New-York daily tribune., 1849-09-08
Abolition Of slavery In the Portuguese Col-
Onfes.

We are r-stifed % learn that there is row
fr prospect Ii a. iaR vii soon b. passed Portugal
f1r the A5elt1n II slavery Do al tre COLONIES of thst
rluntry 5il Tor that purpose was read IN the Chan
ler ~ Peers Lisbon me th of Nay sst and The
Conn itrae On Colonial A-s-s. - whom - -heu
referred made their report or tho ---h 1f June, rF
--.-i-g ~ 5tT er1 -s-6-us1fiag - ABORTION b. ,ks
Ctc~te 1h- 5il provides,
T. That the children % sa7es born after the date oi
th4 az shall be free from ire moment of their hrth-
fi Thai al slaves who enter any territory ship of
po~tus s'..r re fste 0f the lsw tom Klstevrr mo-
tive shsu te considered free from me moment t-s-
they enter such territory or ship.
Ihis clause y ihus qualified 10 tr0sc countries
where slavery - sanctioned ty iaw. u slaves 70 on
bosrr = Portuguese snip. while 20 any port ~ such
country that they NJ course aenahe @ the avs
~ that country while t1e ship - n port rut = they
- carried ont of the port they shall 30 tree frou the
moment the vessel i clear Of the port The persors
who decoy tnem or take them away. however are %
b. Red responsible for their value Saves accom-
panvinz the embassies which African p0ientsies send o.
The Governors 0f Portuguese colonies may oe held "a
slaves while the eu5s.sy il n the country, bar vii Boz
90 free they remain sitsr tHe embassy has 'efi TIE
Portuguese territory
Iii Inc transportation Of savesfrom one Portuguese
port another from 4urtlgl q0rt o iore-n
country. strictly prohibited.
IT, Al slaves now belonging 60 The state are d.
carei 20 be Immediately free, On the publication n
tho Isuv and aN ghn NAV hereafter become 10 prog
erfy are 10 he moment they become 90 declared free
y Every person thr0u-hou; tie Portuguese empire
is o. Boz considered freeman unless be- can ae legally
proved % be a slave.
ID in each Portuguese ultra marine colony. there
sha he kept books for the registry ot the slaves and
10 ls se the duty OF every STAKEHOLDER % see hai The
names Of his slaves entered. with the descriptions
uecessary tor their ifenfifcation No person who -
rot aristered be held slave
VII II Shareholder shall % he registered az
slave the name Of person legally entitled o. liberty
he shall forfeit al bis slaves, who sre 20 be immediate
y declared free ard he himself IS % suffer the penalty
usually imposed on the sidnspper.
Shareholders sre also required 90 report every hall
yesr any alterations VIII may have occurred n reia
ion % their registered slaves and they omit o. mskc
this report for three successive half years their slaves
ara Al 10 be forfeited and de- AIRED free
VII The slave, or any Of his friends. may demand
his eancp patton - any time by paying hs master the
price fixed uy sr1trators, chosen one half tV the ma
iar and one half by the civil authorities
IN Curators of slaves shall be- appointed n each ot
the uItramarine Colonies whose duty 10 shall oe 20
supernieni the execution of the law, and 90 d0 al boz
their power % protect the slave ant promote emAnc
patton.
From tlis outline oi the provisions 0i the propossd
law 10 viii be- that the friends ot emancipation IN
Portugal disposed % do their work thoroughly
10 the bib passes. Slavery viii cease A. no distant say
loo every part Of the Poriuguese empire. The number
of slaves in that empire since The separation Of Brazil
Ia computed Al from 5000 20 60O0O nearly 5000 oi
whom the settlements along The eastern coast Of
Africa about 900 To- the Cape De Verde Islands and
The remainder chiefly In the settlements and on ihe
Islands along the western coast Of Africa \ J. obs.