Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-07-11
EMANCIPATION OF SLAVES.

One hundred and five slaves, emancipated I'M
der The last will and testment of General j. j.
McCay SO long our Representative from this dis
trict to Congress, and so long Chairman on the
Committee Of Ways and Means, arrived in the
steamer Magnolia yesterday, en- route for Liberia
via Norfolk.
One only refuses to partake of her late masters
bounty. She will not go, but prefers remaining
where she is, as she is.
TIE negroes are all young and likely, except
four, and would command from sixty to seventy
five thousand dollars cash today in market.
When was such a gift made to freedom by any
of the open-mouthed revilers Of the South? How
long before the abolitionists of the North raise a
like sunni And yet they pretend to possess all
philanthropy, all the feeling and all the christiani-
ty Of the country!
The emancipated slaves are travelling under the
care Of Capt. James Robertson, who married a
niece of Gen. McKay's, and qualified as admins
traitor with the will annexed. He leaves in the
train this evening, and expects to deliver the
slaves to the agent of the Colonization Society, Ito
which they were bequeathed for the purpose OF
going to Liberia on the 23d or the Oath. They
sail to the land of their fathers, carrying with
them the principles of christianity and civilization
acquired by their sojourn here.
To show with what scrupulous fidelity the Su-
preme Court of North Carolipa carries out the
will of the deceased party with reference to the
m~anumission of his slaves, it is proper to state
thut thO AOSutOt VI oCh iSlhu q a Uhi IL
Equity for a proper construction Iof the will, I'M
der the advice of II. l.. Holmes and j. G. Shep-
herd Esqs.
Col. John G. McDougald represented the next eff
kin, and G. G.. Wright, Esq, the Colonization So
ciety.
In the bill no notice was taken of the COLOMBIA
ton Socie.y-no interest vesting in it till after a
delivery of the slaves in Norfolk; and of course
the negroes we're not made parties. In this state
of the case, the Court submitted to Attorney Gen
oknI, Nhn notsO xrhnfhar Ia off n 1hn~tx
TO represent the slaves as q class, under the heat
of its being a charitable use, and stated that til
they were represented some way, the Court coult
not hear or determine the case.
The trial was postponed until the next session
when Q. G. Wright represented the Colonization
Society, and the Attorney General the slaves, IL
the discharge of his duties that fall under the heaC
of Charitable Uses.
The VIII was executed, say % years ago, and, il
effect, provided for "the emancipation of all til,
negroes he received from his fathers estate."-
Those he received from his fathers estate number
cd Is or 20, mostly old. decriped and worn out
1t was commended by G. G. Wright, Esq, and th,
Attorney General, that the issue born since the ex
ecution Of the will followed, and was entitled II
the benefit and privileges awarded the mother; ant
that, in a doubtful case, the law would lean in fayo
of human freedom.
On the part of Col. John McDoUgald it was argu
ed, that only such as he received from his father
estate, 60 nominee, were entitled to freedom unde
the will.
The Hon. j. G.. Shepherd ssked the Court 4
say what the administrator with the will annexed
was bound to do; to ~construe the will, and hi
client would carry is out.
The efforts Of all these gentlemen were highly
creditable. The Court listened attentively to al
their arguments. then calmly and dispassionately
deliberated, and decided that those born since thu
* %ecntion of the will. as well as those born before
we're entitled to their freedom, unless the Court
could discover from some subsequent act or writ