The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-09-19
FI6m the Philadelphia Liberty Herald.
Twenty Slaves EmancIpatcd.

twenty slaves EmanCipatcd
Another of those cases which now So
frequently occur and which so bluntly
contr adict the assertion, that Abolilionists
have made the condition Of the slave
worse than it was before their agitation
commenced, has, just passed under our
notice. Joseph Physic, living near New
bern, North Carolina, lately died, giving
freedom to his twenty slaves, on condition
that, as the laws of that State forbid G.
Emancipation without expatriation, they
should remove to free state.
Although always kindly treated by him,
they preferred freedom to future slavery,
and his Executor accordingly brought
them to Philadelphia in sloop now lying
near Smiths Island. We visited them
this morning, and have rarely seen u
finer company ofcolored persons They
seemed very intelligent and happy,
and were clearly and we'll dressed. The
men, women, and children seem to bear
an equal proportion to each other. The
women were engaged in nursing and in
cooking the common corn cake of the
South-made of Indian meal mixed with
water and baked on hot iron. This
seemed to be their only breakfast, and it
would have delighted the eyes of Ora
hamlte to have seen the fat chubby faces
Of the children. The superior longevity
ofthe corn-ted population of the South,
over their pale faced brethren, is noto-
rious fact; and where the corn is taken
voluntarily as it seemed to be this NOR
ming, no one can complain
We had considerable conversation
with the Executor, who is a. genuine
specimen of the Sou,hron; conversing
W tn all the deIiberation of one unaccus-
toned to active toll, and enervaled by
slavery and a southern climate A Yam
lie would have said in five minutes all
that he uttered in half an hour. lie
thinks that great change is going on
in the South in the treatment the slaves.
No master now In North Carolina will
Sell slave, unless driven TO it by eAreme
necessity, and the whip is banished
from the plantation, or else only held in
terrorem over the slave. To this, of
course there are some bad exceptions;
he was only giving us the general custom
of his neighborhood. He thinks that
twenty years will sweep slavery out of
the country, from Delaware to Louisiana,
and that tho opinion in favour Of emanci-
patton is increasing among the young
men of the So til. He told US that it
was no mercy to slaves to send them to
Liberia, and mentioned fact which
came under his own notice. Not long
since, STAKEHOLDER in the South died, be
queathing his twelve slaves and 81, 0JOto
any one. tina; would carry them where they
could be free. Some Friends in South
Carolina took the matter in hand, and
with the $1,000 paid their passage to Ii
IBERIA In three months from their ari.
val there, and during their accimation,
eleven out of the twelve died. Their
friends paid their passage to the grave!
Our friends, we doubt not will be glad
TO hear that arrangements have been
made Tor those emancipated slaves to ro-
main in this city, temporarily. Those
who would like to employ any of them,
or who will furnish them with food or
will please call at the Anti Sla-
very oltice-3l, North 9th street.
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