New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-15
SOUTH CAROLINA.
slave Laws-Letter from Judge o.

IT, The ES,t- II TAsN. T1bane
SIR: / lave looked through Mrs. Stoves Key Ia
Uncle 1om, and find so many mistakes as 10 the Ne
,ro Laws of South Carolina that think TO put the mat
ter right should place in your hands digest OF the
same, prepared by NE in ls4S. You will accordingly
herewith receive it. You will see in my opinions free
Is expressed Of its (the lass mpetections and wrong
action and my suggestions OF remedies
am sorry TO say that the excitement growing out of
the abolition at the North has hitherto pre-
vented tie Legislature from acting. My belief is, # the
ytopiect the South let alone every desirable reform
will soon bee brought 10 pass.
Some OF the mistakes of Mrs Stove ought IL be par
tcuaTly noticed.
In the ate VS. Manner referred to in the Key p p,
! laid down the position that al common law when, as
by the act of I740 slave is declared 10 be ehattel
II ere ,oud be such hing assault snd battery
him That ihis is undeIiabe law can hardly be questioned
But in tha; ssms case II ass rueo ana held aSeed Il
was H. ouly point in the that nssnuch A. the
Of slave I'D been by the act CT -, made felony
IN sssAu battery with intent to kill Snd mu:Gsr
,lave, was an indc,sble ofFerse, as a misdene4nor
The act Cf ISL Intended 10 remedy tbs defect in D.
iisprudenCe diCiment for assault and ba ery
slave ~Cad aot lie provided that the unlasul whip
ping t a slave should be a m-d.Uieaaor punishable
ctLNoton. ~ dne and Imprisonment. See th- - g-st.
70 This ss hs been rgdN euor I'd oy our Courts ~
lulhh eu -actq u-ie punishment. has followed. Way
H. Il c o. the State vs. Manner, ana the II oi i-si,
should ta>t been wiLhcd il q book prepared. rs ~
ere told, "w t. No pleasure, aud with mnca pam, IS won
Gtiful
IL South Caronl .he very reverse Of the princp mai,
tsr ed in tue State Man.T pS, Caro- inS Rev p .,
key - has been cecctd. In ueton y, CASTOR B.l
s5 Dig A. il held that hrer shO rcGly BEATS
SLAVE is lab fr the - The oxosr ADD v-rdc'
forRtsv, osmsges was sustained Way was no; this 90
t,t1 Was the soc object - fnd every thing objection
ale nIc fNt!uce everything favorable
Ia th- X. = seg fhS. TIE set Of l>2 iminshes
tie pC,uIiry penSty ior Auas sars, on sldd-n h>t
psssion This strange mistake. The act OF 'fJ
IL, TIE pt usty .. $50 c&-Ient moasy CCTE-ncy is 3
fer stsrng; hO pcutly would BE-, therefore i0 Ser.
liza. h, '1tei 6td 80 dollars q : IL c-rre1cv.
SnoluS ~ So, = The ge uuisry penAy under .h5 80
81 ls2i soc than iace mu =, thu pers,y %
1870 Under the sct q s>l imprisonment no exceeding
x uoi ihs ,up-rsoced
TIE KY afrls tia, Rifal deliberate mudrr e slave
csnrut orcsr the Of til sct 4; psg- "a u
Digest. Which SEND 20 ycs Il siG be thls - .
tal TO institute tie Uurdsr OF slave. other
Crt6ers necessary than such enter iro tl. of
slre - murder 4, con law. Tls SAFE y. Cl-s;
vU,c. - Hl AZ Under the act Of 1921 eysrK ,0l.e
finus Of q. muro.r e slaves have been tSr De-
winter Il sSter WAS hanged al De ne.v l.. Ms-bo-
,rgl h stu,i : G, for n, rgaracT d. ms 0-o ifr-f
lie case OF + "a kowsri tried before ne 70
Clark son - STATED IN the hey, % TIE rep ~ there
gwen taken fr, N The On O., Ike 81 34osr p
isAciN o. tt ~, Il, sse TIE facts are sisted be-v
coTr,ty, but he EdS Goes not undertake & give
ssY PSF Ct ~ ch.r.e'
TIE Aitor,sy GrI,r.l gave in evidence Ms R1TanTs
s;ssutit 6ftfe manner which tn death If ihs slave
ouud According tkcf. Ie hsd no agency whseyer N
p'Ccuci H. sd bencs therefore she could not be gl.
ard this was bcgrd say did say - itv jury one
Ichty "t TIE tC c. .e-l. i,kil- OlI-f-lt Wis. /
%, rslt t 90 lie ~ DUTY 10 maintain la tt .r'r . 4l
gu a. Which SIS master haff tt- policy q1I gs
90 %, $50 So t.c a che ceur-s 81 PIE srss'r ~ t1- -
vision q 81 SEQ qf l-f1 wh iecsrs hf' tr- rr .,.-
,r OH rers hevmg 'he ehire of 'lsve vr7s- SEA