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The Road to Civil War

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Session 13851: 1861-03-02 00:00:00

The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, takes up H. Res. 80.

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H. Res. 80

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Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States.

Be it resolved by [-e861762]the Sen[-e861762]ate and House of Representa-tives of[-e861762] the provision[+e861762]United States of America in Congress assembled, two-thirds of both houses concurring. That the following arti-cle be proposed to the legislature[-e861762]s of the several States as an amendment to the [-e861762]Constitution are ample [+e861762]of the United States, which, when ratified by three-[-e861762]fou[-e861762]rths[-e861762] of said legisla[-e861762]tures, s[-e861762]hall b[-e861762]e valid, to all intents and [-e861762]pu[-e861762]rpos[-e861762]eservation[+e861762], as part of the said Constitution, [-e861762]

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Article I. [+e861375 -e861762]

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In all the territory[+e861375 -e861762] of the Uni[+e861375]ted States n[+e861375 -e861762]o[+e861375]w held or hereafter acquired, situate [+e861375 -e861762]n[+e861375]orth of latitude 36° 30'[+e861375 -e861762], [+e861375]sl[+e861375 -e861762]a[+e861375]very or i[+e861375 -e861762]n[+e861375]voluntary servitu[+e861375 -e861762]d[+e861375]e,[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]excep[+e861375 -e861762]t[+e861375] as a punis[+e861375 -e861762]h[+e861375]m[+e861375 -e861762]e[+e861375]nt for crime, is[+e861375 -e861762] pro[+e861375]hibi[+e861375 -e861762]te[+e861375]d, while su[+e861375 -e861762]c[+e861375]h [+e861375 -e861762]t[+e861375]err[+e861375 -e861762]i[+e861375]t[+e861375 -e861762]o[+e861375]ry shall remai[+e861375 -e861762]n [+e861375]of[+e861762]under territorial government. In[+e861375 -e861762] all the [+e861375]ma[+e861762]te[+e861375]r[+e861375 -e861762]ri[+e861375]al in[+e861762]tory now held or hereaf[+e861375 -e861762]ter[+e861375] acquir[+e861375 -e861762]e[+e861375]d, [+e861375 -e861762]s[+e861375]ou[+e861375 -e861762]t[+e861375]h of [+e861375 -e861762]s[+e861375]aid line of latitude, slavery[+e861375 -e861762] of the [+e861375]country; t[+e861762]African race is hereby recognized as existing, and s[+e861375 -e861762]ha[+e861375]ll no[+e861375 -e861762]t[+e861375] be[+e861375 -e861762] i[+e861375]t needs to[+e861762]nterfered with by Congress; but shall[+e861375 -e861762] be [+e861375]obey[+e861762]protect[+e861375 -e861762]ed [+e861375]as prope[+e861375 -e861762]r[+e861375]ty by [+e861375 -e861762]a[+e861375]ll [+e861375 -e861762]the[+e861375] depa[+e861375 -e861762]r[+e861375]tments of[+e861375 -e861762] th[+e861375]e territori[+e861375 -e861762]a[+e861375]l gover[+e861375 -e861762]n[+e861375] a[+e861762]men[+e861375]t [+e861375 -e861762]d[+e861375]uring its continuanc[+e861375 -e861762]e[+e861375]d[+e861762]; and [+e861375]when any Territory, nor[+e861375 -e861762]th[+e861375] or south of s[+e861375 -e861762]a[+e861375]id line, wi[+e861375 -e861762]t[+e861375]hin such boundaries[+e861375 -e861762] a[+e861375]n ext[+e861762]s Congress may presc[+e861375 -e861762]ri[+e861375]be, shall [+e861375 -e861762]c[+e861375]ontain the popul[+e861375 -e861762]ation [+e861375]from our [+e861762]requisite for a member of Congress, according to the then Federal ratio of re[+e861375 -e861762]present[+e861375] dangers[+e861762]ation of the people of the United States,[+e861375 -e861762] i[+e861375]t [+e861375 -e861762]s[+e861375]hall,[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]if i[+e861375 -e861762]t[+e861375]s f[+e861375 -e861762]o[+e861375]rm of government[+e861375 -e861762] be [+e861375]looked for in strenuous effo[+e861762]republican, be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, with or without slavery, as the constitution of such new State may provide. [+e861375 -e861762]

