Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-04-24
Aid 10 kidnapping.


Pennsylvania, by her Legislature, has re-
pculed the law, prohibiting the use of her jals
for the detention of fugitive slaves. 1t passed
the House of Representatives by a vote Of 40 to
27. Governor Bglcr will of course give it his
sanction the Albertis, Prices and MCrarios
will have at their disposal oil the Jails and
Turrkcys of the Commonwealth, to facilitate
their kidnapping. History might be ransacked
to find anything which shall equal this servility
this total disregard Of the right Of citizens TO
protection by profcssedly enlightened and lib
eral government. In the face Of oil the kid
mapping of tho last two years,-of the Chris
tiana battlcs-of the Philadelphia trials-of
the corpse Of the murdered Miller, they grant
these facilities to the viest wretchcs of this or
any other land to trihe with tho lives and lib
critics Of their citizcns-to kidnap and murder
with impunity.
The Commercial Courier in commenting upon
this says;
"Ths Is lcgislating backwards with ven-
gcancc. Wonder II a bill will not be intro
duced at some future session, and adopted, au-
thorizing tho holding Of slaves in the state
They came so near il this winter as to move to
to repeal law now in force, which prohibits
shareholders from holding them six months. -
Had that motion carried the law of 1880 would
have been revived, and any souldrivor from
another State would have been at liberty to hold
his human chaifsis in this State for the period of
six months, without any hindrance whatever"
These labors Of the Pennsylvania Legislature
will doubtless be fully appreciate by the slave
holders Of Maryland and Virginia. The Penn
sylyanians have earned, and will doubtless re-
ccivc the commcnda,ion and encouragement
that belongs to good hounds after a successful
chase The Legislature of Maryland arc al
ready pattng Governor Bigler on the back and
caressing him as "good fellow" for his faithful
services to Maryland, rendered at the expense
of the honor of his own State, and the liberty
and lives of her citizens. The subject of kid
mapping as connected with Albert and Price,
was referred to n special committee in the
Maryland Legislature. That committee have
reported series of resolutions, tcndcring tie
thanks Of The State 10 Gorernor Bigier. for par
doning Albert, and proposing to rcnumcratc
him (Alberti,) for the time served in the Penn
sylvania Penitcntiary
An unmistakable offer to purchase with the
favor and money of the State, the services of
kidnappors, to carry into slavery the citizens Of
Pennsylvania. Kidnappcrs arc thus encouraged
and rewarded by Maryland; whilst theiT nc
complies, the Commissioners are bribcd by the
United States. If this experiment Of a double
bonus don't prove successful and make kidnap-
pcrs brisk in Pennsylvania Transforming it to
another Guinea coast or shcrbro Island-thcn
thorc is no use in the Wing doctrine Of "pro-
tcction.'
And even the Tribune might as well give it
up and go for " free tradc.'-Poor Pannsylva-
mia Bullied and brow-heaten by the slave
holders, she hustens to secure and retain their
patronage by new and undreamcd OF acts OF
contcmtiblc spiritlessncss and sorvility.