This list includes all the books and articles which have been of service
in preparing the monograph, except a few of the general histories.
=Adams, Charles Francis, Jr.= Richard Henry Dana: a Biography. 2 vols.
Boston, 1890.
=Allen, H. W.= Trial of U. S. Deputy Marshal for Kidnapping, etc.
Syracuse, 1852.
=Amherstburg Quarterly Mission Journal=, Amherstburg, Canada West.
=Antislavery Almanacs=, miscellaneous collection of, in the Library of
Harvard College.
=Antislavery Pamphlets=, miscellaneous collection of, unsuitable for
binding, in the Library of Harvard College.
=Antislavery Societies=, Annual Reports of.
=Ball, J. P.= Mammoth Pictorial Tour of the United States, compiled for
a Panorama. Cincinnati, 1855.
=Bayard, James.= A Brief Exposition of the Constitution of the United
States. Philadelphia, 1845.
=Bearse, Anthony.= Remembrances of Fugitive Slave Law Days in Boston.
Boston, 1880. pp. 41.
=Birney, J. G.= Examination of the Decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the Case of Strader, Gorman, and Armstrong _vs._
Christopher Graham, 1850. Cincinnati, 1851. pp. 47.
=Bledsoe, Albert T.= An Essay on Liberty and Slavery. Philadelphia,
1887. pp. 383.
=Boston Slave Riot and Trial of Anthony Burns.= Boston, 1854.
=Bowditch, H. I.= To the Public. [Defence of his conduct in the case of
Latimer against the charges of J. B. Gray.] Boston, 1842. pp. 11.
=Bowditch, W. I.= The Rendition of Anthony Burns. Boston, 1854. pp. 40.
=----.= The United States Constitution a Pro-slavery Instrument. New
York, 1855. pp. 12.
=Bowen, C. W.= Arthur and Lewis Tappan, a Paper read at the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the New York City Antislavery Society, Oct. 2, 1883. New
York, 1883. (?) pp. 116.
=Bowen, F.= Fugitive Slaves. In _North American Review_, LXXI. 252.
(July, 1850.)
=Brown, W. W.= Narrative of a Fugitive Slave. Boston, 1848. pp. 144.
=Bump, O. F.= Notes of Constitutional Decisions, being the Digest of the
Provincial Interpretations of the Constitution of the United States,
etc. New York, 1878.
=Canada Mission=, 7th Annual Report of. Rochester, N. Y.
=Case of William R. Chaplin=, etc. Boston, 1851. pp. 54.
=Chambers, William.= American Slavery and Color. London, 1857.
=Chase, S. P.= Reclamation of Fugitive Slaves from Service, an Argument
for the Defendant, submitted to the Supreme Court of the United States
at December Term, 1840, in Case of W. Jones _vs._ John Van Zandt.
Cincinnati, 1847. pp. 108.
=Child, Lydia Maria.= The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act
(an Appeal to the Legislators of Mass.). Boston, 1860. pp. 36.
=----.= Isaac T. Hopper (a True Life). Boston, 1853. pp. 120.
=----.= Letters of Lydia Maria Child. Boston, 1883.
=Clarke, James Freeman.= Antislavery Days. New York, 1884.
=Clarke, Lewis and Milton=, Narrative of the Sufferings of, among the
Slaveholders of Kentucky. Boston, 1848. pp. 144.
=Cobb, T. R.= Historical Sketch of Slavery. Philadelphia, 1836.
=Coffin, L.= (President of Underground Railroad). Reminiscences of a
Lifetime spent in Behalf of the Slave. Cincinnati, 1876.
=Constitutional Provision, The=, respecting Fugitives from Justice, and
the Act of Congress, Sept. 18, 1850. Boston, 1852.
=Cooley, Thomas M.= The General Principles of Constitutional Law in the
United States of America. Boston, 1880. pp. 376.
=Daggs (Ruel)= _vs._ =Elihu Frazier et als.= Fugitive Slave Case,
Southern Division of Iowa. Burlington, 1850. pp. 40.
=Deane, Charles, and Moore.= Slavery in Massachusetts. Connecticut,
1877.
=Desty, Robert.= Constitution of the United States, with Notes by Robert
Desty, etc. San Francisco, 1887.
=Douglass, Frederick.= Narrative of his Life. Written by himself.
Boston, 1845.
=----.= Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. Hartford, 1881-82.
=Drayton, Daniel.= Personal Memoirs of, for four years and four months
(a prisoner for charity's sake in Washington Jail), including Narrative
of Voyage and Capture of Schooner Pearl. New York, 1855.
=Drew, Benjamin.= North Side View of Slavery, or Narrative of a Refugee
in Canada, with an Account of the History of the Colored Population in
Upper Canada. Boston, 1856.
=Eliot, W. G.= The Story of Archer Alexander from Slavery to Freedom.
Boston, 1885.
=Elliott, Chas. W.= The New England History, from the Discovery of the
Continent by the Northmen, A. D. 986, to the Period when the Colonies
declared their Independence, A. D. 1776. 2 vols. New York, 1857.
=Friend, By A.= The Experiences of Thomas Jones, who was for forty-three
years a Slave. Boston, 1850.
=Frothingham, O. B.= Life of Gerrit Smith. A Biography. New York, 1878.
pp. 381.
=Fugitive Slave Bill= enacted by U. S. Congress, and approved by
President Fillmore, Sept. 8, 1850. Boston, 1854. pp. 7.
=Fugitive Slaves.= In Democratic Review, XXVIII. 57 (April, 1851).
=Furness, W. H.= The Moving Power. A Discourse delivered in the First
Congregational Unitarian Church in Philadelphia, Feb. 9, 1851, after the
occurrence of a Fugitive Slave Case. Philadelphia, 1851.
=Garrison, Wendell Phillips=, and =Garrison, Francis Jackson.= William
Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879: the Story of his Life, told by his Children
[Wendell Phillips Garrison and Francis Jackson Garrison]. 4 vols., 8vo.
New York, 1885.
=Giddings, J. R.= The Exiles of Florida, or Crimes committed by our
Government against Maroons who fled from South Carolina, etc. Columbus,
O., 1858.
=Goodell, William.= Views of American Constitutional Law in its Bearings
upon American Slavery. 2d ed. Utica, N. Y., 1845.
=Goodloe, D. R.= The Southern Platform, or Manual of Southern Sentiments
on the Subject of Slavery. Boston, 1858.
=Gray, A. F.= (?) Letter to W. H. Seward touching the Surrender of
certain Fugitives from Justice. New York, 1841.
=Great Britain.= British Documents, Parliament of Great Britain,
Correspondence respecting Case of Fugitive Slave Anderson. London, 1861.
=Greeley, Horace.= The American Conflict; a History of the Great
Rebellion, 1860-65; its moral and political Phases, with the Drift and
Progress of America respecting Human Slavery from 1776. 2 vols., 8vo.
Hartford, 1864.
=Green, William= (formerly a slave), Narrative of Events in the Life of.
Written by himself. Springfield, 1853. pp. 23.
=Hawkins, W. G.= Lunsford Lane, or Another Helper from North Carolina.
Boston, 1863.
=Helper, H. R.= The Impending Crisis in the South, and How to Meet it.
New York, 1860. pp. 420.
=Henson, Josiah.= Life of J. Henson, formerly a Slave, now an Inhabitant
of Canada, as narrated by himself.
=Hildreth, R.= The Slave, or Memoirs of Archy Moore. Boston, 1840.
=Hopper, I. T.= Thomas Cooper. New York, 1837.
=Hossack, John.= Speech of John Hossack, convicted of Violation of the
Fugitive Slave Law, before Judge Drummond of the United States District
Court, Chicago, Ill. New York, 1860. pp. 12.
=Howe, S. G.= Refugees from the South in Canada West. Report to
Freedman's Inquiry Committee. Boston, 1864.
=Hurd, J. C.= The Law of Freedom and Bondage. 2 vols. New York, 1858,
1862.
=----.= Topics of Jurisprudence connected with the Condition of Freedom
and Bondage. New York, 1856. pp. ix, 113.
=Hurd, R. C.= Treatise on the Right of Personal Liberty, and on the Writ
of Habeas Corpus, and Practice connected with it, with a View of the Law
of Extradition of Fugitives. Albany, 1858.
=Joliffe, John.= In the Matter of George Gordon's Petition for Pardon.
John Joliffe's Argument for Petitioner. Cincinnati, 1862.