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A[+e861375 -e861762]rt[+e861375]icle II. [+e861375 -e861762]

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Congres[+e861375 -e861762]s [+e861375]shall have no power [+e861375 -e861762]to [+e861375]pr[+e861762]abolish slavery in plac[+e861375 -e861762]es[+e861375] und[+e861375 -e861762]er[+e861375] its exclusi[+e861375 -e861762]ve [+e861375]jurisdiction and situate within [+e861375 -e861762]the [+e861375]limits of States that [+e861375 -e861762]pe[+e861375]ace, protect[+e861762]rmit the holding of slaves. [+e861375 -e861762]

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Article [+e861375 -e861762]ARTICLE XIII[-e861762].[+e861375 -e861762] [-e861762]

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Congress shall have no power to abolish slave[+e861375 -e861762]ry wi[+e861375]public property,[+e861762]thin the District of Columbia so long as it exists in the adjoining States of[+e861375 -e861762] Virg[+e861375]inia and Maryland[+e861375 -e861762],[+e861375] or[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]f[+e861762]ei[+e861375]ther, nor wit[+e861375 -e861762]h[+e861375]out[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]the c[+e861375 -e861762]onsen[+e861375]laws, ra[+e861762]t of the inhabitant[+e861375 -e861762]s,[+e861375] nor without [+e861375 -e861762]j[+e861375]ust comp[+e861375 -e861762]No[-e861762] [-e861375]amen[-e861762]sat[+e861375 -e861762]io[+e861375]han in new gua[+e861762]n first ma[+e861375 -e861762]d[-e861762]e to such owners of slaves as do not consent to such abolish[+e861375 -e861762]ment[-e861762]. Nor[+e861375 -e861762] shall [-e861762]Congress at any time prohi[+e861375 -e861762]b[-e861762]it office[+e861375 -e861762]rs[+e861375] of th[+e861375 -e861762]e [-e861762]Fe[+e861375 -e861762]de[+e861375]ral Go[+e861375 -e861762]v[+e861375]er[+e861375 -e861762]n[+e861375]m[-e861762]en[+e861375]for particular [+e861762]t, or members of Congress, whose duties require them to be in s[+e861375 -e861762]a[-e861762]i[+e861375 -e861762]d[-e861762] District, from bringing with th[+e861375 -e861762]e[-e861762]m[+e861375 -e861762] t[-e861762]heir slaves, and h[+e861375 -e861762]o[-e861762]lding[+e861375 -e861762] the[-e861762]m as such, dining the time their duties may requir[+e861375 -e861762]e [+e861375]t[+e861375 -e861762]h[+e861375]e[+e861375 -e861762]m t[+e861375]sts, compromis[+e861762]o remain there, and afterwards taking them from the District. [+e861375 -e861762]

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Article IV.[+e861375 -e861762] [-e861762] [+e861375 -e861762]

