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Session 8342: 1864-02-29 12:00:00

Mr. Morrison submits a Resolution on the Legal and Constitutional Protections of Slavery, which lies over under the rules.

United States Thirteenth Amendment 1863-65

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Session 8342: 1864-02-29 12:00:00

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Resolution on the Legal and Constitutional Protections of Slavery

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Resolved, That slavery legally exists in some of the States of the Union by virtue of the constitution and laws of such States, and that neither the Government of the United States, nor the people thereof, as such, are responsible therefor, nor have they any legal duty to perform in relation thereto except such as is enjoined by section two, article four, of the Federal Constitution, in these words: "No person held to service or labor in one State, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered up on claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due."

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