Red Wing sentinel., 1860-12-19
Pennsylvania. It ID further provided
BY !swIthat any person who vielently,

person who may iorcib'y carry away,
or attempt to carry away any FREQ.
negro or mulatto from the State. The:
sale of fugitive slaves IL prohibited.
under heavy penalties, and a trial by
jury secured to them. 80. :. 49,.
OH1o.-.The laws of this State were
for many years Of = very hostile char.
acter to slave hunting, but they we're
repealed in 1858. Measures have,
however, been recently initiated to re-
enact them. sn..ts4 iF -
M1cn1GAN.-Ths laws of this State
are peculiarly stringent and effective.
They not only deny the use ofjails and.
public buildings 10 secure fugitive
slaves, and secure the attorneys, for.
the Commonwealth to defend them at
the expense Of the State, but the law
Of Connecticut in relation to the pun
ishment of persons falsely alleging
others to be slaves, is adopted With
the addition that any person who
carries slave shall be punished bv.
imprisonment in the State Prison for q.
period not exceeding ten years, or by
q tine not exceeding 81 900. .dt Il
The habeas corpus act also provides,
for trial BY jury Of claim to fugitives
W1scoNs1N.-Following the exam.
pie of her sister States Of the North.
this State, has in some particulars.
exceeded all the rest. She has direct.
ed her district attorneys, in ali cases
OF fugitive slaves, to appear for and
defend them at the expense Of the.
State. She has required the issnc Of
the. writ Of habeas corpus, on the mere
statement Of the district attorney. that
? person in custody is detained as a
might've slave, and directs all her; iu:
dicial and executive officers who have
reason to believe that person is about
to be arrested or claimed on such
ground, to give notice to. the district
attorney Of the county where the per.
son resides. lfajudge in a vacation.
fails TO discharge the arrested fugitive
slave on. habeas corpus, an appear is
allowed to the next circuit court.
Trial by jury is to be granted at the !,
election OF either party, and all cegts Of
trial, which would otherwise f$H on
the fugitive, areassumcd by the State.
A la~h Aleo been enacted. similar:
to that of Connecticut, for the punish.
mcnt Of one who shall falsely and ma
licloosly declare . person to 30 a.
fugitive slave, with intent to aid tkS
procuring the fotcible removal of snch
person from the Satte a. slaye: sspro-
vided that nothing 10 this chapter shall
bs construed ~ applying to lily Aai6ay claim,
fixed time." Asection Is added 70 tic
provisions Of the Connecticut law rel
ative TO this ofense, for tho punish,
ment, by imprisonment in tie State
Prison, Of any person who shah OBJ,
struct the execution ofa warrant iisoSeA' tA'
under it, aid in the escape Of the
person accused. Another section
forbids the enforcement al. q Judgment,
recovered for violation Oft FuRi,ivo
Slave act, by the sale Of any real or
personal property in tho State, and
make ito provisions applicable q iade:
ments Heretofore rendered. ssiA'sl
1owA.-The law of this State is
similar to that Of others exrept that tho
maximinum Of the punishmsnt,is i've
years in the State Prison, fand fine Of
$1,000. .g, .5..f s,.fe,.',iagn ~
NEW YoRK.-In addition to the
above, the State Of New York has.
upon her statute book law in! 'dire1s
conflict with the constitutional provis-
ion FOR the surrender of fugitive slaves
and designed to nuliify the lsws for
carrying that provision into effect. Il
requires that every claim for tho sar-
render Of = fugitive shall be tried BY a !.
jury; that the District Attorney riall :.
defend every such fugitive At the
charge Of the county; that the claimant ;
shall in every case give bond with lsrge
penalty and two) suriies, treeholars.
and Inhabitants Of HE STATE, and inn
poses heavy fines and penalties ON
any prison seeking 70 obtasin tho fagi-
tive in. any other way than uudcr, the
provisions of the said law: ss
Such is the existing Legislation Of
eleven Of the Northern States-lepis-
lation designed TO nullify a provision
Of the Constitution and 70 defeat the,
operation Of law made 10 carry that
provision into effect. By this lee;sla-.
tion they haze broken The bopd Of
union, which holds the States toeeth.
or; they have violated the compact
made between the North and the
South % basis condition, Of Union.
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