The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-03-11

slave slaves at the time of the hire.
SIC. ., BE IL further enacted, That it shs
be lawful for any justice Of the peace of III
Commonwealth, when information on oat
shall he given him, that any person person
have violated this act, 10 issue his warrant di
rected 10 the sheriff, nstable, or 10 name
individual, and cause such person or persons I
be apprehended, and brought before him som
justice of the peace: and the justice befor
whom such person or persons shall be brought
shall hold an enquiry into the truth Of In
charge, and hear the evidence that either part
may produce: and II II shall appear 10 snch JUS
tice, that such person or persons are guilty of
violation Of this act, he shall cause the perso
or persons, SO adjudged guilty by him, to be re
cogni1ed in the sum of six hundred dollars, wit
one OF more good security or securities, condi
TONED TO appear at the next circuit court for I'll
county and answer the charge, and their failur
10 give such recogniEance, To commit such per
son or persons 10 the jail Of the county unit
the recognizance be given: and the jrstice shal
also recognize the witnesses 10 appear at IN
same court and testify against such person o
pessons, and not 10 depart wilheul The leave Q
| the court.
Sac. Z. BE il further snacted. That any actor
or prosecution, which shall be brought for VIC
laiisn of any Of the provisions of this act, ma!
be commenced at any time within five years from
the commission of the offence, or the accrual o
| the cause of action, and not after.
| SIC. 5. BE II further enacted, That il shall b,
the duty Of each Of the circuit judges in thi
Commonwealth, to give this act in charge Il
every grand jury empannelled in the courts il
which they preside; also, TO cause 10 be brough
before the grand jury, 10 give evidence, any anG
every person who may be thought by the cour
or attorney for the Commonwealth TO have any
| know edge of a violation of this act, much o
each and every act or acts of the General As
sembly, as comes within the puryiew of this act
shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Approved February ?, 1888.
The debate on that day IS reported in the
Commonwealth thus;
Mr. ENGLISH addressed the Senate in favor OF
the passage Of the bill. II did not propose 10
repeal the law Of 81, but TO modify it, so that
each and every one should have an equal chance,
aud do away with the special legislation that is
yearly enacted. Senators, said Mr.. E., were
every day called upon 10 pass laws 10 allow the
Importation Of slaves into the State, and this
bill In his opinion only embraced the principle
contained in those special acts. He thought il
to be the true policy Of the friends Of the modi-
fcation of the law of '33, TO vote against the
special acts, and he had once determined so 10
do, but cases of much merit come up, and he
had voted for them, and he was now for extend.
ing the privilege TO ail persons DESTROYS Of inn
porting slaves for their own use, upon their com
plying with the acquisitions Of the till. Its
passage will economic both in point Of time
and money, and he hoped that it would meet
with the appreciation Of the Senate The peo-
pie demand 1t, and he hoped il would pass.
Mr.. HoBBs remarked, that II was with diff
dence he rose TO say anything upon Il subject on
which so much had already bern thought ana
said that the opinion OF every Senator was al
ready made up, and he was sure no remarks
which he could make, would efecg those con-
clusions-that he did feel, and had ever felt SO
abiding a conviction that the repes,l modiii-
cation of the law Of 1893, on the subject OF
slaves for he looked on the proposed modifica-
ton Of that law, identical, in all its opera
tons, TO its entire repeal,) would prove TO the
country, more baneful than any law which the
| Iepislature could enact rrv cOSio HVt
eeivs how any whe waDl5 d~passionaieiy con-
slider the institution Of slavery, could for u mo-
ment doubt the fact, that II hangs dark and
heavy incubus upon the best interests. and gen.
erai prosperity Of kentucky-thst he wished 70
1 be expressly understood, In his remarks, one
who (ss much as any gentleman here or else
wbere,) respected and recognized The rights Of
| those, who under the constitution and laws Of
the country own sLaves--and that he would gc
i as Jar as the ldrtn-ct 70 pIOtcct ucth ia uoce
rights. Bus he felt bound by his own conyic-
| tons Of what was right and sound policy, "a
we'll as to his sense of duty to those he repre-
sented, 10 protest, though no other Senator
should raise his voice, against the passage of 1
bill, which would throw wide open a door
through which the evils Of that institution
would pour in upon the country like devasta'
ting deluge. and that too Of the very worst char
acter Of negroes, for such was generally the char
acter of those sold. for except in emergencies
the feelings entertained by owners Of good an'
faithful servants were such that they never part
ed with such, save from necessity. tie SAID, !
had been his lot on a former occasion to difte
with the respected gentleman just seated, MI
English on the passage of a similar bill, whel
thew were members in the other branch of III
Legislature-that he could not recognize tn
force Of the argument, that the special legisla
ton necessary in consequence Of the law o
1888, was any reason for its repeal; nor woul
he agree to repeal prohibition so important, 1
every view of the question, though il require
even far more special legislation than it nov
did. He contended, as one Of the ardent friend
| of the law as il now stood, that IL was the dut
of It's friends, always 10 vote FOR exemption
from its penalties in such cases, where excel
tons should be made; and besides these conyit
:, tons, he lad feeling in his heart, (and he WI
III
him as a representative in all cases, upon ever
subject that required IT, 10 extend special legis
g ton, and especially in cases coming mp und
o thi. law, In which such special legislation wou
c prevent the separation of parent and child,
8 the breaking asunder Of those strong chor
II which bind together husband and wife, or al
e other Of the thousand parallel cases whit
J. might present themselves to his sympathies
Z, a man for his fellow man, when he could do
oi without violating the constitution Of the cou
try, the laws Of the land, or the rights Of
ne fellow citizens, and that under these solen
D. convictions, he was opposed TO the BILL
Mr.. Evans was sorry this bill had been repo
=. ed so early. He was now engaged in procuri
y some statistical facts on this subject which
!, thought would throw much light on this gu
!, ton He had been examining the Offices, fiji
- TO see how many fines had been collected uni
: the law of 1888; how many had been remit
by the Executive; and, secondly, TO exam
\. the acts since 1888, and see how many sla
-, had been imported by the passage OF spe'
- acts He had not finished this examinati
and, therefore, could not speak with certain
>, but he believed but few fines bad been I
a.. ected. MANY had been assessed, but moi
RENTED by the Executive. He believed ab
80, as many slaves had been imported by sPe
80 acts, and otherwise, as if the law OF 50
md never existed; yet, they were brough her
Till, Inucn l'sh I anu ~, 80, H. uo,n, syactv.
desired, for few minutes, to enquire as TO
,,o- original reasons for passing the law OF -
~, recollecied well, for few years after the
, =. sage of that law, many, II not all its advoc'
contended for IL, upon the grounds that II w
n naa curtaii slavery in Kentucky; that slavery
'N7 an evil, and should be avoided; this act W
/, H.. do much to avoid IT, But since that, the %
Iii. doctrine Of AbolItionism, with all its deforr
,,a nv" had made its appearance; and, in conseqn
the OF WHY'D VIZ "a III. d. i,,;as;-,. .s.med
om- "ie"' % -,,;.. .nd RON rega