The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 17, July 1913 - April, 1914 Page: 202
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he, or she, shall be liable to be sued in any Court of Competent
Jurisdiction, and on Conviction thereof, shall be fined in a Sum
not less than 250, nor more than 2,000 dollars." It is further
provided that-"if any person, or persons, shall Murder any Slave,
or so cruelly treat the same as to cause death, the same shall be
felony, and punished as in other cases of Murder." It is the
duty of the District Judges to carry into effect the provisions of
this law.
Query 5th. Answer. The evidence of a Slave is not received
in Courts of law.
Query 6th. Answer. Opinion stigmatizes persons who maltreat
their Slaves, and the general tendency is to feed them sufficiently,.
and to use them without rigour. Scanty fare and harsh treat-
ment are generally confined to the Slaves of impoverished owners.
Query 7th Answer. The Negroes of Slaveholders in easy cir-
cumstances are considered to enjoy as good health, and to live as
long as free persons, but it may well be supposed that this can-
not be the case in regard to the Slaves of persons comparatively
poor. Owing to the comparatively recent introduction of Slaves-
into Texas, there is no satisfactory test of their longevity. When
the owners are poor, the dwellings of the Slaves will too often be.
insufficient to protect them from the variations of the Climate,
which, in Winter, is cold even along the sea coast. The search-
ing "Northers" cannot fail to operate keenly upon the African
temperament, and to call for a supply of warm clothing, which
insolvent owners are unable to afford. Nor are the Negroes on
the low Alluvial lands that are subject to overflows exempt from-
the fevers peculiar to such localities. They suffer occasionally
from attacks that require Medical remedies and care, and these, in
a measure suited to their wants, their Masters are not always in
a condition to provide.
Query 8th. Answer. The Slave population is annually in-
creased by the introduction of Negroes from the United States,
most of whom belong to immigrants-Owing to the unsettled state
of the external relations of Texas, the increase has been compara-
tively small, and is chiefly exhibited in the Eastern Counties of
the Republic. The Constitution declares that-"Congress shall
pass no laws to prohibit emigrants from bringing their Slaves into.202
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 17, July 1913 - April, 1914, periodical, 1914; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101061/m1/206/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.