, 1879-01-13
HISTORICAL.

HISTORICAL.
Why Gov. Palmer Opposes Logan.
tArifee IN ht STATE Rto'<f<r. Jan. 10, bs J"&n ".
Thinner.
AT the session of 1851 tho Legislature OF I'LL
nota passed. an act entitled "An net TO prevent
the Immigration Of fire negroes into this State"
The act cuntR,ns eleven arctions, aud will be
fouul in the Session Laws of 1Si2l paen 81.
The lrfi section of this act provides "that II
any person or persons Allnil hiring or cause 10 bc
brought tnto this atata anv negro or n,u1attu
slave, whether said slave sttal be set free or NOT
hc shall be liab!c to ait Indictment, and, upon
cunvlct:on thereof, Le nncI fur every such negrl
Of tnuin.lo sum mt less than &l00 nur m ore
than &F00, and imprisoned in tlle County jail
nut niorr tilan ono yclr. and shall atan,l co,,i%
thtttctl Until sal1 fine ntld COSTS arr paid"
In March, 1st2. = negro hoy escaped from the
Rcbcl lines near New Malrsd, siu., where hs
had been ctnptOycd On the ftetel tortil> ations,
aud catnc into The camp VI otc Of the dEyeions
OF tho Union army before that place. Tie srtch,
aud was most utefu IT, gt1iic to that division
along the Bu,>tNrrgcA rDu1e pl It's niarch from
New Madrid t" Riddles roint below, I'M tlle
;SllssIaslppi River. The sefyIees nf tic negro
that he be sent North, with st01 10 pay hfs cx-
pc1lsrs; but he preferred to atay with tho CON-
ninnd, rccetv!nE pay as the PERSONAL servant Of
the commander.
.AI,out the 3oth .! May, fsEa, tic officer ia
wl,ose cofn.nand the pov cafnu was kent huns
IRON ncar Corlnth, Miss, aftrrits fail. He vas
dangerously III, and THE same ncgro boz uevutn-
fhn ot.,e"r ~ 1,n,
- 49,, s,,I - .M -. - '."1sT 1.H1 n"ta htal5 t1ecA,H
fcatuEed 10 heattf', returned to bis runma,,d;
but tElc boy, having discovered tho difference
liz ii '"T W. - ~. thn oout't' 1eluseu ~ 20
otflctr refcrrtd to, ut CarllnriIlc. Ill.
The records Of thh Circntt Court Of Aacoupin
County show TIN folso.sng:
R.fttrnky Nouv,Yn t,cc IN 1a4D TIT. f,+.,d
,ns biii oF tndIrtment. a'a 'te'e"eo ''s 'o''o~
for trine,n n,rrn gar s,,,s ,1,n ~ ~
Macounin, Stutn Of iiltnoit. "' 1''"'' "
x tras biIi; isham IT, J. Pebbles, foreman: bail
~. e.., .,,,. =, a.. ..,,..
1ne nIt ~ EonM o! the !nulctmcnt Is as fol-
OF tho December t.rn, o. tbc MacoupIn CIrcuIs
Court. in t4s sy year Of our Lori 1879,
Grand Jurors chosen, selected. and swnrn' In and
tor tue County Of Naeoup!n. In tho name and By
'hs 9tninofltJ tHJ o. Tho fcopo Of the State
on y" anu.' .. ~ e"c'e a u1.ns nsesemt. thal.
Of cur Lord ibo5' nj H. f,nmr,x .oe 5ta1 Ma1
cnupjn, IN tic aforesaid State Of 1ijnsss linn n
Palmer then and thrfn aid uniaMfnily hin, tnt, ,
The Etate and county aforesaid = negro siaYs. una
Martin Taylot trou, out Of The state us Missouri
ryn,ay - ss tern q ,s s.nsS n .ne ea,s
h'tY o' tho psopie OF the eta'e Of il!int'ts.
s,.,,.. .t,,,,.x r,,.,,.,,. :. III. T.. Mtff.
'e w. "easy ~. r'sn'es.'a ~ ~ 'u"'els' I'teut:
N neeehlhef' laH. tne ucicutlant Ia the In
a.et1nent Va ~ nome Iof shoft TING. nnd then
tns !o''ow'oe proceedings "cIu had III the
Cnnft'
sArrnn.x, pse: Y. a. y. 1sg!...Tho People
Q! tho State gt Illinois ". John ~. Palmer. In
o. atetcns 1or Usin soR negro 'ave into tho County
" "'t MIeu%r.a, ,'l. H., ~. ~. =. .,r, .s
an hcIa;t nf 'rbr rslr nsn.s.st ss ~ AZ
,infsndsnt Ia t,s own nro.rr ~ s.n ~ n tns .. M
waived lit Vt iurors at,J witnesses un cnty ~ ,ns
uien.ent, and. bc!n. PM 10 picaI, pleads not
EHty; aud tisersupou cumo Il Jury, tn-wlt: T.. II.
WaYuo, y. q. act, Danlcl lIarnss. II. C. Andet-
~, hen}n'hin U. iiuioFpax, Ellmoss 1ohnsun.
rnefWieh III nTn"h Mtlton stootr' y. II. it!ehard-
,sn r. sna,.,tai ,. 'a sHiu D. nona aha MI.
ri tmnansI.d> mi! swn-., wsii onl ,.iy ~ ~
iccelvod Inc jns,rrcttuus 81 tho Cuuri. r.t,r"d
10 C0nsder Of thr!r trrLlct and on being Yetar,td