Emancipation and the Abolition of Slavery

Depreciation in Slave Value.

The depreciation in the value of slaves since the outbreak of the rebellion inaugurated by its wicked authors for the purpose of protecting the instruction has been immense even in section were slaves were unmolested by the abolition Yankees. In looking over an inventory and appraisement of the effects of a deceased Citizen of this county, we noted, as an item, seventeen slaves, eight of whom were males and nine females. Of them four were under ten years, ten from ten to twenty six years and three over forty-five years of age.

Emancipation in Alleghany County.

A large and enthusiastic meeting was hold at Cumberland on Thursday, the 23d ult., at which Jacob Shriver, Esq, presided. A series of resolutions were adopted, one of which reads thus upon the subject of emancipation —

The Emancipation Question

More "Millions" for the Abolition of Slavery.

Bills have been prepared and only await opportunity to be reported from the select committee on emancipation, appropriating ten millions of dollars for the abolishment of slavery in Maryland, one millions and a half for West Virginia, and four hundred and fifty thousand dollars for Delaware. The same committee has also agreed upon a bill to establish a board of emigration in connection with the War Department.

On Monday of last week four fugitive slaves from the neighborhood of Cumberland, Md, arrived at Altoona, Pa., pursued by their claimant. Two of them were arrested and taken to Hollidaysburg, where they were committed to jail on the charge of stealing a horse. A writ of habeas corpus, however, was immediately issued, and the charge not… they were discharged and hurried off by a mob of … the court-house.

Manumission of Slaves.—

Number of Manumissions

Fifty slaves were set free in this county previous to the 1st day of June, the period when the new law on that subject went into operation. The manumissions, how- ever, do not in most cases take effect immediately, some of them having been extended to 1870 and ’75. In Frederick county one hundred and thirty- six slaves have been manumitted.
 

We understand by Mr. John L. Smith, clerk of the County Commissioners that the slave property of County stricken from the assessment this spring amounts to the sum of $182,330 and belonged to the districts as follows
Sharpsburg – 16,770
Williamsport 34,375
Hagerstown – 22,465
Clearspring – 22,950
Hancock – 12,545
Boonsboro – 19,325
Cavetown – 13, 440
Pleasant Valley - 22,348
Leitersburg – 4,000
Funkstown – 14,055