Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-05-05
in the face of Providence. certainly flying in the

in the face Of Providence, certainly flying 10 the
face Of facts.
James Powers, who was ut work on the State
House in South Carolina, was hOgged, and .arred
and feathered because he said slavery degraded
the white la5orer. W. j. Odd and r. A. P.
Hamilton, two teachers ia South Carolina, were
driven from the State simply because they we're
of northern birth. AT a meeting held at Sumter,
In that State, it was resolved to institute a rigid
surveillance on all northern book pedlars, vendors
of medicines g.. from the north. James G. Bun
gings, who was suspected Of being an abolitionist,
was hung by a Lynch committee, at Chappell's
Depot, South Carolina, on the morning Of Feb.
9th. Many other cases Of a similar character
could be enumerated, which any reader Of news
papers might have had an opportunity of knowing
at the time they occurred, but these are Sufficient
to show how reckless and untruthful is the state
ment Of the Boston young lady in regard to the
kindness and hospitality of South Caro- lima.
Aud she is just as wide Of her guess in relation
to the character of South Carolina laws, az in ref.
erence to its hospitality. We refer to some Of the
laws Of that State, and would remark, in passing,
that those Of other slaVeholdipg States are like
unto them.
The master is permitted 10 work bis slave four.
teen hours per day, one hail the year, and fifteen
hours per day the other half more by several
hours than our penitentiaIy convicts have tc
labor.
He is authorized to punish his slaves by beating
with a horsewhio, c~owskin, switch, or small stick,
putting irons on, or combining or imprisoning;' but
should he inAict amy other cruel punishment be
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Any white man may take from any slave any
horses mares, cattle, sheep. or hogs he may -aist
or have, any boat or canoe he may possess, unles;
such slave can show a license from his owner tc
raise, deal in, or hold the same.
Every colored man is presumed to be a slave
and il illegally held in bondage, be can of himself
bring no suit to investigate his masters claim
But if Q can fad one who will assume to DO his
g%uardic7, and he be able 20 prove his freedom BY
white witnesses, he may obtain it. Should ht
fail, the Court is empowered to inflici upon hin
any corporal punishment is may choose, shor
OF capital execution, or deprivation Of q limb.
Slaves are prohibited being tau ght to writo, anC
any person who teaches them, or employs them II
write if taught, is subject to $500 fine.
The law decla. es all meetings of negroes, wheth
Oh e'o'e VI Leei LOT tue purpose Oh mental Improve
ment, to BIO unlawful assemblages, and authorize
their dispersion, and the inAiction of twenty lashe
upon each of the congregation. They are prohibi
ted from meeting for worship before or after sun
down; and such meetings must be dispersed b.
the authorities unless in case a majority Of tn
audience are whites, when they may remain un
Ill 9 o'clock.
Ifa slave presumes to strike any wbito person
he is severely PUBLISHED for the first and secon'
offence, and for the third suffers death, unless tn
act he done in defence of the person or propert
of his master.
If a slave be away FROM his masters or employ
er's premises and labor, he must submit to the OK
animation of any white person; and if he does not
and resists, and strikes, he may be lawfully killed
All laws os.ensibly passed for the protection o
the slave, are bui little more than so much b!anl
paper, seeing that his case depends net upon tn
testimony of himself or his fellows, but upon whit
witnesses alone; and from the very nature of tn
outrages inflicted, white witnesses are not apt t
be present, save those who do the deeds.
Such are the laws Of South Carolina.