The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-02-27
,AnGs II. CHAMBERS
No. 20.
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LnnIuuuIeltp

friend constant reader of Your conservative pa
per, and was much pleased with II course You pursued
IN the late presidential canvass. still believe that the
course you indicate or the south, in the present and
future state OF affairs IS the best adapted her
IN her rights and interests
take the liberty of addressing you for tbe burrosa
OF correcting misunderstanding that exists ut the sorth
with regad TO the position Of my State upon the Negro
question: and allow me to say that am not actuated
by any desire to acquire notorety as cor
respondent, but the more commendabe one Of bringing
about better understanding between the people of two
great States of the feelings and interests each other
reciprocay. Although Louisiana Is slave State aud
Indiana free State their interests commercially and
politically demand unity of government and an ex-
change OF the products of the two States is hgty es
sental to the prosperity of both.
was induced to write this letter. by seeing IN the
South Western statement taken from some Texas pa
per- heheFc, that Indiana has her statute books,
personal liberty law subiecting citizens of slave States
to fine OF $1,000 and IA wears Imprisonment in the
State prison for attempting to reclaim their fugitive
slaves. will simply state that there is not now nor
ever was a$iy such law in the statutes of Indiana
Athoug the State went for the republican candidate for
president do not believe there is in five hun
dred, all over the State, opposed to giving the south
every right guaranteed b. the constitution and many
OF The czhiis of the State anxious and willing, e
grant an express recognition in the constitution Of
rights how existing by implication,
l2 saoWEou the state Of public feeling n the county
IN wheh ASe-PeIry county which gave Lincoln small
majority will state without fear of contradiction
that no runaway slave in the county ithout
being taken up and that too without the process law
The fugitive slave law which is published length in
statutes is thought of in this part of the State
The cdluEl OF legal process is never gone through
wh but tile captors OF runaway take him sans cereO
ny to our neghbors in Kentucky where he is taken IL
charge by ohecrs who deliver him to his owner socu
US he can bc found ont There have been two taken
this way within the last few months, one of whom said
he had come from Louisiana, and crossed the slave
states Of Mississippi Tennessee and Kentucky to be
arrested and returned striking the first county after
crossing the Ohlo river into free State This process
OF returning runaway negroes has been gene tAToug
with repeatedly within the pas: few years the truth
Of which the citizens Of Kentucky living the river
any flclb i'm
sell sufficiently interested il the welfare Of ruravars
to interfere he might put the captoss the trouble
eas of complying with the requirements OF tie gitive
slave law. But Pompcv finds no such sympathy in
Perry county. The only law of this State which ap
plies either directly or indirectly to the rendition of Cugi
tive from labor is found page Ace, sec 13 vol . K
S ind, ana reads follows:
Sec. 49, Every person who shall forcibly steal and
take or focbiy and unlawfuv arrest any person and
convey such person TO parts without the State Of 1ud
ana aid or obet therein who shall forcbly md
unaWtuly take or arrest aid abet in forciby and
unlawfully taking or arrestng any person. with intent
to take such person to parts without the State without
first having established claim upon the service Of such
person, acfordiugto the laws Of this State of the
United States shah bedcemed guilty of kidnapping ane
upon CONVICTION thereof shall be fined not less than
hundred or than five thousand dollars and be
Prsoned a the State prison not less than two
than fourteen years. This section embraces the entire
law upon the subject and it will be perceived that it
does not apply to persons attempting fugitive
sa7es bui TO every person who shall forcbly and unaw
fully steaior arrest any person. either white or black
without first establishing cian to e services 81 such
persons This law is subordinate to- and looks the
execution 0t te fugitive slave law and the utmost
convenience to which man attempting to reclaim tu
gtlve slave could be put to under it. is that Of proving
his property which is required in every State where
man lays clam TO horse or dog, In order to show
the feeling of the State all the phases of the negro
question propose to give synopsis of all laws
in force the subject, giving sections entire where
| they are short and 10 the point
! ART ,, SEC 5, CoSsT. fND.:-"No negro or mulatto
shall have the right Of suffrage Art. 49, sec 1"No
negro or n1uatto shall come into settle in the State
/ after the adoption OF this constitutions"
Sec 2Ail contracts rnade with any negro muatto
coming into the State contrary to the provisions of the
foregoing section shall be void and any person who
shall employ such negro mulatto, otherwise
courage him 10 remain in the State shall be fined in any
sum not han ten dollars, than five hun
Sec ard Of tie sa7ae article provides for the ex
penditures Of fines collected under the tHo previous see
tons, for the purpose Of riddnr the State ofsfree ne
groes by ccloaisation; and passage of law by the
general assembly, TO carry these provisions into eXecu
ton Theaw passed by the general assembly is found
on page 222 vol ], X. 3 Ind, and is entitled can
proVdng ior the coonsatlon of negroes and mulatoes
and their descendants and appropratG $4,000 therefor
constituting State board of colonisation, declaring the
duties Of snd board and State treasurer and county
treasurer i'll relation thereto"
Section goes state, condensation fund to conssa
of $4,000 appropriation by the State all fines collected for
the violations of the above provisions Of the constitu
ton and voluntary contributions to be appropriated
the coonisaton of said negroes nattoc5 and their de
scendants in Africa
Scctien 2d provides For s aurchasc of ars in Africa
/ to be called the Indiana colony.
