Amendments was ''the freedom of the slave race. 9. Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude unless for the punishment of crime, shall ever be tolerated in this state.S4.1Overview of Public Debt Clause. Amdt14. The conspicuous exception to this was the holding in the Dred Scott case that former slaves, as non-citizens, could not claim the protections of the clause. The ceremony in Dowagiac on August 16, 2005, focused on how the white and free black residents of Cass County rallied to protect runaway slaves. The fourth section was held, in Perry v. School Scholarship Repository. Employment opportunity in the State of Michigan."10. When it was enacted, slaves were immediately entitled to their freedom. The amendment prohibited former Confederate states from repaying war debts and compensating former slave owners for the emancipation of their enslaved people.