Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-01-29
From the Iowa State Registe
New Phase Of Tory Villainy.

In the year 1851, when the Govern
ment Of the State Of Iowa was under
the control of George Wallace Jones.
Augustus Caesar Dodge, and other
bringing servitors of the Southern
Slsve-whippers, bill was enacted by
the General Assembly whereof the fol-
lowing is copy:
AN ACT TO prohibit the immigration of free
negroes into this State.
| SECTION J. Be ii enacted BY the General A.
sembly Of the State Of Iora, That from and after
the passage of this act, no free negro or mu-
latto, shall he permitted to settle in this State.
6 2. 1t shall be the duty of all township
and county officers, to notify all free negroes
who may immigrate to this State. TO leave the
same within three days from the time of notice
and upon their failure to do so, it shall be the
duty of the constable of the proper township,
sheriff of the county, marshal or other police
officer of the town, to arrest such free negro,
and take him or her before a justice of the
peace or County Judge, and it shall be the du-
ty of such justice or judge to fine such free ne
gro the sum of two dollars, for each day he
may remain in the State after such notice, and
costs of such prosecution and to commit
such free negro to the Jail of the county or the
nearest one thereto, until such fine and costs
are paid, or until he will consent to leave the
State Provided, 1t shall be ascertained that
he or she is unable to pay such fine and costs.
8 3. That all free negroes now living in
this State, who have complied with the laws
now in force, shall be permitted to remain
here, and enjoy such property as they may
now possess, or may hereafter acquire
| s 4. On the trial of any free negroe under
this act, the justice or Judge shall determine
from, and irrespective of his person, whether
the person on trial comes under the denomina.
ton Of free negro or mulatto.
/ g. This act to take effect, and be in forct
by publication in the Iowa True Democrat, q
weekly newspaper published in Mount Pleas
ant.
Approved February 5th, 1851.
The Iowa True Democrat, in which
the bill was to be published, and thus
become q law, was edited by a certain
man named Howe, man well known
to entertain extreme Anti-Slavery
views, and who would of course in nc
manner aid the enactment or execu
ton of such Legislative monstrosity
That the bill was deemed a nullity BY
defective publication or otherwise, il
evident from the fact that it has nc
place in either the Code of 1851 or The
Revised Code of 1860, and has never
been enforced, although free negroes
have been settling in the State a,
pleasure ever since it's passage. b,
some means the leading Tories in this
City learned that such q bill had beer
once passed, and searched till they
found it in the collection of local law
passed in 1851. 1t was eagerly ex
humed by them, and under the affect
ed belief that it was still in force, they
began to look around for victim up
on whom to test il. In the township
of Delaware. in this County. resides |
respected farmer and conscientiou,
J Republican named Stephen Brooks
He has in his employ free negro DO.
aged about twenty years named Arch
lie P. Webb. The boy was formerly
the slave of female living near Hol
Iy Springs, Miss. He was afterward
transferred to brother of his Mis-
tress, living in the interior of Arkan
sas. When the rebellion broke out,
his Master became General in the
Rebel army and left his slaves to
work the plantation. Archie took ad.
vantage Of his Masters treason to run
away, and enter the Union Camp al
Helena. He was received into ser
vice by the Dubuque Battery, Captain
Hayden, and when one of the Company
| Melville C. Wright--came home t.
obtain recruits, Archie asked and OBJ
tanned permission to accompany him
and was subsequently employed il
Delaware county by DR.. James Wrigh
our present Secretary of State. HI
proved faithful, intelligent, well-be
haved laborer, and when the doctor
came to Des Moines to enter upon the
discharge of his duties as Secretary,
he brought Archie along and obtained
employment for him on the farm oil
Mr.. Brooks. Last week while the boy
was at work, three or four lubberly
scoundrels residing in Delaware town
ship, who affected to think they were
immensely disgraced by having an in
dustrious contraband for townsman
called at Mr.. Brooks farm, and served
upon Archie the following document !:
To ARcHA WEBB:
You are hereby notified to leave Delaware
township, Polk county, Iowa, in three day,
from the service of this notice or we will com
mence proceedings against you to compel YOU
removal.
IL. wsEr. Township
:. L. "ohi' Trustees.
January 9Th, 1868.
This notification was in the hand
writing Of JEFF. S. Polk, Esq, of the
firm of Cassidy & Polk of this City.
1t had been evidently drawn under
the idea that more than one Trustee
would sign it, bot il seems only one
functionary of that class could be
found who was mean enough to be
employed in such despicable business.
Archie was made by bis friends to I'm.
derstand that the proceedings against
him were lawless, and although the
united efforts of the villains was
brought to bear to obtain custody Of
his body, Archie e;ngle.handed, kept
the miserable creatures at bay, and
they finally went away. The next day
they obtained reinforcements, and
numbering ten in all. again attempted
to obtain possession of the boy. He
was engaged in chopping when they
made their appearance, and although
be made no threats of violent resist
ance, there was not one of the COW.
ardly scoundrels who dared to lay
hands on him, and again they left the
premises without him. They then
came to this City, and endeavored to
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