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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0273 and id is 1 raw text is: RESOLUTIONS.
A RESOLUTION to furnish Mann Butler with certain Documents.
Whereas, it is represented to the General Assembly of the Com-
monwealth of Kentucky, that Mann Butler, Esq. is now engaged
in adding to his history of Kentucky, and wishes the use of some
of the state papers,
Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Repraentatives, That
the secretary of state be, and he is hereby required to furnish the
said Mann Butler with the whole or any part of said documents,
upon the said Butler's executing his bond in the penalty of one
thousand dollars, payable to the commonwealth of Kentucky, con-
ditioned to return the said documents to the office of the secretary
of state, within twelve months from the date of said bond.
[Approved February 14, 1835.]
A RESOLUTION requesting the Legislature of Ohio to pass a law in relation to
fugitive slaves from this state.
To the General Assembly of the State of Ohio:
The memorial of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, respectfully represents:
That the citizens of this state sustain great loss by reason of their
slaves fleeing to and finding refuge in the states north of the Ohio
river. Our state, having a border of four hundred miles adjoining
states that do not hold slaves, with only a river as the boundary
line, renders the escape easy; and the great extent of territory in
which they can secrete themselves, makes the recaption extremely
difficult. That it is very difficult, indeed almost impracticable, for
the owners of slaves, that thus leave the service of their masters, to
avail themselves of the provisions of the act of Congress respect-
ing fugitives from justice and persons escaping from the service of
their masters. This difficulty arises from various causes-one
amongst which may be stated as most conspicuous, is the prejudice
existing in the minds of many against slavery in the abstract, and
the obstacles which such persons feel justified in opposing to the
owners or their agents in arresting their slaves and from carrying
such slaves before the proper officer, to prove the ownership and
obtain a warrant of removal of such slawe to the state where he or
she owes service. There are also those who will not oppose per-
sonal violence to such arrestation, that avail themselves of the pro-
visions of the penal laws against the offence of kidnapping, and
before the owner can arrive at the office of a justice of the peace
with his arrested slave, he is met by an officer with a warrant to
arrest such owner or agent for 4forciLly attempting to carry out of
the state a free person of color. The master thus finds himself
a prisoner and his servant set free-thereby losing his property and
his remedy under the aforesaid law of Congress, for damages against](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsky0273&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)