The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-03-11
THE LAWS ON THE SLAVE TRADE,

oi renewing and lrpalIIiu., the trailic is alvo
Gated with much zeal 10y portion ur the South
efn press, CHIEFLY in South Carolina. Ano,hc
class t;,vors the French plan OF cmgra,un h,
which Africans are "htain"'l uu the coast and IN
troduced as voluntary lab"rrrs. \ third, il il
bc numerous enough to bc called class, alvo
Gates an extensive organization .o hring in slave:
directly in dciiance Of the law 10 -lrtv the pen
ultcS upon smuggling au,! piracy. |, becomes %
some interest IN The discussion al these aus S,oI.
TO know what the law on ll,,.s. subjects j.
The forcirn slave trad. is positively prohibit.
ell, and declared to be piracy hv the statute n
lS:o, and the penalty on c"nviriion I;r any cit
zcns of the United States h"in:. engaged in i,
Is death. The acts which constitute the crime
are defined to bc landing iru,n ANY vrsst. flrim m
or American, in any iorci.su rrunl,v and >..:.irr.
any negro or mnatt" not ir".!v slave under
the laws of any ut tn" States or I, rr"i,r; of ir
United States with ll,c intvun - ,.,.,L.. h >fvr
or decoyinr or receiving sucl, "a. .m"::ru um board %:
such vessel, or adm" 10 '!v, ain restrain him
there; or selling, ar "icii::, (" sell. him ON the
high seas IN ill, water q! r!,, | ui,rl States:
or landing or delivering l:i.u with such intent.
The law cover; Ia. wuiH s..ri.< Of acts rom
the seizure Ia .\irica 10 the landing within the
United States, and all acts which are >,rlu.is ,u
the original vircuc.. u:,i al acts lrh are de-
c!lred /" hc equally p::,t "a. lid Liable 10 the
same cNlrr:n. penalty.
The Legislation is directed against the African
cOas, trade
Tli.rc is auo.'rr r';s+ - law .'ir..t"L in zen.
cral terms. against the sav" ,s:'lo. an i,hlu,ng
heavy penalties ur"n every citizen If the | nj
ted States who engages III it, directly on ndi-
rccilv.
1t is fmhildcn To- all residents nf the tnitrd
States citizens or ioiri.u,.'$ :" lit out "r rr,Iar.
i'll any way, vessels {" sail from ports To- cr.
gage III ;hc slave irad, i'll any foreign c"un,rv-
Every vessel ~ fitted Or rrcrarr'! i, with her
whole iurnliir" and cu:ii!'iirm'S, liable to b.
tf,.Itn. 4 4
aiding OF abc,in.. is liable l., !, penalty Of S.
900
This Is the genera! provision against preparing
shaving Vessels. Tncr" is special ",Ic, by wllmh
vessels fitted out Tor the prI,>r Of hrin. used in
the procuring "r transportation uf "nc.G",'S, mi-
latt"eS or PERSONS "i c"l"r,H rs slaves. l"l wcrm
any l"rc;gn ports whatever, ahl" 10 Forfeit.
urc-thc proceeds ui sale IL l,r ,ivr,! hciw cen
the United States and thu prosecutors; and l par.
tics concerned IN adm" or ml,"t,im:.. ab! To
fine OF one 1" five Thousand .!u.!ars--":l--hali
10 tile rroSoc,i;or-:,irl /" imlr-",.inr.t Tor not
more than scvca or less rhnn ,!,,,. Years.
Ihcr" Is II further l,"Inl,ii."n, u.s,rr ;hr same
penalty I" American vr>>"l> against rrrivi,i" ON
board Tor transport hy Sr; tn ANY port whatever
nny negro, huls sti", or person Of c"iu--.ot II
slave, u:'i"r the law "t s"i!i. one oi the | ulcd
States. This prohibition, has been rcit,d 10 en-
tend 10 the carrying Of slaves ir.h from on.
port |" a'"lii"r--'s we'll ~ from r"'intrv lua,-
Il>t
;hc ri"h' q! Americans 1" hu,,i ,,s",rrly IN amy
Ecssc! cnil"y"d in the sav, i;..ii. an, wl,,r. sr:
tween hi.igh ports, IL well i..iwvrn foreign,
ana Asnvriran l'"riS; au! the pcal;;,S iuvn.yc Il
forfeiture OF ih" properly and p.nnl fr,rir,r.S
10 double the amount at !u'cr-s;$ Other >rilr,.,
Pr"v'Siot:s express The policy of tie law-,n f,.hd
ana punish every participation l,y any ci;izru If
me United States, in ,:ic foreign slave trade,
either Oh the c"n>: of Afrcu."r v..-wi.,r..
