The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-17
DAILY CRESCENT.
FUGITIVES PROM LABOR.
y. S. Sc M TE-MAY 8, 1913,
MIR. BUTLER made the following Report:

MIR. BUTLER made the following Report:
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom
were referred certain resolutions of the Legislature
of Kentucky, ''in favor of the passage of a
law by Congress to enable the citizens of slave
Holding States TO recover slaves, when escaping
into non-slaveholding States" have had the same
under consideration, and have bestowed upon them
that degree of attention and deliberation which
resolutions of such grave import should all times
demand from the Legislature of the Confederacy.
The facts and circumstances which occasioned
these proceedings fully set forth in the report of
the Committee, and the action of the Government
of Kentucky; and areas follows:
REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS of the Legislature of Ken
tneky IN taoor et tie passage ef by Congressto
The COMMITTEE on Federal Relations to whom were re-
counties Of TGmbe and Carroll in elaon to recent abo
on mob in the town OF Marshall State of Michigan have
had the same under consideration and submit the following
report:
Francis T!outman employed agent and attorney, in
fact for Francis Gne OF the county Of Carroll to go to
claim, take andbrng back the State of Kentucky certain
fugitive and runaway slaves the property of said Gitner
given him. to said town Of aisha for the purpose Of re-
claiming and bringing home tothe the slaves aore
composedof free negroes runaway slaves and white men,
to the number Of rom TWO to three hundred forbid SAID
to arrest and take into their possession the slaves aforesaid
said Troutman and those associated with him for that
purpose from taking into their the slaves aforesaid
Your committee that the citizens of the of
Marshall i'll the State aforesaid have thus acted and
Quoted themselves; and such conduct and snch outrges
lucky other State of this Uuon must necessarily
suit mischief, and well calculated and if
persisted by the citizens of Michigan other of the
free States OF this Union terminate breaking and de-
sroying the peace and harmony that desirable by every
good citizen of all the States of this Union should exist be-
tween the seveal States, and violation of the laws Of
the United States and the constitutional rights of the citizens
of the slave States The affidavit of said Troutmanis ap
pended to this report and made part hereof (marked Al
Wherefore,
Be resolced, By the General Assembly of the common
1eaih of Kentucky, That the Legislature of the State of
Michigan be- and Is hereby, respectfully but earnestly
quested to give the subject that consideration which its i'm
poance demands and to take such action thereon the
judgement OF the sad legislature deemed proper and right
with view maintain that peace amy and good feeling
which ought 10 exist between the citizens of the States of
Michigan and Kentucky and for the purpose enabling the
citizens OF Kentucky to reclaim their runaway and fugitive
slaves to the State of Michigan.
Resotred further, That Senators and Representatives
IN Congress be requested to their attention to the sub
ect in the foregoing report and resolution and urge
the consideration OF Congress the importance of passing
such laws will fully enable the citizens of the State Of Ken
lucky, and the other slave States reclaim and obtain their
slaves that may run away to the free onslavehodlng
States of this Union: that they also declare by said laws the
everst penalty for their violation that the Constitution OF
the United States will tolerate.
Res0tred That the Governor be requested to forward to
the Governor Of the State OF Michigan of the orego
ing report and resolutions with request that he submit the
to the legislature OF his State for its consideration and
acon that he also forward copy of the each of
our Senators and Representatives in Congress
LESLIE COMBS, Speaker OF House of Reps.
o, NJ, ARGH Ig,A Dixon, Speaker Of the Senate
BY the Governor: GB K1NKEAD, Sec Of State