, 1860-12-17

me msnt not exceeding sir months; for violating tbs
Attorneys e aet a. counsel ior taxiti,es. u ie4''
!, and Grant ha6sas eorput, and provide 70.
..fa Fssblds use Of ia1ls, or other PRISONS to de
Sc, Provides . punishment of not less th.u
na nof more than i've Jeass. for falsely decar
ae ,epFesenssnC or pretending any pezson to be
81, Provides hne not less than $500. or moro
taaa a 4t0n and imprisonment in State Prison fol-
seized, any ftae person, with fntent to have such
person held in slavery.
~ s. Requires two Titneaae. to prove m, person
W1scoS.ls-R. s.. chap. 15s, sec. 51, &C., p 3l2
&c: 81, s., s. and ST. Provide for The fasufnc Of
tns Aaofas eo's* in favor Of persons claimed fa-
,s65 aud 50, Direct how proceedings ahall be con-
So, Provides penalty of ii 900. and imprison-
asainst any person who shsll fslsel, and malicious
lyAecare. represent pretend, that any free per-
run within the State H. slave. owes eeryics or
Labor, With Intent forcihly 10 tcmoEe such peEson
ssst 1seanlrcs two Witnesses to prove person
tot- slave.
S61. Jud d:n,ents underthe fugitive slave act not to
&c liens VI un real estaie This however, can only
apply to decree Of State Courts.
The Massachusetts, law, too long for quota
tlon here, il fuller and moro stringent than 9th
ers, but substantially the eame in purport
Similar laws exist In New York, which, how
ever, were passed before the Fugitive Slave law,
and cannot be regarded rs material to the pres
cnt question.
Now It will be seen that the burden Of these
laws is to throw the whole duty Of catching
and returning fugitive slavcs upon the officers
E41G SnF1f ~$T1tnr
obstacles in the way Of those officers on the
contrary, most Of them provide against 1t but
they simply deny the right Of the federal now
er to call upon State officers to discharge
function which the Supreme Court hasflceElrel
ID exclusively In the control Of the central
government. This is the extent Of their oiIy1l-
ding, nothing more. They define and protect
the rights Of the citizens oftho State; but they
10 not interfere with any Of the constitutional
rights Of citizens Of other States.
II 1t be objected that Eome Of these bills
grant the habeas corpus and trial By jury to 1u-
gltivcs, the reply is that these are forms Of cs-
tablshing justice expressly guaranteed among
the fundamental principles ef the Constitntio1
Of tho United etates. Moreover, it IL to be no.
ted that precisely the ckasao provisions are made
by the slave States themselves, to secure the
rights OF negroes who may be seized or de-
tanned as slaves Let us quote from the re-.
vised code Of Virginia tho Law Of that State re-
lifting to the subject:
Co6E or y1nGIx1A.-Rcris,on Anr,.t :, ,e,o
page IGl chapter cy. OF Snits for Fr..d,,, ~
Any person couctrin7 hiu.tl5 unlaw fullv H., n1i
as tare, may Petition tie G,cnt couri nI rnns,
of the County or Cornornfon in 1xhich H. ~ 49,
detained for leave 10 suc for his fr.rom =, h..
may complain to juerjcc. - Ae
~ u the complaint be made to Justice, he
shall By pFccept or writing, give the complainant
in charge to the sheriff other officer to be Dro-
duced before the Circuit Court or Court OF the
county Or Corporation, as The complainant may
time to be satcly krnt Mt fhc rvnnnse nf+h ,n.
caitnI: TO be Tie owner and *h,li su.e ~ .rcs os
son IN Hn nntiaci tbcronf '0 e4A ~"A"ee eoen ief
Salfthe person clsfmin.. to br the o.r,c- reon,,
ole for hm viii enter inn hnnd nnnraT soc H.
officer having ill.,. complainant IN rhs-oc r. y, tne
al,y tnusi r. donlle 1h. ..ain - IA ~ pea.
s;upposing him to be alayc. conditional to have
m a, before ths Said court 1t the next
81. The court in which sncb ret,,.o, r,.- +.
presented sl,.l assign the petitioner counsel wbo
without reward. ehall aid him In The prosecot;on
II Ills suit; and until the person claiming to Le The
9whel' Of some one for him: will enter into bnnd
elose In~ cnnFl or lis clerk i such penalty the
a. - n d1sec1 eSlioGd @ to have the Petition
,, IN Tt,. ~ muGe t t1 5nucnt OF inc Gonr'
,ostunty to prepare for tris, sa1t ]cjiS"r h;e,
arge to the proper officer for eate keeping at the
Expense Of The person claiming to be the owner:
' 'ut tne iest.oats may IN the meantime b. hired
g IT, sph.' KIT 70 o1oer an ne hrs shall be dis.
liail have. ire or rat aIi n.edf ,ro me tetoneI
4 officers and attendance or Witnesses. 'S''
S. 1t shn!l be the duty Of tue counsel to c with
be clerk statement III writiu. Of The u.a,eriai |
acts Of tho rzsc, with his opinion thereon and
n!sss it appear manifest thc!efsom that the eui,
asht NOT to bc Prosecuted, the court shall causc
: r. 2 person elamn: to be the owner to be =un'unon
y 'o ans~s5 4ss sa the s:t pei, 10 ion;
lsec on ,he Joce af ~ tho ha'e se, ~aoat ~ resaft to
:hich The summons shsii be rs,nrncd -qean,ed -
nd jury, frcc from exception, Without the tarn.
:ty Of pleading. shall he compelled to try whetker
y : petitioner ~ ., te lTse Or mt
NAV 6aI sng ,sna., pe ~ tae petitioner, the
.s e, ni's n, d aalss ~. los ms detention, pending
nncr H. h. ~, ft.c te oaJ eaa aaJadse tue Feti