Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-06-29

here asserting that we shall learn our notions
Of morals or law or liberty from them. Sir
there is no doubt, from the evidence of his
tory, that at an early day the leading mer
Of Massachusetts, did enslavc their own race,
enslaved the Indians enslaved the negroes
They sold into bondage the children of Qua
kers, because the latter disagreed with them
in reference to religious matters They sold
into slavery the Indians who had surrendered
to them on promise to be treated as pris-
oners of war.
hold in my hand book in which these
facts are proved by historical and document
airy evidence, and I have as yet seen no at
tempt at a contradiction of these statements
in any Of the papers of the country, although
always alive to matters of this sort.
Now, sir, that Senator tells us that for
two hundred years his people have been
Grained to the love of freedom, justice, and
humanity Sir, I shall proceed to read some
extracts from Moore's History of Slavery in
Massachusetts. | find on page 207 adver-
tisements published in that State as late as
the year 1880, after the Declaration of In
dependence, by which all men were asserted
to be free and equal.
From the Constitutional Journal, Noyem-
Der Is, 1779:
TO be sold, likely negro girl, sixteen
years of age, for no fault, but want of en-
ploy.
From the same, December Is, 1909:
ssTo be sold, strong, likely negro girl,
From the Independent Chronicle, March
8, 1880:
''To be sold, for want of EN- ployment, an
exceeding likely negro girl, aged sixteen"
From the same, March 9Th and April 6.
1880:
"To be sold, very cheap, for no other rea-
son than want Of employ, an exceeding ac-
tive negro boy, aged fifteen also likely
negro girl, aged seventeen
From the Continental Journal, August
II, 1880:
|. "Too be-sold, likely negro boy"
From the same, August "a and Septem-
Der Z:
''To be sold, likely negro boy, about
thirteen years DID, well calculated to wait on
gentleman. Inquire Of the printer.
What do we have Immediately after that
tTo be sold, likely young COW and calf.
Inquire of the printer
Laughter.
From the Independent Chronicle, Deccm-
Der IA, 81, and %, 1880:
ga negro child, sold expected, of good
breed may be owned by any person inclining
to take it, and money with it."
Mr.. Speaker, slavery is a crime. know
it, and perhaps as many wrongs have been
done in the South as in any country where
slavery has been permitted; out never, sir,
have [ heard that unborn children were sold
or promised to be given away-never sir,
have I heard Of that in the South. We have
had great complaints about slavery in the
South; we have heard Of things which dis
grace the South, the separation of mothers
from their children, but southern man as ]
am, have never yet heard of a child being
sold down there or promised to be given
away before it was born in order not to lose
day Of the service Of its 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 lib
erty? Are they the men who are fitted to dc
it? If this be the liberty and if these are the
morals which they wish to bring into the
South, in Gods name, | say, let them keer
them at home! We may be bad enough as
it is, but we would be infinitely worse if we
followed such teachings.