=Kane, Judge.= District Court of the United States for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania. United States of America, ex relatione
Wheeler, _vs._ Williamson. Opinion of Judge Kane, Oct. 12, 1855.
Philadelphia, 1855. pp. 20.
=Kemble, Frances Anne.= Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation
in 1836-39. New York, 1863.
=Kent, J.= Commentaries on American Law. 4 vols. Boston, 1884.
=Kidnapping.= _African Observer_, May, 1837.
=Kingsbury, Harmon.= The Fugitive Slave Bill, its History and
Unconstitutionality: with an Account of the Seizure and Enslavement of
James Hamlet and his subsequent Restoration to Liberty (with Appendix).
New York, 1850.
=Larned, E. C.= Argument on the Trial of Joseph Stout, indicted for
rescuing a Fugitive Slave from a United States Deputy Marshal at Ottawa,
Ill., Oct. 20, 1859, delivered March 12 and 13, 186-. Chicago, 186-. pp.
43.
=----.= The new Fugitive Slave Law. Speech of E. C. Larned, Chicago,
Oct. 25, 1850. Chicago, 1850.
=Latimer Case.= From the _Law Reporter_, March, 1843. Boston, 1843. pp.
10.
=Letter= to His Excellency, William H. Seward, Governor of the State of
New York, touching the Surrender of certain Fugitives from Justice. New
York, 1841. pp. 101.
=Lord, J. C.= The Higher Law in its Application to the Fugitive Slave
Bill. Buffalo, 1851.
=Madison, James.= The Constitution a Pro-slavery Compact. New York,
1844.
=Mann, Horace.= Fugitive Slave Law. Boston, 1851.
=Massachusetts Senate.= Various Documents. Senate, 1851, No. 89
(examination of Sims Case).
=May, S. J.= American Antislavery Society. The Fugitive Slave Law and
its Victims. New York, 1856, 1861.
=----.= Catalogue of Antislavery Publications in America, 1750-1830.
=Moore, G. H.= Notes on the History of Slavery in Massachusetts. New
York, 1866.
=Narrative= of Facts in the Case of Passmore Williamson. Philadelphia,
1855.
=Narrative= of Solomon Northrup, a Citizen of New York, kidnapped in
Washington in 1844, and rescued in 1853 from a Cotton Plantation near
Red River, Louisiana. Cincinnati, H. W. Derby.
=Needles, Edward.= Historical Memoir of the Pennsylvania Society for
Promoting the Abolition of Slavery. Philadelphia, 1848.
=New York Court of Appeals=, Report of the Lemmon Slave Case. New York,
1861. pp. 446.
=New York Legal Observer=, Supplement to, containing Report of the Case
In the Matter of George Kirk, a Fugitive Slave, heard before J. W.
Edmunds, Circuit Judge; also the Argument of John Jay, Counsel for the
Slave. New York, 1844. pp. 20.
=Oberlin-Wellington Rescue.= New Englander, XVII. 686.
=Olmsted, F. L.= The Cotton Kingdom. 2 vols. New York, 1861.
=Paine, Byron=, and =Smith, A. D.= Unconstitutionality of the Fugitive
Slave Act. Argument of A. D. Smith. Milwaukee, 1854. pp. 35.
=Paine, L. W.= Six Years in a Georgia Prison. Narrative of L. W. Paine,
who suffered Imprisonment for aiding Slaves to escape from that State
after he had fled from Slavery. Boston, 1852.
=Parker, Joel.= Personal Liberty Laws (State of Massachusetts) and
Slavery in the Territories (Case of Dred Scott). Boston, 1861. pp. 97.
=Parker, Theodore.= Anthony Burns. [Collection made and arranged in the
form of a scrap-book by Theodore Parker, whose Autograph and Manuscript
it contains.] Boston Public Library.
=Peabody, Andrew Preston.= [Address before the New England
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=Peabody, E.= Narratives of Fugitive Slaves. _Christian Examiner_,
XLVII. 61.
=Phillips, Wendell.= Argument of Wendell Phillips, Esq., against Repeal
of the Personal Liberty Laws before the Committee of the Legislature,
Tuesday, January 29, 1861. Boston, 1861.
=----.= No Slave Hunting in the Old Bay State, before Committee on
Federal Relations, H. R., Thursday, Feb. 17, 1859. Boston, 1859.
=----.= Speech in the House of Representatives of Massachusetts before
the Committee on Federal Relations [against the recapture of fugitive
slaves]. Boston, 1859.
=Pickard, Mrs. K. E. R.= The Kidnapped and the Ransomed. Personal
Reflections of Peter Still and his Wife Vina after Forty Years of
Slavery. Syracuse, New York, 1856.
=Pierce, E. L.= Remarks of E. L. Pierce before the Committee of the
Legislature of Massachusetts on the General Statutes relating to
Personal Liberty, at their Hearing of Feb. 1, 1861. Boston, 1861.
=Pomeroy, J. N.= An Introduction to the Constitutional Laws of the
United States. Boston, 1868.
=Poole, W. F.= Sketch of Antislavery Opinion before Year 1800. An Essay
read before the Cincinnati Literary Club, Nov. 16, 1872. Cincinnati,
1873.
=Randolph, Peter=, an emancipated slave. Sketches of Slave Life. Boston,
1855. pp. 82.
=Rantoul, Robert.= Speech at Lynn, April 3, 1852, on the Fugitive Slave
Law. Speech in Congress on June 11, 1852, on the Constitutionality of
the Fugitive Slave Law.
=Rendition of Fugitive Slaves.= Acts of 1793 and 1850, and Decisions of
the Supreme Court sustaining them. The Dred Scott Case. 1860. pp. 15.
=Refugees' Home Society=, Report of Committee. Winsor, 1852. pp. 8.
=Report= of the Trial of Castner Hanway for Treason, etc. Philadelphia,
1852. pp. 275.
=Report= of the Case of Edward Prigg against the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in Superior Court. Philadelphia, 1842.
=Roper, Moses=, Narrative of the Adventures and Escape of, from American
Slavery. Philadelphia, 1838. pp. 89.
=Sergeant, Thomas.= On Constitutional Law. Philadelphia, 1830.
=Seward, W. H.= John Van Zandt, etc., Argument for Defendant by W. H.
Seward. Albany, 1847. pp. 40.
=Sherman, H.= Slavery in the United States; from the Establishment of
the Confederation to the present Time. Hartford, 1860. pp. 60.
=Shipherd, J. R.= History of Oberlin-Wellington Rescue. Boston, 1859.
=Smedley, R. C., M. D.= History of the Underground Railroad in Chester
and neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania. Lancaster, Pa., 1883. pp. 395.
=Smith, Gerrit.= Argument on the Fugitive Slave Law, June, 1852, on the
Trial of H. W. Allen for Kidnapping. Syracuse. pp. 32. No date.
=South Bend Fugitive Slave Case, The.= (John Ames _vs._ L. B. Newton.)
New York. pp. 24.
=Spooner, L.= A Defence for Fugitive Slaves against the Acts of Congress
of Feb. 12, 1793, and Sept. 18, 1850. Boston, 1850. Pam.
=Stearns, Charles.= Narrative of Henry Box Brown, who escaped from
Slavery enclosed in a Box three feet long and two wide. Boston, 1849.
=Stearns, Charles.= The "Fugitive Slave Law of the United States."
=Stevens, C. E.= Anthony Burns (a Fugitive Slave). A History. Boston,
1856.
=Still, W.= The Underground Railroad. Philadelphia, 1872.
=Stroud, G. M.= Sketch of Laws relative to Slavery in the several States
of the United States of America. Philadelphia, 1827. pp. 128.
=Sumner, Charles.= Fugitive Slaves. _Brownson_, XI. 487 (October, 1854).
=Tappan, Arthur.= The Life of. New York, 1870.
=Thomas, B. F.= A few Suggestions to a Friend upon Personal Liberty Laws
and Secession (so called), in a Letter to a Friend. Boston, 1861.
=Thompson, George.= Prison Life and Reflections, Narrative of Trial,
Imprisonment, etc. of Work, Burr, and Thompson for aiding Slaves to
Liberty. Hartford, 1849.
=----.= The Negroes' Flight from American Slavery to British Freedom.
1849. pp. 16.
=Watson, Henry.= Narrative of Henry Watson, a Fugitive Slave. Written by
himself. Boston, 1848. pp. 48.
=Weld, S. D.= American Slavery as it is: Testimony of Thousands of
Witnesses. New York, 1839.
