Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-05-24

, AN ACT respecting fueiiiccs + ON .iu
tice, and persons 'sscapi"g from Tie SC
| vice akLtcir master,
T Sec. rBe.E cnacied. &C., That whel
ever tb executive auh horlIy Of any Sla
in The The Union, Or Of either of tie Tcrr
lorice northwest or south Of the river OH,
shall demand any person as fugitive lior
Justice, of the executive authority Of an
such Stale or Territory To which sue
person shall havo fed, aud shall, moreov
or, produce the copy Of an indictncn
found, or al aili'lGviI made, before a mag
islrate of any State or Territory as afurc
said, charging The person so demandc,
with having committed treason. felony. q
any other crime. certified rs authentic b,
the Governor nr chief Magistrate Of ;li(
State or Territory from whence the perso,
so charged He'd, il shall be the daily of lIIe
executive authority of the State or Terri
tory to which such person shall have fled, tu
cause him or her 10 be arrested and sccur
ed, and notice Of the arrest be given To the
executive authority making such demand,
or TO the agent Of such authority appointed
TO receive the fugitive. and To cause the
fugitive 10 be d elivercd 10 such agent when
he shall appear. But if no such aseu:
shall appear within SIX mouths from the
time Of the arrest, the prisoner may be dis
charged. Add oil COSTS or expenses incur
red in the apprchcndins, securing and
transmitting such fugitive the State or
Territory making such demand, shall be
paid Ivy such State or Territory.
Sec. 2. That any agent appointed as
aforesaid. who shall receive the fugitive iu.
10 his custody, shall be empowered TO
transmit him or her 10 The State or Terri,
tory from which he or sho has lied. And
If any person or persons shall. by force.
set at liberty, or rescue the fugitive from
such agent while transporting, as arore-
said, Ihe person or persons so offending
shall, on conviction, be fined moi exceed
ing FIVE hundred dollars, and be imprison-
ed not exceeding one year. -
Sec. 3, That when 70 person held to Ia.
barsin anYoflhe United States, or in,eilh
er rofsthe Territories northwest or south Of
The river Ohi9. under the Jaws thereof.
shall esca pc in;s any lllierE IF the said.
States or Pertitoriess, the person 10 whom
such labor of sstgice may be. .duey lbs agent
or sEEfss-ssasssisslere6 seize
lake him or her before any udoe Of the
circuit or district courts of The u. States
residing or being within the State. or Le.
'"fc any magistrate of county, civ or
own corporate, wherein such s,izures or
arrest shall he made, and upon n,rnr 70
nc satisfaction Of such judge or magistrate.
'''ier ny oral testimony or affidavit, taken
,e'n'e , - ana cett.l1ed by magistrate O any |
uch stale or Territory. rI,ut the person 81
c'"e,' or arrested doth, under the laws of
ne oia.c or Territory from which he or
lie lied, owe service Or labor 20 the person
lHImns him or her, il shall be the lutv of
uch Judge or magistrate TO give "A cerIil.
ale thereof 10 such claimant, lis agen! or
ltorney. which shall he sufficient warrant
or removing The said fugitive from labor
The Slate Or Territory from which he or
he is fled. ,
Sec. !. That any person who shall
nowInsly and willingly obsuuct or hin. ,
er such claimant, his agent or attorney,
so seIZns or arrcs!ing such fugitive :
ON labor. or shall rescue such fugitive
ON such claimant, his agen, Or attorney. +,
hen 80 arrested, "urSuaut TO the au!hori u
herein given ar declared; or shall har- $
Ir or conceal such person. after notice I
at he nr size WIS Il fugitive from labor, II
aforesaid. shall. for either e the said y
lcnccS, forfeit aud paw lhc sum of five +,
'n1rcd dollars. Which nenaIrv NAV I've r
covered by and for the benefit of such :,
10y The action Of debt, in any y,
urt proper 10 The same; saving. more u
cr' TO The person claiming such labor or p
rricr. his ri9h of action for, or on ac. C.
UNI Of The said iniurias or either Of them. h
Improved, Feb. II, l7;}3 c.
The clanSrS Of these acts ere statute.
commentaries upon the understanding It
the times By til" Grcisiun ofan unan. a
OuS Congress, that the ownn" nr his p
rnt had ii right Ia apprcicnd and {,
Zn his own slave wherever h. could o'
d him, without let orhindarancc; and, II
II lie had Alright 10 apply us we'll to o. :,
!: State cn:;ris lis 10 the United 1T
;icS officers, f'r assistance IL prucu- III
'g ii certificate FIR Tie removal of IL II n
,livc slave. Tie act was bul the y
nlirmainn Of previous usage, and on, .
an uniform ar;! convent. "
| mode oi draliHg with the subject. e. {,
may well i:r sli;! lIml il insii;n'r, no - -
" rracticr; but oi,iy infjrcmi and old Ut
=. "fha co!nr:tI history of the
nntry wO'!'i show tia; at cnr rcriod, III
very WAS IccngniSr'i us IrgaI iasi'u. VI
n in all tie colonies? and, that in all C;
thrm ii conventional or customary s'1
: prevailed, which conferred on the DIT
'ncr ci fugitive slrvc HE ight to rs> te
'Im him wherever lie might be fonnd." dI
icr the revolution, tie puhic srnIi> o:
mi Of some nl the northern States, in Sc
'ich slave labor had become of little 50
Iue, commenced undergoing change. Ct
1850, Pennsylvania passed an act M
the gradual abolition Of slavery; and 10
the same year, Massachusetts made e'
DIVISIONS for the prospective enamel. IL
tior of I,pr cl,voc Il, ., f,,,, ,,orr.,f Dl