The mountain Democrat., 1864-11-05
White Men and Negroes Sold At Aus-
tlOn.-AbOllttOm COMststeneY.
Seward procIaimed the irrepressibf

t1on"-AbOl1ttOM C0nsisteney.
Seward proclaimed the "irrepressibfe
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speech, but the peculiar admirers Of Lin.
coin claimed that the RAil.splitter bad
previously announced the doctrine, some
where in Illinois, and that no was, there.
fore, entitled to the credit Of its origin
II became the WaIchword Of the Abolition
party and, in case of its success, the
States were to be made all slave or all free,
and the argument was that, il Lincoln
was not elected in 1860, the cities Of the
North were to become Marts for the sale
Of the bodies and souls of men," The
"irrepressible conflict" has been going on
ever since. with FIRE and sword; and,
while Lincoln is striving to free the black
man at the South, he is enslaving white
men and women at the North.
The Lancaster (Pa.) Intelligeucer tells
how white men are bought and sold in
the Abolition county Of Chester in that
State. Not only have they sent agents to
buy up negroes at the South, but in the
town Of West Chester, they have erected
= regular auction block for the sale Of hu-
man flesh. The statement Of the Intelli-
gencer is as follows:
White men and negroes mixed up in
discriminatory, in accordance with the
most approved theories of abolitionism,
are set up to be sold to the highest and
best bidder. Those engaged in the traffic
have taken out a regular license, under
the internal revenue law, and pay an an
nual tax for the privilege of selling hu.
man flesh and blood at public outcry.-
The coming draft had filled the soul of
many an abolition coward with intense
horror. AS they heard the cry of the
"gorrilla" at Washington, demanding the
blood of 100000 new victims, the warm
current froze in their veins, each particu-
lar hair Of their heads stood on end with
fright, and. much as they loved their mo-
ney, they were prepared to sacrifice their
best cherished IDOL rather than go in per
son to fight out the war which their infer
nal doctrines had inaugurated.
Human bloodhounds we're soon on the
track Of every poor white man whom the
pressure of want had reduced to q state
Of desperation, or Of any poor devil Of
negro who might be bullied, b. ught, or
cunningly invtigled into exchanging his
filthy covering of rags for suit Of reg
ulation blue" and the emptiness of his
pockets for a we'll filled wallet of "green-
backs" Having hunted down such prey,
the next thing was to dispose Of it to the
best advantage. The substitute dealers
Of that section being intimate with the
descriptions Of slave auctions in the South,
as pictured by Harriet Beecher Stowe and
others Of her stripe. and being alive to its
benefits, determined to introduce its bless.
ings into the free, intelligent and most
Christian county Of Chester
II was accordingly duly advertised
from time to time, that, at such an hour,
sale of men would be held. Now, a
white man was put up to be bid for by
white men and negroes alike, and then a
negro. The scramble among the purcha,
sers is said to have been diSguStingly ex-
citing. We can imagine the scene, and
hear the voice Of the crier 30, yes i
This wayl Draw this way, gentlemen,
if you please! We now offer this man,
John Jones, aged 46, just out Of the draft,
and, therefore, a valuable substitute lie
has been stripped stark naked, and care
fully examined by the board. We war
rant him all right, or the money will be
refunded. He has q sickly wife and a
large family of small children, but he is
sound himself How much do We hear
for him p
"rhrec hundred dollars" cries Mr..
Broadbrim, whose breast is torn with the
contending emotions Of cowardice and
cupiditv.
"Only three hundred dollars" echoes
the crier, why, he is worth three times
that money. Four hundred! Thank you
sir! Five hundred! Six hundredi-
There, now, that's lively, gentlemen =
Six! Six fiftyl Seven-and a-half-
and a-half! Mind your bids, gentlemen
Going !-once twice three timeA -
gone!"
So went the slave auction at the county
seat Of abolitionized Chester county.
This is not mere fancy sketch The
sales were had at public outcry by mer
regularly licensed as auctioneers of human
flesh.
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