Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-02-06

probably delayed resort to extreme measures.
One of the persons who waited upon him said
st is that which creates, or created, our en-
barrassment." But the day following, the
Committee waited upon him, and announced
their intention of conducting him to the boat.
"Fighting on his part,' Mr.. Hoar taid, swould
be foolish, and he was too old to rum "It
seemed, then,' he says, ssthat there was but
one question for me to settle, which was wheth-
er should walk to a carriage or be dragged
to it," He preferred the former, and went
peaceably. On the boat man was pointed
out to him who had offered his services as ssa
leader of a tar-and-feather gang to have been
called into the service of the city,
Thus the sovereign State OF South Carolina
disposed of the sovereign State of Massachu-
setts, through her representative, by virtually
kicking her off the premises. The retaliatory
measure OF Massachusetts has been TO come to
the conclusion that system which thus defies
the rights of sister State, and refuses to re-
cognize the power of the Supreme Court of
the United States. had better not, for the good
of all concerned, be permitted to extend it's
dominion over the Territories. But South
Carolina did not stop there. Her Legislature
immediately passed an act by which it is pro-
vlded tha any person coming into the State on
his own behalf, on behalf of any State, to
disturb the laws in relation to colored persons,
bond or tree, shall be held to be guilty Of a
misdemeanor, be imprisoned in the common
Jail fer trial, and on conviction be sentenced
to Punishment, and to fine, and Imprisonment
at the discretion OF the court; and for Sec
ond Ofense the penalty is seven years impris-
onment, fine OF Thousand dollars and BAN
ishment from the State. The penalty first
named attaches also to any person coming with
the same purpose, who disobeys the warning
of the Governor to leave the State within 4S
hours, and any citizen of the State accepting
a commission for snch purpose from another
State, shall be punished, for the first ofense,
by fine of one thousand dollars, and impris-
onment not more than one year; and for the
second otense, by Imprisonment for seven
years, and tine OF thousand dollars, or BAN
ishment, as the Court may see fit. Thus, if
any n orthern colored citizen, whose son or
whose brother may have been sold in Slavery
by the cruel laws of South Carolina-a thing
that has happened far ottener, without doubt,
than any fugitive slave of that State has es-
capped to the n North-shall go there to redeem
him from Slavery, or any one for him, not on
ly is 1t Eeld that be has rights which the
State is bound to respect, but he is fncd and
imprisoned for venturing to assert them. The
personal liberty bills OF the Northern States
have never freed a slave but every Northern
vessel that enters the Port OF Charleston With
colored man on board is compelled to sur
render him to Imprisonment SO long as she
remains; and not only has he no redress for
this gross injustice: but to attempt his redemp-
ton, should the captain choose, for any rea-
sou. to leave him behind, is a penal offense for
which there is no remedy. When, in the
course of compromising, we come to the con-
sideration of bills enacted to prevent kidnap-
ping, let us venture at the same time to inquire
for laws created to make kidnapping easy.