Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-08-18
INDIANA AND HER INFAMOUS BLACK
LAW,

The laws Of Indiana are well nigh as disregard
full of the rights of citizens of other States as are
those of South Carolina herself, and as repugnant
to one of the express provisions of the C%onstitu-
ton of the U. S. as we'll as to the principles OF
justice. South Carolina imprisons seafaring citi-
zens Of Massachusetts, who visit her coast If their
complexion is not of the orthodox hue. For the
same cause Indiana imprisons citizens of Ohio who
are travelling through her borders, if business,
sickness, OF any other cause detains them ON their
journey.
Aclse Of this kinl occurred a few days since
in Fort Wayne, in which the jealous advocates Of
the constitutional rights of Shareholders and negro
haters, suspected, but failed to prove, that a citizen
of Ohio, who was detained for n few days in that
city while passing through the State, was either a
negro or a mulatto. For a traveller to be found
guilty of either of these, is a highly penal offence
among the free and enlightened lIoosiers, as well
rs among the chivalrous descendants of the south
ern cavaliers. We would suggest to the people OF
Ohio, that while North Carolina through her agent,
Judge Kane, is pressing the right of her slave
holding citizens, to hold and convey their human
chattels, unmolested, through Pennsylvania, IN de-
spite of her constitution and laws, it might be we'll
for them to demand for themselves, the right Of
transit through Indiana, without being subject to
arrest, fine and imprisonment, and all the v~exations
incident to a legal process to prove they are Meth
er negroes" nor "mulattoes."
About a month since, a convention was held at
indianapolis, composed it is said of from ten to if
teen thousand enthusiastic advocates of Republi-
can freedom. If we remember right, the enthusi-
asn OF this convention gave no "outward and WISH
BILE sign" Of opposition to the Indiana Black laws.
IL only opposed the extension of slavery into new
States and Territories. Would it not be we'll for
Ohio Republicans to use their influence with their
Indiana brethren to secure the unmolested Fright
of way" through that State, for themselves and
fellow citizens? That they may be saved the hui
initiation of carrying in their pockets duly authen-
ticated certificates of their anglo-saxon origin,
whenever they pass the Indiana line. It does seen
to us, that through the influence OF good fellow
ship and interstate comfy, tho Indiana Republi
cans might add this one plank to their narrow
platform, even il some of them do retain in it
unsurpassed vigor, all their original wing hatreC
of negroes and ,mulattoes." Technical Republi
canism don't go far towards eradicating that hatred
II takes abolitionism to do that.
The case we refer to is reported as follows il
the Fort Wayne Times of the 9th inst;
Ten days ago. James P. Brown, a citizen Of Obi,
travelling westward. stopped in this city and wa
detained here on business a few days. This per
son belongs 70 that prescribed and hated race OF
whose skin Gods sun has Imprinted a darker hu,
than on ours. On the Both day Of July, Brown
was arrested on a warrant from j. b. Dubois. Is
sued on informsiian and complaint Of John Har