Fugitive Slaves (1619-1865)McDougall, Marion Gleason
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Fugitive Slaves (1619-1865)
McDougall, Marion Gleason
Fugitive slaves -- United States; Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States
This Appendix is intended to contain references to all the resolutions,
bills, and acts of Congress, relative to fugitives, from the beginning of
the critical session of 1860-61 to the repeal of the acts in 1864. The
resolutions for amendments to the Constitution have been collected by Mr.
Herman V. Ames of the Harvard Graduate School, who has kindly selected
out of the numerous amendments proposed in the last session of the
Thirty-Sixth Congress those bearing upon this subject.
The single star (*) indicates a measure which passed one House: a double
star (**) a measure which passed both Houses.
=1. President Buchanan's message. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 4.= Paragraph on the return of fugitive slaves: _Senate
Journal, 36 Cong. 2 Sess., 18._
=2. Cochrane's Joint Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Constitution, for the return of fugitives:
_House Journal, 36 Cong. 2 Sess., 61; Cong. Globe, 77._
=3. Morris's Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36
Cong. 2 Sess. 63; Cong. Globe, 77._
=4. Leake's Joint Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= Amendment to the Constitution: _House Journal, 36 Cong.
2 Sess., 65; Cong. Globe, 77._
=5. Cox's Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _Senate Journal, 36
Cong. 2 Sess., 66; Cong. Globe, 77._
=6. Stevenson's Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36
Cong. 2 Sess., 67; Cong. Globe, 77._
=7. Niblack's Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36
Cong. 2 Sess., 69; Cong. Globe, 77._
=8. English's Joint Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= Amendment to the Constitution on the return of
fugitives: _House Journal, 36 Cong. 2 Sess., 68; Cong. Globe, 78._
=9. McClernand's Joint Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= Amendment to the Constitution, on fugitive slaves:
_House Journal, 36 Cong. 2 Sess., 68; Cong. Globe, 78._
=10. Hindman's Joint Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= Amendment to the Constitution for the enforcement of
the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36 Cong. 2 Sess., 70; Cong.
Globe, 79._
=11. Kilgore's Resolution. [§ 86]=
=1860, Dec. 12.= To amend the Fugitive Slave Law: _House Journal, 36
Cong. 2 Sess., 70; Cong Globe, 78._
=12. Johnson's Joint Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 13.= Amendment to the Constitution for the return of
fugitive slaves: _Senate Journal, 36 Cong. 2 Sess., 41; Cong. Globe,
83._
=13. Crittenden's Joint Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 18.= Amendment to the Constitution for payment for fugitive
slaves: _Cong. Globe, 36 Cong. 2 Sess., 114._
=14. Douglas's Joint Resolution. [§ 86.]=
=1860, Dec. 24.= Amendment to the Constitution for payment for fugitive
slaves: _Senate Journal, 36 Cong. 2 Sess., 61; Cong. Globe, 183._
=15. Florence's Joint Resolution.=
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