The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-17


upon the consideration OF the importance passing
such laws will fully enable the citizens Of the State Of Ken
slaves that may run away to the free Or
o them a, yo H sq a M y
| the United States will tolerate.
ResOtred, That the Governor be requested forward
the Governor of the State OF Michigan copy of the fogo-
ing report and resolutions with that he submit the
action that he also forward copy Of the each of
our Senators and Representatives in Congress.
Annovea Maie sa DIXON spGSk M Of the Senate
By the Governor: G. b. kINKEAD, Sec. of State.
[Al The affidavit of Francis Troutman.
This aant states that the agent and attorney of Fran
els Giner Of Carroll county, Kentucky he proceeded to
d M snd in a Of sbSv s nd s
three kentueklans on the morning OF the 9th January
property OF Gtner The slaves directed accompany
us to the office of magistrae some OF them were pepar
started, he surrounded by mob which by violent
threats, menaes and assaults prevented the removal Of the
Sheriff time after time 10 discharge his duty and he often
Violence Of the mob that the officer was AFRAID to seize the
slaves Resolutions We're offered by of the most nfu
excite and the negroes and abolition abbe, who
constituted part of the mob.
The negroes engaged in the mob estimated at from
forty to fifty. many OF whom are fugitive slaves from Ken
lucky as alant was IN. informed and believes The number
from two to three hundred All the resolutions offered by
nation many of the mob pledged their lives Them
and at the same time bad guns clubs and other weapons in
contended for hours with the mob and still insisted
taking the slaves before the magistrate for trial but the in
of trial and that further attempt to remove the slaves
wop ~, the Lives OF all who might make the attempt
the slaves from town. even he proved his right to do
Souheners retaining fugitive slaves and that although
law was in our favor, yet public sentiment must and
then called upon some OF the most active members of the
mob to give him their and inform him they CON
that occasion they promptly gave Their names to aan
and he was tod to write them in capital letters and bear them
their discrimination to persist IN the defence OF precedent
osred Resoed fhs, these RsntucSans shall air not re-
move from this place these (namns the slaves by moral
It was carried by general reclamation. Afant then d.
rected ee her to those leading of this mob
their aid and aant understood them that they would
assist in preventing the arrest of the slaves. consultation
then held by eight ten OF the mob distance
from the main crowd to whether aiant might take them
Se oowng one Wss h H @ af
That these kentueklans shall leave the town in two hours
aiant does recoIlec 1t sustained by the unan-
nous vote OF the mob.
warrant for espass then issued and served upon
the Sheriff. afan and company we stood trial the mags
trae, who was an abotionst fined us 500. warrant
then taken against aant for drawing pistol upon
negro, and telling him to stand back when said negro
into the house Where afan had the slaves On trial aisn
proved his agency and that the slaves were the property oil
Gitner, for whom he acting agent yet the court
cognised this afiant to appear at the next circuit court
Many were the insults offered aiant by the leading
of the mob who informed him at the same time that
Just such treatment as ke1acklan deserves when attempt
example OF him. that Others might take warning That there
town but that they had always been epused and always
shall be. The insults offered this atant, private nd
vdual treated with veto OF silent contempt but
such offered him kentuckan during the time of
the mob and the progress of two days trial which succeeded
honor dignity and OF hentuckan demanded
Given under my hand this 18th February, 49, -
FRANKLIN COUNTY set Personally before sq he Under
the above named Francis Toutman who made oa,h due
form the truth OF the statements as set forth in the
Given under my hand this 18th day Of Feb uary, 18i7
ii. WINGATE, J. P.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Frankfort KY, Dec, H. 1877
Sir The last general assembly adopted the annexed re-
meeting Of the people Of Tnmbe and Carroll COUNTIES in
this State which now have the honor to forward,
fhave the honor to be- yey respectfully Your obt erv
W D. REED, Secretary of State.
To Hon. Joseph R. Underwood.
These proceedings disclose state of things affect
ing deeply the relations of the States to each other,
and to their common Union under the Constitution;
and the rights and duties of both essentially IN
voved. What laws may be and ought to be adopt
ed by Congress- for the protection OF slave owners,
in retaining their fugitive slaves escaping into
non-slaveholding States, depends upon the provis-
ions of the Federal Constitution, and the laws Of
Congress made for their enforcement, as well as
upon the laws of the non-slayeholding States, that
may in anywse affect or interfere with the rene
dies which the citizens of the slavehoiding States
supposed were TO be found in, and were affected
by, them. The second resolution urges upon Con-
gress The Importance of passing such laws as
will fully enable the citizens of Kentucky, and the
other slave States to reclaim those slaves that may
runaway to the free, or non-slaveholdng States Of
the Union; that they declare by The said laws the
severest penalty for their violation that the consti
tuition of the United States will tolerate"
This plainly expresses fearful truth that the
laws now in force are inadequate to remedy the