New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-14
!MISSOURIKANSAS Law.

Inc mOucst COmPspy VI HissVaii"h" ""~
have jast finished up the business Of naskiss
laws for Kansas, ay appointing for SIR gears
Sherifs, Probate Judge, and three County Cos
uission.rs for each Of the eighteen COueties
into which they have seen fit to divide tue For
ritoIy, and three District Attorneys for their
three Judicial Dlstricts-every man Pro Slavery
up TO the hub--did one very consistent acs in
adopting the laws generally of Missouri IS laws
for Kansas. The Legislature bsins aissourisss,
elected by armed gangs of Missourisns. WNe
seized upon the polls and voted IS much IS they
pleased, and the Territory being thus tempers-
rily q subjugated colony of Missouri, is 10 bat
natural that the laws of Missouri should DO for
mally extended over Kansas, as ours we're ofcr
California after its conquest from Mexico. Tais
code, adopted from Missouri, OTcourse Includes
the Slave Laws generally. Bat, in addition 10
these, the Mssourians legislatiDg for Kansas
saw tit to bind their conquest by sundry special
laws, including the folio wing, under which
(Sect. y any emigrant to Kansas who Ventares
to tahe with him Jefferson's Works or any book
Of like purport msy thereon be convicted Of fol-
ony and put to death
We have already published the substance
Of this atrocious enactment; bat We desire
every reader to preserve copy in due form fos
reference, so We print it with all It's forwslitiss
from sn official copy published BY authOritys
"Shswnee, n. l.. s., John T. Brady, Public
"Prnter." Here is the beautiful document; isk
John ysn Buren, and the ether recrcsnt Free
Sellers Of I6i6 see their faces in il:
An ACT TO PUNISH oFPEssEs AGAINST SLAVE
PROPERTY
b ~ ~ r. 49,, ~ MAJ, Tbst e,sr, ne, ., ,na a.
who shall b convicted Of actually reaas REBELLION
instruction Of slaves free negroes mus,toes 10 this fss
Sc Ever, free person who shall aid or asst snyrs
bsm IN am. or DO sey oysr1 sct ~ farhsrsos Of cd
isssIi oi Or il .uII ar, shah .aHsr
ing advise pssa.as nSoss coy ,s,s. GsS. e'Ir:
ito prin wrts polish or circulate or cause to broasa
into printed wriiien Published or ccui.sd tao-
s 20 s::. ~ the Gy SIsS: sas
sine pamphlet circular Tor the purpose Of exciting a'ur
ton rebellion revolt conspiracy the part OF slaves neS
euoes muaoes against the citizens u the Territory or say
pat OF them zach person shall be guilty d felony sad 'aa
lfsuy shall enree. deeoy or cary away oct
depriys the owSs thereof Of .ve wh
intent effect procure ne freedom Of such slave 81 .
shall suffer death be Prsoned hard labor f' not e ~
SIC II any pepon aid In epticius deecyagU
peuadius or carrying sway or senons out OF cal. tssy
ny ssSo az .ncb a., or xs intent 20 d. i've ss o~aa
thereof OF The services Of such slave he shs D. {
o. be impr. bard labor for lea. thsa yssfs
sac f.ny person .hsl satcs deco, % carr, ..y ~
beorsBs another with insSi 70 procure Or effect no %
dom Of such ..ys or ns s, ,a.s sso q s
tory he aha. DO .sdse saL Of orsad Lsfssoy q zoe ,.
80, ont Of ,h. T,nit and the lsesny nav 10
changed have been eoam,sd IN any County q .n fan,
BY such person eos'on thereof The pson oasndas
M suffer death &c Be imprisoned ct hard labor Tor a'' les
sac AZ .Hy person s.l sa's psI.s.s, Or ias's: e:
TerI 'hAll aid assist an, .sve IN esespas hoa a
srce 81 bis matter OF owner OF shall assist hsea o. eYnes
-, .s. - deemed s Of Ony .ns pani bed o. in
enment hard labor for sm Of MT than e's yesn
boz OF ssass. a., sSs who "a. escaped from service ~
another state frrtory such psfses 49,
st,eo ol his ssalef OF o~res 10 this IsrIi osy -.
Sac IL ANY person shall res' any oheer shis 'sIs
-. ma'tst e~nsf % shall rescue such sl"e vhea "a ~
'.i, zach .se 10 s.s.ps eu.todJ eaes. o.
Aa tsssss Who msy have 'nsh slave % ea'.oay
ii. tsn,sy Q. a .ay other st.o rorto,y tns P,s.ss .
ssssd.ss ~ BE- ssGty of fson, and psn.esa ., 80
s., a' al, Mi G 81 g.; Ds,s
.sy sA e, .A.. shea .sssS q ~, Nv. ,s.s @sy
s.,v ..ssrsl a~n .sr's. Of be master or e~ns, 49,
.a ..'s Aa have 20 .r"s hs@ r. ~ sach Os.r sa.
ss.s 10 .~.a u sh.- hsaded nor more than Nv
ks.dtSi aellss III. ,....sn.. ,,o ras.SAW
-. =. ..sss 40 DO 6rsssh into printed, whites
i.ssi 90 .ls,u s.ss shall haowaty aid or sss n,sassy
49,. ..s.,,a. r.k shiss circulating wl,htn THIS
49, ~ ..,et p.sphs, nsas.sine handbil, or ees -
..,ts. az, ais. ssuwens opnions cen in Ssn-
s.s .I,.s % .assdo sssas Cd 10 pnosa's ts
800. :. hsisss issaee tos snoas me .svee - ~ Isu
-, % siuss sssA ssves 20 esAee oa she ~ f.losy
..s.. % ,Asw sa,A"fty be aha. Dc ss, 80 90
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ts.s The. ave sess. -.,-- - .-~.,,,, asst
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~, .-..s. ~ a. taisodsse< tass thn
~. ,.s-ssl y-ls..aed, ~ shsssee Va sss - $500
-...f-s ...rrAist ~ eisselsf. ooasiaint sV 49,
- IL, Il rss.~.s 80 ssia sss- n Aas rsfrssT 49,