Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-04-29


"Whole sheets, nay, volume might be filled with
illustrations of the Bishops legal prerogatves. But it
unnecessary to cumber the page with proofs Of what
he will not deny. He will not be rash enough to cha
enge the writer for proofs of the alleged atrocities of
the slave laws. To prevent, however, a capous OBJ
lection, it may be well to state, that strictly, North
Carolina STAKEHOLDER has not legal right to offer
reward for the murder of his slave, unless he previ
ousy outlawed, which he may be by two justices, If
he runs away, conceals HIMSELF and to maintain life
kills hog, or any animal of the cattle knd.-Hdj-
goods Manual, p. sol
In point of fact it is believed these rewards are ren-
orally offered without an outlawry nor there the
least to believe that the omission of this form
atty, in killing slave, would, in North Carolina, at
tract any legal anmadverson. We give few ad-
vertsemens, from great mass selected from South
ern papers, for the purpose of showing the putrefed
state of public opinion in the slave States. These
advertisements revelations of unconscious viliany
and their voluntary publication in the journals of the
day indicates that the atrocities they disclose are re-
garded by the community in accordance with COM
mon usage and conventional propriety
J. P. Ashford, in the Natchez Courier Of 2lst Aug.
1888" Runaway negro girl, called Mary has
small scar over her eye good many teeth missing.
The letter is branded on aer cheek and forehead"
M. Kicks, in the Raleigh STANDARD, IN. CO. 18th
July, 1885" Run away, negro and two
children. A few days before she went off, burnt
to make the letter NJ"
A. Ross, in Charleston IS. C.) Courier of 1886
Run away, negro girl, sixteen or seventeen years
ofage Lately branded on the left cheek thus, R, and
piece taken out of her ear on the same side. The
same letter on the inside Of her legs"
T. Engry, in the New Orleans Bee of 9th October,
1887" Run away, negress Caroline had collar
, with one prong turned dOtOn"
J. Henderson, in the Grand Gulf Miss.) Advertiser
of20th August, 1885," Run away, a black woman,
Betsey had an iron bar on her right leg"
]. Macoln, in the New Orleans Bee, 11th August,
1885," Run away, the negress Fanny had on an
!, iron band about her neck"
T. j. De Tampert, in the Mobile Chronicle, June
: Is, 1885," Run away negro boy about twelve
years old had round his neck chain dog collar, with
De Tampert engraven on it"
Peter Campbell, in the Carleston Courier, February
26, 1886, after describing two ruaaways, adds, Two
. hundred dollars will be given for Billy, and one hun.
dred dollars for Pompey, lodged in Jail or fifty dol
lars for BTILY's HEAD"
w. D. Cobb, in the Newbern IN. C.) Spectator, 20
4 December, 1885," viii give the reward OF one
hundred dollars for the above negroes, to be delivered
to me, or confined in the Jail Of Lenor or Jones cour
lty, or for killing them so that can see them"
Durant II. Rhodes in the Wilmington IN. 81 Ad-
veriser 18th July, 1638-"Ran away, my ne FRO man.
Richard reward of twenty five dollars will be giy-
en- for his apprehension dead or alive. Satisfactory
proof will only be required of his being KILLED"
It is hardly necessary to say, that our remarks
relative to the clergy are intended generally. We
know there many and striking exceptions at the
north. We hope there arc some at the SOUTH but we
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