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notion, the House adjourned.
THE BORDER STATES.
HnrsE OLE DELEGATES. Jan. u

HOUSE OF DELkGATES, jan -, lools
10 the Kiior of the Wig:
enclose you two ettera, one from the Hon. Robert
Mallory member Of Congress from kentucky, the other
from William X. Kinney, Esq, an eminent Lawyer OF
that State which, ! think, ought to go to the public
They will sOOhe and sOace by the assurance they con-
yey that portion at least of our nonsIaveholdng
countrymeu cherish towards their brethren Of the slave
States generous fraternity
do no. mean 10 say that the people of other free
States do not entertain the like sentiments of good will
and good fstb New York has in point Of fact per-
sona liberty law MOI hes Ohio Minnesota, nor Iowa.
And New Jersey put down by GOV. Conway as multi
flying State not only has no personal liberty satte bIt
she has fugitive slave law OF her own, cumulative upon
the federal fugitive slave acts and designed TO aid by
State means, the recovery OF fugitive slaves. By this
State enactment OF hers any Of her Judges or Justices
of the Peace refusing to discharge the duties prescribed
by it. is subject to fine of $500. And more than this,
citizen of any one of the United States passing through
the territory, or temporarily sojOurning within IT, Is
allowed take along with him, and to take away with
oft interruption his slave dOmestics.
But the examples of Indiana and Illinois pecu
liar and refreshing, and my old impressions in regard
10 those patriotic States dHeren from what they
now are under the better informant furnished by the
letters of McSsrs Mallory and Kinney that have con
Guided to make them public and 30 hand them Ia
YOU to that end.
I should state further, that Illinois, too, has law al
owing pcrsops passing through tarrying within heI
limits TO take with them their eoored servants and to
retain them there for period not exceeding sixty days
So that &c citizen of Vrgnh shall go to Illinois or u
New Jersey and be there struck down by illness he may
have his faithful negro servant minserng at his sek
bedside til he rises up aud gaes his way rejoicing.
Aud yet, the Declaration Of Independence lately made
by the State of South Carolina State paper that mos
surely should have forth to the country and the wo
nothing but the srictest TRUTH deliberately charges thai
Indiana and Illinois SIRE among the States that have null
flied the fugitive slave laws Of Congress- and set at naugh
Southern rights!
few plain inquiries, in conclusion, let me submit =
Whas are do with those OF Northern and North
western sisters th:t have done wrong-that hav,
passed no personal liberty iayc or any unrendy enact
mentsy Shall we punish the innocent sld the guilty
sikeg Ehal we blend honest New Jersey and upright
Reperous Illinois With fanatic Massachusetts, and irgi'
YermontY JOS. SEGAR.
WASHINGTON Dec. "a, 1850.
Nv Dear Sir-Your note Of this date, making inquir
as to the of feeling existing between the Slave
holders of Kentucky and the people Of the neghboDt
States OF Indiana and Illinois, and as to the facilities to
recovering fugitive slaves from those States is received
and answer: - sr..
Tue feeling is one Of kindnes apd friendship praduc