Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1839. by

WILLIAM JAY,

in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.

G. F. Hopkins, Printer, 2, Ann-street.

CONTENTS.

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INTRODUCTION. - Constitutional provisions in
behalf of slavery-Influence of slavery, co-
extensive with the Union,

FEDERAL RATIO OF REPRESENTATION

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eration Caused unfair distribution of the

Surplus Revenue Source of political in-

fluence,

INTIMIDATION Used as a source of influ-
ence Examples,

OBSEQUIOUSNESS OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDI-
DATES Examples,

EFFORTS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO

OPPRESS AND DEGRADE THE FREE PEOPLE

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OF COLOUR Naturalization law Militia
law-Post-Office law -- Deprived of the
rights of suffrage, and rendered ineligible
to office in the city of Washington by act
of Congress Oppressive ordinances of
the Corporation of Washington,

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SLAVERY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE FED-

ERAL GOVERNMENT - Power of Congress

over the national territories -- Slavery au-

thorized by act of Congress - Barbarity

of the slave code of the District of Colum-

bia,.

INTERFERENCE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

FOR THE RECOVERY OF FUGITIVE SLAVES

Constitutional provision - Act of Congress

respecting fugitives; unconstitutional and

oppressive Law in the District of Co-

lumbia - Despotic power of the Marshal

- His interest to sell free men - Particu-

lars of the sale of persons not known to be

slaves Practice in Maryland and the Dis-

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trict of Columbia contrasted,

NEGOTIATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN AND

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MEXICO FOR THE SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE

SLAVES Extracts from official documents, 47

INVASION OF FLORIDA, AND DESTRUCTION OF

FUGITIVE SLAVES Official despatches,

COMPENSATION FOR FUGITIVE SLAVES OBTAINED

FROM GREAT BRITAIN Instructions to mi-

nisters appointed to treat of peace - Trea-

ty of Ghent-Proceedings in the Chesa-

peake Proceedings at Bermuda - Nego-

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tiations in London - Award of the Empe-

ror of Russia Payment by Great Britain, 53

ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN COMPENSATION FOR SHIP-
WRECKED SLAVES →→ Cargoes of three Ame-
rican slavers rescued in the West Indies

-Demands upon the British Government

- Mr. Stevenson's letter-Extraordinary

resolution of the Senate,

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THE AMERICAN SLAVE TRADE

Land coffles

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- Its cause

Many of the victims white

men and women. The trade of Maryland

-In Virginia-In the District of Colum-

bia-The trade licensed by the City of

Washington-Constitutional power of Con-

gress to abolish the trade- Act of Con-

gress regulating the trade,

DUPLICITY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN

REGARD TO THE SUPPRESSION OF THE AFRI-

CAN TRADE-The trade permitted by the

constitution for twenty years, on the de-

mand of the South-Testimony of Mr.

Madison - Opposite interests of the breed-

ing and the planting States - Illegal con-

tinuance of the trade - Testimony of mem-

bers of Congress - Testimony of Judge

Story Official testimony-Collusive bonds

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taken from traders -Sale of imported Af-

ricans - Impunity of traders -- Agitation

in Congress about the trade, connected

with Colonization-New law respecting

the trade --Use made of it to promote Co-

lonization Act making the trade pira-

cy-Demand made by Great Britain for

the fulfilment of the pledge in the Trea-

ty of Ghent respecting the abolition of the

trade - How evaded-Condition exact-

ed Treaty proposed Assent of Great

Britain to the proposed condition and trea-

ty Bad faith of the Senate towards

Great Britain and Mexico - Final decision

of the Government against any combined

effort to abolish the trade Avowals in

INTERFERENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT TO PRE-

VENT THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN CUBA

-Instructions to ministers to the Panama

Congress Negotiation with Russia - Ne-

gotiation with Spain - Speeches in Con-

gress,

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HOSTILITY OF THE GOVERNMENT TO HAYTI

Summary history of Hayti - Act of Con-

gress prohibiting intercourse with Hayti-

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