This degradation aroused the greatest indignation in the State and led to the enactment of a law prohibiting its officials from taking part in the return of fugitive slaves, and the use of its jails and prisons for their detention.
The judge who remanded Anthony Burns to slavery was removed from office, and a Personal Liberty Law, with provisions as bold as they were thorough, enacted for the protection of fugitive slaves.
Chase compelled the resignation of the State treasurer, who had concealed its existence, secured a thorough investigation, and, through a prompt and judicious arrangement, protected the credit of the State and averted a large pecuniary loss.
On examining his statement, Mr. Wilson found that several slaves were included in his assets.
His opposition to the bill was ended by a final and earnest protest against it on the night of its passage.
Fugitive Slaves seeking to enter the Union lines, in these words: "The Military Forces of the United States are about to enter your Counties as a part of the Union.
But a clause for the rendition of fugitive slaves is entitled to as little respect as the Game Laws, and, when the words employed are applicable to others than slaves, they should not be applied to slaves.
That part of the Constitution which provides for the surrender of fugitive slaves, I never have supported and never will.
He companioned his people as they steadily developed their readiness for the dread action commanded by the Georgia Platform if the north should say not another inch of extension for slavery, and no extradition of fugitive slaves.
Besides these, the committee were permitted to take into consideration or not, at their discretion, the subject of fugitive slaves, and Slavery in the District of Columbia.
The seventh related to the restitution and delivery of fugitive slaves.
Two other important bills received also the sanction of a majority of both houses; the first was a bill to facilitate the recovery of fugitive slaves; and the second, a bill abolishing the slave trade in the District of Columbia.
The Constitution provided for the return of fugitive slaves.
This nullifies the treaty in all that relates to fugitive slavesguilty of crimes against their masters.
Advertisements of fugitive slaves to be sold are carefully collected and blazoned forth, to infuse a spirit of detestation and hatred against one entire and the largest section of the Union.
The platform thus explicitly committed the party to the support of the policy of rendering aid to fugitive slaves.
The act provided for the return of fugitive apprentices as well as fugitive slaves.
Article 2, as providing for the return from one State to another of fugitive slaves.
There can be no doubt that, under the Constitution, the South had a perfect right to claim the extradition of fugitive slaves.
State of California, for territorial governments for New Mexico and Utah, and for the surrender of fugitive slaves.
I venture the assertion that there have been more cases of kidnapping of free negroes in Ohio, than of peaceable or unlawful rescue of fugitive slaves in the whole United States.
Advertisements of fugitive slaves and of slaves to be sold are carefully collected and blazoned forth to infuse a spirit of detestation and hatred against one entire and the largest section of the Union.
In another argument, you attempt to show, that Paul's letter to Philemon justifies slaveholding, and also the apprehension and return of fugitive slaves.
I conclude, therefore, that I have been authorized to enlist 'fugitive slaves' as soldiers, could any such fugitives be found in this department.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fugitive slaves" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
