The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-07-13
SOUTHERN MORALITY.


number Of the Daily National IntelIi-
genccr at Washington
NEGRO GAMBLERS AND SABBATH
BREAKERs.-N many Sundays ago the
Police Constable of the Third Ward, r.
3. Burr, with the aid of the Auxiliary
Guard, arrested large gang Of disord-
erly negroes, who were found drinking,
gambling, and profaning the Sabbath at
miserable grog shop not far from the
new Jail. Notwithstanding these ar
rests, and others Of similar character
which have since taken place in the
Fifth and Sixth Wards of this city, the
practice of low gambling and pitching
cents is still persisted in Gas we are in
formed by several respectable cit;zens)
in the alley in the rear of The National
Assembly Rooms, NEAR the Presbyterian
Church, on Four and-a-half street, and
in many other parts of the city, to the
great annoyance ofresrectable families,
both on Sundays and other days. Pc.
lice officers should look out for these
offenders, and let them be punished as
the law directs"
Vastly tenacious about Sabbath
breaking" is the 'itor of the Inteli-
.gencer! His pune moral sensibiiles
are shocked at the PROCLAMATION Of the
Sabbath ty disorderly negroes" and
their "practce of low gambling and
pitch ng cents" Bad enough, it is
true but are the negroes so much to
blame for the vices here charged upon
them, as Their white masters who teach Z?
them these things by their own example.
Alas for the poor blacks, they happen
moi to be cfthe pricileged class. Which
is the worst, TO gamble for cents or TO
gamble for the negroes themselves, as it
cannot be denied has been the case at
the South Why should not they, who,
in the language of Mr.. Clay, hold that
p" what the law makes property,is proper
-sy,'' gamble for human beings as we'll as
Tor sordid gold ? Do not the laws of
the South make mankind property ? OF
course then, man is, in the estimation
of Southern morality, proper Thing to
be gambled for. Which, then, we re-
peat, is worse, to pitch the dice for a
man, or to pitch the cent for cent p
And if the negro is taught by the exam
pie of his master that the Sabbath is a
mere holiday, day of gayety and pas
time, as facts abundantly testify all over
the South, and fthe national legislature
even, does not oc asionally hes itate to
sit and transact business on the Sabbath,
is it any marvel if the poor, illiterate,
unta1ght slave, denied as he is the word
of God, should be seen following their
CORRUPT example, and prolaning the Sab
bath even, by "loO gambling" espe-
..clally as that is about the only day in
the whole year that the slave is exempt
from incessant coerced labor? But,
forsooth, that miserable negro hunter
and catcher, Burr, must be applauded
for dragging those unfortunate men be-
fore the city police for disorderly con-
duct, and the editor of the Int ligencer
urges that they should be "punshed
as the law Directs" for pitching cents
on the Sabbath day
Now let us examine for moment
the consistency Of this Southern moral
ity :! While it hypocritcally prates
about disordory negroes for low
gambling and pitching cents, ut offers
no word of reproof to those who gamble
for thou ands of dollars at the card or
dice table, or in the lottery schemes,
(the Intelligencer publishes these lot
terry schemes} or even sometimes for hu-
man beings This same Southern NOR
ality does not hesitate 10 sustain, advo-
cate and practice the vilest system OF
slavery, and the piratical slave-trade,
even in the District Of Co umb "a, the
mation's Domain! So far from re proof
being offered for these things, this
Southern morality this same National
Mteiiigcacer THE GOVERNMENT
ORGAN! publislise, without compunc-
ton, and it may be with appreciation,
tire business cards of men engaged in
buying and selling mankind =! Here
is one of them Il standing advertise
mcnt
HNASH ! CASH - The subscriber
WDwishcs to purchase any number OF
Negroes for the Southern Markets. -
The subscriber will at all times give the
highest market piice in cab for likely
negroes, mechanics and house servants
included. Himself or agent can at all
times be seen at the corner of 9Th street
and Maryland avenue. All communi-
cations will receive prompt attention.
may3 Tiff THOMAS WILLIAMS.
Here is another from tie same pa
per : there appears to be competition in
tbe MAN-MARKET in the Ameri-
can Guinea = the city of IgWASH-
INGTON
NASH FOR NEGROES. Tho
IJsubscriber wishes to purchase TWEEN
~ or thirty negroes, and will pay the
highest market price. Persons having
negroes 20 sell will find it to their inter
aAst 10 nirn him a coll hnCnrn tho.. ell