The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-12-30
AN ACT OF KNOW. NOTHING LEGIsLArIoy

II has become familiar practice among politicians 10
refer TO the Hartford Convention the dangerous cru
SADIE which has been attempted against the Union OF
the States but think the personal---very. law OF the
last knownothng legislature of Massachusetts, surpasses
the doings OF that celebrated society The following
condensation Of this celebrated appears in Augusta
(Maine) Age When the whole fusion party Congress
Is throwing its suages for citizen OF the State Of Massa
chusets who sympahizes with the advocate this act OF
knownohing legislation, conceive ii to be proper to
lay before readers 1t is significant that the time
the legislatures Of the different southern States passing
retaliation laws against Massachusetts,, and while the
whole southern population has united in support Of their
representatives in this respect portion of the members Of
Congress elected from the South perssienty refuse beeas
they agree wih Massachusetts, knownoAugism obedience
certain oahs and othgaions to prevent the election of
who is the choice of the northern fusion
"THE PsasoSAl-LBERrr or.liaving occasionally re-
ferred to the OF the last legislature of Massachusetts,
bearing the above title, give below extracts thereon
that its provisions may be fully understood and
party to whose action it is attributable may judged by
its deliberate The act Is neither lees than
rank notification BY the 10Th section it is provided that
amy person who shall grant certificate under Of 1861
shall be deprived of any Office be may hold under the Co-
monweath and shall be forever thereafter ineligible any
Office Of trust honor smoumen' under the Law Of the
Commonwealth
Obedience the laws of Congress is thus made .
why citizen should be deprived of all public confidence and
offices of in other words rewards held for
disobedence while punishment is dealt out for fealty the
constitution.
eleventh section declares that person who shall
attorney for any claimant under said
shall be deprived Of commission he then hold under
the of the Commonwealth and shall be thereafter inca
pacitaed appear counsel attorney in the Of
the Commonwealth 4G#s
Any attorney who shall presume to pursue his chosen
profession and counsel in the United States court
mid In the investigation Of the rights of PARTIES and to give
effect the constitution he to support when be
became member Of the Massachusetts, bar, and without
which he could practise in said courts is TO be
PEELED from that bar for doing what he required
sw he would do when admitted.
"1he 10Th section forbds any member OF tho volunteer
militia aiding in the enforcement Of the fugitive slave
law and provides that amy member Of the who shall
against the provisions OF this section shall be
shed by fine Of not less than thousand and not exceeding
hous md dollars and by imprisonment in the State pr
not less than year and than two years.
Imprisonment mot lees than year more than two
years is the moderate penalty attached to the criminal Of
aiding in the execution of the laws OF the land What
language Of notification be p.aner We'll did Garrison
that Massachusetts, stands i'm attitude Of open hos
tility to the Unionl'"