The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-21
INT ELLIGEkCE BY THE MAILS.
The Fugitive slave BIN and Amendments.
OUR wAsHIEGToN CORRESPONDENTS
WASHINGTON, Aug 10, 1850.

ments proposed were taken up in the Senate to-
day and as this measure is one of great impor-
tanee as one of the bills for the settlement of the
disputes growing out Of the slavery question, we
give the bill and the amendments in fall, in order
10 afford the readers of the Nsw York Herald full
understanding Of the subject, it stands before the
| Senate.
On the fourth day of January last, Mr. Mason,
OF Virgins, introduced bill which was reported
TO the Judiciary Committee, and on the 10th day
oil January that committee returned the bill 10
the Senate, with the addition Of two sections (sec-
tons 3 and d so that the bill, as amended by the
judiciary Committee, is as follows
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BILL
To frorde for he more egsetuaI erseutisn of N, ,,d
elaUss Qf Lie second section Of the fourth article of he
| Consultation Of The United SiGies.
rsec be IL enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
OF the United States of America In Con-
gress assembled That when person held to service
labor in any State territory of the United States
under the aws of such State territory shall
into any other OF the said States territories the per-
son to whom sueh service or labor may be due bis,
her agent attorney, ia hereby empowered to seize
or arrest such fugitive from service or labor and to
take him or her before any Judge of the circuit dis
missioner clerk Of such courts, marshal thereof
any postmaster OF the United States collector of
the customs of the United States, residing or being
within such State wherein such seizure arrest shah
be made aud upon proof to the satisfaction OF such
judge, commissioner, clerk marshal postmaster, or
collector the may be- either by oral testimony,
or affidavit taken before and certified by any person
authorized TO administer oath under the laws Of the
United States Of any State that the person SELF
ed arrested under the laws Of the State territory
from which he she fled service or labor to the
person claiming him or her it shall be the duty OF
such judge commissioner, clerk, marshal postmaster
or collector to give certificate thereof to such claim
ant bis, or her agent or attorney which ccrtihcate
shall be q sufficient warrant for taking and removing
such fugitive from service or labor TO the State te
ritory from which he or she fed
Ea< AID ha f,,rtl Oh hat thay,a
son held to service or labor mentioned In the first
section Of this act, shall escape from such service
labor as therein mentioned the person to whom such
service labor may be due his her agent attor
ney may apply to any one OF the officers OF the United
States named in said section, other than marshal Of
the United States for warrant to seize and arrest
such fugitive, and upon affidavit being made before
Is hereby authorized to administer oath aIirma-
tion) by such claimant his or her agent, that such
person does under the laws Of the State territory
from which he or she ed owe service or labor to such
claimant Ii shall be-. and Is hereby made the dHty Of
such officer to and before whom such application and
affidavit is made TO issue his warrant to any marshal
of the courts Of the United States to seize and
arrest such alleged fugitive and TO bring him or her
before the officer issuing such warrant or either Of the
other officers mentioned in said first section, except
the marshal to whom the said warrant ia directed
which said warrant or authority, the said marshal is
hereby authorized and directed in all things to obey
Sec 8. And be 1t further enacted, That upon an
davt made as aforesaid by the claimant Of such fug
tive, his agent attorney after such certificate has
been that he has to apprehend that such
session before he be taken beyond the limits Of the
State In which the arrest Is made shall be the duty
tive in his custody and to him to the state
whence he fled and there TO deliver him to said claim
sn. ns ssn 2, Ana to ns eGS the o
ploy so many persons as he may deem necessary to
overcome such force and to retain them in his service
so longa circumstances may require the said on.
and his assistants while employed to receive the
same compensation. and to be allowed the ex-
ton Of criminals to be certified BY the judge Of the
district within which the Is made and paid out
Of the treasury Of the United States Provided that
before such charges Cured the claimant, his
agent or attorney shall to said officer payment
then they ,ha be paid by such claimant his agent or
See 4 And be Il further enacted, When a warrant
shall have been issued by any Of the officers under the
second section of this act and there shall be marshal
or deputy marshal within ten miles Of the place where
such warrant issued shall be the duty Of the Off
Ger Issuing the same, at the request OF the claimant
his agent or attorney to appoint some at and discreet
purpose OF exc cutting said warrants and such person
so appointed shall TO the extent Of executing such
warrant and Obtaining and transporting the fugitive
named therein, have all the power authority aud
he with his assistants entitled to the psnsa
ton and expenses provided In this act In whers
the services are performed by the msrshsls OF the
courts.
See: s. And be It further enacted That any person
who shall knowingly and willingly sbstruct or hinder
such claimant, his agent, or attorney any person
or persons assisting him, her, them In so serving
shall rescue fuch fugitive from such claimant, his
agent or attorney when 80 arrested pursuant to the
authority herein given declared, shall aid sbet,
or assist such persen owing service labor
cape from such claimant bis agent or attorney, or
be or abe was fugitive nom labor AZ Aforesaid shall
for either OF the raid offences forfeit and pay the
ver,d by for the benefit Of such claimant by AZ.
ten OF debt in any court proper to try the
ing moreover, to the person claiming such labor
service his night Of sction for account Of the said
injuries, or either Of them.
Bee. Q. And be It further enacted That when said |
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the said warrant by such msrshs and is brought be
fore either OF the officers aforesaid, other than said
marshal 10 shall be che duty OF such ocsr to proceed
In the case Of such person In tho way as he is
directed and authorised to do when such persos Ia
i,sa and arrested BY the person claiming him or BY
MS or her agent or attorney aud IL brought before
Of this act
On the 22d January, Mr.. Mason proposed the
following ad iitions to the bill
At the end Of section 8. ada. And any person or
offending ssAna The provisions Of this section
otstruetisg the due execution Of the laws Of the
urited States, and upon convie,ion thereof shall be
whereof shall be TO the Of the informer aud shall
also be imprisoned for the term oftwelve months
Al the end Of fection ., add: And In no trial or
hearing under this act, shall this testimony Of such
fugitive be admitted In evidence.
On the 18th Of January, Mr.. Seward submitted
an amendment providing for the benefit OF the writ
Of hateas corpus, and Trial by jury to the fugitive
among the community where he shall be seized
and claimed az slave but, as we consider this
amendment totally out Of the question, we deem
this notice sufF
On the Gle, May, Mr.. Mason presented the fol-
lowing amendments,
Strike out all alter ths snaoting clause and insert
the following That for the purpose OF enabling the
citizens Of one State Territory to reclaim fugves
nom service or labor, who have already may here
after escape into other State Territory Of the
United States 80 provided for By tho third clsusso
the second section Of the fourth article OF the Cons
tuition Of the United ststss hereby made the duty
Of the judges Of the several district courts Of the
nited States sbt Of the judges Of the superior courts
Of the organized territories soon may b. con
venieD aer the passage Of this act TO appoint In the
exercise Of sound discretion, from among the
persons Who sy for the time being hold oice under
the government of the United statss. any number
not exceeding three, IA each county
within their respective districts aud territories Of the
United states, aud 70 such sppontmsnts TO be
m sde opt aud certified, under their hands and the
seals q their respective courts authorizing and
m 10 Ami all,