M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-10-02
DuMn'S BiII---BlaCk Republicans
Voting for Slavery 1End TO
Catch RunaWayS.

Every mail brings us letters asking
for copies of Dunn's Bill, as it passed the
House. Here is an official copy, certified to
BY the Clerk OF the House.
1T WAS VOTED FOR BY EVERY
BLACK REPUBLICAN MEMBER in
THE HOUSE, except Letter, of Ohio.
Read for yourselves, citizens ol Ohio -
H. r., 70.
In THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
July 81, 1856. READ TWICE AND REFER
ED TO THE COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES.
AN ACT to reorganizo the Territory of Kansas,
and for other purposes.
Be ii enacted BY the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States Of
Amsrica in Congress assembled, That all
that part OF the Territory OF the United States
which lies between the parallels Of thiTty-six
degrees and thirty minutes and 4O degrees OF
north latitude and which is east of the eastern
boundary of the Territory of Utah, TO the
south east corner thereof, and east of line;
thence due south to tile said parable OF thirty
six degrees thirty minutes north latitude, and
is bounded on the east by the western bound
ary OF the State Of Missouri, shall constitute
one Territory, and shall be, and hereby is,
constituted and organized into temporary
government by the name Of the Territory OF
Kansas.
SEC. "a. And be 1t further enacted, That
so much Of the fourteenth section, and also
so much OF the thirty second section, Of the
act passed at the first session of the Thirty
third Congress, commonly known as The
Kansas. Nebraska Act, as read as follows, to
witt" Except the eighth section Of the act
preparatory TO the admission of Missouri in.
to the Union, approved March sixth, eighteen
hundred and twenty, which, being inconsis.
tent with the principle Of non-intervention
by Congress with slavery in the States and
Territories, as recognized by the legislation
of eighteen hundred and fifty, commonly
called the Compromise Measures, is hereby
declared imperative and void, it being the
true intent and meaning OF this act not tC
egislate slavery into any Territory or State
nor to exclude it thereIrom, but TO leave the
people thereof perfectly free TO form and reg
ulae their domestic institutions in their owr
way, subject only TO the Constitution of the
United States: Provided, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to revive
or put in force any law or regulation which
may have existed prior 10 the act of sixth o
March, eighteen hundred and twenty, either
protecting, establishing, prohibiting or abol
ishing slavery" be and the same is hereby
repealed and the said eighth section Of the
ac, of sixth OF March, eighteen hundred and
twenty, is hereby revived and declared TO be il
full force and effect within the said Terrific.
ries OF Kansas and Nebraska.
Provided, hOpeucr, That any person law
fully held 10 service in said Territories shall
mol be discharged from such repeal and rcUiva
OF such eighth section, such person shall b
permanently removed from such Territory o.
Terr!or les prior to the first day OF January
eighteen hundred and filty-eight ; and am
child or children born in either Of said Ter
ritories, OF any female lGVfully held TO service
if in like manner removed without said Ter
ritories beIote the expiration of that date
shall not be, by reason Of anything in this act
emancipa,ed from any seruice it might hav,
owed had this act never been passed
And provided further, That any pcrso,
; lGwfulIy held to service in any ether Stale O
Territory Of the United States and escaping
into either ihe Territory Of Kansas or Ne
braskG, may be reclaimed and removed to III
person or place t0hers such serUice is due, un
der any law OF the United States which shal
be in force upon the subject.
SEC. 25. And be ii further enacted, Tha
all other parts Of the aforesaid Kansas Ne
brasa Act which relate TO the said Territor
ofKansas, and every other law or usag
having, or which it is pretended have an,
force or effect in said Territory in conhic
with the provisions or the spirit Of this act
except such laws Of Congress and treaty stip
: ulatious as relate 10 the Indians, are hereby
. repealed and declared void.
Passed the House Of Repre- sen;atives Jul,
29, 1856.
Attest:
VIM. CULLOM,
Clerk House of fReDtespnatiyes