Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-24

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We call the attention Of our readers
to the following startling law which
has, ere this. no doubt, passed the
Kansas legislature and become law.
either with or without the Governors
signature. Let those who have broth.
ers or sons in Kansas, expect to hear
soon of their being hanged. for IL takes
but little evidence to convict man Of
negro stealing, even in Philadelphia.
With this law, those northerners who
do not voluntarily leave. can be easily
disposed Of. And will you, fellow
citizens sustain the party that sus-
tains this law viii you cooperate
with the men who were chiefly instru.
mental in passing itG For one, we
are now prepared-and we write II for
the first time in our. lfe-we are now
prepared TO see this Union dissolved,
and TO rejoice in It's dissolution. u IL
can not Be preserved wiihoui boring 10
such tyranny and oppression as that
Every reading man knows on what
insufficient testimony man can be con-
victed Of decoying. enticing. or aiding
in decoying slaves. All that Is neces-
sary is to prove that he Is an "aboli.
zionist" and this can be done II he Is
not worshipper ofthe god. slavery.
We repeat. that. II slavery is nation
al. and II a set ofslaye holders. living
in a slave state. can take possession OF
the polls Of q youthful territory, and
with bowie knives and pistols. drive
away the actual settlers, and then
enact and enforce such law rs the
following, wo are willing. nay anxious
to sec the union dissolved. In the
dissolution, some small portion of the
public domain might fall to the lot Of
freemen, and there might be some
spot TO which the poor and landless
freeman might go. without fear OF be-
ing put to death. As II is. IL this doc.
trine prevails. there isno territory open
to freedom unless II be in bleak north
ern ATTITUDES where neither slave nor
free labor Is profitable.
But shall this alternative GOMEZ
We hope not. Before It comes. there
will be long and fierce struggle to
maintain the union. and TO grant to
freemen. at least, equal privileges
with slave holders. Nay, more. II
need not DO concealed. the very heart
Of freemen throbs with unwonted ar
dor to say to the demon you SHALL
NOT INVADE OUR HERITAGE. 1t is use
less to talk longer Of compromises,
there can be no more. The day Of
compromises is past. II is now an
open and Incorporating struggle
Tor the mastery. Either slavery oil
freedom must be the acknowledged
principle ofthis country. One or the
other must prevail. Read in another
column. Gen. Quitman's position on
this subject. But here is the law oil
Kansas. or the proposed law;
AN ACT to Punish Persons Decoying
Slaves from their Masters.
Be ii enacted by the Governor and
Legislative Assembly Of Kansas Ter.
ritory; SEC. l. II any person shall
entice. decoy, or carry away out OF this
Territo.y. any slave belonging to an.
other, with intent to deprive the own
err thereof of the services Of such slave,
or with intent to effect Or procure the
freedom OF such slave, he shall be
adjudged guilty Of Grand Larcency,
and on conviction thereof, shall suffer
death.
SEC. g. If any person shah aid OF
assist in enticing, decoying or persuad.
ing. or carrying away or sending out
of this Territory, any slave belonging
to another. with intent to procure OF
effect the freedom of such slave OF
with intent to deprive the owner there
Of Of the services Of such slave. he
shall be adjudged guilty of Grand
Larceny. and on conviction thereof,
shall suffer death.
SIC. ). Ifany person shall entice,
decoy or carry away out Of any State
or any other Territory Of the U. States,
any slave belonging to another, with
intent to procure or effect the freedom
of such slave, or to deprive the owner
thereof of the services of such slave
and shall bring such slave into this
Territory. he shall be adjudged guilty
of grand larcency. in the same manner
as If such slave had been enticed. de
coyed or scarried away out Of thi'
Territory, and iu such case the larcen
cy may be charged to have been com
mitted in any county of this Terrific
ry. into or through which such SLAVE
shall have been brought by such per
son, and, on conviction thereof, tn
person offending shall suffer death.