=Wesley, Rev. J.= The Rev. J. W. Loguen as a Slave and as a Freeman.
Syracuse, New York, 1859.
=Weston, G. M.= Progress of Slavery in the United States. Washington,
1857.
=White Slave, The=: Or Memoirs of a Fugitive. Boston, 1852. pp. 408.
=Whittier, John G.= The Writings of John G. Whittier. Boston, 1888-89. 7
vols. 12mo.
=Wigham, E.= Antislavery Cause in America and its Martyrs. London, 1863.
=Wilcox, A.= The Powers of the Federal Government over Slavery.
Baltimore, 1862. pp. 23.
=Willey, Rev. Austin.= History of the Antislavery Cause in State and
Nation. Portland, 1886. pp. xii, 503.
=Williams, George W.= History of the Negro Race in America. 2 vols. New
York, 1883.
=Wilson, Henry.= History of the Antislavery Measures in the 37th and
38th United States Congresses. Boston, 1865.
=----.= History of the Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America. 3
vols. Boston, 1875-1877.
=Wisconsin Supreme Court.= Unconstitutionality of the Fugitive Slave
Act. Decision in Case of Booth and Bycraft. Milwaukee, 1855.
INDEX.
Abolition,
in the D. C., Sec. 98, C 62, C 65;
of the slave trade in the D. C., B 25.
See also Antislavery, Emancipation.
Abolitionists,
known to slaves, Sec. 63;
efforts on the Underground Railroad, Sec. 76.
See also Antislavery.
Acorn, ship, Sec. 54.
Act,
first fugitive slave, B 9;
second fugitive slave, B 31;
Grimes, C 51;
Blair, C 58;
repealing fugitive slave act, C 83.
See also Bill.
Adams, ----,
against fugitive slave bill, Sec. 20.
Adams, J. Q.,
in Treaty of Ghent Convention, Sec. 22;
presented petitions, Sec. 44.
Advertisement,
of runaways, Sec. 3;
colonial, Sec. 5;
later, Sec. 65, Sec. 96;
of probable place of refuge of an habitual runaway, Sec. 66.
Albany,
escapes from, Sec. 8, A 50.
Aldrich,
amendment, C 58.
Alexander, Archer, D 69.
Alien and Sedition Acts,
absorb attention, Sec. 19.
Allen, Henry W.,
tried for kidnapping, Sec. 58.
Amendments to the Constitution, Sec. 104.
Amsterdam,
banishes runaway colonists, A 15.
Anderson case, Sec. 23, D 65.
Antislavery men,
biographies of, E 4.
Antislavery reminiscences, E 9.
Antislavery sentiment,
rise of, Sec. 33.
Antislavery societies,
character of work, Sec. 41;
reports of, E 10.
Apprentices,
fugitive, A 9, A 39.
Arbitration,
in Creole case, Sec. 24.
Army officers,
arrests by, Sec. 95.
Arrest,
negro liable to, Sec. 65;
by army officers, Sec. 95.
Articles of Confederation,
fugitive slave clause in, Sec. 8, Sec. 14, A 8.
Articles of war,
resolution on, C 47;
bill for an additional, Sec. 95.
Artis, Jordan,
advertisement of, Sec. 65.
Ashley,
repeal bill, Sec. 101, C 80.
Athenaeum,
Boston, E 2.
Attorneys,
to defend fugitives, Sec. 76;
forbidden to act, Sec. 81.
Attucks, Crispus,
escape of, Sec. 5, D 6.
Badger,
on fugitive slave bill, Sec. 31.
Bahamas,
treatment of fugitives in, Sec. 22, Sec. 24.
Bass,
aids S. Northrup, Sec. 38.
Batchelder, James,
death of, Sec. 55.
Bath,
escape from, 127 D 56.
Bell, Governor.
See Ohio.
Benton Resolution, B 24.
Bermudas,
treatment of fugitives in, Sec. 24.
Bill,
for a new fugitive slave law,
reported, Sec. 17-Sec. 20, Sec. 21, Sec. 27;
28-29;
character of, 1802, Sec. 19;
principles of, 1818, Sec. 19-Sec. 20;
for amending, Sec. 20;
on Maryland resolutions, Sec. 21;
Douglas's, C 17;
Lovejoy's, C 35, C 66;
Wilson's, C 42, C 48, C 54, C 56;
Howe's, C 49;
Davis's C 50, C 57;
confiscation, C 68, C 72, C 73, C 79;
abolition, C 62, C 65;
Harris's, C 59, C 67, C 71;
Clark's, C 72;
Julian's, C 45, C 76;
emancipation, C 73, C 75, C 78;
repeal, C 80;
Stevens's, C 80;
Ashley's, C 80;
Sumner's, C 80, C 83;
Spalding's, C 80;
House substitute, C 83.
See also Acts.
Bingham, ----,
on Blair bill, Sec. 95;
resolutions, Sec. 97, C 39;
amendments, C 58, C 67.
Black Code, in the D. C.,
resolution on, C 33;
bill to repeal, C 56.
Blair, ----,
bill, Sec. 95;
Act, C 58.
Blake, ----,
introduces repeal bill, Sec. 87.
Boston massacre,
Attucks killed in, Sec. 5.
Boston, schooner,
case of, Sec. 47, D 21.
Boucher, Rev. John,
on Washington's education, Sec. 1.
Bound servants,
escape from Virginia, Sec. 9.
Bourne, ----,
appointed on committee, Sec. 17.
Bowditch, H. I.
See Latimer Journal.
Boyle, ----,
Brigadier General in Sherwood case, Sec. 94.
Bright, ----,
Explanatory Bill, B 34.
Brown,
on repeal bill, Sec. 103.
Brown, John,
in Missouri and Kansas, Sec. 62;
plan of, Sec. 62;
effect of raid, Sec. 102;
case, D 63.
Brown, Mary,
demands arrest of Hamlet, Sec. 53.
Browne, William,
story of escapes, Sec. 9.
Browne, William,
a runaway, Sec. 66.
Buchanan, James,
presidential message of, Sec. 86, C 1.
Burnett, Governor,
conference with Indians, demands slave, Sec. 8.
Burns, Anthony,
arrest and trial, Sec. 55, D 57;
use of court-house in his case, Sec. 81.
Butler, ----,
proposition on fugitive slave clause, Sec. 15;
on fugitive slave bill, Sec. 31;
reports fugitive slave bill, B 30.
Butler, General B. F.,
on "contrabands," Sec. 88.
Calhoun,
Resolution, Sec. 24, B 20.
California,
sanctions rendition, Sec. 80.
Calvert,
appointed on committee, made chairman, Sec. 17.
Cape May,
escapes to, D 3.
Carlisle,
fugitive slave case in, Sec. 43.
Cases, legal,
change in character of, Sec. 33;
classification of, Sec. 33;
principle of selection of, Sec. 52.
Certificate,
evidence for conviction, Sec. 8.
Chandler, Zachary,
introduces confiscation bill, Sec. 90;
confiscation act, C 31.
Chase, S. P.,
on fugitive slave law, Sec. 32;
on payments under law of 1850, B 38;
offers amendments, B 30.
Cherokees.
See Treaty.
Chickasaws.
See Treaty.
Chickasaw case, Sec. 42, D 20.
Christiana case, Sec. 60, D 49;
influence traced, Sec. 60.
Choctaws.
See Treaty.
Clarence, ----,
joint resolution, C 23.
Clark, ----,
reports confiscation bill, Sec. 91;
substitute, Sec. 91;
resolution, B 34;
amendments, C 51; C 78;
confiscation bill, C 72.
Clarke, J. F.,
quoted, Sec. 51, Sec. 55, Sec. 67, Sec. 73.
Clay, Henry,
see Gallatin;
provision on fugitives, Sec. 29;
on Shadrach case, Sec. 57, B 33;
amendment, B 30.
Cochrane,
joint resolution, C 2.
Colfax, Schuyler,
resolution, C 77.
Collamer, ----,
amendments, C 53; C 67.
Colonial regulation,
began early, Sec. 2;
cases, Sec. 1-Sec. 12;
legislation, Appendix A.
Colonists,
runaway, A 15.
Colony,
of fugitives, Sec. 66.
Columbia,
case in, D 15.
Comet case, Sec. 24.
Commissioners,
of United Colonies, complain of fugitives, Sec. 11;
duty of, Sec. 30.
