Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-09-11
REMEMBER Tha, the obnoxious /,

! REMEMBER That the obnoxious
Laws, passed by the first Legislature of
Kansas. and which Gen. .Cass declared
a DISGRACE to the age and nation.
HAVE BEEN Observation-Disclosures
AZ Uaion.
REMEMBER. that the above is NOT
TRUE, and the Unisn knows it, Be-.
low we give some of the laws which Mr..
Cass said care a disgrace to the age and
nation " These HAVE NOT BEEN
REPEALED, according tc the Demo-
cratic papers, and they are disyraceful
enough for any age. Mr.. Buchanan
says. BY the help of 6 cd he rR enforce
them.
An Act to punish oaenscs against
slave Property.
Sec. /, Every person. bond or free
convicted of raising a rebellion of slaves,
free negroes or mula,toes-shaH suffer
death
Sec. ,. Every free person who shall
aid in rebellion of slaves. or do any
overt ac, in fur,ht rance thcreoi-shaii
suffer death.
Sec. 3. II any free person shall BY
speaking. writing or printing, advise or
/ induce any slaves to rebel. c, inspire
against or murder any citizen OF Kansas
or shall import or aid IN importing such
documents, he sAoH suffer death.
Seer I. Ii any person shall cnticc.
decoy. or carry out Of Kansas any slave
belonging to another, with inten, 70
deprive the owner thereof Of tue services
Of such slave. or procure the freedom of
such slave. he shall infer dtaih. or be
imprisoned al hard labor for not les
than ten years.
Sec. 5. II any person shall assis, in
en,icing. &C.. as above he shall suffer
death or be imprisoned at hard labor
tor not les, ten years.
Sec. 6. If any persons shall enticc
or carry away out of any State or Terri.
tory of the United States, any slave. and
shall bring such slave to the Territory
he shall suffer death or be imp isoaed a,
hard labor for not less ihns, ten years.
Sec. lfany person shall en,ice
any slave TO escape from the services OF
his master or owner. CT shall aid any
slave in escaping he shall be imprissned
al hard iaboy for not less thar IRE years
See. $. II any person in this terrific.
~ shall aid or harbor any escaped slave
from another State, such person shall be
punished in like manner as if suel. slave
had escaped from his master in this terri
tory.
Sec. .. II any person shall resist an '
officer while attempting to arcs. any
slave, that may have escaped. or shall
rescue such slave. or aid such slave to
escape from the officers persons so
offeuding shall be imprisoned 10 hard
ia1or for hot less than t,eo years
Sec 10. II any marshall. sheriff or
constable, or the deputy OF any such
officer, shall. ~hen required, refuse to
aid or assist in the arrest or capture OF
any slave tina, may haze escaped such
officer shall tc tincd no, less than 800,
nor more than $500.
See. II. II any person print, ioritc.
introduce into, pub ISL. or CIRCULATE. or
cdnse 10 BE- nRorGnT INTO, printed.
written. published or ciEc tLartp. OF
shall. knowingly AID or sss>ls, IN aging
into. printing. publishing. or circulating,
within this tcrritiry. am boon. r,rEg.
PAMPHLET. mag azIne, handblll. or e.tcn-
lar, containing any srArnMENrs, ARGU-
| ArNTs. orr MONS, SENTIMENT, Doc RtS 4.
ADVICE or iSSuEND3. calculated 10 pro-
iurc di> Fiction among the slaves OF
this Te'iliory, or 20 induce such slav /,
TO escape rom the service OF their mas
ter, BE shall be erilry oY FELONY.
and be punished by Imprisonment nj
hard labor for term no; less than ayo
years.
Sec. L. Ii any free persons. y
speaksn& OF by writing ASSERT al IA,
'aiu. that per sons hare ~, ,ig'i :
hold siares IN the TERRITORY. 81 saa.
iuttodese into Kansas. pI.pt, pgh,.s4
write, etealat-, OF c It's 10 b. .Hir5dle d
into tho territory. wit -, pnnisd, pab-
lished. or Circulated IN this tcrr.;sly any
book, paper, maGazina. pampa!c: OF cir
cular. containing any d. nia af the ri sh,
OF persons to hold slaves in this territory
such persons shalt D deemed guilty Of
felony, and punished by imprisonment, a,
hard labor for not less thon two years.
Sec. Is. No person rhs is constr
entio,lsiy opposed to hoiains s'ares, sAai!
SIT as a Juror. on the trial OF any prosecu-
fion to' any riola,ioa Of any Of the sec
irons Of tins act.
This Act to be in force ftcr Sept. Is,
lS55.
We understand that an effort is
about to be made to increase the funds