He proposed the Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, which was to send back runaway slaves from which who escaped from the southern states to the north. As this was a add onto the older laws this law punished officials who did not capture runaway slaves and bring them back to the southern states. In 1855 was found unconstitutional and was Nullified
<span>What the cartoons artist was trying to convey about american society b</span><span>y portraying uncle Sam and the statue of liberty talking is that government action is not always in line with liberty, and that sometimes it much be challenged. This is in line with the definition if a subversive given in the question above.</span>