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Murder of Slaves.

The Abbeville (S. C.) Bannerstates, that two of Gov. McDuffie’sslaves were killed on Friday,Feb. 13th, by two other slaves, actingin the capacity of drivers!They were killed by what the lawterms “moderate correction!”

A Slave Woman attempting Suicideat Baltimore.

In June, 1846, the BaltimoreSun gave an account of a womanwho “jumped out of the windowof the place in which her ownerhad confined her, and immediatelytook the nearest route to throwherself into the water.” She wasrescued. But, says the Sun, “Upon being taken upon the deck of the vessel,she begged the by-standers to let her drown herself, stating, that she would'sooner be dead, than go back again to be beaten as she had been!’”

A Slave Suicide effected at Richmond, Va.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer, July 25, 1846, wrote fromRichmond, as follows:—“An unpleasant occurrence took place in this city yesterday.A man, who has a number of negroes in his employment, was proceeding,for a slight offence, to punish one of them by whipping, when the poorwretch, knowing his master’s unmerciful nature, implored that he might behung at once, instead of whipped. This of course would not answer, and ontying the negro’s hands behind him in the usual manner, the employer wentinto another room to procure a cowhide, when the negro, taking advantage ofhis master’s absence, rushed from the room, jumped into the river, and wasdrowned.”

Slave Suicide and Slave Hunting in Louisiana.

In June, 1846, the New Orleans Commercial Times said—“We learn that afew days since a negro man, belonging to Captain Newport, of East BatonRouge, while closely pursued by the dogs of Mr. Roark, of this Parish, ascendeda tree and hung himself. Mr. Roark, with Captain Newport’s son-in-law andoverseer, were in pursuit of a runaway slave. They did not know that thisnegro was out, and were surprised upon their arrival, a few minutes in the rearof the dogs, to find him suspended by his neck, with his feet dangling only a foot ortwo from the earth. Every effort was made to restore animation, but without success,although on their coming up the body was still warm. The act was one,it would seem, of resolute predetermination, as the slave was well provided withcords, which he made use of to perpetrate his suicidal purpose.”

More Murders of Slaves.

The Palmyra (Mo.) Courier, in August, 1846, says:—“We understand thata gentleman, living in Macon county, while out hunting with his rifle, lastweek, came suddenly upon two fugitive slaves, who gave him battle. He shotone, and split the

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