The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-28

qusda libre pot e mismo hecho no puede aquel
Iseobs.r nj ieaes dsrecho sgaro sesre ella "Lsy III a.
Adqaie,e par On liberad 81 escayo, por ii a,rinono
que persona be po las 6rdenes
como tambien por la prescfpcon cuando buena Il
usaIe como 6.e pot dice amos en- Ia TERRA donde
s. asSs a. ~ a. oI pas Z p'' ''p''
r. EagtiAs .rhe master makes his own whatever his
Whatsoever he shall be obliged attend 2 and ioal all
as; my az ST. nag Sa, = : n''' W. ~
The master who may be above the age :" oueen ysai
may iberae his by and he who may De
shove the age 2. twenty may liberate h,n oy
ys sss s sas s q and
sixteen may give liberty with consent q ms as
csoSer and easlsr or 70 his nurse e who
sha have brought him whom he sna nave brought
a.e al him u s from Seah Or from hono 10 him whom he
may wish make extaudica administrator Of his goods,
whom he nav propose 70 marry La,o l. ill., "a, Part
I'll two more masters have slave, either Of tem
may Hibernate him. gvinto the others the Just price which
belongs 70 each and third party may purchase
him for the purpose Of setting him fsee."Laso 2, M ~,
"The shall deserve his liberty in The four following
cases l. II he shall Inform The ravsher orcer of
virgin q 1.-The discovers the maker OF false money
II he shall discover military chief who abandons his
post; 4 II he shall inform the murderer Of his master,
OF shall asenge his dath discover az the
king the kingdom In the three FIRST the king
shall give the OF the slave 70 his Law 8 til
"Ithe publicly prostitutes his slave woman she
Is thereby freed and he cannot recover her or have any
right over her"--Laic 4, III %, Part. 4
"Finally slave will acquire his liberty by contracting
matfimony with free person, or by receiving sacred
ders, with the knowledge and consent of his maste
likewise by prescription when In good faith he shall be
caied free for In The country where his
Yoaa Elk se p n, 0 .asS twenty T. Fl
Part, a. A-
Iconclude this exposition Of Mexican law in relation
10 slavery BY producing the definition Of that word in
law dictionary, Escriche, where lind II thus: Esca-
Utud ~ estodo de n hobre que propriedad de otro
contra ei derecho natural" lii English: .Saueru. the
condition Of sOho HE property Of another against
natural rigM'' quote this definition for the purpose
Of showing that, under the laws Of Spain in force in
right-thereore, not derived from nature, or divine
law, bnt founded in municipal law, and only existing
by positive enactmenand by consequence, that
gument in favor of slavery in New Mexico California
institution Of Divine origin or Of any origin in any
place. independent Of positive law, can derive any conn-
ienance from Spanish law Further than this do not
60 at present limit myself to the three points, which,
believe. have established first that slavery abol
ished in California and New Mexico before acquired
those countries; secondly that if not abolished,
under such law; thirdly, that no slavery can hereafter
exist in either OF those countries except BY virtue Of pos
tive law, yet be passed The practical application
which make OF this exposition OF law is that the pro-
viso Of which have heard SO much is Of no force
unnecessary in any point Of view-and Of no
effect il passed, than piece of blank paper pasted
on the statute book.
Mr. RUSK then addressed the Senate in vndicaton OF
!. the title of Texas TO the Rio Grande.
1.-THE remarks of the honorable senator are withheld
for revsion.]
Without having concluded his remarks, Mr.. r gave
snS . motion i0r ad0aIhmsn'' which was agreed to
The Senate accordingly adjourned