A SKETCH OF THE LAWS RELATING TO SLAVERY IN THE SEVERAL STATES

act of Assembly act of Congress aforesaid Alabama apprehend authority benefit of clergy Brevard's Digest chap Cobb's Digest Code Noir Code of Virginia coloured persons committed Constitution conviction corporal punishment crime criminal cruel cruelty death decision declared deed deemed discretion duty emancipation enacted entitled evidence exceeding free negro free person freedom freeholders Georgia Haywood's Manual hereby humanity ibid imprisonment Indian inflict jailer judge justice Kentucky labour legislature Litt Louisiana magistrate Maliciously manumission manumitted Martin's Digest Maryland master mestizoes Mississippi Rev Missouri Missouri Compromise murder negro or mulatto North overseer owner peace penalty person of colour person or persons plaintiff pounds currency Prince's Digest prisoner proper provisions punishment Reports respect Revised Statutes servant or slave sheriff slave or slaves slave-holding slavery sold South Carolina suspected runaway Tennessee territory thereof thirty-nine lashes tion trial by jury tribunal white person witnesses