Committee,
for a new fugitive slave law, Sec. 17;
on the fugitive slave law, Sec. 17-Sec. 21, Sec. 24;
on Maryland resolution, Sec. 21;
to prevent outrages, Sec. 45;
conference, Sec. 91;
amendments by, C 31, C 48, C 51;
on judiciary, instructed, Sec. 27;
report a fugitive slave law, Sec. 27.
Compromise,
resolution affirming, B 35;
fugitive slave act, C 25.
Conferences,
between Indians and the Governor of New York, Sec. 8.
Confiscation,
of slaves of rebels, Sec. 89;
report on, C 60;
bill, Sec. 90, Sec. 91;
amendments, Sec. 90;
provisions extended, Sec. 90, Sec. 91;
presented, Sec. 90, Sec. 91;
act approved by President, Sec. 91;
Trumbull's, C 30, C 37, C 52;
Chandler's, C 31;
Davis's, C 50;
coupled with emancipation, C 44, C 69, C 73;
amendments to, C 57, C 67, C 71;
Harris's, C 59, C 63, C 67, C 71;
Clark's, C 72;
progress of, C 79;
Morrill's joint resolution, C 40.
Congress,
action of, from 1847 to 1850, Sec. 27.
Connecticut,
legislation in, Sec. 4;
in the New England confederation, Sec. 8;
offers reward, Sec. 8;
emancipation in, Sec. 14;
Personal Liberty Laws in, Sec. 78, Sec. 79, Sec. 82;
servants in, A 9;
against runaways, A 67, A 78, A 79.
Constitution,
fugitive slave clause in, Sec. 16, B 7;
defended slavery, Sec. 16;
amendments proposed, C 22.
Constitutional Convention,
fugitive question in, Sec. 15.
Contrabands,
origin of term, Sec. 88.
Convention,
in Treaty of Ghent, Sec. 22.
See also Constitutional Convention.
Conviction of a fugitive,
evidence necessary, Sec. 18.
Cooledge, N.,
in Latimer case, Sec. 44.
Court,
Commissioners, how chosen, Sec. 30.
See also Conviction, Trials.
Court-house assaulted, Sec. 58.
Cowden, Colonel,
in Wisdom case, Sec. 94.
Cox, ----,
resolution, C 5;
on repeal bill, Sec. 102.
Crafts, William and Lucy,
escape of, Sec. 69, D 41.
Creek Indians,
escapes to, Sec. 8;
treaty with, Sec. 22;
restoration clause in treaty, B 11.
Creole, case of, Sec. 24.
Crittenden,
joint resolution, C 13, C 24.
Curtis, Commissioner, Sec. 54.
Curtis, Judge,
trial of, Sec. 55.
Dagget amendment, Sec. 19, B 14.
Dana, R. H.,
defends Burns, Sec. 55.
Daniel,
offered for sale, Sec. 66.
Davis,
amendment, B 30;
bill, C 50;
substitute bill, C 57;
amendments, C 58.
Davis, Charles G.,
in Shadrach case, Sec. 57.
Dayton amendment, B 30.
Debate,
on fugitive slave clause in the constitution, Sec. 15;
on fugitive slave bill, Sec. 17-Sec. 19;
on the slave trade, Sec. 19;
on the fugitive slave act, Sec. 19, Sec. 20;
on the admission of Missouri, Sec. 21;
on slavery in the D. C., Sec. 28;
on the fugitive slave law of 1850, Sec. 31, Sec. 32.
De Bere, John,
in Shadrach case, Sec. 57.
Delaware,
regulation of servants and slaves, A 70.
Delawares,
fugitive slave clause in treaty, B 1.
Diggs, S. T. P.,
in Anderson case, Sec. 23.
Dismal Swamp,
refuge for fugitive, Sec. 66.
District of Columbia,
slavery in, Sec. 28;
repeal of jail laws in, Sec. 97, Sec. 98;
Grimes's bill, Sec. 97, Sec. 98;
debate on abolition of slavery in, Sec. 98;
resolution on repeal of the Black Code in, C 33;
bill for emancipation in, C 42;
act on criminal justice in, C 51;
bill, C 54;
bill to repeal Black Code in, C 56;
bill for the abolition of slavery in, C 62, C 65.
Drayton, ----, Captain,
aids fugitives, Sec. 50.
Drayton and Sayres,
case of, Sec. 50, D 40.
Douglass, Frederick,
method of escape, Sec. 68, Sec. 75, D 23.
Douglas, Stephen A.,
joint resolution, C 14.
Dutch Colonies,
along the coast, Sec. 1;
regulations on fugitives, Sec. 2, Sec. 4;
legislation in, Sec. 6.
See also New Amsterdam, New Netherlands.
East Jersey,
against fugitives, Sec. 2, A 41;
against runaways, A 45.
Eldridge, Captain, of brig Chickasaw, Sec. 42.
Eliot, ----,
introduces confiscation bill, Sec. 91;
bill, C 69;
substitute bill, C 78.
Elton, Governor,
action in fugitive slave case, Sec. 11.
Emancipation,
in Great Britain, Sec. 24;
resolutions on, Sec. 91;
in the District of Columbia, C 42;
bill, C 75;
coupled with confiscation, C 44, C 69, C 73;
of fugitives from disloyal masters, bill for, C 78.
Emancipation proclamation,
effect of, as a war measure, Sec. 92.
Encomium, case of, Sec. 24.
England.
See Great Britain.
English, ----,
joint resolution, C 8.
English colonies, Sec. 1.
See Colonies.
Enterprise, case of, Sec. 24.
Escape,
by ferries, Sec. 4;
methods of investigation of, Sec. 63;
methods of, Sec. 63;
motives for, Sec. 64;
to the woods, Sec. 66;
to the North, Sec. 67;
by laundry work, Sec. 67;
by coach, Sec. 69;
by passports, Sec. 75;
general effect of, Sec. 76;
from English to French, D 5.
See also Fugitives, Runaways.
Extradition,
no system of, in the colonies, Sec. 9.
False testimony,
punished, Sec. 82.
Faneuil Hall,
mass meetings in, Sec. 44, Sec. 55.
Fee,
of commissioners, Sec. 30.
Felons,
runaway apprentices, A 4.
Felony,
when guilty of, Sec. 82.
Ferries,
escapes by, Sec. 4.
Fessenden, ----,
requests investigation of the District
of Columbia jail, Sec. 97, C 38.
Fitch, ----,
resolutions affirming the Compromise, B 35.
Florence, ----,
joint resolutions, C 15, C 18.
Florida,
escapes to, Sec. 8;
Seminole trouble in, Sec. 23.
Fortress Monroe,
contrabands at, Sec. 88.
Free negroes,
penalty for harboring fugitives, Sec. 4;
condition of, Sec. 25.
Free States,
difficulty of transporting slaves across, Sec. 36.
French colonies,
interval of unpopulated
country south, Sec. 1;
refuse to return fugitives, Sec. 11.
Friendship, ship, case of, Sec. 5, D 10.
Frontiers,
places of refuge, Sec. 23.
Fugitive apprentices,
act applies to, Sec. 18.
See also servants.
Fugitives,
evidence to convict, Sec. 19;
status on the high seas, Sec. 24;
penalty for harboring, Sec. 30, A 80;
pursuit interfered with, 41;
length of journeys, Sec. 67;
disguised as whites, Sec. 69;
how conducted on the underground railroad, Sec. 72;
in loyal slave states, Sec. 93;
typical cases of, during the war, Sec. 94;
arrests of, by civil officers, advertisement of, Sec. 96;
entertainment of, A 6;
against, A 11, A 12;
resolution for the discharge of, C 32;
bill to prevent return of, C 35;
resolution against the return of, C 43, C 46;
bill on the arrest of, by army and navy officers, C 48;
act to prohibit return by the army, C 58;
resolution on the return of, by the army and navy,
bill on the return of, by the army,
resolution demanding trial by jury for, C 61, C 66, C 77;
bill for the emancipation of fugitives from disloyal
masters, C 78.
See also Runaways, Escapes;
see Table of Contents.
Fugitive Slaves,
appeal for, Sec. 19;
status of question from 1823 to 1847, Sec. 20, Sec. 23;
resolutions on, Sec. 95;
question discussed, Sec. 95;
arrest by army officers, Sec. 95;
resolutions on the return of,
resolution on army orders on, C 28, C 36;
resolution on, C 74;
sources of information on,
general histories of, E 1, E 3;
secondary sources of information on,
original sources of information on,
autobiographies of,
records of trials of,
periodicals and newspapers upon, E 3, E 5, E 6, E 7, E 11;
materials for study of legislation upon, E 12.
