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The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1860., [Electronic resource], Congressional debate, Wednesday. (search)
in custody of the United States officers. Mr. English offered a resolution that the territory of the United States should be equally divided between the slave and non-slaveholding States; slavery to be recognized in the one and prohibited in the other section; that the right of property in slaves shall not be destroyed or impaired by Congressional agitation; that whenever a slave is rescued the owner shall be allowed the double value of the slave, recoverable in a State Court. Mr. Kilgore offered a resolution of instructions to the Committee to inquire into the expediency of so amending the Fugitive Slave Law as to provide for the right of trial by jury where the alleged fugitive claims to be free.--When citizens of non-slaveholding States assist in the escape of a fugitive, or a forcible rescue, the owner of the slave to be indemnified, and the persons thus acting to be subject to a criminal prosecution; and that the Committee propose such other amendments as may be thoug