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64 the fate of this helpless young woman, fixed by law, because she was a Slave, her mother being one; and the children follow the condition of the mother.

Is this the practice, sanctioned by law, in the finest country in the world, the following will shew. "Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee."

.—"That Slaves shall always be reputed and considered real estate: shall, as such, be subject to be mortgaged, according to the rules prescribed by law; and they shall be seized and sold as real estate."

.—"In case the personal property of a ward, shall consist of specific articles, such as Slaves, working beasts, animals of any kind, stock, furniture, plate, books, and so forth, the Court, if it shall deem it advantageous to the ward, may, at any time, pass an order for the sale thereof."—(Chap. ., No. 12.)

The notorious Henry Clay, in the United States' Senate, in 1839, based his argument against the abolition of Slavery, on the value of the Slaves, as property. The following is his language:—

"The third impediment to immediate abolition is to be found in the immense amount of capital which is invested in Slave property."—The total value of Slave property then, by estimation, was twelve hundred millions of dollars.—"And it is rashly proposed, by a single fiat of legislation, to annihilate this immense amount of