The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-22

The high ratio in the earlier years, is &C
counted for by the act for the abolition Of
slavery in the State, which was adopted in 1880
By its provisions, all born after that period were
to be free and by the year 1920 the females born
before the former period had ceased to have chill
dren. Pennsylvania also received, no doubt, a
considerable accession Of colored people from the
colder New England States
We have now shown from the census tables,
that the calculations Of Randolph are utterly fall
lacious that his naked assumption that the slaves
of the free States were removed, or sold at the
South, cannot be true as is shown by the existing
state of facts. We will next demonstrate from
the statute books Of New York New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania, which States contained all the
slaves north of Mason and Dixon's line in 1910,
that the slaves could not have been exported with
out mourning heavy fines and penalties
New York
Slavery was abolished in the State of New
York, In the year 1917. The act declares that
all slaves born after the 4th of July, 1899, shall
be free at the age of % years and that their mas
tiers are required to teach them to read They
are not to be carried beyond the limits of the
State under any pretext, on pain Of forfeiture of
the slave, and mourning the penalties of INSIDE
meanor See laws Of lsl7-lsls; and Revised
Statues, vol. 1, page s26--Congress Library.
NEw JERSEY.
The act of emancipation passed in 1920. All
slaves born after the year 1905, to be free at
twenty Ave years Of age. fine of one thousand
dollars and imprisonment, for transporting slaves
beyond the limits Of the State, except olsves of
fall age, who freely consent to go, before Judge
of one Of the Courts in private See statutes OF
nnsylvanis-Congress Library.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The abolition act passed in 1850; amended in
l7ss-see statutes for the year. All are declared
free at the age of twcnty-eight, who have been
born since 1850 Penalty seventy five pounds Tor
carrying slave beyond the limits of the State.
In conclusion We will remark, that although
unable to estimate the number Of fugitive slaves,
we think il evident from the above stated facts
and considerations, that the calculations OF Ran
dolph are at least ten times too large. tie quotes
from a publication by the Anti-Slavery Society,
showing that they have assisted ISL slaves in es-
Gaping during the past year. IL is understood
that this society has an organization, extending
along the whole frontier Of slavery as well as to
the ports and harbors Of the slave States on the
Atlantic and Gulf Of Mexico-at least such is
the allegation Of the Southern presses and people
This organized society for running on slaves
then, would be oogni,ant, we should imagine, Of
every escape, and being proud of their achieve
ments, would not fail to chronicle every such case
1t is therefore fair to presume, that the number
ISL is not far from the true number; at any rate,
1t is all for which the North can be held charge
able, for il slaves escape without any assistance
from Northern men, the South - complain
they must regard il ~ one Of stable i'm
projections Of their peculiar ia -. But the
number Of ISL fugitivss assisted BY the Anti
Slavery Society, il regarded - . great achieve