The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-03-19
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Few IN the North can fully realize The &c
cursed system Of slavery a. It exists at lh,
South,
We regard colored men as human being,
endowed by their Creator with thc.same nat
ural and inaliennble rights "a other mcn--as
in no respect originally inferior 10 white men
and II now inferior, only so, because tho m.
favorable circumstances In which they have
been placed, makes the difference.
We regard al races Of men, however di.
ycrsiGcd by climate, food, government, Gus.
toms, Sc, as descended from single stock
not As autoehthons spinging up out Of the
earth in the different quarters Of the globe,
with all the marked characteristics which are
now found to prevail.
but II not so descended, II really brought
upon this earth as other animals and plants
were, with all Of the diversitics now existing
or that fossil remains show heretofore to have
existed, ms is ingcnously contendcd for NJ,
Prof Moreton, Consul Gliddon, Prof Agas.
siz and DIR. Mott, in that really learned and
able melange entitled TYPES Of Mankind, %
and also In the very rec, Mt. publication CON
tributrd by part Of the same authors, and
some others, under the title OF "Indiginous
races Of the Earth" We still do not advance a
single step in proving that the Almighty dc.
signed ono race to be the servants and bond
WgTI Ut the other
In some parts Of the earth as ius the BAR
barry States formerly, colorcd people made
slaves Of the whites II diverse origin be
assumed rs a ground for the doctrine Of su.
periority on one hand, and subjugaton on
The other, the question would arise which
race or races were originally marked for the
one position and the other? Has the Al.
mighty stamped in indclible letters upon the
iorehcads Of the Caucassinns "Masters,' and
upon these Of the Negroes, "Slayes?" not
Dominion VAS given man over the beasts Of
the field, but rot over his fellow man.
An dominion ihus exercised is an insult
to the Creator, perycrsion Of the laws Of
nature, an outrage upon our inherent sense
Of right, robbery, a fraud, wrong 10 the
oppressed and a curse to the oppressor
We were led into these hasty reflections
on seeing in the Charleston Mercury Of the
10Th of February 1850, the following account,
of sales of real estate, mechanics and labor
ing men. fellows women, sons, children, nc
grocs, girls &c Here are 81 human chat
tells sold in two days in Charleston, the City
where the next Democratic National Conyen-
ton is to be held in 1860 to designate cand-
dates for President and Vice President, to be
yotsd, for by Northern Democrats.
SNEs-James Upper Esq, Master in
Equity, per Messrs. Wilbur and son, Aue.
tonecrs, sold on Thursday % mechanics and
lnboring negroes, sDgly at an average of
1921 each also 20 fold negroes in families
at an average of 1852 each,
Mcssrs. Wilbur & son sold n negro girl 90
yonrs old for $500, and n fellow ~ years old
for $3.50, without warrant except title.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Hum sold yesterday at
private sale house and lot in Someryilc for
s 500, also woman 20 years of age with her
son G years of age, for $3.50, also woman
and her three children for $500, also a house
and lot, SC.
Mr.. A. J. sallnus sold yesterday 90 nc
grocs accustomed to tho culture % Sea J
land cotton, at an average of 1898, at private
sale.