Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1800-10-24
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AvING Ceen an extrae from yoar pa
J. APcr IN she Petestba,g In,eIii ;, encer, en-
s.t.eo, Nesro Stesling,' ia winch / hna
nyielt enrolled and dcefnias the pnrchaie
OF BLACK People, whese man comes fdirly
aud iegaiiy oy sllcw, do fufIic.satly dcroga-
cory, witiion> ihe annexed inEany or itea!lug
then. peg leave 20 fate few facts in
SeI''y TO your pnbiicatioa.--You mention
'hat I" when h4r. DTew brIngs homo hu-
man cargo, he coco nos expoie the people
meas 4 sown /: TIC puihes his boat or loop
inso creek shal runs from nis corn pisn,a.
Sion to James River, TsseTe n,s cuaomer-
from NORTH Saroiina Teiogt, and bargain
win him in privacy and iecuritY" StiAnse
aueiiIunS wonderful hes In lieI OF my ru,,
nl,S my people up a cIeeK, % AVOID landing
taea near to~n, do pOInteuiy alert
that / lever landed ntaco ar any other
place 10 the whole cousie OF my ipeculstIoI.,
except Ia town, and that ia the mott pubhc
msnner. And tor an impartial truth on this
iubIect, l appeal 10 the ritizens OF smith
Ted. And hereby otter reward OF Five
tiuadred Doliars, TO any peIion ~ho can
prove that | ever landed I'm Z. e negro
6IcuSht from the nor.hward, exceps in a
town, ana tast ia public manner. And
90 - my boat running up creek leading 60
my plantation, SC this alto mott paipadie
aanitY--toI the aigaeh navigation to my
plan alton Is thit At Smith6eid, which 10 FIX
sra ,wenly mics. bur The laoa important
accniaIou a.sin.. mel. that of my own con-
teihon to ny acquala auce. hat all the
Caves bring here are free--io you muit
haze none OF them" Strange hypotheils,
THAI the iaae negroes ihouid o. all 14ves
aGd ali tree. Bat the meaning of the pubic
ca.ioa / iuPpo e, was ,has all the negroes
brought Oy me irom the nOrthward, werc
nee; aud hat nsd ia an iuhuTnaa, under-
bauded msnner, holen shem. That luca
Was the meaning OF the p.sce, or Tie iuea it
iutendcd 20 conv y have no doubt, from
ibe nsie ct Ihe add.sis, . Negro Stealing :"
srow appeal ia The iirif iaitsnce to 40 inn.
partial pubic, il 1t be potiioIe that iuch :.
Gselara.son could hass 6eea made by me.
Ano rnuE, moreover, cal on the CANTOR
OF dlha;ercitsd public 20 decide, II il be
pOiIbls Tor sny Individual TO 20 20 The mort -
Va ii, lier in2ance, 10 the town of Balti-
more tnefe teal a cargo OF free people,
bfins them 20 this :tate, publicly lsEd, and
PUBLICLY icli thrin, then returs TO lhe fame
YiaSe, Pui.ne tne fame conduct for two or
three years, and uo it,r be made? Such
then Is the improb@bility OF tho aceulati0n
aga All re; Decauie the publication fstes
,ast have t'squsniiy brought large carsoes
tom rhe aorihward, snd by my own con-
feillon they are all lree,--But the fact is,
the 'Biormer OF sh's anec6ose &c anY) is an
Infamous liar, and deigring icoondrei. And
call upon the magirrate ior the name OF
hi3 nfoi mani, 80 enable ne the more fully
so exPote calumny and ialisnood. For &c
clare to the world have never borrowed
iuch fun as 500 dollars Of any perlon,
vino even mentioned IegroeS, much ieis was
IoiIcitcd 20 furniih negroes IN payment.
J recolleet on certain oecaiion to have been
favored by al acquaintance with 1000 dol
lars, and that at toe time OF my receiving
this money, tae lender mentioned ne ihould
bs glad 70 get lao or swo. My reply was,
Tia, it would be out OF my power 20 fupply
fim, becsuie the ilaves WINCH | brought
from toe noTthward, II fold TO remain in this
Rare, were, by an aet Of om aiIcmbly, euii-
Iled to theis freedom aaer twelve mouths re.
Science. Ihus, lrua il appears acted
with proPrIety IS to my acquaintance, who
hiight have been ignorant, ~ 20 the act oi
ai'lmbly, aud with prudeace IN avoiding a
violation Of our act OF slIeBbiy, which wa.
insen1ed 10 prevent an incrrsie of negroe.
~ thio commonwealth,
B. DREW.