The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-09-17
I'm LOUIQAnA TYnAUY.

| a pessons nos bern \ iahin ~ S1nts, i q
II eitsng Kroat tsihalation amonE1t the elal
whisA i hdsaignsd . drive away. No
Az T. oppressive s1sets y any means Hin
it'd p he nsuas; thsy fall With peou
liar hardship and injpstice upon the ship
| ping and stsamh - int1s.sts az The eoun
| ~, which transact - lsrgs . portion Q
theif eonnsres = tho poet ofNsv O.
leans. The provisions Of this law ars :
stringent and oysrbsaring, % destructiv
alike topersonal rights and commsrcia
privileges, that We Do not hesitate to char
acteriss it - the most grcs and wantol
violation Of The county q the States whiel
The history Of the country yet affords.
The leading features 81 this statute n,
% follows:
| !. All free colored persons coming il
to the State on board Of any water-erafl
are 70 b forthwith lodged in Jail, to 70.
main until the vessel shall leave port.
2. Negroes confined in pursuance Of
this law may return to their vessel twenty.
four hours before her time Of sailing, il
wanted By the master, on his affidavit and
bond to that effect, and further bond 81
$500 that they shall not b allowed to 20
on shore; the penalty to 20 one-half % t6s
Charity Hospital Of New Orleans, and
one-half 70 the informer, scko shaN not b.
reason Of his iaserest, Be deemed iaconpe-
te.t 0s q sOitsess ogciast dss offender.
8. The mastsrs Of vessels 70 pay forty
cents par day, for each free person Of col
Or during the term Of confinement.
4. All negroes not removed from Jail
by the masters Of vessels they came in. 70
Be notified to leave the State within Eve
days and on failure to do this, to be SEN
fenced to hard labor from three to 1--WE
months; and on returning to, or remaining
in the State after this to be sentenced to
hard labor for Eve years, in the State Pom
iAentiary.
5. All masters Of vessels to report IN
der oath, al free persons Of color in their
employ, that they may be arrested, under
penalty Of : fine Of 325O-one half to the
informsr, and one half to the Charity Hos
pita:.
s. All free persons Of color, coming in
TO the State, BY land or BY water, and al
free negroes in the State, but not natives
thereof, to be subject to all the foregoing
penalties.
Z. All persons or police officers, arrest
ing negroes remaining in the State in vio-
latlon Of the provisions of this act, to re-
ceive reward Of ton dollars for each per-
BON 20 arrested.
Such are the provisions Of this remark
able piece Of Louisiana legislation. Un-
like the laws Of some other States, against
the immigration Of free negroes, it il cou-
pied with such penalties; and inaugurated
in such . spirit, q proves that it is des-
tined to be enforced. We hear already Of
numbers Of free colored persons fleeing
from the State Of native negroes eager to
get out new evidence Of their birth; Of Sc
rious threats Of trouble to arise from the
harsh enforcement Of 90 tyrannical meas
ure. The past immunity Of the class Of
persons upon whom it bears 20 hardly;
their long accustomed and harmless privil-
eyes in . city 20 genial to them a. New
Orleans, and their almost indispensable
services in carrying on comfortably the
current business Of multitudes. Iii occur
Ia rander tba ;r.n,rr.,;or e II. roI;.-,
an unprecedented stretch Of tyranny. Il
will probably be submitted 70 peaceably
by those at whom it is directly aimed, for
no hope Of success can attend my efforts
of this depised and oppressed race to as
sert even tbe RIGHTS "a which thov h.v.
been accustome3
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ncr well far h;s board - ;n;l n ~. "a
birh toned Southern honor IN IL. .t.d san M
ernlchivslry of Which "a h.,e hss,S I. m"ch,
I'm thia law r ~ orlv Aacr.ntlv nr Gr
and disoracefnl: 4 = unconef,tnt;cn.l H.
The Constitut;on az Ia IIn;ted Ststas NJ.
yides that the acitixens Of evsrv State shsll
Do entitled to al The privileges and immuni-
ties Of citizens in Ia seyerei Statea" With
out intending % diacuss "a ousst;on hav "a
negroes are citisens under the Drsd Scott
decision. Il i enourh q nav that thav hsvs
always been recornized ana treated a citi.ens
in al, save he right % vote. land n IL