~ tl!fu class ct laws, j,s,N l,i
slaves Into The United Siai-S, from any .I,,arrr
winch Us prohibited under >'r.rt Penalties The,
enact that no negro. muIatio nr other u.rson q;
coior' shall b. iliil"r,cl INTO the n,,i States.
IRON, any l"cigm country, wth intcn, To hoi,i sci,
or dispose Of tile said person. as n Save .or 10
held to service Or labor" Vessels cmplovcd in
f"c importation are liable to Northumberland
TO the prosecutor Neither the importer nor any
person claiming under him shall hold title to +,
slave so introduced. All persons br,nr;u. such
persons within the jurisdiction Of lhc United
ota!'S' ' lom' lore'"n cuniry, or purchasing,
seiihg or uiSposlhH ot them, al. liable to I"ri,r.
h"t exceeding len thousand dollars for the offence
-oiie.ha'f Ia The prns"cut"r-nnL to i,i,prsou.
meht not Exceeding seven Wears; aud one. thu,,S-
and dollars for each pcrson--"nc !,ulfto the pros.
ccutov-aiid stand coiA.it,cd Unit! the same is
paid.
lfosecnt: :"n may be commenced within five
years alter The committing. ". 'l.r offence
vessels having negroes board. designed Ia
be landed i'll any Of tn" United States contrary to
law, us slaves may he seized in tide water or ON
tle hgI seas and forfeited /" tie .lri States
the master liable to he punished! on c..,vic,i,n
oy heavy fine and inrI-"nncnl. The pro.
cecds o' The sale of such Vessels are to be- cvilrd
among officers and crews of the public Vessels bv
which they arc seized, in the cusc OF prizes Ia
ken from the enemy
, Inc inw provides also for the discovery and
DISPOSAL OF persons illegally introduced MS slaves
ANY person may lodge information with the
United Statrs Attorney for any district, tina, u
negro or n'ntto is hell! under such illegal i,npor-
talIoi, and that officer is direct cL Immediately 4,
proceed hy information upon which process shall
Issue. ii IT he porvcd thnt the negro was ille.
gaily introduced, the Marshal of the United
states Is empowered 10 take him into keeping, at
the disposal Of The President The inio,mrr in
such cases Is entitled not only to his share of the
lehhitIrs above mentioned. but to Il bountv Of
~ "'l'alS ior every one thus released and de-
ivertd to the Mar.i,al.
We omit good many Of the dc,ai,s Of ,hcs.
laws which prescribe fo.ms and give authority.
our chic1 purpose being I" recall the ica.liu,.
features ol lie code IN rcga!t to slaves and ,hc
slave trade, which in cnulc, will, tn. yarious
hcnG','es winch We enumerated ii, i!i. beginning
o' th,s article. We have omitted entirely the laws
winch regulate the tranSssinu Of slaves b.,wr.,
Tie Southern Sta.cs.--N.rr O,i,ahs Piroyuu.
1hr """mpiov'l Of TIE C;iy-Wc regret 10
learn that there has been and sill Is very rrru,
sM'ierih5 Among the unemployed oftc Nineteenth
:" u'o. Instances oi very painful c>ti;uiuu have
oceh mentioned i's now acquiring there, and this
IN spite OF very lioh"'ab!r and mos, rmre,ui, tiur
cxertions for their 'ccf, hy pr,:ons there as well
as III The more central parts of,hc CITY, Many nf
'nTse % become know" only wien the physician is
called 10 CASES of severe Illness when it is a1 once
apparent that hunger and cold alone constuut.
The disease 1t will be scarcc!; credited that two
poor but respectable wulnen, in that section died
from actual want few days since. DR.. IIou,h
ton, whose constant services dcscrv. the huI,,s,
praise has repeatedly gone h,stily from the sui
lerefs TO whom he Was called, 10 return with the
supplies OF food, tue',H and c!ong which werc,
instead nf medicines Indispensable to save life
Phitaoeiphia Gazfttc.
L.eh war IN Somorn-Ac ccOunts in the Cali
forna papers from Sonora state that Gaulnru had
collected large force Of Indians and commenced
war against the authorities of the State. They
make Inc war support its If and li;aec the peace.
Ao'e lhha'ltaEts On the 10th of December