The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-07

Emancipation OF Slaves ta Virginia.
DEBATE IN TnY HOUSE, OF DELEGATES.
Tie Heuse on the 4n inst Resumed toe cousi isratcn
OF the bill 10 amend chapter 100 Of the code.
The pendi question filling the bank In the
following c'ause, sithiu brsckets:-
" All emsr sipatcn of slaves directed to be
made BY last will ana testament snail be null an void
unless adj quae proysea % made by such last siu and
iessn en-, for the removal from he State OF the
emancipsed within twelve mouths af the death of
teststoI No provision shall be considered Adeq %
which is less than s. for cash save ed
no emancipation shall be made take effect in future
Motions we;s pending TO Oil the blank respectively
with " $50 y '100' and 'e0" wnish wtnd ca Sn.
MIR. GARNET remarked that the House yesterday bad
teclartd SCANS. al future emancipation BY last will aud
Testament but that subsequently clsue ws' intro
ouceo anc ADOPTED. The ee,t Of which vrtusly TO
reverse that ceciscn With aview to enabl, the gentle
man from FrsDkip, Mr.. Ed YARDS wac pressed wish
TO do so, TO make motion TO reconsider the vote by
which ttat clause was adopted he woeii Sthdra MS
motions to fill tbe blank, viz with lot' and 49,
were also Withdrawn.
Mr.. EDWARDS then made his motion to e-consider,
which ag eed TO.
The question before the House thea upon rensert
ing tins clause wi bin ora,k cts, as above
Mr. JOHNSTON maiotsiped that there ought 70 be no
right cpare by will except for nectorious ser
H. said that this right Of emancipation WA the
right OF annibation winch the law did recognise
He sid should stjoy ct his death the largest
right 10 dispose d his property among the commun
he though proper. He maintained that the right Of
enspci patou, which the right Of annihia1on,
should be different and that The right should be
wi,hoec except under the circumstances indicated.
~ on M;so ,us W. au ny,
an individual hai the right to aunnate his property
provided such annibilat0n attended with any
Mr.. Hoor ssid that immeds.ey before the adjourn
nent Of the House yesterday, he made remark that
M -, 80 ,nat.S l. ssa,-.s -. ~ sd H. -
ferred what he considered TO be fair inferen
gov M Carna,N that thare us nsrtv Ia
the House ubn f.vo,ai the Gradual emsnc alton
81 tbs s,vas ~ tho He WAS certain With
Isference ca h own noeIton and ecu almost under
tsLa - Sosat for tho Honsa ,on thst srne, IA vas
ssf;see tom tho sx.ns,;op Of the oenIemsa that n
was net b,s ;tn,;on IN east anv asors;on unon mem
hers Of The Hon MANY 8, whom ed the largest
slgyeho Gliding con mupites Of the commonwealth. He
deem 90 II protr as the alive OF oding
community 10 correct any report which might have gone
A. cad "a create an nat there was
in the house party iavOr1g airy measure whica looked
of the State or Virginia ard he would cav the South 1T
large TO remove that i'm The alton OF the
gentleman from Essex ME- Carr ett WAS calculated he
mad no dou ot to remove ali such impressions With
reference TO the argument OF tbs ,nteinan from Har
son (sr job oston) he took the ground that an ,ndj
viduaI had not The ri0ht to aun3hnlaa h,s property
That cas- So when such annhiaion was attended with
injury TO your neshoor The Legislature may take the
cause he has not rignt to do what he peases with his
ovr proterty Int because 1t NAV bs Injurious - the
Mr. ARNETT sai that the ressou WIN he did not pro-
noee "a p,oy,de for bv deed was that YOU
could net proih,. atty man from taking his are out of
the common srslth and him free He held that
the position which ali states in which slavery exn ed
now occnpy was that the right OF property in In
voyed NECESSARILY the existence OF every attbIts of
property he meant by that that il he had good
right to hcc this Of property no man could deny
hs every right winch the egs possession Of
that property eevol,e err upon him II there diff
Gully with reference t. the eancipa ton C slaves by
deed it because law could 'yercome it. This is
question should be approached dsoaely f,r it In
wolves the erubciaton Of principle regard to this
properly in erences tom when ight be drawn which
would net suit views interests, and which might
be employ ed argument by Norpsroers against the
p-oprety perpe tus,ipg th, institution If he did not
desire tie embodiment, Of provision tbs bill prohibit
ing pa,on by deed it because Of the Legal diff
best order consolidate and perpetaate in
stita,ion, the necessity &c wh;h public opinion
every cey concedipg more and more
Mr.. ISGFiIT said that while he regarded the condition
of the slave being far better than that Of the free
negro vet he opposed 30 the amendment Of the gen.
tleMHn from Fsse (hir Carnett) also to tbs whole
section. He ssid if sucn principle was laid down-shat
of prohibiting from dispcsiDg b. vii Of his slaves
rs he thought proper, whether - enancipa'e them or
Other witet would 10 all probaei y be mace hereafter
to apply to other species 4 property. 1t was LANCER
principle, il pterie,ed Ia eyeut with the
right Of property he should therefore vote sgaics.
it. a manta ned that person had right to dispose
Otis property in slaves ny deed he had right to do i
viii TO % away with the right IN the lat er INSANE
would e to control ano Affect the night IN the former In
stan;e
Mr.. GYRRooK said that iu regard 20 vhe institution Of
slavery he occupied what might be JAILED an extie me
position He regarded II not in the light OF moral evil
hut blessings blessing 10 the slave and blessing to
re white man. lie believed, however. tba. he should
for the dment toat had bten offered by the gen
tenap from Norfolk. (Mr. Mallory Hts posicion orig
nay, WAS that in@ics'ed BY tie gentle rom RI d
Mond who offered the amen 3ment yesterday This il
the seDdr eat viii in b ackess and the one renotngl
II held 10 that q tie true position which they should
occupy. Suppose that amenGmen. was stricktn out
what would be The ccLiearences They were utterly
orhie den ON en- ancipa III slaves Nv ast will
testament. BE had several objections to i,-drs that il
amounted to slI1oe an ca lie Iestrc ion non enamel
la'icns. Emanoipation, by deets were ex re mely
rare. ard for the reason that a mans own in.
terest in the property he hclcs in hi. POSSESSION
end ION which he is receiving his p.oia, rem
dsred it naturally against his inclination t, ernanci-
pate by deed tia property An hence he sait thai
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