, 1860-08-11

THEY HAVE CONVERTED A TRACT or
FREE TERRITORY. INTO SLAVE TERRI:
TORY MORE THAN FIVE TINES THE SIZE
OF TIE STATE OE NEW YORK. Under Ibis
FROM THE RIO GRANDE TO THE GULF Of
CALIFORNIA, and from the time OF tie Repuh-
llc Of Mexico not only up to SC deg. 80 uin. but
up to :s de9.--GlVING you A DEGREE AND
A HALF MORE SLAVE TERRITORY THAN
YOU EVER CLAIMED.
DOUGLAS IS, DOUGLAS AND THE MISSOURI coApno~
tFrom DouE1as' Speech at Spanxd-ld ILL.,. IN 1e49.l
3h> Aiso.4ri Compro1nist hd4 it, origin in tAe
Atarts IF al p4triotic m<ta tcho desa'td to prs.
Arp< aal ptrpttuate the b<stings Of our g!orions
Uni9n --an origin akin t. that Of tie Gonstita-
tion q fthe Uni!td Sk4kes, conceived in tue same
spirit c raternat affection, and calculated to re-
n1'ce for tr-r II. only dangtr schlcA fte"atd to
oondof Union. All evideacs Of public opin::
loa at that day seemed to indicate that THIS
COMPROMISE HAD DEC0ME CASUS1ZED
IN TIE HEARTS OF TIE AMERICAN PE0-
PIE AS A SACRED THING: WHICH S0
RUTHLESS HAND WOULD EYER BE RECk-
LESS ENOUGH TO DISTURB"
From Doug ~ Speech At Providence, Aug. .. 1901
s1y friend over taere-f1end or enemy as The
case nav be-wants to know something about
the Missouri Compromise. Cheers.1 l hare
not tile slightest objection to telling hun all hr
desires T. know uron ihe 41astlon: |
BROUGHT IN THE BILL. TO REPEAL THE
MISSOURI RESTRICTION.
THE DOUGLAS ALLEN AND SED11lOH LAW.
Douglas last winter proposed d Law to crush
out Free Speech. In urging action "pan it he
said:
Those doctrines [Abontionism1 r:main the
same; those t47eAings ars teing poured into tie
| minds Of men throughout tAe een+t'y ~ ,aedn4
IF sp<e hes ana pampA!e!s and do5ts and through
/ partisan pre&se&.
Mr.. President, the mode of preserving peaca
is plain. This Jsttm Of sectional warfare must
cease. The Constitution has given the power,
and all VIC ask of Congress is to give the means,
| and We BY indictments ant tohrictions in the
| fedtrdl Courts Of our strfrat Statts, will make
such examples OF the leaders ol these cou-
Apiracies as will strife terror into the hearts Of
the others, and there will he On end Of tee cru
| SADIE,
Sir, give us a Law as the Constitution canten,-
plates and authorizes, and will show the Scna-
| tor from New York that there is constitution.
u mode uf REFRESHING the "ir1epre:sib;c c,n-
f:cl." will open the prison dools to allow
conspiratcrs against tue peace Of the Republl:
aad tie domestic tranquility OF cur States To
select their cells wherein to drag cut Il nliser1-
BILE life, as punishment for their crimes against
the pence o! society.
TEXAS has PASSED JEST srCu LAW As DOUGLAS
DESIRED.
| Here it is in all it's delormed length aad
bzead,h:-
| ARTICLE G53 shall hereafter read as folows:-
Any person " ho shal, in the presence or hear-
| ing OF HDy slave, utter words calculated and
| with the intent to render such slave discoutent-
ed wish lis etate Of slavery, or who shall, by
words Of speech addressed 10 s'are, endeasof
| 10 render said slave discontented with his state
Of slavery, shall te punished By confinement in
tile penltentiary not less than two nor more
| than five years.
Anr C55. A. Aay free person who shall pub
| Ec!y maintain that masters hare no right Of
property in their slaves, either by speaking,
writing Or printing. shalt be punished By con
hnement in the peni:entiary no. less than two
nor mora than four years.
| ART. 653. i. Any free person who shall pri-
! vatel}, or otherwise ttsn publicly maintain tina.
mastsrs have no right II property iu their
Slaves, with puspnse 10 bring the institution OF
| Slavery into tisreFute in the mind OF any Tree
inLal,itan. Of this State, or Of any resident for
the tilna being therein, shall b. punished by
confinement IN the penitentiary not less than
two nor more than FIVE ycars.
ART. 653: g. If any free person shn1l write,
print, publish or caas Il TO be written, printed
published, any printing, picture, hoax or other
writing intoxicating resistance to the right of
properly Of masters in their saEes, or
calculated TO produce in Slaves Il spirit
ot insuborjination, with the intent to ad-
wise or met. negroes in this State 10
rebel CT IT, make insurrec.ion; or il he
shalt, with the intent to give eti:c: to the t.n-
dency or 70 aid the purpo:e Of any -uch book,
wri'iog. or publication, knoslngly circulate IL.
same, he shuil bs punished by confinement in
the pen:teutiary not less than two uor more
| than se7en years.
ART 653. d. II any Postmaster or Deputy
| Postmaster who knows that aey such books
! writing or publication as described in the pre-
ceding erticle, has been received ut his ollie.
through the l,a1l, ard shall haze reason to be-
llcve thai the same is iutandeti 10 he Use in vo-
lation Of the provisions y said precedin. article
it shall s;c lis duly TO giv. notice thereof before
tile szule i'll delivered, I'd some Justice Of the
Peace or Magistrate, whuse duty It shall be 10
exanlins into the character and tendencies OF
suid book, Whiting, or publication, aud 1he pur-
poses fcr which the sa,ns il intended 10 be used
by tie person to v hom it is directed, aud ii up
! on such examination he shall conclude that sud
| writing, book or publication is such az is de
| ssrlbed in the.prccediug ar:icls,and intended to
be used in violation OF the provisions OF said
wiring or publication 10 be buinrd IN bis pres
| euce.
AIT. CSC E. If any free person shall subscribe
for any book, writing or publication, such as il
described in Art G53, G., Of this chapter, and
With the intent 10 use the ssms In viulAtiou Of
the provisions Of said article, he shxll be lined
in sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
exceeding six months, OF both, at the discretion
of the jury.
Anr. G53. F. If my Postmaster OF Deputy
Postmaster sEali violate his duty AZ prescribed
in Art. 653, D, he shall be deemed guilty Of
misden.cauor, and shall be fined in any sum not
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