The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31
vrxlnaa Comes 10 the aessue OF Her Citizens
and Determines 70 Enforce Her Con-
ssi.uiicnas Rights.
The Constitution and the Fugitive Law
to be Carried Out.
Pennsylvania, and the Transit OF siaVss
Through Her Territory,
,,ertant Movements In the Two Legislatures,
Ao- &c, 10.
orr RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE.
VIRGINIA.

and Penxsy hunia- The Ulsion Truly "a Daa91
About tive or three weeks ago Mr.. Hiatt the delegate
From Hampshire county, offered ution in the House
Of Delegates In reference 70 the expsdeny IF In ,e nifty
ing young named James Parsons, yr., resi- ieat
Il that county, ia the amount Of four Thousand dollars
The amount Of recognisaaee entered INTO by hun Sih
two surees for MA appearance bere the Court Of Quar-
r Sessions CT Blair county Pennsylvsnia, on Monday
next 70 TO charge Of kidnapping free negro
nan. As viii be by The preamble 20 the flo giDg
LII, Parsons had gene to Psnnsyivanla TO reoap.ure
dave Of hia unce's and having succeeded Going
the rescued from him and he brought before
jusce of the peace upon the cha &c above nsnt,oned
testded hst the negro whom h. arrsse wSs tree
and upon this testimony offered by negroes, be was i'm
psonsd but subsequent lily bSiled out TO appear before
the Court of that county Monday EeSt, TO
9ais charge.
The resolution was referred To a spesisi COMMITTEES,
and that committed reported the following BILL
A JAMS PArsoss, ia, or aAnrsHIaE AYR
n.s Ap ,aHTss Assr on ranlR SoSsgsuEosAL Eia MS
~. no hs'a 10 sery,ns % Isaor In on e,at na- Ia
lsws hereof escaping another snad in
or labor. but shan be delivered eam Of the
ssnnon Of said he Constitution the coosres Of ne
Fssrsa rss rsSe ond s sss nv ro
as,se al persons escaping rom me ssryics Of hsr N sers
plemsnary emitted respecting fasisss ton
sSrsv sad ay sias a a
Ct soaS & praed s and con Z
appeared BY iu prof before eoalses o. he General AZ
negro slave Jscoo Green properly Of hs uaee
Eom re service Of his sad asssr aud srrestsd 10
s ss Se a res tho save % ne b sc
yinisDee rescued rm the said James Parsons r while hs
.a james Parsers himself ARES Cd aeon csaggs 2,
sppssr o9any court slalr y, ponylysna and
said casrse in criminal my Which 5 sa
Parsons Dr. have been oarssed ana o.
laws 81 the state OF Psnnsy designed proposed
1 nd snaql s 81 a ne ad q @
s suree for the appesrpec Of sa ,h lanes IT, are
reeogazsnce ard ban sosd Of SAID ames r4.sos Jr may
sui exposed The danger Of imprisonment. prose,u
ua sn @n sl d9a % he G
T. Sc Il enacted By the Genera, assembly virginia,
said James Parsoas IT, be- acd be hneey prohibited
other penalties aad iosf ees5s
ard payable sm nrps Ing and psidng 2 hs ssars aa2rs
behalf Of said James Parso9s, jr whom she Is oomd 70
lies or Other CHARGES q eberHc weh be oF his
msS al s asa Is sas Ia 9eec q S s D
nor and comm nd Of :hs at Or Which may be incurred N Dc
nance Aforesaid; provided however,
peas ard Which nay - proper ee d Gsn.eaes
BON ability by fsas9n Of sud Sc BAL 90 s
MA hereby prohibited he said Parsons Jr
Ire oSeraor Of the coa.nsn eaR i hereby authorized
sa m s5sSs o 0 SS s rs sy
a become aSe 70 FAX neoa ne Pasr
Ii he y be conoeel 70 pas an. sura
yana under The provision law Governor Of Ills
o. SAD psyTent Sih cos o deendns said sses 1soas
Jr and IS sue9es rom DE sse q rsaIaylV.ni. 3h1oas
he shah with ono seae there
by proper process any sh8rf othor
proper seize properly belonging to the ses Of
aeir rssp@eie jurisdictions ana . hold aai asps Of he
Ssa NE tSf proDs sf and ossd
,s sid James sss Ssrss
and upon hs Or Ss a,sess
tiary s,ae Penns lTssia BE herein the 10
rsgdsr and release from ne gsopsr authorities Of Psua
syana .nd IN aesn aeTe o ,nsn ese hs as -p q
mas ss had 70 him shall seen ss Ca his sshs a.
