...territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted ; provided, always, that any person escaping into the...from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed, and conveyed to the person claiming...

...territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Provided^ always, That any person escaping into the...from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming...

...than in the punishment of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Provided, altcay*, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming...

...degrees thitty minutes north latitude, excepting only such part thereof аs is included within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the puuishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall be and is hereby for ever...

...larger, that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude should exist in the territory. The lesser : — " Provided always, that any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service u lawfully claimed, in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and...

...of Ihirty-six degreva and thirty minun-s nurth latitude, not included within ihe limits of the Slate contemplated by this act, Slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of dimes whereof the pm-ties shall have been duly convicted, shall be, nnd ie h-Ti-by, forever prohibited...

...there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in any of the said States, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the parties shall have been duly convicted to be personally guilty." Mr. Chase argues from this, very absurdly we must say, that if this proviso...

...degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the State contemplated hy this. act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in the punishment of crime* whereof the parties shall have heen duly convicted, shall he, and is herehy, for ever prohihited...

...and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by their act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise...any person escaping into the same, from whom labor (69) or service is lawfully claimed, in any state or territory of the United States, such fugitive...

...lies north of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, not included within the limits of the state contemplated by this act, slavery and...convicted, shall be, and is hereby, forever prohibited." Now, sir, what is that provision ? It is intervention north of the line of 36° 30', and non-intervention...