, 1874-06-15
ORIGIN OF SLAVERY. :.


American Slavery originated iii tho African
s!ave-Irade, which our own Government had
interdcted in 1908, and lind pronounced piracy
in 1917 anu 1917, whtlo 1t, nevertheless, pro-
tectcd aud fostored Slavery itBelf
QUEEN EL1zADKrN
n 15C2, poru1ittotl tho importation OF slaves
from Africa, to be carried to her Colonies, with
their own consent; but they wore eeizel and
carriod away by forco. Tloy we're thus brought
into tliis country. Georgia vaa first aottlod in
1893, by Gen. James Ogothorro. under grant Of
hiBown procuring prohibiting Slavery; but, find
lug Lnsef and Trustees unable to enforce the
prohibition, he abandoned tho settlement, and
returned to England III 1743. Into the other
Colonies alaYos wore introduced without any
Colonial Or British legislation authorizing it, aud
under charters from the Grown (Which, until the
1oyolutior and Declaration Of Independence,
were their only Constitution OF Civil Govern
ment) expressly providing that the Colonies
should enact 10 law contrary to tho common law,
the Constitution, and fundamental lawB Of Great
britain. But these (As decided by Lord Chief
Justice Mansfield, in the caas of tbs slave Jnmea
Somerset. prosecuted by Granville Sharpe, and
HtIhtRlne1 by authorities clted from Coke, For
toseuc, and Dlacktone) are incompatible With the
oxistenee Of Slavery. This decision,
WHICH LIBERATED TIE 6LAsE SOMERSET,
md all the other Slaves in England was made
Ecu; s. IT. N more thnn four soars before our
fore, equally binding in this country. But lawa
do not execute themselves, nor are they enforced
by Iaw-brcaaers. Another significant and atl-
lntiod historical fact Is, tint no Colonial legs-
lation can bo found originating or establishing
Slavery (ns thoro had beon mono in Qreat
1}ritaim), Or determining who wero hlnyes. Grad
uuly there camo enact1nents requiring that chill
Gron OF slaye-motherh should be slaves Though
nl,f nt a .fn$ $ELnro itrl,t LcA 81
assuming, without evidence or legal authority,
TINT certain mothers wore slaves. tSee Goodelfa
History Of Slavery and Anti-Sayory; Ciarkson's
History Of the sIave Trade; stMarts Memoir
WcHt Indies; Golwin's Lectures OH Slavery
Wilson's American History, etc., osc.l
SLAVERY AS TT WAS IN AMERICA.
It was not with any other system Of sorsitudo
more or less vigorous, ancient or modern, thai
American Abolitionists wore called to sontond
1t was not with any OF those imaginary, n.y.
pothotical, or thoorotic conceptions OF Shaver,
~ it possibly might haye existed, which the op'
posers Of Abolitionists indMBtrlously fabricated
substituting them for tic matlor-of-fact reality
existing among us, insisting that 1t was mol
= stu per SO" Unnecessarily ainflD and demand
ing abolition, but an innocont rotation, only
needing regulation to prevent abuses. IL
striking CONTRAST M'sn "us ass.,.;a aas H., a,aro
holdcrs promulgated s11ch
DEFINITIONS OF 1.-THE PECULIAR 1Nar1ruE1os'
ns tha following
aas.h n,rol;n, -.. s,aves sha1, be ,,oemo1
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sold, roPhteo. anu a"j",'sea ia NV W pe cn"'
telu personal in the hands u their owners ant
nosaeHsorB, aud their executors, adnllnistrators
and rsu,gns, to all iutouts, constructions, ant
n,,r,,o.ea whatnoeyor" "a Deyard's Digest
am n.,,,oa,. n.,,t Ade -, ,t,1
@@oi t'ineo . olsoS1, anu o'o'' w.!
Lou'slat'a-'A slaVo III ono WHO III IN thf