Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-06-27
THE DRIED SCOTT CASE IN NEW HAMP
SHIRE.

The Legislature of New IIamshirc has new
n series of Resolutions, condemning the decision
of Judge fancy. 1t is said the resolutions, and
also the folio wing bill purporting to be for the
protection of the personal liberty of the people Of
New Hamsphirc, will probably pass. This person
al liberty bill, like ours Of Ohio, is something of
n burlesque, a %mockery. |. is very careful! to pro-
tect liberty except at the very point where it most
needs protection. There it gives its fullest con-
sent that it shall be stricken down. These Re-
publican legislators gravely say thore shall be
no slarcholding in New IIamshire, ercept under
the auspices of the General Government. There
shall be no kidnapping, erccpt by United States
Commissioners and Marshals. The Gainses and
Gorsuches can manacle their slaves on the White
Mountains or in any of their valleys, transport
them through the State and compel the people OF
New Hamshire to pay for their chains, their
transportation and Military escort if need be !;
while if John p. Hale or any other Republican or
Democrat patriotically consenting to this degrade
ton, shall attempt to indulge in any such lux
ury, on his own farm or within his own castle he
will be accommodated with q felon's cell in
the Penitentiary. Our Northern States must
learn more consistency and self respect than
this before they can successfully protect the perso-
nal liberties of their citizens. They never can
protect it or deliver themselves from dishonor,
while in union with Shareholders and bound to
them by the rendition clause of our Federal Con.
st~itution.
But here is the proposed New IIamshire law.
An Act to secure freedom and the rights of citi.
zenship to persons in this State.
SECTION 1.-Be IL enacted dy tile Senate and
House Of representatives IN General Ouit .aSSemGled,
That neither descent near or remote, from q per-
son of African blood, whether such person is or
may have been a slave, nor color of skin, shall dis
qualify any person from becoming a citizen of
this State or deprive such person of the full rights
and privileges of q citizen thereof.
SEC. 2. Any slave who shall come or be brought
into, or be in this State, with the consent of his
master or mistress, or who shall come or be brought
in this State inyoluntarily, shall be free.
SEC. 3. Every person who shall hold or attempt
to hold in this State, in Slavery, or as q slave, any
person, of whatever color, class or condition, in
any form or under any pretonse, or for any length
Of time, shall be deemed guilty Of felony, and on
conviction thereof shall be confined to hard labor
for a term of not less than one or more than five
years; provided that the provisions of this section,
shall not apply to any act lawfully done ny any Of
ficer of the United States or other person in the
execution of any legal process.
Sec. 4. Section LIST Of chapter 25 of the Com
piled Statutes, shall not | C so construed MS in any
case to deprive any person of color, or of African
descent. born within the limits of the United
States and having the requisite qualifications, from
voting at any election; but such person shall have
and exercise the right of suffrage as fully and am
ply as persons of the white race.