Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-27
From the Charleston Courier.
a BAH to Punish Offences Against
SzAve Property In the Ter, itory OF
kanaas.

One of our Washington correspondents
under date of Washington, February IL h.
furnishes US the following ~ nnpsis OF the bill
to be introduced by Senator Brown, for the
| protection OF slave property ia the Territory
| of Kansas. 1t will be seen that the bill,
/ while protecting slave property III kan-as,
| il in fact a suppl ment To the Fugitive Slave
| Law. A warm discussion may be expected
| in both Houses Inasmuch as il involves the
disputed question OF the right of Congress to
legislate respecting slavery in the Terrific
| ries.
The frat section provides that every per-
son, bond or free, who shall be- convict, OF
| actually raising rebellion or Instruction
of ,laVes, free negroes or mulattos III Kansas
shall cuff death.
Section two provides that every free per-
son who shall aid assist in any rebellion
or insurrectiOn of slaves, tree negroes or
mulatto-. or shall furnish arms. or do any
overt act in turtherance of such rebellion Ut
instruction shall suffer death.
The third section declares that il any free
person shall, by speaking, writing or print
ing, advise. persuade or entice any slaves TO
rebel. cOnspire against or murder any citizen
of said Territory, or shall bring into, pint,
write. publish or circulate, or cause TO to-
brought iuto, printed. wTitten. publish, or
circulated. or shall knowingly aid or assist
ing or circulating IN said Territory any book.
paper, magazine, pamphlet or circular Tor
the purpose of exciting instruction. r. bel
Ion revolt or conspiracy On the part OF
slaves. ire negroes or mulattns against The
citizens of said Territory, or any part III
them, snch person shall be guilty OF t'luny
Section four provides that if any person
shall entice. decoy or carry away out 81 sAId
Territory any slave belonging To auOth,r.
III int
of tue service OF such slave, or with the in
tent To effect or procure the freedom OF such
slave, he shalt be adjudged gdilty OF < and
larceny, aud on conviction thereof shall b,
imprisoned al hard labor Tor not less than
five nor more than ten years.
The nth section prescribes similar pun
ishment for aldiug OF assisting in entIcing
or decoying away slaVes. &c-, as set iorth III
sec ION four.
The sixth section awards q similar punish
meut to any person who shall eniice. dccoy
or carry away out of any State, or other
Territory of The United States, any slave be-
longing to another, aud shall bring him into
kaiIsa>.
The seventh section declares IL felony for
any persoB 10 eutice. pei suhde or induce any
-lave To escape nom the service ot his mas
ter or owner "A Kansas, or TO aid Or assist
any slave in so escaping, or to aid, ussirI
barber or Conceal any slave who may have
- ESCAPED.
Section eight declares 1t felony for any
person in said Territory To aid, assist, harbpr
or conceal any slave who has escaped from
any other State or Territory.
Sect.Oe nine provides that for any person
to resist any oficer while attempting I" ar
rest ANY slave that may have escaped. oT Ia
rescue said slave when IN custody OF any
officer OF other person. or to eniice. persuade,
aid or assist such slave "a escape from Cnsto-
dy. whether he escaped I, ON the service of
bis master IN kansas OF any other State or
7 rriioryl shall be felony, Punishable b,
impri,onmen. ~ hard la1ur. not less ghAn
two nor uore than I'VE years.
Section tea d-clares thai II any marshal,
she rif. coasia,.l,. AT their depatles. shall,
wlrn inquired, refuse 10 aid or assist l., the
capture OF y slave who may have escaped
hoIo any Other State OF TyIEitoFS. he ,hall
b hned lol les than 500 nor more than
$780,
Tae eleventh section declares IL frlony 10
pri,,l y Tiie. enblish, OF eircu aie. &C., fn the
Tertiary OF ksn-ss, any book, psp.r. %
periodical, OF pabsicsti'ssi OF ANY sdrf. eol-
tsiTng any sentiments, Statements, Argu-
meafs. opialoas. d.eIsiBes. sdv'cs az ius d
do, calculated 10 prudae= disofderis. dan
<, raas or Feheil,ous disafseeIioa anasng ths
siases Ia Kansas. T., indace ihem 10 sscHPe
froai OF resist their mzstess 90 owaeTs. and
such offeness are made punishable BY ini'
prisona.enI ~ bard Labor nOt icsS than use.
lior more than Ten Year,.
The Ia elIlh section declares that IL any
Tree person. by speaking 81 writing. Asserts
thai pers0ns haze MOI a right 20 huld sltEer
In che Tertiary OF Kansas. hs shall b. guilty
Of irioay, aiad paHishrd ~ imprisonment ~
bard labor not less thaa tso uur mort thau
Gle years.
The thiFsesnth section provides that no
persen n ha - eonsclsatloasis eppese<i o. tae
Adding Of slaves ~ Who does Has adIals tsse
rsghs ~ neld sissss In kaasss, shall ~ - =