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
Fugitive Slave Acts repealed (1864),
repeal urged, § 85;
status of, § 100;
early propositions, § 101;
discussion, § 101;
repeal bill, § 101;
passed, § 103;
repeal bill discussed, § 103;
bill to amend, C 25;
repeal bills, C 49, C 76, C 80, C 82;
repeal bill passes, § 103;
text of, § 104, C 83.
Fugitive Slave Bill of 1818,
passed the House, § 19, § 20;
title of, § 20;
failure in the Senate, § 21.
Fugitive Slave Cases.
See Table of Contents.
Fugitive Slave Clause,
in the New England Articles of Confederation, § 8;
in the Constitution, § 15-§ 16;
in the Treaty of Ghent, § 22, B 12.
Fugitive Slave Controversy,
educating effect of,
recapitulation of, § 105.
Fugitive Slave Legislation,
opposed by Northern States, § 25;
inadequacy of, proved, § 26;
necessity of more stringent, § 26;
proposition for new, § 27;
must be carried out, § 49;
new element in, § 79;
in 1860, § 85;
resistance to, declared felony, § 86;
propositions to repeal or amend, § 87;
after emancipation proclamation, § 92.
Gallatin, Albert,
in Treaty of Ghent, § 22.
Gannett,
case of, D 44.
Gansey, Isaac,
case of, D 24.
"Gap Gang,"
aid kidnappers, § 60.
Gardiner, ----,
commissioner in Hamlet case, § 53.
Garner, Margaret,
flight and seizure, § 56.
Garner, Robert,
flight and seizure, § 56.
Garner, Simeon,
flight and seizure, § 56;
case D 58.
Garrett, Thomas,
trial and fine, reward offered for, § 74.
Gatchell case, D 61.
Georgia,
difficulty in recovery of fugitives in, § 8;
Governor of, demands fugitives from justice, § 47.
Gibson case, D 45.
Giddings
resolution, § 28, B 23, B 25, B 27, B 28.
Glasgow,
freedom case in, § 12, D 7.
Glocester,
given jurisdiction over runaways, A 24.
Glover case, D 55.
Goin case, D 29.
Gorsuch, Edward,
claims a fugitive, § 60.
Grahame, Thomas,
in freedom case, § 12.
Grayson, ----,
on fugitive slave clause, § 15.
Great Britain,
status of fugitives in, § 12;
diplomatic relations, § 12;
encouragement of fugitives, § 22, § 23;
pays indemnity, § 24.
See also England.
Great Dismal Swamp,
refuge for runaways, § 66.
Grey, James B.,
demands a fugitive, § 44.
Grimes,
criminal justice bill, § 97;
act, C 51;
amendments, C 64, C 74.
Hale, ----,
resolution, § 95, C 41;
amendment, C 82.
Hall, ----,
resolution, § 28, B 26.
Hamlet, James, case, § 53, D 43.
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