APPENDIX II.

home,itshallbelawfulforanypersonorpersonswhatsoevertokillanddestroysuchslaveorslavesbysuchwaysandmeansasheshallthinkfit,withoutaccusationorimpeachmentofanycrimeforthesame.' "'StateofNorthCarolina,LenoirCounty.—Whereascomplainthathbeenthisdaymadetous,twoofthejusticesofthepeaceforthesaidcounty,byWilliamD.Cobb,ofJonesCounty,thattwonegroslavesbelongingtohim,namedBen(commonlyknownbythenameofBenFox)andRigdon,haveabsentedthemselvesfromtheirsaidmaster'sservice,andarelurkingaboutintheCountiesofLenoirandJones,committingactsoffelonytheseare,inthenameofthestate,tocommandthesaidslavesforthwithtosurrenderthemselves,andturnhometotheirsaidmaster.AndwedoherebyalsorequirethesheriffofsaidCountyofLenoirtomakediligentsearchandpursuitaftertheabove-mentionedslaves....Andwedohereby,byvirtueofanactofassemblyofthisstateconcerningservantsandslaves,intimateanddeclare,ifthesaidslavesdonotsurrenderthemselvesandreturnhometotheirmasterimmediatelyafterthepublicationofthesepresents,thatanypersonmaykillordestroysaidslavesbysuchmeansasheortheythinkfit,withoutaccusationorimpeachmentofanycrimeoroffenceforsodoing,orwithoutincurringanypenaltyofforfeiturethereby. "'Givenunderourhandsandseals,this12thofNovember,1836. "'B.Coleman,J.P.[Seal.] "'Jas.Jones,J.P.'[Seal.] "'$200Reward.—Ranawayfromthesubscriber,aboutthreeyearsago,acertainnegroman,namedBen,commonlyknownbythenameofBenFoxalsooneothernegro,bythenameofRigdon,whoranawayontheeighthofthismonth. "'Iwillgivetherewardofonehundreddollarsforeachoftheabovenegroes,tobedeliveredtome,orconfinedinthejailofLenoirorJonesCounty,orforthekillingofthem,sothatIcanseethem. "'November12,1836. W.D.Cobb.' "Thatthisactwasnotadeadletter,also,wasplainlyimpliedintheprotectiveactfirstquoted.Ifslaveswerenot,asamatteroffact,everoutlawed,whydoestheactformallyrecognizesuchaclass?—'providedthatthisactshallnotextendtothekillingofanyslaveoutlawedbyanyactoftheassembly.'Thislanguagesufficientlyindicatestheexistenceofthecustom. "Furtherthanthis,thestatute-bookof1821containedtwoacts:thefirstofwhichprovidesthatallmasters,incertaincounties,whohavehadslaveskilledinconsequenceofoutlawry,shallhaveaclaimonthetreasuryofthestatefortheirvalue,unlesscrueltreatmentoftheslavesbeprovedonthepartofthemasterthesecondactextendsthebenefitsofthelatterprovisiontoallthecountiesinthestate. "Finallythereisevidencethatthisactofoutlawrywasexecutedsorecentlyastheyear1850,—theyearinwhich'UncleTom'sCabin'waswritten.SeethefollowingfromtheWilmingtonJournalofDecember13,1850. "'StateofNorthCarolina,NewHanoverCounty.—Whereascomplaint,uponoath,haththisdaybeenmadetous,twoofthejusticesofthepeaceforthesaidstateandcountyaforesaid,byGuilfordHorn,ofEdgecombeCounty,thatacertainmaleslavebelongingtohim,namedHarry,acarpenterbytrade,aboutfortyyearsold,fivefeetfiveincheshigh,orthereabouts,yellowcomplexion,stoutbuiltwithascaronhisleftleg(fromthecutofanaxe)hasverythicklips,eyesdeepsunkinhisheadforeheadverysquaretolerablyloudvoicehaslostoneortwoofhisupperteethandhasaverydarkspotonhisjaw,supposedtobeamark,—hathabsentedhimselffromhismaster'sservice,andissupposedtobelurkingaboutinthiscounty,committingactsoffelonyorothermisdeedstheseare,therefore,inthenameofstateaforesaid,tocommandthesaidslaveforthwithtosurrenderhimselfandreturnhometohissaidmasterandwedohereby,byvirtueoftheactofassemblyinsuchcasesmadeandprovided,intimateanddeclarethatifthesaidslaveHarrydothnotsurrenderhimselfandreturnhomeimmediatelyafterthepublicationofthesepresents,thatanypersonorpersonsmayKILLandDESTROYthesaidslavebysuchmeansasheortheymaythinkfit,withoutaccusationorimpeachmentofanycrimeoroffenceinsodoing,andwithoutincurringanypenaltyorforfeiturethereby. "'Givenunderourhandsandseals,this29thdayofJune,1850. "'JamesT.Miller,J.P.[Seal.] "'W.C.Bettencourt,J.P.'[Seal.] '"OneHundredandTwenty-fiveDollarsRewardwillbepaidforthedeliveryofthesaidHarrytomeatTosnottDepot,EdgecombeCounty,orforhisconfinementinanyjailinthestate,sothatIcangethimorOneHundredandFiftyDollarswillbegivenforhishead. '"HewaslatelyheardfrominNewbern,wherehecalledhimselfHenryBarnes(orBurns),andwillbelikelytocontinuethesamename,orassumethatofCopageorFarmer.Hehasafreemulattowomanforawife,bythenameofSallyBozeman,whohaslatelyremovedtoWilmington,andlivesinthatpartofthetowncalledTexas,wherehewilllikelybelurking. "'Mastersofvesselsareparticularlycautionedagainstharboringorconcealingthesaidnegroonboardtheirvessels,asthefullpenaltyofthelawwillberigorouslyenforced. GuilfordHorn. "'June29th,1850.'" ThislastadvertisementwascutbytheauthorfromtheWilmingtonJournal,December13th,1850,apaperpublishedinWilmington,NorthCarolina.