Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-03-30


other. Ii then such a provision as this could
not be inserted In the treaty of Washington,
what would be the effect of attempting TO i'm
troduce it into this bill. The Imperial Par
Lament had passed an act in the terms Of the
treaty, but they have left TO the local Govern
ment the power OF carrying the treaty into
effect in such a manner as they might find
most convenient. Such was the object of
the present bill, but il they attempted 10 in
troduce into it, provisions not contained in
the Imperial Act and in the treaty of WASH
ington, they would defeat the whole object
OF that treaty, for the United States Govern
ment would not of course consent to such a
provision as that now proposed. He should
therefore oppose The motion of the honorable
member for Norfolk.
Mr.. II. j. Boulton remarked that If the
Act Of Parliament had been so badly mana
ged as - be imperative, it required the as
s~istance Of the Provincial Parliament TO do
that which the act Of the Imperial Parliament
could not effect. He would there fore give
this assistance only so far as it was just and
advisable TO do so. The honorable member
for Durham thought he was prepared TO give
greater lenity 10 a slave than to a free man.
Well, he held that a poor slave wanted more
aid and much more assistance than a free
hidHs was ~ iuI d Tree bIillSn Legislature
to aid those who had perhaps cut a poor
slave in two with cowhides; who made it
penal to teach a black man to read-who had
lately sent a woman to prison for teaching o
man 10 read the scriptures ITO aid these
men to recover their victims lie had shown
that formerly This act had indirectly led 10
murder 10 Upper Canada ; and at any rate he
wished the Government not to be bound, as
they would be by this act 10 give up fugi-
tive slaves, accused of crime. If a shin
went from Quebec 10 Charleston, or New
Orleans with a black cook on board, that man
was imprisoned ill the vessel sailed. What
respect did that show to the rights of nations
the comfy Of nations-or the privileges Of
a foreign nation? Why then should we be
so tender on this subject of Slavery. He
would be glad 10 see the slaves make the
houses of their masters too hot 10 hold them,
and then they might be forced to that which
humanity could not induce them to do lie
read with pleasure that day, that Mr.. Gas.
sius Clay was likely TO obtain a convention
in kentucky, 10 consider the hest means of
doing away with Slavery. He would do
nothing whatever 10 deliver slaves to their
masters.
Mr.. Wilson could not read this law as it
had been explained by the honorable mem
Der. He could not understand how it ap-
piled to slave who might from hate rank
ling in his heart against his master, murder
him and then escape. Would it be justice
or would it he right to give that man a refuge
in this country and refuse TO give him up to
The country, whose law he had violated by
the commission Of so diabolical a crime 3
He thought there was too much mawkish
sentimen'aliiy on the subject of Slavery, in
thus making men irresponsible for any
crime they might commit. The mere act of
stealing a horse would not, he allowed, be
sufficient for this country TO give up a slave
who had committed the greater crime Of
murder.
The bill was then read a second time, and
on motion, to be submitted to a Committee
of the whole House on Tuesday.