New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-31

some u these fugiiiyrs conee0l themselves IN the
wood insrad II attempting IT, live In distant ylnPes
A. fee rersOls They construct their Wocanbos or
huts in the m,st unequeuted spots and they i've on
iruit anu tie spos Of the chase These persons some
times assemble the number 81 10 or H. aud then hrr
dI d,neht difficult tor tnelr acquaintance WIN tho
woods around gives them the advantage over any plriy
which may be sent 10 attack them sometimes whol'
ighbpFBDod j. disturbed by one OF these co 1bunies
who rob tue provision gr0uGds. steal cilves, LAMBS
and poultry ard stories are told Of the abam negroes
Stealing chil rrn. Il Ose who once escape. even II
pgaIn until ey secure their freedom.
Iu,lalces of great hardship quite equal to the worst
In our Fngliiye Slave Law tines arc recordeu oi
rccaOtugcl cnl0red Brrzians
yII-TUE BESEFIcEST LAWS OF SLAVERY Pow
ERLESs
Passing from the INCIDENTS oi Slavery to tho character
and mrthod, u the system Itself Mr. ho'irr Is an In
valuable guide lie ,bounds In ac's aud Illustrations
We give the mos. mcaser synopsis nnu OF tNe es'
s.nflal e. itIirS Oaly.
Indian slavery l. abolished; Africans and their de-
scenI nts ony are held slaves but no limo i drawn
Mt which the approach to the coor and blood oil
The WHITES entities m" child, whose mother Is s1Vc
Ia ceom FOi, witt us. the child follows ih- con-
dtlon Of It's mother Persons apparently perfectly
VINO IRE still held ~ slaves.
Sundfvs and holidays are the slaves own time. ana
there ale - holidays IN TIE year.
1.-THE save ohiiee his ma,ter TO m"numt him. on
rendering ~ him the for which ne was first pur-
chased - once Tor which ne might 20 so II thh
price is hi than what The slave was worth AT the
tine he wis first bought" TINS statement VIII be
found Ia almost every Encyclopedias aud IN every
culpgi,tc account of Slavery IN Brazil Bnt MI hos
eli nrtry lie s,ys that 1 incident IN Il are under
his up'ice wOnli m,de bin doubtful of the onnd
iiOn rDou which tli3 custom plced. II he hld not
k,n, Lor esiiv Ina l,Vs relating TO many II ler i'm.
uorrant roints ere eyad.d through tho influence II
wealth ana power. He COPY OF the law or
regulation estali hing this privilege. bat he neTet met
with any one who oubtsd its ex .tcnce Yet the mnio
fact DO sought for with reference 10 this feature oi
BraGirn law, Mr Roster Il cs with great IrnIkness
t1 namely, that 1t IS practically de al letter Tue
h,st triu a. he aid of Il l. Thar II La been or it s
a ctstnn, hi one olhe,, which the s.ayeholrr may
-. a. -, "a A.. - a, In moi ~ f,ct Al W.
n'"o' ~ - ,gJo, ,Io,s .i yps M o,r,r ~ o.,
nre IibrI .nm and no an, eq i, made BY the sufferer
O., a. .tats ~ las ., on rend.rs II almost i'm
H., sr ,ta .I"vs IN cam herring, And bee nae
aisn 'if he was 10 nnps, and fill he woald be- pun
sacl and liz Ife might 10 rendered more miscrn
IMAM IT was before" Mr. Roster relates an l. cdent
shaving the working az this INV:
The owner # slave plantation. with whose sons !
WAS well rcol,inted pos.c.sed a slave VINO had the
maungencnf of the sugar boiling daring crop tine ard
stood tho business To- be- A most excellelt workman
n = man accumulated "A sun of money which he OF.
red no NJ, mqsrr for his freedom hit il IVES not ac
c.,to.t onJ oi,in tho al wa made rrr.t interest
In ,,.rsnrs NJ CONSOLIDATION IN ms country be
coil rot cccomnis t bis end Ills m,ser 10 tded him
49, - S 10 cos r,odc IN yyork In mis- st,te lie
uIi u'' o"l'" w "'.. >, ~ a.. - -,
whrh ~ ".u"S 'c,o,'o' %, W"! "" hi1 I,re
hlm. His trade OF sugar boiler feh'cis MN "fse
profits yearly and this injured man nov iy's IN ease
and confer
of tie crrgy ard e tear 81 los NJ me ave by sh
c'mm"nly induced the masters I" ScI n wien he "p
Piled Tor nis freedom. win tue onsi 81 =. " ~
si"' upi'tf WHO gives plit" !" tvh ,nii''i, nnu
feais th'r 1"t III 10 o" rec, Iur' ~ Wv -" olunS5
hnt This Tegltion Il generaly ersuo' anu pe'Is le
num"r OF cdidren Is too great iof hfhy "ohen t oe
benefited by ~ Oar author mentions hh lhcurhI
whIcn came nnder HI, personal knowlrdgr. IN when
mother oompied with this pitfiarchn pr'yso bus her
Master refused 10 cmancipnir her nevertheless
some slr'"s are minumitled ~ tne he''h OF taeir
masters some during his or her NE TIM otDers-,h
fants a. TIE oieasi-nr9 ireeu ~ Tue pilsmh, oS
TIE comforts II slaves 70 an sIntlons are wiuey
os'i' p'r'.'na'.' "'P''''"e ""'"' W Wv ''' "
Of ! rt mater p,,,c,o,, At, No,,,,rv
49, y, y = -, = -, ~ 80 r,,hcr
a. all saves follow the r"lisinn OF thcr master
The slaves arc not ssk'd whether they VII be bip-
tied az not, n cir entrance into tie Cith io Church
a., - =. 49,, -, c,,,.. mo ham I'd native
!, ~ -, ,ie ,'nrselve, an their besprinEle
mfnti ibo m'St oupioD''V"s, 'p'.n'. " '.,' M,
' ans :, 'iN ~, 49,, l., c1s,ac,o,isfir ~
., $50, ,,ro,,'.g Tbsv t., iey. tbrir RELIGIOUS
h,sst 49,, ,,,,,.x hidden .w,y 10 pnrc mac TIER
lren viii oe, be br, yht out ,F the drcoration ~
n''I." H. To,,. 10 d.. pistoire des hntilc. thu
- H. .',,a, character 81 these nccroe.
aIeA. -, W :. ~ o's ,aacid ~ c.Ji Nav thew
- -" -" ~ $50. Il, 49,, ~ embraced : Nav
v t,e,ir n~ vir.u.. snd 81 tue cd IL iuoucs-s AID
,, ~ of them that tb.v .ow more Christianity in
their condition than macy FrrnrhueH."
M,T,gr IS encouraged by The siaveholGers Tor W'ys
the honest k0-ie-) IL Is from these Lawful connections
that tiey can expect 70 increase lp nlmpc' VI tuo'
cro0es slaves cannot marry without thslr masters
consent. In ioa iere is more hcentousness among
both black and white than 10 the country. Female
slaves ocn beaten b1 their masters ana nstfesses
IoC,, \, "a, au,y # they do not ncfense the ooored
.1vul, ton Ga estates where there ma ,rity ~
men the female slaves more liable 10 misconduct
When the numbers equal. their behavior Is as cor
rect - any other body OF persons.
The picture which the author draws OF the OLD slave
naris Is sickcning one, and rs II Is not necessary Tor
our purpose here omit aay frih9r reference 10 H.
Nechanic aud other city slaves. by prudence. can
generally saye enough To buy their freedom In ten
year,