The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-07-07
From the same. Dec. 16. 1779:

From the same, Dec. 16, 1779:
ITO be sold, strong, likely negr'
girl, &C."
From the Independent Chronicle
March 8, 1880:
"To be sold, for want Of employ
ment, an exceedingly likely negro girl
aged sixteen"
From the same, March 30, and Apri
8, 1880:
ITO be sold, very cheap, for no 9th
er reason than want of employ, an ex
cceding active negro boy, aged fifteen
also likely negro girl, aged abou
seventeen"
From the Continental Journal, Aug
II, 1880:
"To be sold, a likely negro boy"
From the same, Aug. "a, and Sep
tember Z: ". .|....
"To be sold, or let for a term o
years, q strong, hearty, likely negro
girl" ...."., I ...'
From the same, Oct. 20, 1880:
"To be sold, a likely negro boy
about thirteen years old, we'll calcula
ted to wait on gentleman. Inquire O
the printer"
What do we have Immediately aftel
that
ITO be sold, likely young cow ant
calf. Inquire Of the printer"
Laughter.
p From the Independent Chronicle
Dec. II, 2l, and %, 1880:
"a negro child, soon expected, of
good breed, may be owned by any per
son inclining to take it, and money
with it." g. ..
Mr. Speaker, slavery is crime.
know it, and perhaps as many wrongs
have been done in the South as in any
country where slavery has been per
mitted; but never, sir, have l heard
that unborn children were sold or prom.
ised to be given away-never, sir, have
l heard Of that in the South. We have
had great complaints about slavery in
the South; we have heard Of things
which disgrace the South, the separa-
ton of mothers from their children,
but Southern man as l am, l have new
er yet heard of a child being sold down
there or promised to be given away be-
fore it was born, in order not to lose a
day of the services of itr mother
Shall we, then, be told by gentlemen
who live in this land where all these
things have been done, that they alone
have been true in the cause Of liberty,
and that all the liberty we are to enjoy
shall be taught and secured by them !?
Shall they come to teach us liberty? :?
Arc they the men who are fitted to do
it: Ifthis be the liberty, and if these
are the morals which they wish to bring
into the South, in Gods name, l say,
let them keep them at home! We may
be bad enough as tits, but we would be
infinitely worse if we followed such
Much has been said about good,
brave old Kentucky in this contest. 1t
has been said she was one half on one
side aad one half on the other. In
lust filings have been made against her
upon this floor
Now, l wish to say that not only Sc
,ession and slavery were inherited from
but, sir, this doctrine of
neutrality also came from there In
1912 Governor Strong, of Massachu
'etts, played exactly the same role as
lid Governor Magofiin in 1861. | want
o call the attention of the House to
he course Massachusetts then pursued.
in the History of Western
Massachusetts,, vol. !, page 1926, uses
he following language:
"The authorities of the United States
md the government of Massachusetts
'ame early in collision. Gov. Strong
vas disposed to strict construction Of
he Constitutions and as he, like the
Northampton convention, could not see
n the occasion any laws of the Union
O be executed, instructions to be sup
,ressed, or invasions to be repelled, he
leclined accession to the requisition
made for Massachusetts troops to be
placed at the command Of the P.csi-
lent
All! is that the law? Is that the lib !
rty the Senator from Massachusetts
1ould teach us? Would he teach us
D disobcy the laws of the land, and
kulk when called upon to fight the
ommon enemy?
We have no such record rs that in
kentucky. When Governor Magoilln
'as called upon to supply the quota of
kentucky of the seventy five thousand
1en called out by the President, what
i'd he do? He said that he would not
i've man to the cause. He could not
'ait to write it, so he tclegraphed it.
he people of Massachusetts sustained
Governor Strong. 1t is, therefore,
18th just pride that l draw compari-
on between the people of Massachu
cts and the people of Kentucky.
Governor Magoflin refused to furnish
len and arms, but what did the people
f the State do? They furnished nine
Y thousand men to put down the rebel
on. They appointed military com
lission over Magofln's heal. They
id not refuse to stand by the Govern
lcnt, as in the case of Massachusetts
hey were men who, in spite of the
Governors proclamation, in spite of
le authorities of the State, raised
oops in defense of the Government,
nd when the time came they were
iere ready to do their duty, and did it.
Contrast Kentucky with Massachu-
etts. Contrast her with any State.
he was called upon to strike the ell
mics of the nation in the late rebel
on, and she said, "As our brethren, ,
inbred, and friends are in the rebel
rmy. let us wait a little. Let us have
little time. Let US not fight until We