The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-01 00:00:00

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THE LAND OF 'l'HFr FRF,E

Au American paper, published in one of the Southern Mated.
recently contained the following:—

"LINES TO TUE AMERICAN FLAG.
" Bear up the standard, bear it high,
Until it flash against the sky,
The banner of the free.
Oh ! let it there in splendour float,
To martial drum and bugle note,
That all the world may see,
" And, gazing on its stripes and star,
Look for their freedom not afar,
But beaming in the east.
Ring forth the clarion's thrilling peal,
That every knight of heart and steel
May sit at freedom's feast.
"Flag of the free! flag of the free !
'Tis thine alone to claim the knee.
The homage of the brave," &c. &c.

As a contrast to this poetical, or more properly speaking
bombastical effusion, in another page of the very same paper wd
found the following advertisements :

I.—" For sale, a likely negro women, 28 years of age--a prime
field hand."

2.—" Negroes for sale by Barret and Bmad—A negro man,
a prime field band, 28 years of age; a girl about 16 years; a
negro boy 17 years; a woman 27 years; a boy about 14 years ;
a woman about 33 years. Also, a prime negro woman about 33
years. Also, a prime negro woman, a first-rate cook, washer,
and ironer."

3.—" Negroes.--A lot of uncommonly likelynegroes for sale
—fellows and boys. Sold for no fault—inquire, &c."
4.—" The undersigned will sell, by public auction, without
reserve, 123 negroes,"

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s.—` Negro men wanted—Cash will be paid for negro men,
from 18 to 30 years old. Apply at the store of Graham and
Hope."
6.—" For sale, by private contract, a likely negro woman; a
negro girl; a negro boy, brother to the girl." Sold for no fault
and warranted sound. Terms cash."

7.—" For sale, a valuable gang of negroes, 74 in number, ac-
customed to.the culture of rice."

B.—" Cash ! Cash ! Cash ! The highest prices will be given
fur negroes of every description. Apply in Beaufain-street, sue
door east of Coming-street."
Negroes wanted.—Cash will be paid for likely ne,rroes,
of troth sexes, fratn the age of JO to 20 years.—Persons having
such to dispose of may apply to Hugh M'Donald."
lU.—"This day, ficii inst., will be sold, at the north of the
Exchange, at 11 o'clok. a wench about 38 years old, a field hand,
with her child, 10 mouths old; also a wench, 45 years old—a
good dairy woman,' poultry, minder, and nurse on plantation.
Conditions, case."

ll. " Brought to Augusta jail, on the 17th inst. ,a negro man,
who calls himself Riley. The owner is requested to come for-
ward, pay expenses, and take him from jail."
12. —"'ltvenntv-five dollars reward.—Run away from the sub-
scriber. on the 12th instant, Charles, a yellow fellow, 24 years
of age. The above reward will be paid fur his apprehension."
13.—ltun away, a negro woman,3o years old. She is abright
mulatto, and of common size. A reward of ten dollars will he
paid to any one who will lodge her in jail, or bring her to my
house—Wiley Glover."
14.—" Ten dollars reward.—Run away from the Subscriber,
a negro boy named January, rather chunky built, thick cheeks
or jaws. The small part of his leg, haying been broke or
badly hurt, shows different from the [eft, which is notable, and
he says done by a horse when he was small. Any person that
will apprehend said runaway and bring him to me, or place hint
in some safe gaol, so that I may get him, shall have the above
reward.—William Watson."

15.—" Fifty dollars reward.—Run away from the subscribers
his negro woman Patsey ; is about forty-jive years old. She
has two scars nn the right cheek, made by the whip. The
above reward will be given to any person wlio will deliver her
to the subscriber; or twenty-five if confined in any gaol, so
that I get her, it is expected she has endeavoured to get
back to Virginia, where she was raised--if she was not stolen.
She was bought of John Laue, a negro speculator.—henry
Bird." _ _

In comparing the poet's address to the American flag, with
the advertisements for the purchase, sale, or recovery of slaves
—announcements of every day occurrence in the land of the
free—it will be seen that in.the former all the world is invited
to gaze on the " stripes" of 'the banner of the free," and that
Henry Bird, one of the advertisers, although somewhat less
poetical, is equally fond of immortalizing " stripes ;" for he
states that "his negro woman Patsey, about 45 years old," may
he identified by " two scars on the right cheek made by the
whip."