See also Escapes, Fugitives, Runaways,
and Table of Contents.
Fugitive Slave Act, first (1793), Sec. 16, Sec. 17;
first called for, Sec. 17;
necessity of the act, Sec. 17;
passed the Senate, passed the House, Sec. 17;
signed by the President, Sec. 17;
text, B 9;
followed earlier examples, Sec. 17, Sec. 18;
status of opinion on, Sec. 17;
remained inoperative, Sec. 16, Sec. 17;
to enforce the, B 29.
Fugitive Slave Act, second (1850),
attempts to secure, Sec. 20, Sec. 21;
secured, Sec. 29;
introduced by Mason, Sec. 29, B 30;
Webster proposes, B 30;
substitute offered, B 30;
passed Congress, Sec. 29;
necessity of, urged, Sec. 31;
arguments for, Sec. 31;
arguments against, Sec. 32;
provisions of, Sec. 30;
text of, B 31;
unpopularity of, Sec. 51;
no moral foundation, Sec. 51;
declared unconstitutional, Sec. 85;
non-execution of, Sec. 85;
resolution to amend, C 45.
Fugitive Slave Acts repealed (1864),
repeal urged, Sec. 85;
status of, Sec. 100;
early propositions, Sec. 101;
discussion, Sec. 101;
repeal bill, Sec. 101;
passed, Sec. 103;
repeal bill discussed, Sec. 103;
bill to amend, C 25;
repeal bills, C 49, C 76, C 80, C 82;
repeal bill passes, Sec. 103;
text of, Sec. 104, C 83.
Fugitive Slave Bill of 1818,
passed the House, Sec. 19, Sec. 20;
title of, Sec. 20;
failure in the Senate, Sec. 21.
Fugitive Slave Cases.
See Table of Contents.
Fugitive Slave Clause,
in the New England Articles of Confederation, Sec. 8;
in the Constitution, Sec. 15-Sec. 16;
in the Treaty of Ghent, Sec. 22, B 12.
Fugitive Slave Controversy,
educating effect of,
recapitulation of, Sec. 105.
Fugitive Slave Legislation,
opposed by Northern States, Sec. 25;
inadequacy of, proved, Sec. 26;
necessity of more stringent, Sec. 26;
proposition for new, Sec. 27;
must be carried out, Sec. 49;
new element in, Sec. 79;
in 1860, Sec. 85;
resistance to, declared felony, Sec. 86;
propositions to repeal or amend, Sec. 87;
after emancipation proclamation, Sec. 92.
Gallatin, Albert,
in Treaty of Ghent, Sec. 22.
Gannett,
case of, D 44.
Gansey, Isaac,
case of, D 24.
"Gap Gang,"
aid kidnappers, Sec. 60.
Gardiner, ----,
commissioner in Hamlet case, Sec. 53.
Garner, Margaret,
flight and seizure, Sec. 56.
Garner, Robert,
flight and seizure, Sec. 56.
Garner, Simeon,
flight and seizure, Sec. 56;
case D 58.
Garrett, Thomas,
trial and fine, reward offered for, Sec. 74.
Gatchell case, D 61.
Georgia,
difficulty in recovery of fugitives in, Sec. 8;
Governor of, demands fugitives from justice, Sec. 47.
Gibson case, D 45.
Giddings
resolution, Sec. 28, B 23, B 25, B 27, B 28.
Glasgow,
freedom case in, Sec. 12, D 7.
Glocester,
given jurisdiction over runaways, A 24.
Glover case, D 55.
Goin case, D 29.
Gorsuch, Edward,
claims a fugitive, Sec. 60.
Grahame, Thomas,
in freedom case, Sec. 12.
Grayson, ----,
on fugitive slave clause, Sec. 15.
Great Britain,
status of fugitives in, Sec. 12;
diplomatic relations, Sec. 12;
encouragement of fugitives, Sec. 22, Sec. 23;
pays indemnity, Sec. 24.
See also England.
Great Dismal Swamp,
refuge for runaways, Sec. 66.
Grey, James B.,
demands a fugitive, Sec. 44.
Grimes,
criminal justice bill, Sec. 97;
act, C 51;
amendments, C 64, C 74.
Hale, ----,
resolution, Sec. 95, C 41;
amendment, C 82.
Hall, ----,
resolution, Sec. 28, B 26.
Hamlet, James, case, Sec. 53, D 43.
Hannum, Captain,
in Ottoman case, Sec. 45.
Hanway, Castner,
in Christiana case, Sec. 60.
Harlan, ----,
amendment, C 51.
Harris, ----,
introduces confiscation bill, Sec. 91;
confiscation bill, C 59, C 67, C 71;
amendment, C 64.
Hartford,
fugitive harbored in, Sec. 11;
treaty of, ratified, A 14;
controversy with New Netherlands, D 1.
Harvard College,
Library of, E 2.
Henderson amendment, C 82.
Hepburne, Judge,
in Kennedy case, Sec. 43.
Higginson, T. W.,
in Burns case, Sec. 55.
Hilliard, Mrs. G. S.,
harbors a fugitive, Sec. 75.
Hillyer, ----,
finality resolution, B 37.
Hindman, ----,
proposition, Sec. 86;
joint resolution, C 10.
Holmes, ----,
on the fugitive slave bill, Sec. 20.
Howard, ----,
amendment, C 82.
Howe, ----,
repeal bill, 83, C 49.
Hubbard, ----,
on repeal bill, Sec. 102;
resolution, C 83.
Illinois,
no full personal liberty law in, Sec. 80.
Immigration,
into Missouri, Sec. 21.
Impeachment,
ground for, Sec. 81.
Imprisonment of a runaway, Sec. 65.
Indented Servants.
See Servants.
Indiana,
personal liberty law in (1824), Sec. 78, Sec. 80.
Indians,
received fugitives in the wilderness, Sec. 1;
as slaves, Sec. 1;
as slave hunters, Sec. 8;
conferences with, Sec. 8;
escapes to, Sec. 9.
See Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Delawares,
Seminoles.
Intercolonial cases,
early agreements as to fugitives, Sec. 1, Sec. 2;
agreement between the Dutch and English, Sec. 8;
difficulty of arranging regulations, Sec. 8;
first contained in Articles of Confederation, Sec. 8;
dependent upon intercolonial feeling, Sec. 9;
case of escape of slaves, Sec. 11.
Interferences and rescues, Sec. 41.
International cases,
earliest, Sec. 11;
relations unsettled, Sec. 10;
regulations under the Articles of Confederation, Sec. 13.
Interstate relations,
affected by Prigg decision, Sec. 46.
Iowa,
personal liberty laws in, Sec. 80.
Iredell,
on fugitive slave clause, Sec. 15.
Isaac,
case of, Sec. 47, D 24.
Jackson, ----,
resolution, B 36.
Jager, Cornelis Herperts de,
escape of servants of, Sec. 7.
Jail, in the District of Columbia,
resolution on, Sec. 97;
denied to fugitives, Sec. 97, B 27, B 28.
See District of Columbia.
Jails, State,
not to be used, Sec. 44;
denied to fugitives, Sec. 57;
denial constitutional, Sec. 83;
use forbidden, Sec. 82.
See also Personal Liberty Bill.
Jefferson, Thomas,
proposition, Sec. 14.
John case, Sec. 17, D 11.
Johnson,
joint resolution, C 12, C 27;
amendment, C 83.
Johnson Case, D 60.
Johnston,
on committee, Sec. 17.
Jones, George, case, Sec. 37, D 19.
Julian, George W.,
repeal bills, Sec. 101, C 76, C 80;
resolution, C 45.
Jury trial,
not admitted, Sec. 8;
disuse of, Sec. 78.
Kansas,
personal liberty laws in, Sec. 80, Sec. 82.
Kellogg, ----,
joint resolution, C 19, C 20, C 21.
Kennedy case, Sec. 43, D 35.
Kentucky,
resolutions, Sec. 23;
petition of Legislature, Sec. 27;
demands extradition of abettors of fugitives, Sec. 48;
controversy with Ohio, D 37.
Kidnapping,
suggests new fugitive slave law, Sec. 17;
from 1793 to 1850, Sec. 25;
in border States, Sec. 25;
character of cases, Sec. 36;
enlists sympathy, Sec. 71;
regulations against, Sec. 99.
Kilgore,
resolution, Sec. 87, C 11.
King, ----,
on repeal bill, Sec. 102.
Kirk case, D 33.
