The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-11-24
THE NATIONAL ERA, WASHINGTON D. c. NOVEMBER a. 1853

tho custody Of the officer serving the warrant at the
expense of the MASTER who shall keep him until the
sitting of the court and then produce him before H.
Upon the petition to the court If the court be satls
fed as 20 the material facts, they shall assign the
complainant counsel who shall state the facts with
his opinion thereon, to the court and unless. from
the crcumstan ,es stated and the opinion thereon
given, the court shall manifest reason to deny
thor norfei they shall order the clerk TO issue
process against the owner, and the complainant shal
remain in the custody of the sheriff until the owner
shall give bond and security to have him forthcoming
to answer the judgment of the court And by the
general law, in case Of paupers suits the complain
ants shall have wrts Of subpoena gratis and by the
practice Of the courts he is permitted to attend the
taking the dispositions of witnesses and go and come
freely to and from court for the prosecution OF ms
suit
al Jus. Inst. Lib. |. tit. 5.
az Harriss Inst, Lib. g. tit. s.
(73J Inst, Lib |, tit s. So
(74) The number of slaves in the L nied States, Mt
the time of the late census was about 9OOO 900.
(7j) See Jchersons Notes on Virginia, p. 2gS.
(76) Letter from James Sullivan, Esq, to Doctor
Belknap.
77J DR.. Bclknap
49, What is here advanced is not to be under
stood as wing opinion that the labor of slaves
more productive than that of freemen The author
of the treatise on the Wealth of Nations informs US,
That it appears from the experience Of all ages and
nations that the work done by freemen comes cheap
or in the end than that done by slaves that it is
found to do So even ia Boston, New York, and Phil
adelphia where the wages of common labor are very
high Vol |. p. 1913, Lond. edit, oct Admitting
this conclusion, il would not remove the objection
that emancpated slaves would not willingly labor.
i79) Dr. Franklin il is said, drew the bill for the
gradual abolition of Slavery in Pennsylvania.
(S0) 1t is probable that similar laws have been
passed in some other States but have not been able
to procure n note OF them.
tSID See Jefersons Notes on Virginia Isl.
(S2) Or, perhaps by Incorporating with them, be-
come a formidable accession Of strength 70 those hos
tile savageS
(S3) See JofIerson's Notes on Virginia, PIP. 252 to
265. -
" In tho present case il is not only the slave who
beneath his master-it is the negro who is beneath
the white man, No act of enfranchisement eiace
this unfortunate distinction "-Chattceux' Travels
in America.
(S4) The celebrated David Hume in his essay on
National Character, advances the same opinion DIR.
Beatte, in his essay on Truth. cOntrovers it with
many powerful arguments. Early prejudices, had we
more satisfactory information than possibly
possess on tho subject ut present would render
inhabitant of country whore negro Slavery prevails
an improper umpire between them
(S5) 1t was once proposed among the Romans to
discriminate slaves by a pecuiidr habit,' but it
Justly apprehended that there might be some danger
in acluaintng them with their own numbers.-Gib-
J0n's History of the Roman Empire, Vol |, page So
What policy forbade the martial Romans to do,
lure and the Federal census have already done in
Virginia, and the other Southern States.
TO BE CONTINUED.