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Con[-e861762]gress [+e861375 -e861762]s[-e861762]hall have no power [+e861375 -e861762]t[-e861762]o prohib[+e861375 -e861762]it[-e861762], or hinder the transpor[+e861375 -e861762]tati[+e861375]or particular difficultie[+e861762]on of slaves from one State to another, or to a Territory i[+e861375 -e861762]ution which [-e861762]slaves are by la[+e861375 -e861762]w[-e861762] perm[+e861375 -e861762]i[-e861762]tted to be he[+e861375 -e861762]l[-e861762]d, whether that transportation be by [+e861375 -e861762]l[-e861762]an[+e861375 -e861762]d,[+e861375] n[+e861375]av[+e861375]concessi[+e861762]igable rivers, or by the sea. B[+e861375 -e861762]u[-e861762]t [+e861375 -e861762]th[-e861762]e African slave trade shall be f[+e861375 -e861762]or[-e861762]ever suppressed, and it shal[+e861375 -e861762]l [+e861375]be t[+e861375 -e861762]he du[+e861375]ty of [+e861375 -e861762]C[+e861375]ongress to make such[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]laws a[+e861375 -e861762]s[+e861375] shall[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]be nec[+e861375 -e861762]e[+e861375]ssary and effectual, to prevent the migration or importation[+e861375 -e861762] of[+e861375] sla[+e861375 -e861762]ize or give[-e861762]s, or[+e861375 -e861762] p[+e861375]l[+e861762]ersons[+e861375 -e861762] [-e861762]owin[+e861375 -e861762]g [+e861375]servi[+e861375 -e861762]c[+e861375]e or [+e861375 -e861762]l[+e861375]abor,[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]i[+e861375 -e861762]n[+e861375]tds[+e861762]o [-e861762]the United States from any foreign country, plac[+e861375 -e861762]e, or [+e861375]Re[+e861762]jurisdiction wha[+e861375 -e861762]te[+e861375]ver. [+e861375 -e861762]

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SE[+e861375 -e861762]C[-e861762]. 2. That pers[+e861375 -e861762]on[-e861762]s committin[+e861375 -e861762]g[-e861762] c[+e861375 -e861762]r[-e861762]im[+e861375 -e861762]es[-e861762] against[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]the rights of th[+e861375 -e861762]o[+e861375]se[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]who hold p[+e861375 -e861762]s power[-e861762]sons[+e861375 -e861762] to [-e861762]s[+e861375 -e861762]e[+e861375]rvice or l[+e861375 -e861762]abo[-e861762]r in o[+e861375 -e861762]ne[+e861375]That all[+e861762] State, and f[+e861375 -e861762]l[-e861762]ee[+e861375 -e861762]i[-e861762]ng to another, [+e861375 -e861762]sh[-e861762]all[+e861375 -e861762] [-e861762]be[+e861375 -e861762] d[+e861375]elivered up in [+e861375 -e861762]th[+e861375]empts to dissolv[+e861762]e same manner as pers[+e861375 -e861762]o[-e861762]ns committing othe[+e861375 -e861762]r [-e861762]cr[+e861375 -e861762]i[-e861762]mes; a[+e861375 -e861762]n[-e861762]d [+e861375 -e861762]t[-e861762]hat th[+e861375 -e861762]e[-e861762] laws of the States f[+e861375 -e861762]r[-e861762]om[+e861375 -e861762] which[+e861375] such persons [+e861375 -e861762]f[-e861762]le[+e861375 -e861762]e[-e861762] shall be the test of c[+e861375 -e861762]r[-e861762]iminal[+e861375 -e861762]i[+e861375]ty. [+e861375 -e861762]

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SEC. 3. Congr[+e861375 -e861762]e[+e861375]ss [+e861375 -e861762]s[+e861375]hall [+e861375 -e861762]p[+e861375]as[+e861375 -e861762]s ef[+e861375]Union[+e861762]fici[+e861375 -e861762]e[-e861762]nt laws for the punishment of all persons in any of the States[+e861375 -e861762], w[-e861762]ho shall [+e861375 -e861762]i[-e861762]n any manner aid and abet invasion or[+e861375 -e861762] insu[+e861375]ov[+e861762]rrection in an[+e861375 -e861762]y [+e861375]o[+e861375 -e861762]th[-e861762]er State, or comm[+e861375 -e861762]i[-e861762]t a[+e861375 -e861762]ny[+e861375]row[+e861762] other act tending to disturb the tranquillity of [+e861375 -e861762]it[+e861375]s p[+e861375 -e861762]eo[+e861375]aband[+e861762]ple, or government of[+e861375 -e861762] any [-e861762]other [+e861375 -e861762]State[-e861762]. [+e861375 -e861762]

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AR[+e861375]TIC[+e861375 -e861762]LE V.[+e861375] [+e861375 -e861762]