Kline, Marshal,
demands assistance, Sec. 60.
L'Amistad case, Sec. 24.
Latimer, George,
case of, Sec. 44, D 28;
effect, Sec. 81;
daily journal, Sec. 44.
Leake, ----,
joint resolution, C 9.
Le Screux,
slave on, C 9.
Lewis case, D 54.
Lewis, Elijah,
prosecution of, Sec. 60, D 49.
Liberator,
kidnapping case in, Sec. 99.
See Newspapers.
Liberty,
love of, by slaves, Sec. 64.
Liberty Party,
convention of, Sec. 58.
Libraries,
use of, E 2.
Lincoln, President,
preliminary proclamation, Sec. 92;
final emancipation proclamation, Sec. 92.
List,
counsel in Shadrach case, Sec. 57.
Loring, Ellis Gray,
in Shadrach case, Sec. 57;
Crafts taken to house of, Sec. 69.
Louisiana,
escape of slaves from, Sec. 21.
Lovejoy,
bills, Sec. 95, C 35, C 66;
resolutions, C 29, C 44;
amendment, C 38.
Madison,
on fugitive slave clause, Sec. 15.
Maine, Governor of,
refuses to surrender fugitives from justice, Sec. 47;
personal liberty law in, Sec. 82.
Malbronne, Ensign de,
loses servant, Sec. 11.
Mallory, ----,
on Blair bill, Sec. 95;
on repeal, Sec. 102.
Manhattan,
escape to, Sec. 7, D 2.
Mansfield, Lord.
See Somersett case.
Market women,
on Underground Railroad, Sec. 75.
Maryland,
regulations on fugitives, Sec. 2, Sec. 3;
offers reward, Sec. 8;
letter from, to New Netherlands, Sec. 11;
fugitives escape from, Sec. 11;
resolution, Sec. 21;
resolutions debated, Sec. 21, B 18;
offers reward for Thomas Garrett, Sec. 74;
regulations against runaways, A 4, A 11, A 12, A 26, A 28,
A 31, A 38, A 40.
Mason,
of Massachusetts, on the fugitive slave bill, Sec. 20.
Mason, of Virginia,
fugitive slave bill, Sec. 29, B 30;
amendment, Sec. 29;
argument, Sec. 31.
Massachusetts Bay,
regulation against transportation of apprentices and
servants, A 63;
on the capture of servants in, A 2;
regulation of free negroes, A 53.
Massachusetts Colony,
first law as to fugitives, Sec. 4;
in the New England Confederation, Sec. 8;
emancipation in, Sec. 14;
first fugitive slave case in, Sec. 34.
Massachusetts State,
Governor of, advised, Sec. 81;
personal liberty law, Sec. 79, Sec. 80, Sec. 81;
no recovery of fugitives in, Sec. 85.
May, S. J.,
in "Jerry" case, Sec. 58.
McClernand, ----, C 9.
McHenry, "Jerry," case, Sec. 58, D 51.
McLanahan, ----,
resolution, B 32.
Meade, ----,
proposition, Sec. 27;
resolution, B 29.
Meionaon,
mass meetings in, Sec. 55.
Merrill, Amos B.,
in Latimer case, Sec. 44.
Mexico,
as a place of refuge, Sec. 23.
Michigan,
personal liberty laws in, Sec. 80, Sec. 82.
Miller,
in kidnapping case, Sec. 61, D 50.
Miner, Jo,
advertisement of, Sec. 96.
Minnesota,
personal liberty law in, Sec. 80.
Missouri,
admission of, Sec. 21;
Anderson case in, Sec. 23;
Governor of, offers reward for John Brown, Sec. 62.
Missouri Compromise,
fugitive slave clause in, Sec. 21, B 16;
period of, Sec. 21.
Mob,
provisions against, Sec. 30.
Morgan, Margaret.
See Prigg Case.
Morrill, ----,
resolution, C 40.
Morris, cutter,
in Burns case, Sec. 55.
Morris, ----,
substitute reported, Sec. 101;
on repeal bill, Sec. 102;
resolution, C 3;
joint resolution, C 16.
Morris, John B.,
demands a fugitive slave, Sec. 42.
"Moses."
See Harriet Tubman.
Murray, ----,
motion, Sec. 19.
Nalle case, D 64.
Nassau,
fugitives in, Sec. 24.
Negroes,
ignorance of, Sec. 67;
regulation of, A 65;
against escape of, A 78;
petition of a soldier, Sec. 19;
free, how affected, Sec. 20;
regulation of, A 53.
See also Fugitives.
New Amsterdam,
escape of servants from, Sec. 7;
trial at, Sec. 9.
See also New Netherlands.
New England,
regulations as to fugitives, Sec. 4.
New England Confederation,
composition of, Sec. 8;
articles of, A 8.
New Hampshire,
legislation in, Sec. 4, A 61;
personal liberty laws in, Sec. 80, Sec. 82.
New Haven,
in the New England Confederation, Sec. 8.
New Jersey,
regulations on fugitives, Sec. 3, A 32, A 39, A 42;
sanctions rendition, Sec. 80;
slaves, A 55;
white servants, A 56.
New Netherlands,
legislation in, Sec. 4;
on fugitive slave cases, Sec. 11;
regulations against runaways, A 1, A 3, A 5, A 10, A 14, A 19;
Quakers, A 29;
controversy with Hartford, D 1.
See also Dutch Colonies.
New York,
regulation on fugitives, Sec. 8, A 50, A 51, A 59;
Governor of, in Solomon Northrup case, Sec. 38;
refusal to return abettors of fugitives, Sec. 47;
personal liberty laws, Sec. 80, Sec. 82, Sec. 83;
slaves, A 49;
prevention of insurrections, A 68;
kidnapping in, Sec. 99.
Niblack, ----,
resolution, C 7.
Nicholson,
on committee, Sec. 19.
Norfolk,
kidnapping cases in, Sec. 99, D 68.
Oberlin Case, Sec. 40, D 26.
Oberlin-Wellington,
rescue, Sec. 59, D 62.
Officers,
return of fugitives by army and navy, C 53.
Ohio,
fugitives protected in, Sec. 21;
refusal to return abettors of fugitives, Sec. 48;
personal liberty law, Sec. 80, Sec. 82.
Olmsted, F. L.,
quoted, Sec. 65.
"Omnibus Bill,"
fugitive slave provision in, Sec. 29.
Ordinance of 1787,
for the Northwest Territory, Sec. 14, Sec. 15;
confirmed, Sec. 16.
Ottoman case, Sec. 45, D 34.
Parker, Theodore, speaks on Burns' case, Sec. 55; indicted for
riot, Sec. 55; protects William and Lucy Crafts, Sec. 69.
Parker, William, in Christiana case, Sec. 60.
Pass, necessity of, Sec. 65.
Patrols, duty of, Sec. 65.
Patroons, runaways from, A 1.
Peace Convention, amendment, C 22.
Pearl, carries fugitives, Sec. 50.
Penalties for escape, Sec. 30; for violating personal liberty
laws, Sec. 80.
Pennsylvania, emancipation in, Sec. 14; Governor of, in "John"
case, Sec. 17; act of, reported, Sec. 21, B 17; fugitives abetted in,
24; personal liberty laws in, Sec. 80, Sec. 82; regulation of
servants, A 48; regulation of negroes, A 65; harboring of
fugitives, A 80; case in, D 46.
Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery, efforts in
behalf of "John," Sec. 17; petition of, Sec. 20; efforts of, Sec. 25.
Pensacola, Walker embarks from, Sec. 50.
Personal Liberty Laws, passed, Sec. 25; character of, Sec. 77; before
the Prigg decision, Sec. 78; between the Prigg decision and the
Second Fugitive Slave Law, Sec. 79; occasioned by the law of 1850,
Sec. 80; change in character, Sec. 80; table of, Sec. 80; distribution
among States, Sec. 80; report on, Sec. 81; effect of, Sec. 83, Sec. 105;
constitutionality of, Sec. 83; obstruction by, Sec. 85; repeal urged,
Sec. 85; resolution against, Sec. 86; Saulsbury substitute on, C 81.
Petition of North Carolina negroes, Sec. 19; of free negroes, Sec.
19; of a free colored soldier, Sec. 19; of the Pennsylvania
Abolition Society Sec. 20; from the Kentucky Legislature, Sec. 27; to
remove jailer and sheriff in Latimer case, Sec. 44; for an
amendment to the Constitution, Sec. 44; for a new personal liberty
law, Sec. 81.
