EC. 4. Congress shall have no power to discharge any person
held to service or labor in the District of Columbia, under
the laws thereof, from such service or labor, or to impair
any rights pertaining to that relation under the laws now in
force within the said District, while such relation shall
exist in the State of Maryland, without the consent of said
State, and of those to whom the service or labor is due, or
making to them just compensation therefor; nor the power to
interfere with or prohibit members of Congress, and officers
of the Federal Government whose duties require them to be in
said District, from bringing with them, retaining, and
taking away persons so held to service or labor; nor the
power to impair or abolish the relations of persons owing
service or labor in places under the exclusive jurisdiction
of the United States, within those States and Territories
where such relations are established or recognized by law.

SEC. 5. Congress shall have no power to prohibit the removal
or transportation of persons held to labor or service in any
State or Territory of the United States, to any State or
Territory thereof, where the same obligation or liability to
labor or service is established or recognized by law; and
the right during such transportation, by sea or river, of
touching at ports, shores, and landings, and of landing in
case of distress, shall exist; nor shall Congress have power
to authorize any higher rate of taxation on persons held to
service or labor than on land.

Strike out Section 7, and insert:

SEC. 9. Congress shall provide by law, that in all cases
where the marshal, or other officer whose duty it shall be
to arrest any fugitive from service or labor, shall be
prevented from so doing by violence of a mob or riotous
assemblage, or where, after arrest, such fugitive shall be
rescued by like violence, and the party to whom such service
or labor is due shall thereby be deprived of the same, the
United States shall pay to such party the full value of such
service or labor.

Mr. TURNER:--I offer the following resolution:

_Resolved_, That the time fixed upon to commence voting upon
the questions before this Convention, be postponed until
Monday, February 25th, at 12 o'clock M.

I am as desirous as