Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-08-04
LAW IN VIRGINIA.

We find the following specimen of the humanity
OF Nirginian law in the correspondence of the
Aeo Yorker SldatS Zetung, from Lexington, Val
1T is of course we'll known to you that the IN
human law by which, if slave be set free by his
master, he must leave the State within year or be
sold, the purchase money going to the State Treas
ury, is still in full force in the State of Virginia
Such case we have at present in our little city;
1t is well worth giving to your readers. A we'll.
to-do lrshman died here seven or eight months
ago. Before his death he emancipatcd his two
slaves, young unmarried man and q woman by
the name of Maria Stages, and he remembered
them III his Will with house and lot, some farm
ing tools, and a horse and wagon. All tho en-
deayors and cntreaes Of these two persons to be
allowed to remain in the State free, have been in
vain. As the ycar'2 respite will soon have passed.
they compelled to sell the property, otherwise
it would fall into the hands OF the State with its
posscssors. | understand that the young man in
tends to cmig igrate to Northern State in search of
hcw homc but the woman Maria Stages, who
is married, and whose husband and five children
live here, does not want to be separated from thcm
and WILL If she does not change her mind, be sold
by tho State in the course If four months. If she
succeeds in selling her property during the lapse
of this period, she will save AZ least that much
from the treasury Of a pitcss government Tho
question now is whether the authorities who re,
turned her petitions to live in the State free with
an unqualified refusal, will listen to her present
request that she at least DO not sold away from
Lexington. This is very doubtful probably she
will be exhibited i'll of the great slave stores in
the Wallst. Of Richmond, if the Extra Honorable
IL. a. Wsc has no moro feeling for dark skin
than his Exccllency, Joseph JohnsonW
ANOTHER SLAVE EXcITEMENT.-Wo had another
" slave rescue" on Monday morning. Tho cir
cumstanccs VIC are informed, are as follows Not
long ago a young Cuban gentleman, the son of II
wealthy planter in tho "gcm of the Antilles" was
.tn,ih h.y e (.,un
of sending an order to Springfield, Mass, for 500
muskcts. The young man was imprisoned in
strong castle but through the connivanco of somo
officials and the aid of his father, he contriycd to
escape in cask lie placed in q cask, which
was closed, and thus rolled to the sea shore. Hers
the brig Gen. Taylor, from Cardenas for this port,
was 10y previous arrangement moored for his re-
ceptiOn. The young Cuban was taken on board, J.,
with negro servant, aged Is years, given him by,
his father. The brig sailed, and on Saturday
reached this port, and was moored at Soutlst.s
wharf. The young cuban took lodgings at one Of
the principal hotels Tuesday evening the Captain
of the Gen. Taylor took the negro to convoy
him to his master, who wanted him for n
body servant. On the wharf party of nogroes
met the Captain and the slave, and told the latter
ho was free. But the Cuban negro did not under
stand them Several white came to the aid of.
tho Captain, and a scuhle ensued. Finally tho,
negroes trumphed, and carried away their Cuban
friend. since which he has not been heard FROM
SLAVERY IN NEBRASKA TERRiroRY.-We find
! in The Nebraska CITY Nelcs the following
lnouncemont, from which it would seem that slave.
ry is fast spreading in that quarter
Negroes J5r Salc ut this Ptdce.-We cali attention
to the advertisement of negroes for sale which ap.
pears in another column A Company Of gentle
men from Missouri, who have large iutpres,s here,
have imported them for the benefit Of our young and
growing city. Nebraska City is now about twice
or three times as large any other town in the Ter,
ritory Help is much needed and but littls 10 be,
} had for this reason slave labor is required. We
: are authorized to state that the same Company
have twenty more in Missouri which will be
brought to Nebraska City if sufficient inducements
t are held out.
A IIIF.--At the late Columbus Republican Con
/ yenton, Mr. Letter, of Stark County, said ''the
9 platform adopted was one which all could stand
npou The Old Line Democracy formed their plat
Q form, but they killed every man who got upon it,
They ought to stick up card over their platform
similar to that on railroad cars, Passengers are
requested not to stand on the platform. Per
, ltdy. DcmecM