As our laws make it piracy to kidnap slaves in Africa, or to ship them thence, so it shall be a felony, punishable with death, for any southern master to kidnap a colored man, in a free state, or transport him from it, on the ground of alleged ownership.
This quote advocates for severe penalties against the kidnapping of free individuals, equating it to piracy.
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