...William Jones, accompanied by a bill (No. 56) to extend to the District of Columbia the provisions of an act entitled "An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters," approved February 12, 1793, and to repeal certain laws: which bill was...

...lie on the table. The House again resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the bill to amend the act, entitled " An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters:" and after some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and...

...: " Knotted, That a committee be appointed to inquire if any, and what, alterations are necewary in the act, entitled •• An act respecting fugitives...justice, and persons escaping from their masters." The resolution was ordered to lie on the table. The SPEAKER laid before the House a Letter from the...

...the 1332 Fugitive slave law, act to repeal an act entitled An act to amend, and supplementary to, an act entitled an act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters, approved September 18, 1850 1989, 2002 G. Gadiclen treaty 1466, 1519...

...which closes the volume, was written in reference to this event. Aar. VIII. — THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW. AN ACT to amend and supplementary to the Act entitled...fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters" approved, February 12, 1793. AMONG the measures passed toward the close...

...which closes the volume, was written in reference to this event. AKT. VIII. — THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW. AN ACT to amend and supplementary to the Act entitled...fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters," approved, February 12, 1793. AMONG the measures passed toward the close...

...length worked through the opposition of North and South in disjointed fragments— was a Bill to amend the act entitled " An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters." This act is familiarly called the Fugitive Slave Law, yet the term slave...

...Territory now receive for similar services. SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of an act entitled, "An act respecting fugitives from justice, and persons escaping from the service of their masters," approved February 12, 1793, and the provisions of the act entitled "An...

...cheeks, and also a scar on the back of his right hand, and about twenty-three or twenty-four yeais of age. It is therefore ordered, in pursuance of an...and persons escaping from their masters ; approved February 12th, 1793, that the matters so proved and set forth be entered on the records of this court."...

..." Resolved, That a committee be appointed to inquire if any, and what, alterations are necetwary in the act, entitled " An act respecting fugitives from...justice, and persons escaping from their masters." The resolution was ordered to lie on the table. The SPEAKER laid before the House a Letter from the...