resas and surrender Of dc said James PsFsans IT. 10
hen shall become The duty the Governor and
he hereby aress @ e. Ct s s and
10 sse and IN he jan or renen =, a. cs2ns
and an property Of cizens 4 said satp until resase and
s he a. nor q saa s r. o. be rd
sn Of the or eogioon Tor e charge aforssa
attempt made By him nc slags
said james Pa Jr my save sned By easoa q sid
a and 'aa he s q he prs @
law, the Governor Of he commons eaih OF Vrs nia sta have
Vices q al eivl military olceTs o lhe sse aaa ).
Of Eisdemesnors ioobey the call and conand Of the go
rested he'd 10 ban or con Ficted Ia sveodiag state in
o oT Or he or osas a e e re
- Of afs r a96 S psa ss was q
ss lawful prosecution mani Of his own cons,tn
s. sSs = snsd 70 al Ss smeSiss Ssren Creased Tor ss
and DE ae Oh @ sSs IL aa S oe S', sa pc
1e here conferred and imposed HIN the said
The Governor shall copy y ~. nc
NAT they la before hsir respective Legislatures, and
recommend he enscmept q similar avs
z. This act shall be ia force from lis passage.
This ti deemed Toe harsh and in Difference the
wish several members il rocommittcd, in ordeg
modify ~ On 1hursday lass the committee reported u
following bill
OrHErs cirIzEss or Trs cosoSwE1Lrn ~ PnosEcJ.
e. Up sAssaseo q 1.s S9sFo 81 sc Es
rsmbiy o. virginia That lanes farsoos Jr, citizen Of The
soanis e ne esasy o. Sir Pennsylvania,
q s sre ss ne sPf5 Ky % he g !. % sa
~ sad -ae q cnd on board q them We said
hu. jumped iron Toe cars asf iat
-as, u. ososr - d. si ssd Save Sas opei5y siSs
nem nc lssoa O. ~ isss ss 2 mob Parsons anseH
re. Tnsn, n1srns.n. ing he hid adn'ea bl.6
ss.ss ne as COUNTY ., air o-dersi se sd Paw u *.
:ssss Il be aa q or Go as . po sa a syf
ssy s a.s - oS @ SsaI q %. acc 2
hs .,.as ~ a., o.Hss a. e. said Go1' cr
offence ~ he Las Of psnesyyses
sa"a ,Ss Ssess the a aSeai %ss asas seIurs IS
enter In % q ihos dollars
sureiies Tor ne q tafc o,t
r ne ~ the said Parsons b~ -1lu
las sna 20 s 10 % S'l BE- ssSs Sr Ssaa
musd gre hat 4e sad Pagaoos adip4 gll - ~
willAg become agres lsreI
lxs ls6d recosrlrarre Vt n HI. 4s Qts.s4i
Assembfv satisfied that sir trs 70
wbfns tfsf ne fberv ~ inpoc,at cgs1 'as state
ssnd he m jeopardy. nv heas r-d rllaop7
nssoes and psrmsd biore sJars oeel from
~cmnani'r ezhblng such entire egsr1 4. he rga.s
II otlers a. The n a he land Jhergo-e-
Ps ID he General sssrnbg On VsTnil has The
~ Vrxris dab hereby ~
sid James ra-soos Jr whoa he ssls N % p-c,ec
- snd d.cbArrs All hoes fotfslres penalties
other q rhc1 hls
Ay reur and be sudgod y pV By rea 90 q bs nooap
aid reo1z b@ risi
sresad W. ~ may he 1rurrea defending hin Or his
sore w from hsSi. unner ~ rc1gnbaDss ball Tor biz
app>afancr slressd
fb~ a no e1mulsnwsta h hereby an horizsd
and dfrecedt q ne eT cguinf
sums OF more, hr whlr W reason hls a. he oono-