Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-01-05
From the St. Thomas Tdende. Emancipation in the Dutch West Indies

It seems that Holland is at last resolved to follow the example of her neighbors in abol- lshing slavery in her colonies in the West Indies
 We read in the Curacabsche Courant an off, cial publication of the home government pre- paring the inhabitants for the emancipation of slaves in Curacao, Boniare, Aruba, St. Eusta- tus and Saba. It is pleasing to observe that, while other governments have been the first to abolish this measure, Holland, it would seem, will be the only one that will pay a fair equiva- lent to the shareholder for his slave
 The indemnifcation fixed is as follows: In the Islands of Curacao, Boniaire, Aruba and St. Eustatius, the amourt of S20 will be given for a slave under the age of five years; from five upward unto the age of ten years, $50; from ten years upward unto the age of fifteen years upward unto the age of twenty years, Sl30; from twenty years upward unto the age of twenty-five years $l90: from twenty-five years upward unto the age of thirty five years, S2O0; from thrty-fve years upward unto the age of forty years, S18O; from forty years upward unto the age of forty years, Sl3O; from forty five years upward unto the age of fifty years, SSO; from fifty years upward unto the age of ifty-6ve years, $30; from fifty-fve years up- ward, S2O
 On the Island of Saba, for a slave unto the age of five years, S20 will be given from five years upward unto the age of ten years, SPA; from ten years upward unto the age of fifteen years, $7O from fifteen years upward unto the age of twenty years, $11O from twenty years upward unto the age of twenty-five years $50; from twenty-five years upward unto the age of thirty-tive years, $l62; from thirty-fve years upward unto the age of forty years, $40; from forty years upward unto the age of forty five Q the age of fifty years $6O; from fifty years up- ward unto the age of fifty five years, SPA
 For sick slaves reduced price will be paid, which is to be fixed after the slave has been ex- an.ined by two physicians, one appointed by No indemni6cation will be given to slaves in- fected with leprosy or other contaminating dis eases, for runaway slaves who had been absent more than two years, or for those condemned to hard work, and whose punishment will only ex- pire after four years.
 Slaves emancipated by government are sub. ject'to the vigilance of functionaries paid by Go- vernment for that purpose, and bearing the name of district masters The emancipatea slaves are obliged to assume family name, which go over to their children All those from the age of twenty to fifty years can be called upon by turns to work for the State, which will pay them reasonable wages Ali this will be arranged in such manner as to in- sure general satisfaction
 All emancipated slaves are obliged to con- tribute to the formation of fund destined to pay back to the State the expenses of their emancipation. They are to enjoy religious in- struction, and schools will be provided for their children by the government The emissares for that purpose will also be appointed by go- government. Whilst their privileges as clti- zens will in some cases be defined, they will enjoy the same rights and privileges as the rest of the inhabitants All quarres which may arise between themselves, or between them and the rest of the inhabitants will be decided by the district masters experimenting the quarter Tn which the disputants reside. Payment will be made by government immediately after the delivery is made, in bonds on the colonial chest, or on the national treasury. Children of eman- cipated parents, born after the proclamation of this law, are free, and not subject to the re- strctons which their emancipated parents are under; and they are to remain under the con- trol of their parents to the age of twelve years The date for the emancipation of the slaves is to be fixed by the home government.