Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-12-19
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. IS, 1349.

Friend Davis:-When you have space
in your. paper, (which hope will be soon)
please give the enclosed bill an insertion.
II is one Of the progeny Of J. S. Reid OF
Union CO.; beautiful little thing it is too!
II was introduced into the Senate and
christened: IAN Act for the relief Of the
colored people Of the State Of Indiana
( Catering and amending former iars con
corning said peTsous.)" 4 wonderful
measure. If it had been entitled an ac
for the punishment IF the. poor negroes,
il would have been more in accordance
with its contents. The first section pro-
vides that oil poor negroes, coming into
the State, Ii. e. those who have nothing.)
shall give bond Of five hundred dollars,
with good security, conditioned that they
will not violate the penal laws, nor be-
come q county charge, during their resi-
dence in the State. Cd sec. requires the
prosecuting attorney to enforce the hrst
section. Sd sec. imposes fine with costs
Of suit, of five hundred dollars upon any
white or other person who shall aid
slave in his escape from his master. 4th
sec declares that all negroes. mu!attoes
and Indians shall be allowed to testify
against white persons in all courts of the
shall no: be sufficient to convict. or in 9TH
er words, that it shall have no force or
weight in Law. 9Th sec. provides that
masters may come through the State with
their slaves. 9th sec. provides for the re-
peal of such laws as conflict with this.
: &c When this act becomes a law sla-
very may be introduced into this State. by
masters travelling or emigrating to any
State or territory, making no unnecessary
, delay. and the citizens upon this free sol
may behold slaves covering beneath the
. rod Of their masters, mancled. tho in the
midst Of frcemen, who dare not. under a
$ penalty Of five hundred dollars, interpose
!. in their behalf.
Us. Reid is a lame short man, short
from his ears to the top of his head--short
forehead-short of the right track, and
short sighted in political matters general
: ly. lie is man of good education
speaks for BumcomL-language pretty
{ contamination bad. raiher--some-
times says, "but for TO come. '--'.for to
!, go,''--not very courteous towards the
j. members of the Scna,e-calls them by
: name (Which is not parliamentary and
Y any of his hearers might suppose that he
;. thought himself an able man! but il he is
= allie to walk upright under the weight o.
IL this bill through the counties of Union
|" and Fayette, I am mistaken, that's all
;. He may lead astray some Of the weaker
brethren.
A homestead exemption bill has been
: introduced in the House. allowing each
/ person to hold exempt from execution the
value of four hundred dollars. Ii has no,
: yet been acted upon.
The bill to provide for township asses
sors, &C., was considered in committee
Of the whole, one day. and its defects were
1 attempted to be cured; but it is though,
$ that it will be killed by the unskilfulness
y Of some of the physicians. Friday last
', the House proceeded to the considera-
), ton of the joint resolution Oh the subject
: of slavery and the slave trade in the Dis.
frict Of Columbia; the question being on
= the amendment Of Mr.. Butler Of Wayne
u Mr. Douyherty Of Boone stated, that the
# discussion Of Congressional questions by
:, the Legislature. had been Il subject OF
: serious complaint. so much SO, that the
!, Governor had called attention TO it in his
n message. TO prevent further waste Of
" time he would call the previous question
>. Nj. Butler called for the ayes and noes
- on seconding the previous question. and
r. the question being put was decided in the
- affirmative. ayes 81. neos 80
= The main question was the ordered &c
I. be put. the question being, shall the join
t resolution be cngrossed for a 3rd reading
;. was decided in the affirmative, ayes 63
noes So.
Is Iyes-Me<srs Allen, Beard, Bowen
= Brown Of r.. Durrc,. Butler. Byers
rs Campbell. Carnahan of +. Chandler. Cole
:" Connor. Cotton. Defrees. Dclevan, Dodd
e. Doushcrty of r.. Doughery of E.. Elder
:. Ellis, Gessic, Goodin. Graves, Harvey
ID Hart. Harvey, Hill. Hills, lucy, keeny
knowlton. Lane, Lark. Lewiston. May
Micklc, Miller Of NJ. and F., Mllikan
Morrison. Murray. O'NeaI. Orr. Patter
son; PIathcr, Robinson. Of d.. Robinson
u. =, of L., Robson. Ross. Rush. Russell. Salter
I'd Shelby, Spencer, Stewart. Stone. Stops
of Summers. Thorn, Tinbrook. Warmer
Weaver. Wilson, Whincry.-63.
as Nocs-Mssrs. Alley. Athon. Barker
Bird. Brown Of s, Caldwell. Carnahan o
N r., Cleaver. Conway. Cravens. Edwards
'e Essex. Farncsly, Gentry. Greenhouse
n Hicks. Humphreys, Hunter. Johnson
I.andiss. Menaugh. Niblack. O'Haver
'g Reed. Richardson. Shepard, Sherrod
I'd Thomas. Wells, Weir. Wi,hers, Yocum
lis and MIR. Speaker.-:'3.
The following is the joint resolution. a.
u ordered TO be engrossed. to wit:
IN joint resolution relative to the slav,
trade in the District Of Columbia.
E. WHEREAS, it is the settled conviction O
;. the General Assembly. that the traffic il
). human beings now carried on within
n: the metropolis Of this free republic
IN under the immediate observation OF tn,
ir Representatives Of the American PEG
4, pie. is contrary to the dictates of SCUM,
.r policy. a reproach upon the American
m name, and at war with the Fundamental
no principles. promulgated by the father
r. OF our political confederacy; therefore
LIST. Be ii rcSolred by the Gem