The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-07-08

White Slave.
\ correspondent OF the New York Evening Post
| writes: 1t was common practice in some of the
| American colonies to sell white persons into -la-
very tor limited number OF wears: But it was not
eommou TO term this sort Of sery tude slavery.
although it was such to all iutents ana plIrpos l.
! .rhe person sold was called servant and the III
I dontGre that bound him or her during the period
Of Serytude gave the master complete control over
MS servant with the night to punish hun severely
tor any offence or to hunt him down If he attempt
( ~ TO escape from bondage Some or the old laws
! II Virginia under this head were harsh liz the ex
tieinr, aud II they we're rigidly enforced as We
may presume WAS the case hard indeed must Have
beeu the lot OF any bond servant who Incurred the
| displeasure Of his master.
1 The source frum which many servants of this
/ kind were obtained was the courts Of England
1 where ii was customary to transport to America
! prisoners who ha1 been convicted of uhenscs not
4 punishable dy death, but WHO were too great of
| teLdtrs To te Kept At home in overcroWdcd l.ils
They IS re accordingly shipped To- the colonies and
were sold Tor 4 limited number ut wears usuaA
4 seven An announcement like that which follows
wAIch appeared in the PENNSYLVANIA Gazette an
| late ~ july - I1Si. was at time very com
mon Just arrived from Londonderry in TIE
\ brig Peggy Captain Stewart "A number of fine
! healthy meu and women servants. and some stna!
BOYS, whose times are TO be disposed Of to the
Best bidder by tile captain, oil board or by Catnn-
/ bell Kingston. "n the wharf
4 convict se t. this country in li1 created
sensation for 4 tnAc. aAd extraordinary was Aer
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