Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-06-04

.,.[.nr cal;o!ne sny a.aes rorso" ~ : 'H@'' -
in this s,a e. sheriff, deputy sheriff high ba!ii c9isao'
sec officer or citisen Of this S.ate, s'iai'
Jao' rret or detain aid in the seizure, III, hnna
re or imprisonment in any jan OF o'G -Son there
t his State or any county town. ely VI i h. ,in
my - INV nerson for the that he Il, or may y"
ed tnghire Sdl. , sbcri hi,, balit constable,
SEE . o ~ cfi ZEN If This State shall transport OF u"
OF ol al mr. assist in the transportation or rrio' ~ "
.ve or any person claimed as SUCH RON m 'N
in this State any place within OF mi'"i pcacc agis-
sec = a. az ct.<m shall offend against the !wo ec.als
sections such Judge justice OF inc psaee in section
shall be subject 10 the penalties lo'iu'u "
+ ANY Judge of any court OF record IN s de-
any Justice the peace or ohe , ~ ann ren o
putty h' ho shall offend against the provision oil 's AZ
HiS directly or indirectly, under the provisions W
ny ''. ~ tbc act of Congress Aforesaid sh'i io ~
ton 'e one thousand doars Ia the use ol 'i'c
sun. n1 =, m recovered upon information or ind.tli, -
mnr,oned in the State prison n%i eS s,r io,,
ri liz pent,nary making the offender e''''l ~ l,,
ih, , similar character and in almost Inc same '
,',o are 10 be found the Statute BOOKS u
sels and Rhode Island. me of an nc; passcd by
Az. 'ia,nre Of penns yvania, The ANA 81 hac,
- ~ preamble proceeds: 'On these slih'if
i7i', ..'ty C,3f of Ptnnsyvania the COMMITTEE WI"
me ,, .innlc remark 1, is that the southern S''s
tit anan,i whom all the remainln@ sections o W. ~
~" in terms Directed, is passed upon oy inc H.,
~; ,r sister State, along with kidnaiptfs iAefts ~
mr. o, J Jrculenl Such is the spirit 81 non-s'afc
holding legislation , ,,.i,b th. I,nislation Of
UNI Mssrh,eett, and Rhode Island and orbis oil
oai.cr, Ia execute the Act OF Congress I'll the
nr , Of February seventeen hundred and nncy-e
| ".rh, fourth section Is u follows ,. -
assertion J. That if any person or PERSONS ciahhs y
~ ar muatto as fugitive from servitnde OF aoo, 5"'
ader any pretence Of authority ""a'frs'' N"'eis an" -
,l,n,nsIv seize upon and carry away Ia any pace III ~
,mnt Ia seize and carry away IN rlo"ns, violent 'nn
INNS and unreasonable manner and 80 n TO t!suio ~ en-
DANGER the public peace, any negro or huat With 'n
Commonwealth, either win or without 'r h,'i' ~ - w."
inp such negro mulatto before any DISTRICT 81 'H'
nnc the person persons Offending against te "h'c
~ his Commonwealth shall BIZ deemed gny "i isie't'-
nor and on conviction thereof before any .ohft ~ q'e
sinns nj This Common wealth shall be- sentenced ny snch
Court 10 pay fine nj not less than one hhhuIcd u'
nor more than thousand dollars, WIN costs ~ PoSe
,;on. and farther be confined in the County jan "I an"
period III the discretion OF the Court not eAcecui's '
The third section Of the fourth article OF the Constitution
IF the United States Is as follows
., No person held 10 service or labor in one Stale n1ef
the laws thereof escaping into another, shall IN rons-
ou.r nj any law or regulation therein be discharged from
such service or labor but shall be delivered np On ca u
The marty 10 whom such service or labor may be Que
This is the Constitution under which we Ivc ana ny
whom All arr bound Every officer, legislative, executive
and judicial are bound by oan affirmation 10 support
his Constitution" Yet. deplorabe to say, We see treason
mark only in the resolves OF the Tree negroes ana
nnsts but perjury and treason stamped IN nna 'l
un,n The solemn legislative executive and judicial acts :"
many of these Northern States And have we no men stout
enough in the love of truth and common honesty tocare
E.lnl man
unhol machinaiun>l They the aggressorS, not We
/ PM them upon the defence, and no! They US
The act OF Congress which these State laws are intended
10 ahrogae, is a follows . :
$50 ILL., When person, held I" labor IN any oi the =
STATES or in either the Territories the North West or
Souh Of the river Ohio under the laws thereof shall escape
nro any other of said States Territories the person
10 whom such labor service may be due his agent OF AT
nrney is htrsJy empowered 10 see arrest such nsrs
from Lbor and take him her before any Judge vi th
cu or District Courts oi the United States residing 81
being within the State before magistrate oil county
civ or town corporate wherein such seizure or arrest shall
be- made; and upon proof the satisfaction OF such Judge "r
and certified by magistrate Of any such Stat. ~ Territory
Tint the person seized arrested doth under the laws o
the State OF Territory from which he or she lied, owe ser
vice or labor the person claiming him or her II shall b.
the duty Of such Judge magistrate 10 give certificate
hcreo. TO such claimant his attorney which shan
bo 10 the State Territory irom which he Of she tied
Approved by George Washington February II, lI95--oi
course before The celebrated Farewell address ~ the Ith
September, 1886
That Address delivered The world before the free
negro population North had dictated treason and per
ury the officers and people OF these States and before
they had gained ascendancy the coSclrncc- oil weak
and wicked men; and also, before III" Southern States were
soti enough BE- frightened from their rights or 10 yield
their rights by unluSt compromises.
| MANY DEMOCRATS.