Chapter II: What Is Slavery? 70

Definitions from civil code of Louisiana.—From laws of South
Carolina.—Decision of Judge Ruffin.—Involve absolute
despotism.—Do not admit of humane decisions.—Designed only
for the security of the master, with no regard for the
welfare of the slave.—Judge Ruffin.—No redress for personal
injury that does not produce loss of service.—Case of
Cornfute _v._ Dale.—Decision with regard to
patrols.—Decisions of North and South Carolina with respect
to the assault and battery of slaves.—Decision in
Louisiana, by which, if a person injures a slave, he may,
by paying a certain price, become his owner.—Decision in
Louisiana, Berard _v._ Berard, establishing the principle
that by no mode of suit, direct or indirect, can a slave
obtain redress for ill-treatment.—Case of Jennings _v._
Fundeberg.—Action for killing negroes.—Also Richardson _v._
Dukes for the same.—Recognition of the fact that many
persons, by withholding from slaves proper food and
raiment, cause them to commit crimes for which they are
executed.—Is the negro a person in any sense?—Judge Clark’s
argument to prove that he is a human being.—Decision that a
woman may be given to one person, and her unborn children
to another.—Disproportioned punishment of the slave
compared with the master.—Case of State _v._ Mann, showing
that the owner or hirer of a slave cannot be punished for
indicting cruel, unwarrantable and disproportioned
punishments.—Judge Ruffin’s speech.

CHAPTER III.—SOUTHER _v._ THE COMMONWEALTH, THE NE PLUS ULTRA OF
LEGAL HUMANITY. 79

Writer’s attention called to this case by _Courier and
Enquirer_.—Case presented.—Writer’s remarks.—Principles
established in this case.

CHAPTER IV.—PROTECTIVE STATUTES. 83

Apprentices protected.—Outlawry.—Melodrama of Prue in the
swamp.—Harry the carpenter, a romance of real life.

CHAPTER V.—PROTECTIVE ACTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND LOUISIANA.—THE
IRON COLLAR OF LOUISIANA AND NORTH CAROLINA. 87

CHAPTER VI.—PROTECTIVE ACTS WITH REGARD TO FOOD AND RAIMENT,
LABOR, ETC. 90

Illustrative drama of Tom _v._ Legree, under the law of South
Carolina.—Separation of parent and child.

CHAPTER VII.—THE EXECUTION OF JUSTICE. 92

State _v._ Eliza Rowand.—The “Ægis of protection” to the
slave’s life.

CHAPTER VIII.—THE GOOD OLD TIMES. 99

CHAPTER IX.—MODERATE CORRECTION AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—STATE _v._
CASTLEMAN. 100

CHAPTER X.—PRINCIPLES ESTABLISHED.—STATE _v._ LEGREE; A CASE NOT
IN THE BOOKS. 103