Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-10-08
THE BLoODYLAws oFKANs.s

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are guaranteed by the Constitution. The To.
eofoco leaders claim that they wish to sustain
the Constitution. Below we give one of the
acts OF ''the bloody code of Kansas 1t in
iringes upon both the above constitutional
rights And yet Mr.. Buchanan and the De.
mocracy are bound to uphold these laws, which
tho National Inteiligencer saws .sare a disgrace
to the country and its free institutions, and a
greater invasion of public liberty than were
the acts which brought the head of Charles I.
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 bay yonet, and never to cease until
the Free State Settlers are exterminated by
the employment at once of all the power and
yISor OF the military and the Southern marau
ders in that region.
The following law was passed by the Border
Ruffian 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.
In .4ct 10 punish 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 a rebellion or
Ihsurrection OF SLAVES. free negroes or mulat-
toes In this Territory SHALL SUFFER DEATH.
Sec. :. Every free person who shall aid and
assist in any rebellion or insurrectior of SLAVES
free negroes or muattoes, or shall furnish
arms, or do any overt act in furtherancc of
such rebellion or insurrection, SHALL SUFFER
DEATH.
Sec. 3. If any free person shall, by SPEAK
ING, 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,
10 be brought into, printed, written, published
or circulated, or snail knowingly aid or assist
IN the bringing into, printing, writing, pub
fishing or circulating in this territory any
book, paper, Magazine, pamphlet or circular.
Tor the purpose of exciting insurrection op
Inc part OF the SLAVES, free negroes or muIat-
toes, against the citizens of the Territory, or
any part of them, such person SHALL DE GUILTY
OF FELONY AND SUFFER DEATH.
Sec. l. II any person shall cntice, decoy or
carry away out of this Territory, any SLAVES
belonging to another, with the intent to de-
prive the owner thereof of the services of such
y slaxs, 9l with with intent t9 effect or procure the
oned at hard labor for not less than fen years.
Sec. D. 1T any person aids or assists in cnti-
cling, decoying, or persuading, or carrying a
way or sending out of this Territory any SLAVE
belonging to another, Wih intent 10 procure or
sFeethe freedom Of SHch Stare, or with intent
20 deprive the owner thereof of the services
of such slave, he shall be adjudged guilty of
grand larceny, and on conviction thereof SHALL
SUFFER DEATH, or be imprisoned at hard Ia
bor for not less than ten Years.
Sec. 6. If any person shall entice, decoy, or
carry away out of any State or Territory Of
the United Stotes, any slave belonging to an
other, ,rih intent 70 procure effect the freedom
Of such Stare, or to deprive the owner thereof
OF the services of such slave, in this Terrific
~, he shall be adjudged guilty of grand lar
ceny, in the same manner as If such slave had
been enticed, decoyed 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 Ten
years.
Sec. .. If any person shall entice, persuade
or Induce any SLAVE to escape from the SER
vice of his master or owner in this Territory,
or 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, lie shall be deemed guilty of felony, and
punished by imprisonmeaf at hard iqtor for not
less than fire years.
Sec. s. II any person in this Territory shall
aid assist, harbor or 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. Q. If any person shall resist any officer
whilst attempting to arrest any SLAVE that may
have escaped from the service of his master
owner, or shall rescue such slave when in
custody of such officer or other person who
NAV have such Slave in custody, whether such
Slave has escaped from the service OF his mas
ter or owner in this territory or in any other
State or Territory, the person SO offending
.hau be gully Of felony and punished by inprts-
onlnent al hard labor for term not less than stco
years.
Sec. 10. IF any marshal, sheriff, or consta-
BILE, or the deputy of any such officer, snail,
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 or owner. whether such Slave shall have
escaped from his master owner in this Ter
rtory or any other State or Territory, such Of
ficer shall be fined in a sum of not less than
one hundred nor more than five hundred dol
lars.
Sec. IL. II any person print, ,crite, introduce
into, pubffsh or circulate or cause 10 be brought
into. printed trritfen published or circulated, or
shall Knowingly aid or assist in bringing tnfo,
prinfing publishing or circulating within TINS
Territory, any book, paper, pamphlet, maya
zine. handbill or circular, containing any
STATEMENT, ARGUMENT, OPINION, SENTIMENT
DOCTRINE, ADVICE OR INUENDo, cdlcntoteo 70
produce a DISSATISFACTION among tue sLA' hs
in this Territory, or to induce sucn Slaves 10
escape from the service Of their masters, or
resist their authority, he shall be gully Of FEL-
oYY, aud be punished by IMPRISONMENT AT HARD
LABOR for a term not less than fire years.
Sec. -. Ii ANY FREE PERSON, BY SPEAKING
on WRITING, ASSERT OR MAINTAIN THAT PEhsoN9
HAVE NOT THE RIGHT TO HOLD SLAVES IN Ihi'
TERRITORY, or shall Introduce into TINS lerri-