not serve as any illustration of the power of the assembly of a province neither could it have been declared void by the queen because it that in the to which the writer for the simple reason that no such exists the the without the of the to make not or contrary to the law of england but no such is imposed upon the waking of laws like this of passed with tlie consent of the nor was the act of the queen at all relied upon aa being a because the act was by the the same year it was i il the true reason of the act of the queen seems to be that given by the of trade in their report to her namely � j that the making of such laws was an abuse of the powers granted by the and inferred a of the same in a colony where not only the most wealthy and respectable inhabitants but at least two of the whole wore improper means were to to elect and in an a in with all this management the had a majority of one only this act � with another equally was passed such being the facts the queen was advised and promised to a no to obtain a judgment that the was and in the meantime declared the act void but if she had pronounced it good no power existed capable of declaring it void by invariable usage all imported into tlie four southern colonies were deemed to be slaves for life and as such were bought and sold by similar long continued usage the rule of the negro slave code that the child follows the of the mother was adopted we propose to show that these customs have been established and in all these colonies by clearly laws want of room will compel us to pass over all but the more prominent of them of slavery in virginia aa late as the number of was so that to one there were fifty an act for the dutch and all other strangers for to this place was passed in this act that if the said dutch or other shall import any they the said dutch or others shall for the really by the sale of the said negro pay only the of two shillings per the like being paid by our nation in lt ij this act was passed negro women s children to serve according to the condition of the mother whereas some doubts hare whether children got by any upon a negro woman should he slave or be it therefore and declared by this present grand assembly that all children borne in this shall be bond or free only according to the condition of the mother in g an act ia passed providing how belonging to of shall be disposed of the government of negro slaves is provided for by acts passed in and l in a duty is laid on the of negro slaves and in negro and indian slaves are declared to be real estate s by the act i c � it is that no or indian shall h get free whatsoever except for some services to be and by the governor and council for the time being and a license thereupon first had and obtained c stealing negro slaves is made in � an act concerning servants and slaves was passed in tliat all persons who have been or shall be imported into colony hy sea or and were not christians in their native country except and in with lu majesty and such who can prove their being free in england or other christian country before they were for hither shall be accounted and be slaves and as such be here bought and sold notwithstanding a to christianity after their that every negro or other person taken up brought before n of the peace and who cannot or will not declare the name of his or her o shall be d to the goal of the county where taken c of slavery makes it for any person to steal any negro or indian slave in an act for the better of servants and slaves was passed g � and of this act are precisely the same as sections and of the act of the section declares that all shall be bond or free according to the condition of their mothers and the particular directions of act were persons by sea or land they wore not christians in africa neither were they or in with the king none of them could prove being free in england or any other christian country before being ship for consequently were by this act tn be slaves in virginia the first of including north and south was granted in in the adopted the well known constitution of john which was not until article reads thus � every of shall have power and authority over his negro of what opinion or religion in the provincial of north passed an act concerning servants and slaves � this act that if any person or persons whatsoever shall directly or indirectly at any time after the of this act tempt or persuade any o or or r slave or to leave his her or their master or mistress s service c that if any negro or other who shall he taken up as a and brought before any justice of the peace and speak english or through obstinacy will not declare the name of his or her owner such justice shall in such case c that no negro or shall he get free upon any pretence except for services to be and allowed of by the county court and license thereupon first had and c negro slavery is also by c s and c ou five years after the of s constitution in the le of south passed an act to prevent by double and 