Philadelphia, constitutional convention sits in, Sec. 15;
attempted rescue in, Sec. 43, D 22.
Phillips, Wendell, speeches on Latimer case, Sec. 44; addresses
mass meeting, Sec. 55; speaks on Burns' case, Sec. 55; indicted for
riot, Sec. 55.
Pierce, Franklin, President, sends executive message, Sec. 57;
issues proclamation, Sec. 57.
Pindall, on revision of the fugitive slave act, Sec. 20; made
chairman of committee, Sec. 20; amendatory bill, B 10.
Pine Grove Plantation, probable refuge, Sec. 66.
Pinckney, Gen. C. C., on the fugitive slave clause, Sec. 15.
Plymouth, in the New England Confederation, Sec. 8.
Pomeroy, ----, on confiscation bill, Sec. 91.
Porter, ----, amendment, C 67.
Potter, R. J., advertisement by, Sec. 96.
Powell, ----, on District of Columbia jail, Sec. 97; joint
resolution, C 28; amendment, C 51.
Pratt, ----, amendment, B 30.
Priggs vs. Pennsylvania case, Sec. 25, D 18; consequences of, Sec.
76; extracts from, B 22.
Proclamation, by West India Company, Sec. 11; on Shadrach case, Sec.
57; emancipation, Sec. 91.
Prosecutions, carried on, Sec. 49; after "Jerry" rescue, Sec. 58; of
Oberlin-Wellington rescuers, Sec. 59; of Wendell Phillips, Sec. 55.
Protection papers, use of, Sec. 68.
Pugh, George H., joint resolution, C 26.
Purrington, brig William, D 39.
Purvis, Robert, connection with Underground Railroad, Sec. 75.
Quakers, arrange station on the Underground Railroad, Sec. 71;
fugitives hidden by, Sec. 72; refused admision to New Netherlands,
A 29.
Quincy, Josiah, account of first fugitive slave case in the
North, Sec. 34, D 12.
Raids, upon plantations, Sec. 66.
Rantoul, Robert, Jr., in Sims case, Sec. 54.
Read, ----, on committee, Sec. 17.
Redemptioners, described, Sec. 1; cases of, Sec. 1; case of running
away with negroes, Sec. 3.
Refuge, place of, Sec. 66.
Rendition, a duty, Sec. 8. See also Fugitives.
Rescue, first case of, Sec. 34.
Resolution, by Maryland Legislature, Sec. 21; on relations with
Canada, Sec. 23; Kentucky, Sec. 23; on fugitives on the high seas, Sec.
24; Giddings, Sec. 28; against the return of Latimer, Sec. 44; to
base representation on free persons, Sec. 44; Georgia Legislature,
Sec. 47; on arrests by army officers, Sec. 95; Fitch, B 35; Jackson,
B 36; Hillyer, B 37; Chase, B 38; Cochrane's joint, C 2;
Morris, C 3; Leake, C 4; Cox, C 5; Stevenson, C 6; Niblack, C
7; English joint, C 8; McClernand joint, C 9; Hindman, C 10;
Kilgore, C 11; Johnson's joint, C 12, C 27; Crittenden's joint,
C 13; Douglas's joint, C 14; Florence, C 15, C 18; Morris's
joint, C 16; Kellogg's joint, C 19, C 20, C 21; Clarence's
joint, C 23; Crittenden's joint, C 24; Pugh's joint, C 26;
Powell's joint, C 28; Lovejoy's, C 29; Wilson's, C 32, C 33, C
47, C 55, C 61; Clark, C 34; Sumner, C 36; Fessenden, C 38;
Bingham, C 39; Morrill's confiscation joint, C 40; Hale, C 41;
Sumner, C 43, C 74; Lovejoy, C 44; Julian, C 45; Shank, C 46;
Colfax, C 77; Hubbard's repeal, C 83.
Revolution, did not change condition of slave, Sec. 14.
Reward, offered by Missouri, Sec. 62; by United States, Sec. 62; by
colonies, Sec. 8.
Rhode Island legislation, Sec. 4; emancipation, Sec. 14; personal
liberty law, Sec. 79, Sec. 80, Sec. 82; regulation of ferries in, A 57.
Rice, ----, amendment, C 53.
Rice, John, kidnapped, Sec. 59.
Rich, on the fugitive slave bill, Sec. 20.
Riker, Richard, in Jones case, Sec. 37.
Riley, ----, United States commissioner, Sec. 57.
Rotch, aids escape, Sec. 5.
Runaways, regulations against, Sec. 6, Sec. 8; easily regulated, Sec. 8;
the habitual, Sec. 66; methods pursued, Sec. 67; harboring upon a
ship, Sec. 67; regulations against, A 1, A 3, A 4, A 7, A 17, A
24, A 25, A 27, A 31, A 33, A 40, A 52, A 61, A 67;
entertainment of, A 10, A 16, A 29, A 37, A 73; second offence,
how punished, A 13; hue and cry after, A 18; from the Dutch, A
21; apprehension of, A 22; English, A 23; in Glocester, A 24;
apprehension of, A 35, A 38; capture rewarded, A 37; prevention
of, A 42; to Canada, A 50; trade with, inhibited, A 47; against
ferriage of, A 57, A 74; minor, A 61; pursuit of, A 79.
Russia, Emperor of, arbitration by, Sec. 22.
Saulsbury, amendments, C 51, C 53, C 58, C 70, C 81, C 83.
Savannah Georgian, advertisement in, Sec. 66.
Secrecy, observed by fugitives, Sec. 75.
Sedgwick, ----, on committee, Sec. 17.
Seizure, of North Carolina negroes, Sec. 19. See also Arrest,
Kidnapping Cases.
Seminoles, steal slaves, Sec. 22; trouble, Sec. 23; United States
claims on, B 19.
Sergeant, ----, on the fugitive slave bill, Sec. 20.
Servants, English, A 25, A 28; an act concerning, A 60;
regulation of, A 56, A 70, A 71; fugitive, A 9, A 19, A 21, A
32, A 39, A 41, A 45, A 67, A 78; how to know a, A 20. See also
Fugitives, Runaways.
Sewall, Samuel E., counsels fugitives, Sec. 44, Sec. 57.
Seward, W. H., amendments, Sec. 29, B 30.
Shadrach, case, Sec. 57; personal liberty laws tested, Sec. 81;
Clay's resolution on, B 33; case, D 48.
Shank, ----, resolution, C 46.
Shanley vs. Haney case, D 8.
Shaw, Chief Justice, in Latimer case, Sec. 44.
Shell, O. P., advertises a runaway, Sec. 65.
Sheriff, power of, Sec. 30.
Sherman, John, amendments, Sec. 103, C 82.
Sherman, Roger, on the fugitive slave clause, Sec. 15; on
committee, Sec. 17.
Sherwood, Major, case of servant of, Sec. 94, D 67.
Ship, refuge for runaways, Sec. 67; slave on Brazilian, D 36.
Ship-masters, Dutch, rewarded, A 21.
Sims, Thomas M., case, Sec. 54; brigade, Sec. 54; court-house used as
jail, Sec. 81; case, D 47.
Slaves, conditions of life, Sec. 65; Mother's Farewell, extract
from, Sec. 64; stealing of, A 77; abolition of trade in, Sec. 20;
status of, in England, Sec. 22; question of damages, Sec. 30; must
wear livery, Sec. 65; new conditions surround, Sec. 88; regulation
of, A 49, A 54, A 55, A 60, A 64, A 67, A 70, A 71, A 72;
extradition of, B 21; status on the high seas, B 20, B 23; of
the Dutch, escape to the English, Sec. 8; escape to the forest, Sec.
8; of rebels, resolutions on, Sec. 88; bill to free, C 52.
Slaveholder, demand for legislation, Sec. 15; basis of, argued, Sec.
16; complaints of, Sec. 19.
Slave-hunters, how received, Sec. 72; insurrections to prevent, A
68.
Slavery, condition in the colonies, Sec. 11; interests advanced, Sec.
16; justification of, Sec. 16; extinction of, Sec. 33; attacked in
Congress, Sec. 89; abolition in the District of Columbia, Sec. 98, C
62, C 65; studies of the institution of, E 3; studies of
colonial, E 3; speeches upon, E 8.
Smith, ----, on fugitive slave law, Sec. 20.
Smith, Gerrit, in Anderson case, Sec. 23; in "Jerry" rescue, Sec. 58.
Smithburg case, D 32.