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That[+e861375 -e861762], [-e861762]in [+e861375 -e861762]a[+e861375]ddition to the provision[+e861375 -e861762]s [+e861375]of[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]the t[+e861375 -e861762]h[+e861375]ird paragraph of the second sect[+e861375 -e861762]ion of the fo[+e861375], w[+e861762]urth artic[+e861375 -e861762]le[+e861375] of the Constitution [+e861375 -e861762]o[+e861375]f t[+e861375 -e861762]h[+e861375]t[+e861762]e[+e861375] U[+e861375 -e861762]ni[+e861375]hope or expectation of construc[+e861762]ted States, Congress shall have po[+e861375 -e861762]w[-e861762]er to provide by law, and [+e861375 -e861762]it[-e861762] s[+e861375 -e861762]h[-e861762]all be its duty so to provide, that[+e861375 -e861762] the [-e861762]Unite[+e861375 -e861762]d[-e861762] States shall pay t[+e861375 -e861762]o[-e861762] the owners who shall apply fo[+e861375 -e861762]r [+e861375]it, the ful[+e861375 -e861762]l[+e861375]g[+e861762] v[+e861375] new on[+e861762]alue of his fugitive slave, in all cases when the [+e861375 -e861762]m[-e861762]arshal, or other officer, whose du[+e861375 -e861762]ty [+e861375]i[+e861375 -e861762]t[+e861375] wa[+e861375 -e861762]s [+e861375]to arr[+e861375 -e861762]est[-e861762] said[+e861375 -e861762] f[+e861375]angerous, illusory[+e861762]ugitive, was prevented from so do[+e861375 -e861762]i[-e861762]ng by violen[+e861375 -e861762]c[-e861762]e or[+e861375 -e861762] in[-e861762]timidation, or when, after arre[+e861375 -e861762]st[-e861762], sa[+e861375 -e861762]id fug[+e861375]de[+e861762]it[-e861762]ive was resc[+e861375 -e861762]u[-e861762]ed by force, and [+e861375 -e861762]t[-e861762]h[+e861375 -e861762]e owne[+e861375]ive; that in[+e861762]r thereby prevented and obstructed [+e861375 -e861762]i[-e861762]n the pursuit [+e861375 -e861762]o[-e861762]f his remedy for the recov[+e861375 -e861762]ery o[+e861375]opin[+e861762]f his fugitive slave, u[+e861375 -e861762]n[-e861762]der [+e861375 -e861762]the [+e861375]of[+e861762]s[-e861762]ai[+e861375 -e861762]d cla[+e861375]Senat[+e861762]use of the Constituti[+e861375 -e861762]on[+e861375] and [+e861375 -e861762]th[+e861375]e laws made in pursuance[+e861375 -e861762] ther[-e861762]eof. And in all suc[+e861375]no[+e861762]h cases[+e861375 -e861762], [-e861762]when[+e861375 -e861762] the U[+e861375]nited States shall pay for such fugitiv[+e861375 -e861762]e,[+e861375] they shall have the power to reimb[+e861375 -e861762]ur[+e861375]nstruction is practicab[+e861762]se themselves by impos[+e861375 -e861762]in[-e861762]g and [+e861375 -e861762]c[-e861762]ol[+e861375 -e861762]l[-e861762]ecting a tax on the co[+e861375 -e861762]u[-e861762]nty or city in which sai[+e861375 -e861762]d[-e861762] violence, [+e861375 -e861762]in[-e861762]timidation, or rescue was committed, equal in amount to the sum paid by them, with the addition [+e861375 -e861762]of[+e861375] inte[+e861375 -e861762]rest [+e861375],[+e861762]and [+e861375]refore,[+e861762]the costs of collection; and the said county or cit[+e861375 -e861762]y, after[+e861375] it has paid sa[+e861375 -e861762]id[+e861375] amount to [+e861375 -e861762]th[+e861375]ten[+e861762]e United Stat[+e861375 -e861762]es[+e861375], ma[+e861375 -e861762]y[+e861375], [+e861375 -e861762]f[+e861375]o[+e861375 -e861762]r[+e861375] i[+e861375 -e861762]t[+e861375]s indemnity, sue and recover from the wron[+e861375 -e861762]g[-e861762]-doers or rescuers, [+e861375 -e861762]b[+e861375]y w[+e861375 -e861762]hom[+e861375] tex[+e861762]h[-e861762]e owner w[+e861375 -e861762]a[-e861762]s [+e861375 -e861762]pr[+e861375]even[+e861375 -e861762]t[-e861762]ed[+e861375]ng Union[+e861762] from the recovery[+e861375 -e861762] of [-e861762]his fugitive slave, in like manner as t[+e861375 -e861762]he ow[+e861375]ner himself might have sued and recovered. [+e861375 -e861762]

