The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1839-12-07

that even slight observers may be won by the
charm of its external symbols Mrs. Sjgoarney.
slavery--Positive Law.
SLAVES mag be Killed By Moderate Correction.
In North Carolina. I" If any person shall here
after be guilty of wilfully and maciously killing
slave such offender shall, upon the first convic-
ton thereof, be adjudged guilty Of murder, and
shall suffer the same punishment as fhe had Kill
led a free man Provided always, that this act
shall not extend to the person killing slave out
lawed by virtue of any act Of Assembly Of this
state to any slave in the get of resistance to his
lawful owner or MASTER or to any slave dying un-
der moderate correction. "-Haywood'S Manual. p.
531.
Laws Of Tennessee, of October 22d, 1899, with
like proviso.- Sroud's Sketch Of Stare La1cS, p.
81.
In Georgia, "Any person who shall malicious
y dismember OR deprive slave Of life, shall suf
fer such punishment as would be inflicted in case
the like offence had been committed on a free
white person and on like proof; except in case of
instruction of such slave and unless such death
should happen by accident, in giving such slave
moderate correction Primes Digest, p. 55S.
SLAVES CAN HAVE NO SOCIETY.
1" If slave shell be cut of the house, &C., or
off the plantation, &C., without some white per-
son in company &c, and shall refuse to submit to
the examination Of any white person &c. such
white person may apprehend and moderately cor
rect him. and ifhe shall assault and strike such
white person, he may lawfully be killed. '-BreO.
Dig. 23l. Princes Dig, 446.
In Virginia, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky,
and Maryland. IF slave shall presume to
come upon the plantation of any person, without
leave in writing from his master, employer, &C.,
ho; 10 nj nj
the plantation may inhict ten ashes for every such
offence. - Virginia Req Code 1928 Miss. r.
Code, 81. 2 Lit. and Svi, Liz. 1850. 9
Missouri Laacs 74l. Ed. La'cs, Act Of 1888.
c1apt Is s l and5.
In South Carolina and Georgia. at shall be
lawful for any person who shall see more than
seven men without some white person with them,
travelling or assembled together, in any high road
to apprehend such slaves, and to infict whip
ping on each of them, not exceeding twenty lash
cs a piece. "-BrecardS Dig 2i3 Princes Dig,
454.
In North Carolina and Tennessee. "For tray
cling in the night without pass, forty laehes; or
being found in another persons negro quarters or
kitchen, forty lashes; and erery negro IN aciose
company such vagrunt shall le found, iacurs olso
tacentu iashes - StroudS Sketch of Slave L0'oS
p l03
WEST INDIA EMANCIPATION. The safety of
emancipation in the case of the West Indies is
now on all hands admitted The Commercial
Advertiser Of Wednesday, published letter from
Barbados, from which the following is an ex-
tract -
"Our conversation was occupied entirely with
the past and present situation of the island, TO-
gether with the results of emancipation. Three
gentlemen n the room were residents on the IS
land and reflected much, and were possessed OIL
ample means Of information. They all unheSl-
tatingly declared, in answer to my Inquiries that
the planters, body, preferred tie present state
Of things 10 the old system Of Slacery that on
this subac there existed wonderful unaninity !
as to personal feeling and pecuniary interest,
than when slavery existed that if all things
could be put back as they were, few or no votes
could be obtained for such a measure. They also
stated one fact which, of itself settles the ques-
ton as to the pecuniary benefit of emancipation.
The price Of real estate hes rapidly and greuthI
increased since tile emancipation of The aapes !
This fact, alone independently of all reasoning, |
and Of all minor objections which may be drawn
from the misconduct of portion of the negroes |
establishes with absolute certainty the good re.
suits of that great measure This rise Of real es-
tate was not the consequence ofany speculation in
OulluinS lois ana WIZ laNuS , plduldliOTS unQef|
cultivation, and whose value consisted exclusive.
ly in their cultivation and crops, the sole OBJ
jects of this increased price. There must be in
dustry good crops, and security for life and prop
erty, wheie land devoted to agricultural purposes
is rising in value. No law Of nature is more
certain.
These gentlemen frankly stated, that on some
plantations Inconvenience had ensued from the
rickleness and idlencss of the negroes, from
their desire for excessive wages, from their fire.
luent changes Of residence But such inconven-
ences are not peculiar TO this island, or to the
present state of society. All communities expe-
renee such evils TO some extent from the habits
IF the laboring classes. Indeed, there are few
countries which have not occasionally suffered far
greater losses, and even damages from 'similart
'auses