For tie Jpilmiag'onian.

NEGRO SLAvEnY.--.No. IT.
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TO TIE CITIZENS OF DELAWARE.


In England, from whence we have receiy-
ed our whole body of common law, yilleiu
was admitted to give his testimony and e.
ven. in some instances, where his lord was a
party: Tor was his servle condition bar
to his competency as a witness, in criminal
cases.


In the French windward islands, and with
in the jurisdiction of the council of Martini
lque, the evidence OF slaves was admitted A.
gainst all free persons,tEe master excepted in
criminal as we'll as civil cases, when the tes-
timony of white persons could not be obtain
ed to establish the facts in dispute. Such
was the law IN 1886, and FOR century ,,c-