Maryland free press., 1866-10-04
The Massa ch uset Slave Trade

mo person was ever born a slave on the
Sol # Massachusetts," -CHaELEs SrasRn.
In fact. no person was ever born in lc-
En-! slavery IN Massachusetts," -pALFREY
3hSto'y Of Ntr Eayland. '''s''e'
Mr.: George II. Moore Of New York, in
4 work recently published, entitled "Notes
on the History Il Slavery f. + 'assaehu-
Sets" ably exposes the wicked preten
sions which has characterized the writings
and speeches of some Massachusetts so
called states'ocn. He shows in minxtc DE-
tail how that tho early Massachusetts COL
MES enslaye d the Indians and seld them to
the We! Indies, toy profitable they found
The traffic. how they Introduced Africans
md Praastiseed all the atrocities of the slave
trade. and how the courts. the general as
gg!embiy. the public press and the pulpit
sustained the traffic and the rights of sla-
very. A few extracts from this volume
will tell the whole story, which Summer
and Fa ., have y SO SO ingeaiously attempted
to conceal =
..'ln lz2E the traffic in slaves seems to
have boon an object more than at any 9TH
or period. In l7ls all Indian, negro and
ms1atto servants for life we're estimated as
other personal estste-each male slave at
SIC, and md each 'as:l, female at slS. The Gqin.
ca trade, as il Yas sailed then. continued
to flourish under the auspices Of the Mas
s ss'' %,eEchaHts. down through ths
whole colonial period. and lopg after the
RFo,sted Declarrsttian Cf Rights in 1880 had
terminated the legal existence of slavery
within The limits ofthe State.
"Eorty negroes died last year, (l7OG)
which being computed at $50 each,
amount to the sum of 81 $3.50 lost to the
colony. Negroes are generally eyo,ser-
wants, great thieves, much addicted to
stealing. lying. &c. If white" servant
de dc :as s los, r., s1ss ssa. qSs , hit
The following advertisements which Mr..
Moore has collected from the newspapers
published in 1777 and 1880 in the ssintly
State of Massachusetts,. will be read with
interest:
ITO be Soda stout, hearty, likely
negro girl. fit for either town or conn nj.
try" ~"
"a hearty negro man. with small sum
Of o.! money to be given away"
ITO Sell a hearty, likely negro
wench, about 10 years Of ago; has had the
small po1; can wash. iron, card. and spin
ffofno other fault but want of employ"
~ anted. IA negro girl between II
Hnd isV5sars ofage; for which a good
price will be given IL she can be recon-
inended." r,
ITO be Soda likely negro man %
years old; has had the email pox; can do
any sort ofbusincss; sold for want Of EN-.
ployment."
ITO be Soda smart, we'll tempcr.d
negro boy of IA years old; not to 90 out of
this State, and sold for Is years only. ifho
continues to behave WELL V" -.
".Tp be Sold .-For want of employ.
fl,ely strong negro girl, about IS years
old; can be we'll recommended"
TO be sold very cheap, az exceeding
active s.s negro boy, aged Is, also likely ne
gro gil aged IL
20 be sold or let for a term of years q
strong. hearty, likely negro girl. tt"
ITO be sold likely negro boy about 10
yy'!s! Of age, fit to serve gentleman. 70
tend horses or to work in the country"
ITO be sold likely young COW and
calf
"a negro child. "soon expected. Of
good breed" may be owned by any person
Wishing to take it and money with it,.
.'To be sold, hearty, strong negro
wonch, about IS years Of age; fit for town
or country" : 80
And this is the people whose pious Ii ands
are uplifted in horror over the wrongs of
Of the poor negro. and who oannett' hold
fAristian fellowship, nor hardl y maintain
political union-wish, cxceptas' rsrshroas,
THOSE WHO HAPPENED To REMAIN A. FEW
YEARS LONGER IN THE PRACTICE WHICH THEY
INTRODUCED AND TAUGHT.
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The Coming Election.
We learn that one of the most s,gacious and
prominent of the Radical politicians of the State