Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1858-04-24
Ibe Auti- 5laucrp Buotc.
From ths Republic.
lRGRO SLAVEHOLDEK s IN LOUISIANA

.f The legislature of Louisiana has recently pass
ed u law prohibiting free negroes from being tht
owners of slaves. Ths prohibition is in
Louisiana, and dues not exist in any other State
that We are aware OF.
1t is not stated whether this prohibition ius,
enacted in Louisiana. applies 10 the slaves now
held by negro masters, or whether it is onl,
directed against the further acquisition Of slaves
BY negroes. Nor is it stated what proportion of
African blood will be held to be disqualification
for holding slaves.
An interesting account of the negro slave
owners aud planters in Louisiana is given in
HOlnisted's "Seaboard Slave States" from which
We make the following extracts
'Fhere are also in the vicinity (Nachitoches) a
large number Of free colored planters. Ia going
down Cane river, the Dalman called at several
Of their plantations to take cotton, and the
captain told me that in fifteen miles OF well set
sled and cultivated country on ths bank of the
river, beginning ten miles below Natchituches h.
did nos know but one full blUpded white man.
The plantations appeared way different from
she generality of those Of the white rreules and
on them some of them were large, handsome and
comfortable houses. These free coured people
nre all descended from The progeny Of old French
or Spanish planters and their negro slaves
Such progeny born before Louisiana was annex.
cd the Uaited States, and the descendants of it,
are entitled to freedom.
- 1.-The frs, person Of whom made inquire,
about them, at Ntchitoches, told me that they
were lazy buasty set snve- and al on NJ.
eo,nIi,y Sv,,riiy n, order or ,,.ri,I,n. ~, ri,
pinninious. bot ever hing soing 10 RUIN. Ais.
that tney hnt sure ete- IA. lost lhAtr tpAlI .,rt
had Jew emil ireu. and s,,vwed other s..,o,l,..
sympiUu-. ami evuieuces ut weak cunStiIuluus
~ Professor C.r,wr,pht SAYS ,hey m,st think
Til, gentleman must have read De R,ps Be,;n,r
nuJ taken these t,r,s i.,r - n,r.d v,,h,u, nr.,,,
nj xnuwIcaye: for ,,,her nv ovn nhsprv,,;n,,
mn, an, ,n,u,,,.,i,n nm, I con,t ,I,,; ,.',,,,
others at all Confirmed his -,arem.nts. The mer
chants, to whom had letters of introduction,
aod to whom | repeated them, assured me TN NJ
,hey e"tirely imaginary They had exten.
s,ve dealings with the culurei plao ers and were
confident that they enjoy oil better health thnn the
whites lising in their vicinity. They could not
rccul.ect s'nele instance of those indications Of
weak constitution which had been mentioned to
me. The cOlured planters within their know
ledge, had large and healthy families they we're
honest industrious and paid their debts q lite as
punctually ~ the whith planters and WERE as far
~ thev could judge, without an intimate acou lin
tance. good cirizena. in all respects One Of them
had lately spent $40 600 in lawsuit, and it Wa
believed that they were increas,ng in wealth. Ii
you had occasion to call ut their houses. l was
told, you will be received in a gentlemanly man.
ner and frd they live in the same s,yle wit.,
white people Of the same wealth. They speak
French among themselves but are allie 10 con-
verse in English also, and mapv of them ara well
educated.
..n. ains"a.;. a. '0 ss"so ,,'u' Nacn''ocneN
'owa.u, Ae."nuI'a, uesGr'oeu 'hehi as oeng
IH.her a's'ant anu reSerVeu towards wn'te people
WIN sno% they were h"t wen acquainted ont
ss,a .n"' ne naa o''eh s'an over night at their
soaseS anu kne~ ,henh in,'n'a'eiy anu ne was
aoWnelo e,se 70 WeI M .rea'eo' ana ne never saw
more gen"emah.iiGe people. lie appeared TO
nave oeen especiahv impressed oy the domestic
snd social happ'hsss ne had witnessed IN their
house''
"The captain OF the Dalman, Mr. Brown of