Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-07-29
EMANCIPATION IN GEORGIA.

We find the following interesting statement
in the National Inteligeneer of Friday morn.
ing We think we have perceived, of late,
growing spirit Of Emancipation in the South,
sometimes exhibited in the last will and test.
ament of the dying and sometimes by the
deed Of the living Such testimonies to the
cause of humanity and justice cannot fail to
teach beautiful moral lesson to the people,
North and South, and we hail them as the har
bingers of better era The statement of the
Inteliieencer furnishes an illustration Of the in
Justice and cruelty Of Illinois and Indiana, at
the same time that it rebounds SO much to
the honor of citizens of Georgia. G.
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE OR LAW.
Where shall they go? This is question
for the friends of colonization to answer.
We have received the following facts from
the Secretary Of the American Colonization
Society. They were communicated to him by
one Of the executors, gentleman well known
to us, of the very highest respectability.
About year ago. gentleman residing in
Georgia departed this lite, leaving a very large
estate, consisting mainly of lands and negroes
He left will in due form, Of which he appoint
ed five persons executors. Upon an examina-
ton of bis will they were ct once fully satisfied
that the great and leading object of the deceas
ed WAS to secure to his negroes--about $50 in
number--emancipatio from bondage, and to
place them in comfortable circumstances as
free people. To effect this, his will provides
that his executors should, at as early day a,
practicable, dispose of sufficient property there
In pointed out, and raise sufficient funds fJr the
purpose Of removing the whole of his negroes
to one Of the States of Indiana or Illinois, and
there purchase and procure, for the comfortable
settlement of his said negroes, q sufficient guam
tity Of good arabic land, with sufficient timber
thereon, and to have them furnished with every
necessary outfit to me Ike them comfortable
agricultural people; including wagons and
teams and all necessary implements of husband
ry, together with all necessary and convenient
articles for housekeeping and also good sup
ply Of provisions for one year.
The testator eftncither wife nor child, broth
or nor sister. He had some nephews and neices,
to whom, after providing in the most liberal
manner for his negroes, as set forth above he left
the residue Of his estate. They will inherit
very handsome property. But he stipulated,
that if any of these heirs should make any at
tempt to defeat or thwart his wishes in regard
to his negroes, then and in that case such offsnd-
or should be absolutely disinherited from all in
terest and participation in his estate whatever,
and that their share or shares should be appli-
cd to the use and benefit Of the poor Of the
county in which he lived.
One Of the executors, Immediately after he
ascertained the responsibilities which would
devolve upon tho executors, opened q corre-
spondence with the Governors Of Indiana and
Illinois, and he soon learned that the negroes
could not be admitted and established in either
Of those States upon the terms provided for by
the testator. The will, therefore, cannot be
literally carried out
What shall be donea The same number Of
negroes are seldom seen together, who are more
likely, healthy, and promising part of
them are very intelligent, and are very anxious
to 90 10 Liberia.
The executor alluded to above desires to have
the case brought before the proper tribunals of
the country, and a decree obtained authorizing
and requiring the executors to deliver the me-
groes to the Colonization Society," for transport
alton to Liberia and also to settle upon them
the money to which they are'entitled under the
will. He says: ~ have an earnest and abiding
soicitudo to send them to Liberia. Every feel
ing Of my heart revolts at the idea Of these peo-
plo remaining here, in state Of bondage, con-
trary to the most ardent desire OF their late
MASTER And again: Should labor under
any misapprehension in regard to this subject
being legitimate one for tho cooperation Of
your society, my apology must bs found in the
fact Of my zeal to vindicate the rights and pro-
mote the welfare Of those who are incompetent
to protect themselves and whose good conduct
while in state Of bondage induced their late
master to provide for thor freedom by his last
will and testament, and make liberal provision
to carry the same into effect"
The laws of the two free States designated
bv the testator render il impossible for those
slaves to 20 thither; the will provides no al
Tentative for such contingency. What can
be- done?
~ The value Of the Shawnee Furnace
property, at Columbis, Pennsylvania destroy