The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-06-15

contracting marriage with whites.
Their increase having been found un-
profitable, was looked upon with dista-
vor. it didnOt reimburse the insiden-
tal loss of service. Little negroes
"when weaned were given away like
puppies The master might deny
baptism to his slaves. They were con-
tinuaIIy advertised in the Boston news
papers for sale.
Just arrived and fUr sale, a prime
lot Of negro boys and girls"
1t was quite recommendation if one
had had the smallpox; the fact was
duly put forth in the advertisement.
Boston sometimes did things about
which she has had a good ideal to sayin
the way of denunciati0r of those who
more recently have copied her exam
pie, by separating negro flmilies at tie
auction block.
"a likely woman about nineteen
| years of age. and child of about six
months. to be sold together or apart,
All! Boston, Boston !-''0r dpdrt'-
and the mother is only nineteen years
old. These advertisements continued
to appear in the newspapers until after
the Declaration Of independence. Re
mOnstrance against such atrocities then
began to arise, in view Of the fact that
the col0nists were at that moment con-
tending with the mother country for
their own freedom.
The same arguments were used in be-
half Of negro slavery in the seven
teenth century that we have been ia
miliar with in the middle Of the nine
teenth. Judge SeweIl, writing i'll l7GO,
enumerates them as the four follow
ing:
First -BIackamoors are the posteri-
ty of. Cham, and therefore are under
the curse Of slavery.
SecOHd-The niggeIs are brought out
of Pagan country into places where
the Gospel is preached.
/ Ih6rt-The Africans have wars with
one another, and our ships bring law
full captiVes taken in those wars.
/ Fourth braham had servants
i bought with his own money, and born
in his house.
| Thus sustained, the slave trade long
continued III Massachusetts. Mr.. Moore
gives lpage66l lacopyof theinstructions
of amercantile firm to the captain Of one
of their slave ships, 1888, directing him
to make the best of his way to the coast
of Africa, and invest his Cargoin slaves.
They show him how to proceed in a
critical inspection of the negroes before
paying for them; and he must do for
the preservation of the health OF his
cargo, since on that the profits Of the
voyage will depend. They sagaciouSly
observe, that all other risks hut the
death Of the slaves, the underwriters
are accountable for. OF the factors on
the coast he must beware, lestthcy cheat
him, since like the Israelitcs of Old,
they do whatever is right in their own
eyes. His compensation among other
things, is to be four slaves out of every
hundre and four at the place of sale.
me! WISH - nave a. i'"' '.' '''''' ''',T'
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prospect of selling a load OF New Eng
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form, If ,.a,r. ON nangltv Of dftv
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n,onloved in the trade. Ali insurance
on iroh ,os.oi. "a ba void That There
u,oro Massachusetts. ships at that time
at ss., i ohvion.. for thi, acr expressly
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circumstances slavery ceased 10 exist III
: Massachusetts. The fact that Daniel
t,,,d ,,,,+ l,o, ,LIo . fo,- va,rs
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before hlS death htoacteilhillet thl9 quest
ion satisfactorily, is pretty good eVl-
| denca that il wa. doubtful. In 1886
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