The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1852-11-06

CATION Of freeing her al the end of five
years, and that he was taking steps to
discharge said obligation, by sending
the girl to flee State, and that the
girl was by the laws Of Texas free, hav-
ing been born in the Province of Texas,
then part of the government of Mexico,
in the year 1927, and after the forma-
lion Of the constitution Of Coahuila and
Texas, after which no slaves were born
in said States.
The proof showed that Harriet was
born on the Brazos in July or August,
1927. 1t was also shown, that the con-
stitution Of Coahuila and Texas was
published in Bexar in the early part Of
April, 1927, and on the Brazos in the
same month. Oliver Jones, one of the
early settlers Of Auslin's Colony, was
examined on the stand, aud stated that
slavery was not recognizedin this coun-
try by the laws Of Mexico even prior to
the publication of the constitution oil
Coahuila and Texas, His testimony
was fully coroborated by he old inhab-
'pDi DoS p ras sai' 6ne Rsof o thosedeared slaves
by the 9th section of the General Pro.
visions Of the Constitution Of the Repub'
lie of Texas, in 1886. Harriet having
been born in the country, was not EN-
braced in this provision Of the Consti
tuition.
The Judge charged the jury that ac'
eording to the laws of Mexico, SLAYER.
did not exist in this country priorto thu
Constitution of 1916; that even if th'
laws of Mexico were abrogated by tn
revolution, the declaring Of those slave
; who emigrated to the country prior t
> the adoption of the Constitution, woul
. not make slaves of the issue born previ
Gus to that time. ....
+, 1t was admitted in argument, that
the laws of Mexico, mol positively re
; pealed by the laws of the new govern
, ment proprio Vigore, continued j
: force-no slave was born in Texas pri
: or to the repeal of those laws in lS4(
n But il was contended, that all laws {
u f,1eAirr- we're aDfoghteti i.e-rh ----i.--s :,
e of goyernmpp', ,h,uthat the conditio
!. of iIol offspring, whether born bcfor
g or after the revolution, was the sam
. as the mothers, and that the mother
!, who emigrated to the county, havin
been declared slaves by high act .
sovereign power, made slaves of tn
E offspring, especially those under age
, unless there remained in force som
: particular law that took the offsprin,
out of the general rule.
a 1t was also admitted, that the decis
, ion of the Supreme Court seemed to re-
: cognize the principle that the laws o
! the former government remained in full
force until positively repealed by those
OF the new government, unless incon
. sistent with the constitution, the nature
: OF our institutions and the laws newl,
! adopted.
a The Jury, after'a retirement of fv,
t minutes, rendered a verdict declaring
Harriet born free and now free wo
man. 1t is believed this decision, i
sustained by the Supreme Court, will
have the effect to set at liberty somt
! thousands of persons who heretofore
have been considered slaves. But in
the expressive language of Judge De.
vine, if such be the law, the duties Of
courts and juries is plain, An appeal
WILDE prepared for the Supreme Court
A letter from Commissioner Bartlett
tn the Socrniary ,,f iha T,,lo.;o, H.