Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-06-21
PETENDED LAWS.
SEPTEMBER, 1855.

PETENDED LAWS.
SEPTEMBER, 1855.
| Imposing penaltyo death for assisting slaves
to escape.
Imposing penalty of death for circulating or
| printing publications calculated to incite slaves
| to insurrection.
| Imposing penalty of death for assisting slaves
to escape from any State and take refuge in
the Territory.
Imposing penalty of five years imprison-
ment at hard labor for harboring fugitive
slaves.
Imposing penalty of two years Imprisonment
for aiding fugitive slave to escape from custo-
| dy of an officer.
Imposing penalty of five years Imprisonment
at hard labor for writing printing or circula-
ting anything against slavery.
Imposing penalty of two years Imprisonment
at hard labor for saying that persons have not
a right to hold slaves in the Territory
| Disqualifying all from sitting as Jurors who
do not admit the right to hold slaves in the
Territory.
Disqualifying all as voters who do not swear
to support the fugitive slave law
Admitting any one to vote on payment of
81, no matter where resident, who will swear
to uphold the fugitive slave law and Nebraska
bill
Appointing Missourians to be town and
county officers for six years to come.
Re-enactng the Slave laws of Missouri en-
mdSSe adding that wherever the word Estate"
occurs in them, it shall be construed to mean
q" Territory"
NO EXCUSE FOR DESTROYING LAWRENCE.
/. B. Donaldson, United States Marshal for
the First District Court, ct cetcra, collected his
monster posse under pretext that he could not
execute the writs in his hands by an ordinary
force.
His letter to the people of Lawrence proved
that this was mere pretext. Another fact
confirms this charge.
On tie ercaing preceding the destruction Of
the printing oGfces, The FIRE. State Hotel, Cor.
ROJiason's residence, and tie sacking Of the city,
-Ur. DOnatSOn'S Deputy 1arshat-H Fain-
scrrcd ttco acrits in Laurence, ruhOm the aid
IF any posse or encountcriag the Slightest opposi-
| tion
Let this fact be borne in mind
RAPES
! A few days previous to the sacking of Law
renee, two young ladies were violated by gang
of law and order ruf1ians, on a claim five
miles northwest of the city
They lived on the claim with their mother.
Their father had recently gone East on buSi-
| ness. They saw four or five men seize two of
| their horses in the field, and lead them off
They went down. and protested against the act.
The rullianS seized them, carried them down to
the woods and consummated an outrage upon
their persons.
There is a day of retribution coming for all
| thiS-and that speedily.
sTRINGFELLow IN STORE
Mr.. +. Legate of this city was in Mr. Bah
cocks store, when Dr. Stringfellow and other
" law-abiding" persons entered it,
Stringfelow said" Boys can't we get
some good cigars here ~
He went behind the counter, and put box
under each arm.
"Well, boys" he said, as he took them
away, " guess this is as good plunder as l
want"
The other men who came in with him carried
off goods.
HORSES STOLEN.
Two hundred horses, at least, have been Sto-
len from the Free-State men, within 30 miles
of Lawrence, since Mr. Marshal Donaldson is
sued his illegal proclamation. a party of the
Frec-State men have organized and left Law
renee, aud swear that they will not return to
the city until these horses, or an equal number
are again in possession of their owners.
They say that they will seize the horse of
every man within 20 miles of Lawrence who is
known to have given aid and comfort to the
thieves
As soon as the number is made up they will
Immediately dsband.
They are so eXaSperated by the outrages and
humiliations to which they have been forced to
submit, that it is impossible to restrain them
from retaliation.
The Law-and- Order organs will soon TEEN
with essays, doubt not on the virtue of obe-
dience to law but it is extremely doubtful
whether they will even incidentally refer to
the causes which have led to this unfortunate
step.
DIsUNIoS FLAGS AND ACTS.
A white flag, with a blood-rcd star in the
centre-the ensign of the Southern Disunon-
ists-was hoisted on the Free-State Hotel be-
fore the cannonading commenced.
Sheriff Jones himself planted q red flag-ap-
propriate emblem of pirates ON the roof of
HeraM If Freedom Office.
An American flag hoated from a staff at the
fort erected last Autumn near the Kansas Ri
ver The legally organized" militia hauled
it down and tore it into ribbons This act is
significant of their ultimate designs
During the cannonading a rumor spread ra-