CHAPTER II.

_LEGISLATION FROM 1789 TO 1850._

Sec. 16. Effect of the fugitive slave clause in the Constitution 16

Sec. 17. The first Fugitive Slave Act (1793) 16

Sec. 18. Discussion of the first act 18

Sec. 19. Propositions of 1797 and 1802 19

Sec. 20. Propositions from 1817 to 1822 21

Sec. 21. Period of the Missouri Compromise (1819-1822) 23

Sec. 22. Status of the question from 1823 to 1847 24

Sec. 23. Canada and Mexico places of refuge 25

Sec. 24. Status of fugitives on the high seas 26

Sec. 25. Kidnapping from 1793 to 1850: Prigg case 27

Sec. 26. Necessity of more stringent fugitive slave provisions 28

Sec. 27. Action of Congress from 1847 to 1850 28

Sec. 28. Slavery in the District of Columbia 29

Sec. 29. The second Fugitive Slave Act (1850) 29

Sec. 30. Provisions of the second Fugitive Slave Act 30

Sec. 31. Arguments for the bill 31

Sec. 32. Arguments against the bill 32