The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-09-20

a.ary thereof, (which is made part OF tsl
he official report) that these White and NJ
slack Slave Codes had their origin IN :. =,
Congressional. Southern, and Executive tn
Here is the letter OF ihe al
Territorial Delegate, dated. @ pi
HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES, D. y. h
December.l6, 1853. , :,
Sal have beeen requested by Gen u
eral G. Davis, Of Mississippi, to write yon P
Il letter, requesting you TO draw up an act a
for the protection OF property IN Slaves IN v
New Mexico, and cause the same to be I,
passed by our Legislature.
| kuaw that the laws Of the United .
Sta.es, the Constitution, and the decision
of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott q
case establishes property in slaves IN the Ii
Territories. but think something should
be done on the part Of our Legislature to
protect it. You will perceive at once the
advantages that will result from the pas
sage of such a law for our Territory and
expect you will tako good care to pro-
cure its passage, -,
Immediately y, after its passage you WIN
dispatch copies to all the principal news
papers in the Southern States 10: publlca-
ton, and also copy to Ihe New 4oTk
Herald Every quick"
Very respectfully. your obedient SER
want, o
MIG. ANTO OTHERO..
Hon. A. NJ. jackson.
Secretary Of the Territory oil New Mex
ico.
AT present we have not the room 70 give
these laws enlire--we may d. 50 hereat-
Ter. They were passed and approved BY
the Territorial Legislature Of New Mex
leo in January and February, 1859, and
: after a manner that shows the demon.
spirit of The Slave driver and man stealer
in its worst phase. The Willie Slave
Code--or that regulating masters and
servants. subjects and authorlses all
a WHITE LABORING MEN AND WO'
9 MEN TO BE WHIPPED BY THEIR
9 EMPLOY ERS and denies any redress TOR
: such outroges in The courts Of Justice! (eee
G 4lh Sec OF the act.)
! The Black Save Code allows any per
son to arrest any one whom he may call
IS an absconding slave, by force, and wah'
J. out any legal process from any Court or
IS Magistrate and to deliver such person SC
r arrested to the Sheriff oftNe county wh'rf
J. the arrest may be made sVhich Sher1 shat
'e imprisom such persons for sac mo"ths
without commitment, )ahd ddcefhSe Jo'
's q master, and if no master come, shat an
p prison sir months longer and odOert'se Jo'
r sale; and at the end of twelve months im
y prisonment the Sheriff SHALL SELL
y SUCH PERSON at the door of the Jal
or Court House, to the highea bidder, 10
I'd cash, and his bill of sale "shall vest in th'
r purchaser a good and inde(cnslOle TIL
n against ali persons whatever, not except
~ ing the sold mems tight to sell bimselil
- These inhuman and barbarous laws
II, concocted and dictated by Southern SIav
he holders aud justified under "the dcciSlo
en- Of the Supreme Court in the DREo SCOT
he case''- we're brought 10 the attention
ol Congress. Hon. John A. Bingham, iror
N. the Judiciary Committee, makes repol
Ily thereon accompanied by bill for the re
p' peal Of the obnoxious sections OF the ac'
'as referred to. The bill passed the Hous
a but failed in the Senate. The vote !
ct the Sena'c VIC have not got--that in IL
tic House in before us, and we find that
stands 81 to 80. All those who vot
ess againSi the bill for the repeal-.-in iav
to OF sustaining these barbarous statutes al
On IN FAVOR OF WHIPPING WHIT
rty MEN END W0MEN--were DemocrC
on ind South Amer,cans. except one; al
ui- all those who voted for their repeal we
Republicans.
OF Among the names Of those who vot
on in favor of WHIPPING WHITE ME
at AND WOMEN. aud denying them a
- redress in the Courts even though t
vas beating be done with clubs and ina crl
and manner, we find that Of our own Don
to cratic Reprcsenave. Hon. Charles
Martin. Free aboring men, how DO y
can like the picture?
lal' Stephen A. Douglas. the Democra
put nominee for the Presidency, in his spec
ZEN in the U. s. Senate on the 18th OF NJ
Hat last boosted that under the doctrine
the popular Sovereignty" the people OF a
'ine Merico had introduced and protected .
5tuo rerv in that Tewitory'-lhat "undcr
IN doctrine" the South had converted
his tract Of FREQ Territory more than
AVE. times the size New York'-Ihat "un
here this doctrine, Slavery has been extent
ne from the Rio Grando to the Gulf Of U
litu fornia, aud from the line Of the Repu'
isod of Mexico, not only up to SO leg 81
rat- but up to SO deg" Herschel V, John
but the Democratic nominee for Vice r.
eva dent, in a speech made by him IN IN
ions delphia or the 10Th day Of Sotcmber, !
den announced it as his belief that CAPli
ID to SHOULD OWN LABOR"--that Il
went must be one "class of men wEo get
been living by the sweat of their bow
lmte another "that controls and directs the
0 the ital of the counlry"-owns, it IN Q
'onld words. And now we find our DemoC
'dors ic Congressman, who is also eandi
ways for re election, voting to fasten these
ished ominablo systems and doctrines upon
the unwilling people Of one OF the free
. ritories Of tho nation.
We repoat-hard 6sted mocha MICS
free aboring men OF Athens county
do You like the picture2 Iii: suits
No. endorse Mr.. Martin by re-elecuon-
does not, vote for V. B Horton, the
Re. mans friend Athens Messenger,
,ham, uclniny the Republicans.
lnieSS Da-nhls,uu nalns IN