Year: 1860

All the democrats" voted nay, and with
the.. were south Americans, and Mr.. Thayer
of Massachusetts, he being the only republi.
can who voted against the bill-nays 80.


To form a correct Judgment of the voting on
this bill, it is necessary to examine the terrific
rial slave codes which the republicans sought
to annul.


THE WHITE SLAVE CODE.
This code contains seven sections That to
which the bill relates reads as follows


"Sec. f. No court of this territory shall
have jurisdiction nor shall take cognizance of
any cause for the correction that masters may
give their servants for neglect OF their duties
as servants, for they are considered as domes-
tic servants to their masters, and they should
correct their neglect and faults for as soldiers
are punished by their chiefs, without the inter-
vention OF the civil authority, by reason of the
salary they enjoy, an equal right should be
! granted those persons who pay their money to
! be served in the protection of their property {:
ProUided, That such correction shall not be in
fiicted in cruel manner with clubs or stripes, "


Sections first second, and third, relate to
the arrest of fugitive servants, and to the
terms of contract for service. Sections fifth,
A-~Aeis "iAN SN'SAithb iSPSHA lelAts Vi pANftOoS
acts, and specify that this code shall go into
effect Immediately. Read that fourth section
again, and bear in mind that it applies to any
man who engages to work for another for
wages If our machine shops, pistol factories,
shoe factories, rolling mills, card factories, and
the like, were located in New Mexico, all the
employees in them would be subject to this
enactment and their masters might fog
them without fear OF the law, as if they were
slaves.


THE BLACK SLAVE CODE.


This code authorizes and regulates chattel
slavery in New Mexico and it is as barbarous
as any other slave code in existence. 1t has
thirty -one sections. The following are those
named in the bill of Mr.. Bingham


i" Sec 2 Every person who shall steal any
slave with the intent that the owner, or any
one having an interest in such slave, present
or future, vested or contingent, legal or equit-
able shall be deprived of the use or benefit of
such slave, shall, upon conviction, suffer inl-
prisOnment for term not more than ten, nor
less than four years, and be fined in a sum not
more than two thousand nor less than five
hundred dollars; and every person who shall,
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and carry or entice away any slave with the
like intent, shall be deemed and held, ior eve
ry purpose whatever, to have stolen such slave
within the meaning of this act. And every per-
son as aforesaid, who shall aid, assist, advise
in or about the carrying away Of such slave,
shall suffer the like penalties as are above pre-
scribed against the person stealing such slave
as aforesaid.


Sec. 8. Every person who shall carry or
convey, or wilfully assist in carry ing OF con-
veying any slave, the property of another,
with the intent or Tor the purpose of aiding or
enabling such slave to escape out of this terri.
tory or within this territory and beyond the
recovery of his owner or master, shall, upon
conviction thereof, suffer the same penalties as
are prescribed in the foregoing section of this
act. And in any indictment preferred against
any person for the violation OF any of the pro.
Visions OF this act, the property in the slave
shall be well laid, if charged to belong to any
person having an inerestin such slave wheth-
er such interest shall be lawful or equitable
present or future, joint or several, vested or
contingent.


Sec. 3. Any person who shall hire, entice,
persuade, or in any manner induce any slave
to absent himself from the service or custody
OF his owner or master, or who shall, upon
any pretence, harbor or maintain any slave so
absenung himself from such service or custo-
dy, shall, upon conviction thereof suffer fine
and Imprisonment as prescribed in section
four OF this act, and shall besides be liable to
the owner master in II civil suit for dam.
ages.


Sec g. Any person who shall endeavor to
excite in any slave spirit of insurreclion, con
spracy, or rebellion, or who shall advise coun-
tenance, or in any manner abet any slave in
resistance against his owner or master, shall
upon conviction, suffer Imprisonment not less
than three months nor more than three years,
and be hned III q sum not less than twenty 1--WE
nor more than one thousand dollars


Sec. Z. Any person who shall SELL lend,
hire, give, or in any manner furnish to any
slave, any sword, dirk, bowie knife, gun, pis
tol or other firearms, or any other kinds of
deadly weapons OF offence, or any ammuni-
ton Of any kind suitable for fire arms, shall,
upon conviction, suffer the penalties prescribed
in section six of this act: Procided, That
nothing herein contained shall be so construed
as to prohibit the owner or master of any
slave trom temporarily arming such slave with
such weapon and ammunition, for the purpose
of the lawful defence Of himself, his family, or
property.


Sec 8. All trade or traffic between free per.
sons and slaves, in any article of goods mer-
cbandlse, provisions, supplies, or other COM
modify whatever, is hereby prohibited, unless
tle sldfe HdfeJ ana eXHlDll Inc PERMISSION OF
his owner or master in writing, to trade or
traffic, which written permission must specfi-
cany set forth the articles or commodities
which said slave is authorized to sell, buy, or
barter; and any person who shall violate the
provisions OF this section shall, upon convic-
tion, suffer the penalties prescribed in section
six OF this act. And il any person, other than
the owner or master OF such slave shall fur
nish to any such slave any fabricated, false, or
forged permit to trade as aforesaid, he shall
suffer the same penalties as are prescribed in
the said sixth section of this act"


SEC 10. Amy person may lawfully take up
or apprehend any slave who shall have run
away, or be absenting himself from the custo-
dy or service of his master or owner, and may
lawfully use or employ such force as may be
necessary to take up or apprehend such slave
and such person, upon tile delivery of such
slave to his master or owner, or at such place
as such master or owner may designate, shall
be entitled to demand or recover by suit any
reward which may have been offered for the
apprehension or delivery of such slave And
If no reward has been offered, then such per.
son so experimenting such slave shall, upon
the delivery OF such slave to his master or
owner, or to the sheriff of the county in which
such slave was apprehended, be entitled to
demand and recover from such owner or mas.
ter the sum of twenty dollars, sbesides ten
cents for each mile Of travel to and from the
place where such apprehension was made.


SEC IL. If any sheriff of any county with
IN this territory shall fail or refuse to receive
and keep, with proper care, any runaway
slave so offered TO him for safe keeping, by