Demoine courier., 1856-07-31
Keep Before the People.

| 'esh'o'"h ." pairing 'uelf scCufly.
Keep 1T Before the People.
Stephen A. Douglass, who is second
to none a. champion and expoundsr
Of Democracy and Democ doctrine
as il is at the present, day, recently used
The following language: rs
"Our platform tells you that resistance
TO the la y is treason, anG treason must be
rebuked. The democratic uphold the
laws in Kansas, while the Negro wor-
shippers who do not like the law are for
shooting down the officers"
For The benefit of those who may be
ignorant of what the law there is, We
copy the following as one of those laws.
Read, and remember that il is Demo
cratic. -e.s..- s.. .r 49,. "a esg..--.st
The Bloody Code.
Ana iopunish offences agains, slave
property 4zr
Ser ! Every person, bond or ire,
convicted of raising rebellion Of slaves,
free negroes or mulatoes-shalI suffer
death. .a---a ..a,t.s..-zs .s..,.s .e.s .e-a a
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Sec..2 Every free person who shall
aid in any rebt lion Of slaves, DC or do
any Overt act n furtherence thereof
shsll suffer death. ~#E
Sec 3 II any person shall by speak
ing, writing. or printing, dvise. induce.
&r.. any slave TO rebel, conspire agains,
Or murder any citizen OF Kansas or sha II
mpor, or nic IN importing such docu.
ments. he shall suffer death. asH
See, 4. Ifany person shall eniice, &c.
coy or carry out of Kansas any slave be.
longing TO another, with inien; to deprive
the owner hereof Of The services OF
such slave he shall suffer death. or be
imprisoned at hard labor for no, less than
TEN years. b. 81. .a
!. Sec s. Ifany person shall assis, in en-.
ticing, &c. as above )-shalI suffer death
or be imprisoned at hard labor for mol
less than Ten years. -.,sa
Sec. 6, If any person shall entice OF
| carry away out OF any State or territory OF
The U s. any slave and shall bring euch
slave INTO this territory DC. he shall suffer
death, or be Imprisoned for ro, less tha IL
ten years. .... ,. -.,....
Sec 7. If any person shall enlice any
slave TO escape from The service OF his
master nr owner. or shall aid anv slave
in escaping, he shall be imprisoned a,
hard labor for not less Than five years.
Sec. 8 II any person IN this territory
shall aiG or harbor any escaped slave
from another Slatp such person shall be
punished IN like manner. as II such slave
had escaped from h,s master IN this
See. 0 II any person shall resist any
officer wblie attempting TO arrest anv
slave that may have escaped or shall res
ue sucn slave. or aid such slave 10 es-
cape from the ofiicer--the person 90 Of
Tending shall be imprisoned at hard labor
for mo- less than len years. ss.rs g.,3
Sec. to. II any marshal. sheriff or con
stable. or the deputy of any such Officer
shall, when requiredrefuse 10 oid or assist
in The aues. or capture any 1slnve thai
may have escaped, such, Office: shall be
ired no, less than sl0O, or more than
See. IL. 50 Ifany person shall print,
W rite introduce INTO. publish or circulate,
or cause TO be brought into. printed, writ.
| ten published or circulated or shall know
ingly aid or assis, ia bringing into. print.
ing. publishing or circulating within this
territory, any book, paper, &c. con,ainipa
any statements, doctrines, &c calculated
ito produces dIss ffec,ion among the slave,
Iof the territory-he shall be punishet
by imprisonmen, At hard labor for no
less than Ave years. as lg-
| Sec. l2. II any frae person shall BY
speaking or by wiring Assert or MAINTAIN
,ha. iperson have. not The right TO hole
slaves IN the territory. or shall ,nlroducs
in,n Kansas, print, publish, write, circu,
late. or caused to be introduced into the
territory written, printed published 0,
circulated in the territory. any book pa
| per. magazine. pamphlet. or circular, con
tsinlng any den,al of The righ. Of person
To hold slaves IN this territory. such psr
son shall be deemed guilty OF felony. ant
| punished by Imprisonment. al hard ID
Dor for term Of no. less tnan two
! years. ss ss.ss 1. ssAs5. fe.
4 Sec. I3. No person who is conscisnii
ously opposed To holding slaves. shall 81
as juror on The trial Of any prosecution
| for any violation Of any of the sec,ionl
Of this act.
| Ac, to be in force after September /:
! 1855. Es @ Aa sA
| s. J.H. STRINGFELLOW.
/ Speaker OF the House
i Attest j. nj. LYLE Clerk.
/ THOMAS. JOHNSON.
4 President of the Council
4 Attest: j. A., HALpMEN, Clerk
! THR PIERCE BUCHANAN PARTY -
Senator Hamlin Of Maine, in the cours,
OF a recen, speech in Boston, said Of .h'
Buchanan party: -.
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