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ARTICLE VI.[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]

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No future [+e861375]ould be directed all[+e861762]amendment of the Constitution shall affect the five [+e861375 -e861762]p[-e861762]r[+e861375 -e861762]e[-e861762]ceding a[+e861375 -e861762]r[-e861762]ti[+e861375 -e861762]cle[+e861375]s,[+e861375]energies[+e861762] nor the third paragraph of the sec[+e861375 -e861762]ond [+e861375]all[+e861762]s[-e861762]ection of[+e861375 -e861762] [-e861762]t[+e861375 -e861762]he[-e861762] first artic[+e861375 -e861762]l[-e861762]e of the Constitu[+e861375 -e861762]tion,[+e861375]dep[+e861762] nor the thir[+e861375 -e861762]d [-e861762]paragraph of [+e861375 -e861762]t[-e861762]he [+e861375]sec[+e861375 -e861762]o[-e861762]nd section of the fourth[+e861375 -e861762] [-e861762]artic[+e861375 -e861762]l[-e861762]e of[+e861375 -e861762] s[+e861375]ai[+e861375]s of [+e861762]d Constitution; and no amendment shall [+e861375 -e861762]b[-e861762]e made t[+e861375 -e861762]o [+e861375]the [+e861375 -e861762]Co[+e861375]G[+e861762]n[+e861375]stit[+e861375 -e861762]ut[+e861375]rnment, and[+e861762]ion which will auth[+e861375 -e861762]or[-e861762]ize[+e861375 -e861762] or [-e861762]give to Congre[+e861375 -e861762]s[-e861762]s any pow[+e861375 -e861762]er[-e861762] to abolish or [+e861375 -e861762]inter[+e861375]efforts of[+e861762]fere with slavery in any of th[+e861375 -e861762]vice [-e861762]S[+e861375 -e861762]tate[+e861375]s [+e861375 -e861762]by[-e861762] whos[+e861375 -e861762]the laws [-e861762]it is or may be allowed or permitted. [+e861375 -e861762]

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ARTICLE VII. [+e861375 -e861762]

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SEC.[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]1. T[+e861375 -e861762]h[+e861375]e [+e861375 -e861762]e[+e861375]l[+e861375 -e861762]ec[+e861375]tive[+e861375 -e861762] [+e861375]franchise and the right to hol[+e861375 -e861762]o[-e861762]f [-e861375]ize[+e861762]said [-e861762]office, whether Federal, [+e861375 -e861762]State[-e861762], territorial, or[+e861375 -e861762] m[+e861375]unicipal, shall not be exercised by persons who ar[+e861375 -e861762]e[+e861375],[+e861375 -e861762] in whole or in part, of the African race[+e861375]. [+e861375]

Decisions yet to be taken

  • H. Res. 80 (introduced on 1861-03-02 00:00:00 - CREATE_FROM - e860803) [This document]
    • H. Res. 80: Mr. Bingham Committee of the Whole Amendment (introduced on 1861-03-03 07:00:00 - PROPOSE_DOCUMENT_AMENDMENT - e862140)
      • Motion for the Yeas and Nays on H. Res. 80: Mr. Bingham Committee of the Whole Amendment (introduced on 1861-03-03 07:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e862144)
  • Motion for the Senate to Take a Recess (introduced on 1861-03-03 07:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e861417)
  • Motion for the Yeas and Nays on Motion to Lay H. Res. 80 on the Table (introduced on 1861-03-03 07:00:00 - PROCEDURE - e862132)

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