Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-08-10
The Douglas Alien and sedit oil Law.

The Douglas Amen ana He"i' on
Douglas last winter proposed law TO
crush out Free Speech. In urging action
upon it, he said -
Those doctrines abolitionisml remain the
same those teachings are bang poured mo
the minds of men throughout The country 0y
n. eans of speeches and PdniPhlets ana 0ooSS an"
through partisan presses.
MIR, President, the mode OF preserving
peace IS plain. This system OF sectional
warfare must cease. The Constitution has
given the power, and all We ask OF Congress
Is IN give the means. and we, By indictments
and c9aricti0ns in the Fc6sral Courts Of our
sereraL. Slafes, will make such examples OF
the leaders of these conspiFacles as Will a76s
teryor into the hearts Of the others, ana
there will be an end Of the crusade.
Sir. give us a law as the Constitution con-
terminates and authorizes, and l Will show
the Senator from New York that there IS
constitutional mode Of represslng the 'irre-
irresistible conflict [ viii open the prison
door to allow conspirators against the peace
of the Republic and the domestic tranquility
of our States to select their cells wherein to
drag out a miserable life, as a punishment
for their crimes against the peace OF society
TEXAS JUST ST. Gil \ LAW
AS DOUGLAS DESIRED.
Here it is in all its deiormed length and
breadth -
ARTICLE Gj3 shall hereafter read as fol-
lows Any person who shall, in the pres
e.ce or hearing Of any slave, utter words
calculated and with the intent to render such
slave disconnected with his state OF Slavery,
or who shall, by words or speech addressed
TO a slave, endeav0r to render said slave dis
contented with his state Of Slavery, shall be
punished by confinement in the penltentary
not less than two nor more than five years.
ART 653. A. Any free perion who shall
publicly maintain tat masters have
no right OF property in slaves, either BY
speaking, writing or printing, shall be pun
ished by confinement in the penltentary not
less than two nor more than four years.
ART Gj3. b. Any free person who shall
privately or otherwise than publicly main
| tain that masters have no right Of properly
| in their slaves, with purpoSs TO BRING the
| institution of Slavery INTO dlsrtputc IN the
mind of any free inAabitaut OF this STATE. Or
! Of auv resident for the time being therein,
shall be punished by confinement in the pen
| itcntiary not less than two U0r m3re than
iyeycars.
Arr. Gj}. c. Ii any free pHs}n shall
write, print, publish, or cause to be written,
printed, or published, any printing, picture,
| book, or other writing intoxicating resistance
to the night Of property Of masters in their
| slaves or calculated to produce IN slaves
| spirit Of insubordmauon, with the intent to
advise or lnciJe negroes in this State to rebel
| or to make insurracti0n or If he shall, with
the intent to give effect to the tendency orto
aid the purpose of any such book writing,
OF publication, knowingly circulate the
same, he shall be punished by cJuin uent
| in the penitcntiary not l SIS than Two nug
| more than seven years
ART. 6j5. d. II any PJ>ma-,st or Dep
uty Postmaster who knows that such book,
writing, or publication as described In Che
preceding article, has been received at Lis
| Office through the mail and shall have reason
to believe that the same Is intended to l-
used in violation OF the provisions Of SAID
| preceding article. it shall be his du-y e. give
notice thereof before the same is delivered,
to some Justice Of the Peace or Magistrate,
| whose duty IL shall be t. examine Iutl the
| character and tendencies Of sand book, writ
| ing, OF publication, and the purpose for
| which the same is intended 70 De used by the
! persons 70 whom it Is directed, and if upon
| such examination he shall conclude that said
| writing, book OF publication IS such Us IS
! described in the preceding article, and intcn-
| del to De u-cd in violation OF the provisions
of said article, it shall be his duty to cause
| said bo0S writing or publication 70 pc
burned in his presence.
ART. 653. l.. If any free person shall
| subscribe for any book, writing or pah.'cA-
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