Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-01-14
Sale of Slaves in Washington

Piano Forte, Household and Kitchen Furniture, Ne
gro Boy, Horses Harness, Cdrryall, Carts, Farm
ing Utensils &C., at Auction.-On Saturday Nor
n,ng, Dec. IL, at ii o'clock an front of the Auc
taon Rooms, shall sell withom reserre, 8c.,9c., a
tcelre O'Clock
One Negro Boy, Is years of age.
Also, negro girl.
horses, saddles, brides and harness.
Caryall, carts, wheelbarrow.
Hay rake, ploughs, cultivator.
Hay cart, lot of farm harness, &c.
Terms, cash. JAS. c. MCGUIRE,
AuctiOneer.
The above advertisement appeared in thu
National Intelligencer for several DAYS prior
to the sale. Pursuant thereto, a crowd col
lected at the corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and 10th street, on Tuesday morning. After
the sale of horses cows, and farming utensils
the human cattle were put up, viz: boy
Years old, and girl--years old. On
putting up the boy, the auctioneer said that
he would give any man $25 that would re-
lieye him of the disagreeable duty of selling
those children. No one offering to relieve
him, he proceeded to sell them. He stated
that he was informed the boy was restricted
to the District, which he believed was the
fact; that the boy was deaf had a running
IN his head, and was an invalid; that he was
the pet Of his mother who was present. in
great distress, and desired, as did also the
other members of the family to whom he
belonged, not to be separated from him
These children were part of the estate ofJes-
Sc Brown, deceased, late proprietor of Browns
Hotel" and it was known that Marshall
Brown Zone of the proprietors) was present
for the purpose of buying the boy, if sold at
a reasonable price, that he might not be sep
arated from his mother The bidding common
ced and he was bid off to Mr.. Brown at 1925
when a man by the name of Naylor, a tav-
lor, claimed the bid as his, and insisted upon
the negro being struck Oft to him. Mr.. Brown
ayerred that the bid was his, and claimed
the boy. Naylor threatened to prosecute
the auctionecr if he did not get him. After
much cavilling among the bidders, the boy
was again put up and this man Naylor ad-
vanced the bid to $3.50, when the auctioneer
prompted by the feelings of humanity, offer
ed him s25 if he would not bid more. This
offer was accepted, with The Christian remark
that he (Naylor) had as lief make $25 in
this way as to make it out of the Niger"
So the s25 was paid over, and the poor trem
bling boy was delive,l to Mr. Brown.
Fhe girl, only 10 years of age, was next
set up, and in the presence of its agonizcd
mother was struck off to Judge Sturgis, of
Georgia, for the sum of $; and this
child is now probably on its way to that dis
tant state, where she will most likely drag
out miserable existence in the cotton field
without single friend on whom to rely in
case OF sickness or distress
This all took place in a Christian commu-
nifty, within half mile of the Capitol Of
this free and enlightened nation, where sat,
at the very time thi, di>graccful scene was
going, the Representatives Of apeople whose
laws are based on the principles of equal rights
and privileges, and who have declared that
"all men are created free and equal"
This is one of the many cases that proves
the truth of Mrs. Stoves asSertion-that
families are separated. Indeed, we here only
wonder that it has been denied for every
We know of instances where one or more out
out of a family of slaves are sold and car
ried South.-National Era.