Society for the Abolition of Slavery. See Pennsylvania.
Somersett case, Sec. 12, D 9.
Soule, ----, on the fugitive slave bill, Sec. 31.
South Bend Case, D 38.
South Carolina, regulations on fugitives, Sec. 2, Sec. 3; difficulty
in recovering fugitives, Sec. 8; constitutional convention in, Sec.
15; regulations against runaways, A 43, A 47, A 58, A 62, A 64;
regulation of slaves, A 54, A 64, A 69, A 77.
Southern States, complain of Underground Railroad, Sec. 76.
Spalding, ----, repeal bill, Sec. 101, C 80.
Spanish colonies, interval of unpopulated country south, Sec. 1.
Sprague, E., 55.
State Jails. See Jails.
State Officers, power discussed, Sec. 19, Sec. 20; forfeiture of
office, Sec. 81; forbidden to act, Sec. 79, 81.
St. Augustine, escapes to, Sec. 8.
St. Luc, Sieur de la Corne, negro servant of, 11.
Staunton, General, in Sherwood case, Sec. 94.
Stevens, ----, repeal bill, Sec. 101, C 80; motion of, B 30.
Stevenson, ----, resolution, C 6.
Stewart, ----. See Somersett Case.
Story, Justice, decision in Prigg case, Sec. 25.
Stuyvesant, Governor, in fugitive slave case, Sec. 11.
Sumner, Charles, in Drayton case, Sec. 50; resolutions, Sec. 95;
repeal bills, Sec. 101, Sec. 102, C 80; resolutions, C 36, C 43, C
74; amendment, C 57.
Suttle, Charles F., in Burns case, Sec. 55.
Swain, John, suit for slave, Sec. 5.
Swamps, as a refuge, Sec. 66.
Swan, Captain, in Wisdom case, Sec. 94.
Swedish colonies, along the coast, Sec. 1; regulations on
fugitives, Sec. 2.
Syracuse, "Jerry" rescue in, Sec. 58.
Taylor, ----, on committee, Sec. 17.
Ten Eyck, ----, amendment, C 51; report of, C 80.
Thomas case, D 30.
Thompson, ----, case, D 27.
Treaty, of Hartford, fugitive slave clause in, A 14; of 1783, B
2; with Indian tribes, Sec. 13, Sec. 16, Sec. 17, Sec. 22, B 1, B 3, B 5, B
8, B 11, B 12, B 19; of Ghent, Sec. 22, B 12; proposed with Great
Britain, Sec. 23.
Tremont Temple, mass meetings in, Sec. 54.
Trial, by jury, not admitted, in first act, Sec. 19; objected to,
Sec. 20; denied, Sec. 30; proposed, Sec. 87; resolution demanding, C 77.
Trumbull, confiscation bill, Sec. 91, C 30, C 37; bill, C 52;
amendments, C 31, C 57, C 78.
Tubman, Harriet, account of, Sec. 73.
Tukey, Marshal, in Sims case, Sec. 54.
Turc, escape of, Sec. 9.
Underground Railroad, beginnings of, Sec. 25; how regarded by the
South, Sec. 31; methods south of the Ohio, Sec. 56; use of, by John
Brown, Sec. 62; incident at, Sec. 64; description of, Sec. 70; rise and
growth, Sec. 71; stations on, described, Sec. 72; methods pursued, Sec.
72; extent of system, Sec. 71; origin of name, Sec. 71; in the South,
Sec. 72; in the North, Sec. 72; colored agents on, Sec. 72, Sec. 73;
prosecution of agents, Sec. 74; formal organization, Sec. 75; market
women as helpers, Sec. 75.
Underwood, ----, amendment, B 30.
United Colonies, treaty with New Netherlands, A 14.
United States, reward offered for John Brown, Sec. 62; in Seminole
trouble, Sec. 22; in Anderson case, Sec. 23. See also Acts, Bills,
Fugitives, Resolutions, Runaways.
United States Hotel, slave hunters at, Sec. 69.
Vallandigham, C. L., amendment, C 25.
Van Zandt, aids fugitive, Sec. 50, D 25.
Vermont, personal liberty laws in, Sec. 79, Sec. 80, Sec. 82.
Vigilance committee organized, Sec. 41; in "Jerry" rescue, Sec. 58.
Villeinage, ceased in England, Sec. 12.
Virginia, regulations on fugitives, Sec. 3; rewards the recovery
of a fugitive, Sec. 8; slaves escape, Sec. 8; constitutional
convention in, Sec. 15; Governor of, action in "John" case, Sec. 17;
demands arrest of abettors of a fugitive, Sec. 47; regulation
against the entertainment of fugitives, A 6; regulations
against runaways, A 7, A 13, A 16, A 17, A 18, A 20, A 22, A
25, A 27, A 30, A 33, A 35, A 37, A 52; reward for the capture
of runaways, A 21, A 36; on English runaways, A 22; in county
of Glocester, A 24; repeal law, A 44; amends law, A 48;
amended, A 66; against ferriage of runaways, A 74.
Walker, Jonathan, aids fugitives, Sec. 50, D 31.
Walton, ----, amendment, C 67, C 74.
Washington, President, asks for the return of a fugitive, Sec. 35,
D 13.
Washington case, Sec. 39, D 42.
Washington, jail, resolutions on, C 32, C 34, C 38, C 39, C 55.
See also Jail.
Webster, Daniel, in Creole case, Sec. 24; introduces bill, B 30.
Wellington. See Oberlin-Wellington.
West India Company, regulation of, Sec. 2; execution of regulation
Sec. 7; ordinance of, A 1.
Whipping, motive for flight, Sec. 64.
Whipple, ----, in kidnapping case, Sec. 35.
White, ----, on committee, Sec. 17.
White slaves. See Redemptioners, Servants.
Whitman, ----, on the fugitive slave bill Sec. 19, Sec. 20.
Williams case, D 17.
Williamson case, D 59.
Wilkins, Frederick. See Shadrach.
Wilson, ----, on Butler's proposition, Sec. 15.
Wilson, Henry, on confiscation, Sec. 90; bills, Sec. 98, C 42, C 48,
C 54, C 56; resolutions, Sec. 95, Sec. 97, C 32, C 33, C 47, C 55, C
61; amendment, C 71.
Winthrop, ----, amendment, B 30.
Winthrop, Governor John, in fugitive slave case, Sec. 11.
Wisconsin, personal liberty laws in, Sec. 80, Sec. 82; Supreme Court
decision, D 85.
Wisdom case, Sec. 94, D 66.
Woodbridge resolutions, Sec. 23, B 21.
Woods, as a refuge, Sec. 1, Sec. 66.
Wright, ----, presents Maryland Resolution, Sec. 21.
Writ, of habeas corpus, in Somersett case, Sec. 12; allowed, Sec. 20;
advisability of, Sec. 19, Sec. 20; refused, Sec. 23; issued, Sec. 42; of
personal replevin, sworn out, Sec. 44.
Yulee, on the fugitive slave law, Sec. 31.
[Transcriber's note: _Underscores_ indicate text in _italic_ font;
=equal= signs indicate =bold= font. Original spelling varieties have
been maintained; footnotes were renumbered. The index was changed to
refer to section numbers instead of page numbers. Abbreviations and
references changed for clarity: Sec. 11.: o'selves--> we could not promise
ourselves from you; w'ch--> which are shortly like to be nearer
neighbors; O'tres--> vpon the receiving of these Outres; p'ties--> the
demand of the parties interessted; p'sons--> compell such other persons.
Sec. 29., Footnotes 158, 159: "Appendix B, Nos. 68., 83., 84." not found;
see Appendix B, No. 30.--"Sec. 84" not listed in the original.--Sec. 101.,
Footnote 366: "Appendix C, Nos. 104, 106." not found; see Appendix C,
No. 80. Sec. 103., Footnote 384: "Appendix C, No. 116." not found; see
Appendix C, No. 83. Appendix A, No. 9.: appr'ntices--> apprentices;
w'th--> with; fr'o--> from; pr'euenting--> preuenting. Appendix A, 31.:
ag't--> against; Satisfacc'on--> Satisfaccion; reparac'on--> reparacion;
Lord Prop'ry--> Lord Proprietary; publicac'on--> publicacion;
Informac'on--> Informacion. Appendix A, No. 66.: goalers--> Fees of the
gaolers given. Appendix C, No. 80: "See No. 84" not found, linked to No.
83. Appendix E, No. 9.: reminscences--> the reminiscences of
participants.]
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