The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-09-22
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON D. C, SEPTEMBER g. 1853

which humanity and true policy may require"
Strike out the fourth and fifth clauses and
in lieu thereof, insert, THAT Congress have
authority to restrain the citizens Of the United
States from carrying on the African trade, for
the purpose of supplying foreigners with slaves,
and of providing, by proper regulations, for the
humane treatment during their passage, Of
slaves imported by the said citizens into the
States admitting such importation"
Strike out the seventh clause.-PGgeS lI72
10 l474, Inclusive.
ANNALS OF SECOND CONGRESS.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1893.
The louise resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole House on the bill sent from the
Senate, entitled an Act respecting fugitiyes
from justice, and persons escaping from the
service of their masters and, after some time
spent therein, the chairman reported that the
Committee had had the same bill under con-
sideration, and made an amendment thereto ;
which was twice read, and agreed to by the
House.
Ordered That the said BILL with the amend.
ment, do lie on the table-Pdge 500.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5.
The House proceeded to consider the bill
ing fugtives from justice, and persons escaping
from the service Of their masters which lay
on the table; whereupon, the said bill, togeth-
or with the amendment agreed to yesterday,
was read the the third time; and, on the ques-
ton that the same do pass it was resolved in
the affirm atiye-yeas 48, nays T. as follows:
YEAS Fisher Ames, John Baptist Ashe
Abraham Baldwin, Robert Bsrnwell, Egbert
Benson, Elias Boudinot Shearjashub Bourne
Benjamin Bourne Abraham Clarke, Jonathan
Dayton, William Findey, Thomas Fitzsimmons,
Elbridge Gerry, Nicholas Gilman, Benjamin
Goodhue, James Gordon, Christopher Greenup.
Andrew Gregg, Samuel Griffin, William Barry
Grove, Thomas Hartley, james HiIlhouse VIM.
Hindman, Daniel Huger, Israel Jacobs Philip
Key, Aaron Kitchell, Amasa Learned, Richard
Bland Lee, George Leonard, Nathaniel Macon,
Andrew Moore, Frederick Augustus Mullen
burg William Vans Murray, Alexander ID.
Orr, John Page, Cornelius c. Schoonmaker,
Theodore Sedgwick, Peter Sylvester, Israel
Smith, William Smith, John Steele Thomas
Sumpter Thomas Tudor Tucker, jeremiah
Wadsworth, Alexander White, Hugh William
son, and Francis Willis-4s.
NAYs-SamuelL Liver more, John Francis Mer-
Ger, Nathaniel Niles, Josiah Parker, Jonathan
Sturges, George Thatcher, and Thomas Tired
well-7-Pdge S6I.
An act respecting fugitiyes from Justice and
persons escaping from the service of their mas
ters.
SEC. 3. And be 1t also enacted, That when a
person held to labor in any of the United States.
Or in either Of the Territories on the Northwest
Or South Of the river Ohio, under the laws
thereof, shall escape into any other of the said
States or Territory, the person to whom such
abor or service may be due, bis agent or attor-
ney. is hereby empowered to seize OF arrest such
fugitive from labor, and to take bin or her be-
ore any judge OF the Circuit or District Courts
of the United States, residing or being within
me state, or before any magistrate of q county,
'lty, or town corporate, wherein such seizure
Or arrest shall be made and upon proof to the
satisfaction OF such judge or magistrate either
BY oral testimony or affidavit taken before and
certified by magistrate of any such State or
Territory, that the person so seized or arrested
10th, under the laws of the State or Territory
rom which he or sho fled, owe seyice or labor
% the person claiming him or her, it shall be
he duty of such Judge or magistrate to give
certificate thereof to such claimant, his agent.
n attorney, which shall be sufficient warrant
or removing the said fugitive from labor to the
State or Territory from which he or she fled
SEC. 1. And he 1t further enacted, That any
person who shall knowingly and willingly OBJ
truct or hinder such claimant, his agent, or at
orney, in so seisng or arrestiug such fugitive
rom labor, or shall rescue such fugitive from
uch claimant his agent or attorney, when so
arrested pursuant to the authority herein given
IT declared; or shall harbor or conceal such |
'erson after notice that he or she was fugi- |
i've from labor, as aforesaid, shall, for either
# the said offences, forfeit and pay the sum of
i've hundred dollars Which penalty may be |
by and Cor the benefit of such claim
ant, by action Of debt in any court proper to
try the same, saving moreover to the person
claiming such labor or service his right of ac-
ton for or on account of the said injuries, or
either of them.
Approved, Feb. 10, l793-PdgeS l4l4, l4l5.
TO BE- CONTINUED,