Newton Peirce, to whom he contributed money for the transportation of runaway slaves by rail from that point to Cleveland.
It is denied by some at the present day, that the clause which has been cited, was intended to apply to runaway slaves.
A further concession to the South was made in the provision for the return of runaway slaves--a provision also useful in the North, where indentured servants were about as troublesome as slaves in escaping from their masters.
Under the Constitution, provision was made for the return of runaway slaves; Congress had the power to enforce this clause by appropriate legislation.
Assistance to runaway slaves, always more or less common in the North, was by this time organized into a system.
For example the maraudings of runaway slaves camped in Belle Isle swamp, a score of miles above Savannah, became so serious and lasting that their haven had to be several times destroyed by the Georgia militia.
Ascertained hiding places of runaway slaves were to be raided by constables and posses, and these were to be rewarded for taking the runaways alive or dead.
Thus the store of grain diminished daily; whilst the army of Yunes, to his great delight, grew in numbers, being augmented by runaway slaves and a large supply of independent individuals.
Sometimes groups of runaway slaves, of eight, ten and even twenty, belonging to different owners, got together in the woods, which made it very difficult and dangerous for slave hunters to capture those whom they were hired to hunt.
The negroes were so kind to Mr. Black's family that his wife turned against him for his cruelty to runaway slaves.
Mr. Black was a very successful hunter, although sometimes all of his bloodhounds were killed by runaway slaves, and he barely escaped with his life.
But as cruel as Mr. Black was to runaway slaves, his family was almost wholly supported by negroes; I have known in some cases that they stole from their masters to help this family.
Free persons of color who shall migrate into that State, may be seized and sold as runaway slaves; and if they migrate out of the State for more than ninety days, they can never return under the same penalty.
Under the term "runaway slaves" are included many free colored persons taken up unjustly.
But the Athenians listened to none of these demands, nor would revoke the decree, but reproached the Megarians for tilling land that was sacred, land not marked out for culture, and for giving shelter to runaway slaves.
If it can be said that Jehovah has views and wishes, then it may he said, that the views and wishes of Jehovah on the subject of runaway slaves must, at all times, be the same.
But let us examine, for a moment, the indications of the holy books on the subject of runaway slaves.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "runaway slaves" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
