Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-10-22
THE BLOODY LAWS oFKANsAs.

cofoco ieauers claim that they wish to sustain
the Constitution. Below we give one of the
acts OF ''the bloody code of Kansas 1t in
fringes upon both the above constitutional
rights. And yet Mr.. Buchanan and the De-
mocracy are bound to uphold these laws, which
the National Iateiiigencer says ssare n disgrace
TO the country and its free institutions, and a
greater lnyasion of public liberty than were
the acts which brought the head of Charles /.
TO the bl ock.' The Administration have or
dered the entire disposable force of the Army
there, to aid the Border Ruffians and Slavery
propagandists to enforce these laws at the
point of the bayonet, and never to cease until
the Free State Settlers are exterminated by
the employment at once Of all the power and
vigor of the military and the Southern marau-
'ders in that region.
The following law was passed by the Border
Rufiian Legislature, and is now being enforced
upon the doomed people of Kansas at the
point of the bayonet by the United States
troops. Read it thoroughly.
-an.act 10 puaish offences against Stare Property.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and
Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kan
sas, That every person, bond or free, who shall
be convicted of actually raising rebellion or
insurrection OF SLAVES, free negroes or mulat-
toes in this Territory SHALL SUFFER DEATH.
Sec z. Every free person who shall aid and
assist in any rebellion orinsurrectior of SLAVES
free negroes or mulattoes, or shall furnish
arms, or do any overt act in furtherance of
snch rebellion or insurrection, SHALL SUFFER
DEATH.
Sec. 3. If any free person shall, by SPEAK
ISG, WRITING or PRINTING. advise, persuade or
induce any SLAVES to rebel or conspirc against
any citizen of this Territory, or shall bring in
TO, print, write, publish or circulate. or cause
to be brought into, printed, written, published
or circulated, or shall knowingly aid or assist
IN the bringing into, printing, writing, pub
fishing or circulating in this territory. any
book, paper, Magazine, pamphlet or circular,
for the purpose Of exciting insurrection on
the part OF the SLAVES, free negroes or mulat-
toes, against the citizens Of the Territory, or
any part of them, such person SHALL De GUILTY
OF FELONY AND SUFFER DEATH.
Sec. 4. II any person shall entice decoy or
carry away out of this Territory, any SLAVES
belonging to another, with the intent to de-
prire the owner thereof of the services of such
slave, oi with intent TO effect or procure the
freedom of such slave, he shall be adjudged
guilty of grand larceny, ard on conviction
thereof SHALL SUFFER DEATH or be impris-
oned at hard labor for not less than ten gears.
Sec. 5. If any person aids or assists in enti-
cling, decoying, or pcrsuading, or carrying a.
way or sending ont OF this Territory any SLAVE
belonging to another, Nth intent 10 procure or
efcct the freedom Of such Stare, or with intent
20 deprive the owner thereof of the services
of such slave, he shall be adjudged guilty of
graad larceny, and on conviction thereof SHALL
SUFFER- DEATH, or be imprisoned at hard Ia
bsr for not less than ten gears.
Sec. G. II any person shall entice, decoy, or
carry away ont OF any State or Territory of
the United StOtes, any slave belonging to an
other, iCl intent TO procure or effect tie freedom
Of sach STARE, or to deprive the owner thereof
of the services Of such slave, in this Terrific
ry, he shall BE- adjudged guilty of grand lar
ceny, IN the same manner as if such slave had
been enticed, dccoyed or carried away out OF
the Territory, and in such case the larceny
may be charged to have been committed in
any county of this Territory, into or through
which such slave shall have been brought by
such person, and conviction thereof the
person offending SHALL SUFFER- DEATH, or be
Imprisoned at hard labor for not less than len
gears.
Sec = If any person shall entice persuade
or Induce any SLAVE to escape from the SER
vice OF MS master or owner in this Territory
o. shall aid or assist any slave escaping from
the service of his master or owner or shall as
sist, harbor or conceal any slave who may have
escaped from the service of his master or own
er, he shall be deemed guilty of felony, and
punished by Imprisonment at hard labor for not
less than fire gears.
Sec. 8. II any person in this Territory shall
aid or assist, harbor conceal any slave who
has escaped from the service Of his master or
owner in another State or Territory, such per-
son shall be punished in like manner as if such
slave had escaped from the service of his mas
ter or owner in this Territory.
Sec. 9. If any person shall resist any officer
whilst attempting to arrest any SLAVE that may
have escaped from the service of his master
or owner, shall rescue such slave when in
custody of such officer other person who
may have such Slave in custody, whether such
Slave has escaped from the service of his mas
in In ,,tI,,
State or Territory, the person so offending
shall be gully Of felony ard punished by impris-
onraent at hard labor for term moi less than tico
years.
Sec. 10. If any marshal, sheriff, or consta-
Bile, or the deputy of any such officer, shall,
when required by any person, refuse to aid or
assist IN the arrest and capture of any Stare that
may have escaped from the service of his mas
ter owner. whether such Slave shall have
escaped from his master owner in this Ter
ritory or any other State or Territory. such Of
ficer shall be fined in sum of no; less than
one hundred nor more than five hundred dol
lars.
Sec. IL. II any person print, irrite, introduce
into, publish circulate, or cause 10 be brought
into, printed ,criften published or circuiated or
shOH kaoVingty aid or assist in bringing into,
printing, Publishing or circulating within this
ieEritory. any book, paper, pamphlet, maya
ziGe, handbili or circular, containing any
SETTLEMENT, ARGUMENT, OPINION, SENTIMENT,
DOCTRINE, ADVICE OR IYUENDo, calculated to
produce a DISSATISFACTION among the SLAVES
IN this Territory. or to induce such Slaves to
escape from the service of their masters, or
ieslS' Their authority, he shall be guilty Of FELL
Osl, ana De punished BY IMPRISONMENT AT HARD
S SoH Jor a term s0t less than fire years.
SCI IL. lF ANY FREE PERSON, BY SPEAKING
UA mNiIlNe' ASSERT OR MAINTAIN THAT PERSONS
.rna. soI THE RIGHT TO HOLD SLAVES IN THIS
TERRITORY, Or shall introduce into this Terri