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Session 11907: 1860-12-12 12:00:00
More members join the House. Various members present Resolutions to instruct the Committee of Thirty-Three on the slavery question.
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Resolution on the Protection of Domestic Slavery
Resolved, That the Constitution of the United States ought to be amended, so as to provide: 1. That Congress shall have no power or jurisdiction over the subject of domestic slavery, either in the States, the Territories of the United States, or the District of Columbia, or over the trade in slaves in or between them, except so far as hereinafter provided. 2. That where domestic slavery may exist in any Territory or district of the United States, it shall be the duty of Congress to protect it by adequate and efficient legislation. 3. That no Territorial Legislature, or other territorial authority, shall have power or jurisdiction over such subject. 4. That the rights of masters or owners to their slaves, while sojourning in, or in transit through, any State or Territory of the United States, shall be guarantied and protected; and, 5. That fugitive slaves shall be given up on demand of their owners or masters, and that all such fugitives as may be lost by reason of the legislation of any State, or the act of its constituted authorities, shall be paid for by such State.
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- Resolution on the Protection of Domestic Slavery (introduced on 1860-12-12 12:00:00 - CREATE - e811905) [This document]
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- None (introduced on 1860-12-12 12:00:00 - REPORT_PROPOSAL - e811912) [view current proposal at this moment]