wood-71. FOURTH PROPOSITION. States Court for said State from which said fugitive was alleged to have escaped, which certificate shall be filed in the office of the United States District Court for the State or district in which said alleged fugitive was seized, within sixty days from the date of the arrest of said fugitive; and should said marshal fail to comply with the provisions of this act, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of $1,000 and imprisoned for six months, and until his said fine is paid. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That no citizen of any State shall be compelled to aid the marshal or owner of any fugitive in the capture or detention of such fugitive, unless when force is employed or reasonably apprehended to prevent such capture or detention, too powerful to be resisted by the marshal or owner; and the fees of the commissioners appointed under the act of 18th of September, 1850, shall be ten dollars for every case heard and determined by such commissioner. Which was passed, yeas 92, nays 83, as follows: YEAS-Messrs. Green Adams, Adrain, Aldrich, William Anderson, Babbitt, Barr, Blair, Brayton, Briggs, Bristow, Burch, Burlingame, Burnham, Butterfield, Campbell, Car- AMENDMENT OF FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW, MARCH 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That every person arrested under the laws of Congress for the delivery up of fugitives from labor shall be produced before a court, judge, or commissioner, mentioned in the law approved the 18th of September, 1850, for the State or Territory wherein the arrest may be made; and upon such production of the person, together with the proofs mentioned in the sixth or the tenth section of the said act, such court, judge, or commissioner, shall proceed to hear and consider the same publicly; and if such court, judge, or commissioner, is of opinion that the person arrested owes labor or service to the claimant according to the laws of any other State, Territory, or District of Columbia, and escaped therefrom, the court, judge, or commissioner shall make out and deliver to the claimant, or his agent, a certificate stating those facts; and if the said fugitive shall, upon the decision of the court, judge, or commissioner being made known to him, aver that he is free, and does not owe service or labor according to the law of the State or Territory to which he is to be re-ter, Case, Clemens, Coburu, John Cochrane, Colfax, Conkturned, such averment shall be entered upon the certificate, and the fugitive shall be delivered by the court, judge, or commissioner to the marshal, to be by him taken and delivered to the marshal of the United States for the State or district from which the fugitive is ascertained to have fled, who shall produce said fugitive before one of the judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the last mentioned State or district, whose duty it shall be, if said alleged fugitive shall persist in his averment, forthwith, or at the next term of the Circuit Court, to cause a jury to be impanelled and sworn to try the issue whether such fugitive owes labor or service to the person by or on behalf of whom he is claimed, and a true verdict to give according to the evidence, on which trial the fugitive shall be entitled to the aid of counsel and to process for procuring evidence at the cost of the United States; and upon such finding the judge shall render judgment, and cause said fugitive to be delivered to the claimant, or returned to the place where he was arrested, at the expense of the United States, according to the finding of the jury; and if the judge or court be not satisfied with the verdict, he may cause another jury to be impanelled forthwith, whose verdict shall be final. And it shall be the duty of said marshal so delivering said alleged fugitive, to take from the marshal of the State from which said fugitive is alleged to have escaped, a certificate acknowledging that said alleged fugitive had been delivered to him, giving a minute description of said alleged fugitive, which certificate shall be authenticated by the United States district judge, or a commissioner of a United ruff-92. NAYS-Messrs. Ashley, Avery, Barrett, Beale, Bingham, Blake, Bocock, Boteler, Bouligny, Brabson, Branch, Brown, Buflinton, Burnett, Carey, Horace F. Clark, John B. Clark, Conway, Burton Craige, Dawes, Duell, Edgerton, Edmundson, Eliot, Farnsworth, Fenton, Florence, Foster, Frank, Garnett, Gilmer, Gooch, Grow, John T. Harris, Hickman, Hindman, Hughes, Hutchins, Irvine, Jenkins, Kunkel, De Witt C. Leach, James M. Leach, Leake, Lovejoy, Maclay, Mallory, Elbert S. Martin, Maynard, Millson, Laban T. Moore, Nelson, Niblack, Noell, Pendleton, Peyton, Phelps, Somes, Stevens, Stevenson, Stokes, Tappan, Thomas, VallanPotter, Quarles, Kragan, Royce, Ruffin, Sedgwick, Simms, digham, Vance, Van Wyck, Wade, Waldron, Cadwalader C. Washburn, Ellihu B. Washburne, Wells, Whiteley, Wilson, Winslow, Woodson, Wright-83. FIFTH PROPOSITION. AMENDMENT OF THE ACT FOR THE RENDITION |