Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-02-20
The Bulletin Tacetlous.

lGs Dill aasFouufeG ny taI"' ~ -
House. of Representatives. proposing reta!1a
torv$rneasures against the Commonwealth G
NASSAU use..Es for the violent acts OF agrees
ionzupon the South, committed IRON tine l.
time by her people and Legislature, ha
thrown the New Orleans BaNet'nantosac
an@cxtravagant Et OF combined faeetiousnes
and sarcasm. that dangerous co sequence
NAV be unprecedented. In perfect nn!son wat!
| the sentiments expressed in tn: twaddlo o
the Ga-etts and Gomez, Oh the same sapJec
the excessively funny man Of the Bulletin
does not seem to entertain wen the shade"
Of an idea that the people or Legislature 0
Massachusetts, ever did anything to excite
the Just Indignation of the South, and We
should not be surprised at his recognition o
the following sections o! All act to protec'
the rights and liberties Of the people Of Mass
achusetts,7 passed in 1858, and still in force
as ~saIutarY and highly comraendable enact
1oents! Notwithstanding the apparent im'
! FEASIBILITY Of the articles, there Is Il warm
| sympathy between wooden nutmegs which
| will at tunes exhibit itself, but the people oil
the South are unable to appreciate the fun
! which the Bulletin man doubtless sees in the
sections Of the law referred to, which we
here annex:
Sec II. Any person who shall act as co,,n-
sellor or attorney for any claimant of any al
legged fugitive from service Or labor, tiuder, or
by virtue OF the Acts Of Congress mentioned
ic the Ninth Section OF this Act, shall he
deemed to have resigned any commission
from the commonwealth that he may possess,
and he shall thereafter be lncapacitated from
appearing as counsel or attorney IN aly Of the
courts Of this commonwealth.
Sec IS. Any sheriff OF deputy-shiT, co1sta-
BILE. TAILOR, coroner, or other officers of this
Commonwealth, Or the police OF any city OF
town, or any district, county, city, or town
officer, or any officer or other member OF the
volunteer militia of this Common wealth, who
shall hereafter arrest, i1nprison, detain, or
return, or aid in arresting. inprisouing, detain-
ing. or returning, for the reason that he is
claimed or adjudged to be a fugitive from
labor or service, shaI! be punished by fine not
less than one thousand dollars, not exceeding
two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment
IN the State prison not less than one YER, nor
more than two years.
Sec l6. No jail, prison. or other place Of
confinement belonging to, OF used by the
Commonwealth Of Massachusetts,. or any
county therein, shall be used for the detention
or imprisonment OF any person accused Or
convicted OF any offence created by either Of
the said Acts OF Congress, mentioned II the
Slnth SECTION Of this Act, or accused or con-
v'cted OF obstructlns Or resisting any process.
wrrranr. or order Issued under either Of said
ACTS, CT resisting or attempting to rescue any
person arrested under any OF the provisions
Of either OF said Acts.
The BULLETIN makes no mention Of this list
of playtulness, as it doubtless regards it, on
the part of the Massachusetts Legislature,
seems Eatistied,-by 4 plain Inference
with having developed the inordinate joke
it founI in the fact that Il legislator Of
the petty State IF Louisiana, had initiated a
retaliatory movement against the grea. Com
nonweaith Of N~egropholy! The joke is, in
all probability, excessively good, ut if the
OF More Legislative Joking" insists
upon a general laugh, he has involved him
self IN much trouble, lor the people Of Louisi-
ana will never be able to determine at what
point the cachinatory demonstrations
come in, without the benefit of copi-
BUS explanations.
At the time of penning these remarks, we
10 not entertain the slightest hope that Capt.
bill will become a law, bat at the
same time, we look upon it as an eminent|y
ust measure OF retsjbution. Many members
the Legislature will appreciate and enjoy
The joke discovered by the Bulletin man, and
others with the provisions OF the infa-
" Personal Liberty Bill" Of Massachu-
'etts staring them in the face, will tlmidly
from the adoption Of the plan by which
avaricious fanaticism can be successfully COM