Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-04-19
sIayEaYrs cosNEcTIcur.


Slavery was 'legalized in this State until
the year 1913. and within the menory Of the
present generation slaves have been publicly
sold Il Tie whipping post in this very city
within few rods only OF Key Dr, Bacon :
pulpit, 1t is favoritc saying q TIE aboli,
iionisis that slavery can only exist by post
tive law" Slavery did exist among the PEG
pie Of Connecticut long before il was recag-
nizcd By her positive law. and also IL died
out long hetc-e her positive law. declared
ii Illegal The State Of Connecticut never
emdncipated d person born in Slavery, She
provided, it is true, that after future period
tie children Of slave parents should become
free on arriving at the age oftweniy five years
but all those born before tina. period, and
thus raised Or &c. uired by their masters, upon
the faith Of her slave laws, she refused to
emancipate And her laws even forbade the
masters to emancipate them, without the cen
sent Of the town authorities The very act
providing for tits prospective emancipation
recognized the rights Of the owner and the
spublie safety" as the considerations why il
was expedient to keep TIE institution legal
ized" aud prevent It's immediate abolition
And SO it happened. that We find as late even
as tie census Of 1870. number Of slaves
returned among the inhabitants Of Connect
cut Ard they rere slaves LOCALIZED slaves
human ''chattels, it you pleas, who were
liable to be levied upon and sold at the post
Where was all this virtuous Indignation at
flcgalized slavery thenl Where were then
these pulpit politicians, who are now upon the
eve of the election seeking to excite the peo
pie Of Connecticut into fanatic fury, because
The South will not do what this Christian
people ofConneeticut never did--aboish and
destroy the mutual rights which exist between
The master and slave.
We say that slavery was "legalized' in this
law which Daniel Webster spoke of as bet
ter than any Wilmot proviso, in Utah and
New Mexico, and Which all southern states
men admit viii forbid slavery ever being legal
in Nebraska had practically abolished it as
general institution. 1t had ceased to be
profitable We used it until we had worn it
clear out, ard then became terrible anti sla
very men, and are now expected to go off in
to pbi!anthrophic Mysteries of The bare sus-
reion Of any one else being allowed to toler
ate the institution.
But slavery not only existed upon the stat
ute book as legal relation until 1S4S. but
thirty years it has in this very city Of New
Haven as fact, aud in its most striking form
We have in our possession the documents
connected with the sale, on execution Of two
female slaves (mother and daughter, at the
sirn post in this city, by the constable of the
city, in the year 1925
The New York Tribune is in the habit of
regaling its readers with exaggerated ac-
counts Of slave sales at tue South We give
a copy oe the officers return on the execu
ton referred to, that our superfne philan
thropiSts in this region may sec how long it is
since they have become " so much boiler |
than those pub!icaus' at the South, The |
execution directs the officer to make his levy
upon tie goods and cbattles' of the defend
ant and the Endorsement reads as follows:-
NelD HaUen County IS. Ne,e Hdren.
March Stb, A. d., 1926.
this day with this execution made dill
gent scarce ard inquiry for the within named
Debtor, but could not find her within my pre-
cincts-- she having no PLACE ofresidence there
iu-HVE nus sne ueeu WitHln my pTecluctS az
any time since received this execution, to
my knowledge. l therefore by the direction
OF the Creditors Attorney, on this Sth day of
March, 1925, levied this execution on two fe-
male colored slaves, named Lucy and Lois,
they being the property of the debtor within
named-and the same day gave a public
notice by written advertisement under my
hand fastened to the public sign post in the
city OF New Haven that the aforesaid two
slaves would be sold at said sign post at pub.
lie yendue, at the end of twenty days there
from-beiug the 2sth day of March-at which
time the this execution remaining unraid and
unreversed. on said 2Sth day Of March, at
public sign post in the city of New Haven. /
caused d drum to beat to give notice of tue
sale; and at said time and place exposed said
slaves for sale. and then and there sold at an
ou:cry, the aforesaid two female slaves for
the sum Of ten dollars each, to Anthony p. |
Sanford, he being the highest bidder
Attest, ELIuu MoNsoN, Constable
Fees, Levy 12c
Travel 10
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