Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-10-03

b XIII lOh I VI hANNAN, recently Hs.
-cmoled ct Shawnee Mission, unul Congress
shall have enacted either that It wa or whs
not a valid Legislative Assembly chorer ln
conformity with the organic law by the peo-
pie Of sand Territory Ard prouided, That
until Congress shall have passed on iho
validity Of The SAID Legislative Assembly of
Kansas. TT SHALL bE THE DUTY OF
Iut PRESIDENT 70 USE THE MIL
FAIRY FOR, Elm SAID TERRITORY
no PRESERVE 1HE PEAtE. SUP
Pres lNSUkREC lON, REPEl IN
NASlON, AND PROTE II LESSONS
ANp PROPERTY therein and upau hc
national highway 900 the Suie of Missouri,
from unlawful seizures and search,s. .id
be uJuibtr prowdtd, That the President Is
required iudisauu the present urgiu-eH mil
lta of the Territory OF Kansas and recall all
ihe Uured States arms therein dsuhucd,
aud to prevent armed men from puug INTO
sand Territory 10 disturb the pubhc pe,ce. or
ud 100 the enforcement or resistance o,fcaI on
pretended laws
W hat the acts of the Shannon Legislature
were our readers know Here is one of
them;
n any free person by speaking VI by
writing, assert ur malntuu That pereuus have
not the right IN hold slayes in tins er1urv.
or shall introduce into INNS .,ri,or, MINI
rubbish wrt.. rirr,il,t, mr. c,,,s, w, ~. '..,r,,l
ducCd uto this errioy. written. putrd.
.ubl.baa. or r,rrpl,,.d m ,J,,s ,r.,,.,..., .,,,
book paper, magazine, pumphIel or cucuar.
containing any denial OF the right Oh. PERSONS
to bold slaves lu th,- Territory such Dr-on
shall be deemed guilty oficlouy. and nn,-h-
ed by Imprisonment at bard labor ior % erm
%. u'. less man TWO years
any person PRINT write Iniroducr.nto'
p'nIlsi W cFcu'iIr, or cause tn be brought
""", P"'f'' "N'leu' p"uilsHed. or cllcu aled'
or shail knowingly aId OF assist 900 bringing
in'o. p. lnuns FURNISHING Or circulating. siih-
in said territory any BOOK, paper, pamphlet,
magazine handful or citruar containing
statements arguments ooimons, sentiment,
doc'flnt' od'ire or inntndo' calculated 10 pro-
dnce oisofdefiy' dangerous, or rebe l"us
dlsatiecton among The sHyrs in the Trrto-
~ or To induce such slaves TO escore rom
the service oi thelr masters, or to resist tieir
7uln"ri'y' h' shaH De- Euhty OF felony and be
punished by Imprisonment and hard lanIr for
term of not less than five years"
And here Is ano'her.-
Every person 81 hu may be sentenced bv
any court uf competent mrisdl ction. under any
law 900 f,rre within this Terr,orv. ta ounlsh-
meut by confinement nod hard labor, shall be
deemed corWci, and shsIl immediately, I'M
DER lhu charge OF ihe keeper ~ such lHll or
pubic prison may select be pat 90 bard HbOr
as n 'he hrst section oi uIi- acl specified .to
wit 900 the streets, roads, public buildings. or
other Pmhl-' ,.n ~ q,a fergpp-D p, fgc,.
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"nN guy Pl'' W. ".uv' Po'sun na''n
e"'i -v "' s''u cu"N'oH WINE so engaged a'
In. d,.crs,,on sossta boom .ncI, "nn.,ct so
uN D. BAL md lt.r
tbsr. shall he &c.,, ,r morn ,.o,,,'c,s n,l p,
,ls cb,ro.. nj .,,rb te.ner ar ,,,,,o, 80
.u.n rn9,icis slsu n. t,s,sn,t ,,.,.,for Lr
stropg rbatrs with iocls and 10 ann,
tbe ,l7ne surb c,py,r,s .,',u ho ,...,,,,,d ~,
hard l.bpr wtbon, ibe walls of sng 7,.,l mr.
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anu "''' '7 ''o''''
II any person shall and or assist in entic-
lng, docoyng. or persuadng, or carrying
away or sending ont of tins Territory any
slave belonging To another with the intent TO
procure the freedom Of such slave, or with
the intent to deprive the owner thereufuf The
services Of such slave, NE Nh.4LL BE
.iDJUDGED GUILTY or GR.4 VI
L.4RCENl MD on CONVICTION
THEREOF SH4LL SUFf Err DEATH
or BE IMPRISONED .AT HARD III
BOR FOR NOT LESS THAN TEN
/ YEARS.
At any nerson shau aptiro J.c.,. .- ,,....,