The remainder Of the chapter in relation to the du
ties of officers i'll management Of the fund; and makes
the board Of colonisation consist of the governor audi
tor and secretary of State.
R. S. Vol l., 7. .361 SEC 2-"Thc following marriages
are declared void where Of the parties is white
negro blood"
X. s. Vol. !, P. 375, SEC Ian act to enforce the
18TH article Of the constitution, requires the clerks al
the circuit court of the several counties TO publish
notices to the negroes ard mNla!ecs IN the Countie
appear before them for registry. None entitled to
yhp iypd in
prior to Nov 1st 1851 Those who can prove their resi-
dencc IN the state prior to that period entitled to
certificate OF registry and allowed to live in the State
uoestea others are sublectto fire OF not less than
ten nor more than five hundred dollars for coming into
and remaining in the State contrary law Acts of the
general assembly OF the State of Indiana 1858, p Co.
chapter Az no Indian person having one-cight or
more negro blood shall be permitted testify as Wit
in interest
The foregoing embraces general synopsis of all laws
IN our State concerning the black race or any shade Of
its descendants from pure ebony to the palest mulao
from which II Will be seen that-since Virginia pre-
vented MS trGm having them slave-we do not want
anything to do with them at all W willing to assist
IN returning runaway negroes under the laws of the
United States, and sincerely wish that every free in
the State out Of it This letter though as brief as
possible has spun out to length exceeding my first /
pectations 50 viii close wou further remarks hopu-
that if suits YOU to publish IT, any part OF it, tho
result may be for good, | remain YOURS respectfully
Troy Indiana, Jan % 1851. S.K.C
WHAT IS !. ZouAvE--k fellow with a red bug having
sleeves to it for coat with redbags without sleeves
to them for rowsers with embroidered and Braided
bag tcr vest with cap like red wooten saucepan,
with yellow boots like the fourth robber ina stage play
with moustache like two half pound paint brushes
and with sort Of swordgun gun-sword for Hcap-
on, that looks like the result of love affair between
amorous broadsword and lonely musket, ndiscrect
and tcnder-ghat is a Zouavc
A fellow who can "pull up' hun6red-lnd- -ton-poupd
dumb bell; w1lo can climb up eighty foot rope hand
over hand With barrel OF -four hanging to his heels;
who can do the giant swing a horizontal bar with
ffty-sx tied to each ankle; who can walk up -four
flights Of stairs holding heavy man each hand at
arms length and who climb creased pole feetGTst
carrying bamel Of pork in his tecththa Zouayc
A fellow who can jump seventeen fee. four inches
high without sprug-board whe tie his legs in a
double bow knot round his neck without previously
soening his skin bones in steam BATH who can walk
Blondins tight rope with his stomach outside Of nine
brandy cocktails suit ofchan outside his stomach
and stiff northeast gale outside of that; who can take
five shooting revolver in each hand and knock TIC
spots off the len Of diamonds at eighty PAGES turning
summerSautsar tire titnc and firing every shot in c
ar-tha. Is a Zouave. Doestirkv
Miss Mary r. Townsend late of Boston deceased left
by will 100000 "the income of which is to be applied