Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-01-24
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REMOVAL OF FREE NEGROES FROM VIRGINIA.
Mr.. Brown, Of Stafford county, has introduced E
bill INTO the House of Delegates for the removal O.
The free negroes. 1t provides for the appointment
by the county and corporation courts of the Com.
monwealth, of certain persons TO be called over.
Seers OF Tree negroes, and who are to act as such
'heir number and districts to correspond with those
OF the commissioners of the revenue in each coun.
ty and corporation. 1t is made the duty of SaiI
overseerS TO hire out the free negroes of their re.
spectlve districts &c the highest bidder at public
auction, and to pay into the State treasury the sun
accruIng from such hires. These sums are to con.
s'ltute a fund to be expended in conformity with
the future provisions of law, for the purpose q
transporting free negroes beyond the limits of the
Commonwealth. Between the free negro and the
hlrer the relation of d" master and servant'' is es.
tabliSned, subject TO all the laws that regulate the
same. Atthe expiration of five years all free ne
sroes remaining in the State are to be sold into
slavery to the highest bidder, atpublic auction, the
proceeds OF such sales to be paid into the public
treasury, provided'that said free negroes shall be
allowed the privilege of becoming the slaves of any
free white poison whom they may select, on the nav
ment by such person of a fair price. These are
the essential features of the plan submitted by MI.
Browne, for relieving the Commonwealth of its
free negro population.
SINGULAR DEFoRMITY AND SURGICAL Oprp Ar,ox.
"A young woman from Kentucky, near MaysyilIe.
came to this city some days since, for professional
relief from j very remarkable deformitv. With
winch she was born, and Scince rapidly increased
III SIZE. From one hand projected an enormous
growth apparently Heterogeneous in its character;
but larger than a Florence flask with a mart of The
NECK broken oil, on the end of which was a nail
about twice as large as that of the great toe. TLis
mass occupied The position, and seemed to sub
Sut!lle the middle and rIng fingers and thumb. from
Their natural positions. and altogether DISABLING
them; extending in the palm of the hand mn IN. ami
on the back of the hand nearly up to the wrist from
me DINER hand extended two similar tumors, reach.
ing 10 Inc wrist, OF five or six pounds weight. tn,
little finger and thumb only being nrcSsnt Im+
useless IN consequence ofthe encroachment of the
growthS. They constituted cumbrous masses rsm-
dering the limbs entirely useless, repulsire to Iook
upo"' anu u Soutce Ui suffering and unhappiness 10
The person afflicted.
upon consulting Dr.. Baxley, professor of surr-
cry III Inc N~edlcal.C College of Ohio, he advised
lnelt removal; and on aturday last at the Com
netcial hospital, we saw that gentlemen, in the
presence oil a large number of physicians md St,
dentS, operate upon one of She limbs in ,voL :.
Lhahhet as as to remove completely the deEnrmi,y
anu yst preserve the existing two fingers and The
lhunio Tor future use. The patient was made in
sensible by chioroform before beiny carried ;nio
The operating theatre, and having been returned -
me ward before the effect passed Cd, was ignorant
OF tue pertorce OF the operation, or of her being out
OF her room. "6 0"'
nSonsequence of constitutional feebleness, il
was deemed prudent by Professor RarIev moi 70
petPetuate the effect of chloroform too long: hence
me operation upon the other hand has been defer.
TED until future day, when. we have no doubt, il
VIII De equally as successfully performed. The ap-
Pilcauoho OF surgery 10 this case, is a hapJy achieve
ment of science and skill, and is well caIcnI,tsI
10 command Tor the Professor of Surgery the highes
respect and confidence of the public.-CinciRnot
H Co"mereiuE Jan. 10.