The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-01
SOLD BY HIS OWN SLAVE
Tale OF 4TTE-BELLUA
DAYS DOWN South.
.uack." n virginian slave, Bought In by
a yengefuI "Nigger Dealer" ana f"Sen
toNew Orleans Sells His Master

The patriarchal idea was as Il" '"'
world remembers, at once the moral iouh'
dalton and Justification OF the slavery
system In the South under the old regime
But In none OF the slave States WAS thls
idea carried into the practical eNery-oas
life OF the people so fully and consistently
as in Virginia. And this again, was par
ticularly true OF Eastern, or Tidewater'
Virginia. The condition OF ahairs' oo'"
moral and material. growing out OF inc
situation thus created had already ue,
come critical when the civil war soiNeu
the problem. -
Among the slave owners Of eastern Nir-
giuia especially. IL was held 10 De pvins
OF honor 10 protect ana MAINTAIN li.n
human Chattcis at Whatever cost JIG
man who sold slave. except under an
sOlute compulsiOn or necessity, was as
graced. The present generation VIII never
realize the heaviness OF the burden mus
imposed upOn and accepted by the VIZ
ginia slave holder. The owners OF estates
which would have yielded handsome
revenue with let US say, lup slaves, iouhd
their substance consumed ana tneir pI9hNf
destroyed by the increase OF "A depehdeh,
population, which their own principles ana
the moral sense Of the community Mouh
not allow them TO dispose OF GOWN
South"
lation which made slaves so cheap IN
Virginia. and the business or the slave
Spectator so profitable For when rum
overlook an old estate, then was the
harvest time or the despised Niger deai-
err" Slaves which would sell Tor >FN OF
500 In Virginia readily brought Sl.Vpo or
more ia New Orleans, ana hence the
spectators We're always on the alelt lvt
such opportunities, which We're All 100
few 70 satisfy their trade. 10 was the
custom I'm Virginia for the friends OF an
embarrassed man 10 purchase. 50 iar as
their means allowed. the best OF ms
slaves. TO save them from being SOFA
one Of The most successful negro spec
ulators who operated on the Peninsula IN
the forties was a man named James huo-
bard. He lived upon his own estate near
Yorktown and was accounted one OF
the weaithiest men Ia those parts. Ine
nature of his business. however. deoarred
him and his family from all social inter-
course with the better class or whites,
and his whole energy was concen IRA go
upOn the accumulation or wealth. IN
which he was eminenty successful ne
left. at his death. a very considerable lui
tune. for those days, TO each or hln syn,
who We're both gallant soldiers IN tn~
Confederate army. the eldest u}lHs III
one of the battles OF the Wilderness.
About the year 1873. James Murder
young man. last in the male line or one
of the old colonial families died suddenly
leaving his large estate completely III
volved. IL was necessary 10 sell of every
Thing 10 satisfy his creditors among
his slaves was a body servant calieu
Mack who was remarkable chai"N-
ter. Mack was nearly the same az az
his deceased master. The Two boys naI
been reared together, and the slave Hai
been allowed TO enjoy all the educauohai
advantages of his master, OF Whlcn' as
was sometimes the case, ne mace Joy.
/ Ear the better use. lie had lived for
some wears abroad with young Mufutt'
and through constant and close assocla.
ton with good society IN many coul'iit'
/ had acquired an ease and grace pl i,aii-
ner and huency OF speech which com,
/ blned with his handsome person. "oulu
have made him an ornament 10 any SO
| cietv. There was very little pure negro
| blood IN his veins, and he Woull hd ~. s
| passed as a white man anywhere pc,
| tween Mack and his former master t hsis
! had been an intimacy and aUecuoh VIM
| had weli nigh obnterated the 19ciai -,
| between them, and the faithful sglNSsn'
| and friend of the unfortunate Muraei
was held IN high esteem py an inc '"'
=, was therefore determined that Mack
| should be saved from the hands OF IN,
/ speculator and hnd purchaser amour ii,'il,-
/ his masters friends. Accordingly ul2.
] the nr.t day of the year, Wnlch Mas 1 ,'
/ date established by custom Tor the 81 81
] and hire OF negroes, hhi'n"t "i ,s-.f
men attended az the couis nous ia ~, y, -.
/ HarnSburg prepared TO pay lohh pilN'
Tor ne accomplished young negro JAM
tI,,tbard was also there. He was famll
| Jar with Mack's history ana taith,7' iN
| knew too that the WllllaihsNui -"r -
| Me were determined 10 prevent Macs sY
in,, ~ The New orleans market. There
! fore he swOro an oath that me- Won'
/ have that Niger If ID cost him ms LOT
/ t,ne For Hubbard had a t"o-lp.
grudge 10 crafty. Many Il li'.' 49,, ~
| him from securing "a bargain on Su'i
| occasions as this. and he was very ni.
! AGAINST them because or the 1p'la' V.t'-
/ eism which his business had plonshs ulD,
his family So that ~ lhe eu" ". 49, en-
/ knocked down 10 Hubbard TOT pil.' g..
! ION, Maid Tor slave in Virginia lcN
/ lavs later Hubbard started .,uln W.
/ his band Of negroes, iahihh @A@NN Vs."
nun a -. "a ~ Us a man OF powerful phy-
! cique and coarse manners. hia i@it a."
| ewes were intensely black anu ~ 49,
| piovfon so sWarthy that he Wpulh va
/ s,,ssere1 nv COMPARISON with many OF ih'
! human chattels DE dealt in. On th'ti a.
/ rival at New orleans, huohaih SOU W
1 posad of his negroes 30 eood anld i''.5r
| but retained Mack IN ms per sonar
/ VICE. either because he could not NM d
| bi,ver for him al the high figure ne nae
| ,.afs or because he had become VAIN Z"
/ having so accomplished valet. AZ a"l
| rate Mack was still in ms pos ssloli az
/ "A couple of weeks IN the H"lss h, 1e-n
/ liz Mack had some money OF hi7 y"n
/ ana a. "a matter of pride as Wen az JUS
80 Trrbhard dressed him Ike "A gentle
/ man a great deal Of liberty was "t.'"
/ I'd Fim. and DE took adfahla-' o.. ~ -. b.
/ f.arn.trate one 81 the most auna. ly"s a.,
] successful schemes III tNe "'l''-''
'E.e,,ino csrefuny out OF his master
wav Mack frequented the various 80"
/ ionahla saloons and gaming nous. ~ ~.
! rifv where he easily passed ar " y D"
! ,-irfa ulautcr ana cOntrNeh #" tvi U.s.
/ eonsiderable acquaintance among tne i ~.
/ 80 I'll tha dav While Wakln- on Ni
/ s,,.eef one evening with one OF these az
| orofufanc.s his master. passed hs on 'i
4 opposite side o.. ..t, Mol,
,..-olessi,, Indicating Hubbard. u bFoiSn
| him down Here with me, Dut ne t.' ],
| deviiish independent That I've Eot i.
I son him Thinks he's az eooH - W.
/ man and talks back 10 me - ~
| a. % Mighty smart boy, TOO. Ut 20
go anv one who wants good roy =
! LOOK after accounts or run pace, ns s
. barrain I'm sell him cheap n ca
| oct NH of him without any
| ~Nhat will you take TOT Nam -.. -
Mack was well aware ihat ni7 80" ~
! ieern acquaintance wanted J"-t a.Dn
49, % ami ln less than tWeutF-fonf nohi
| thfv had come 20 terms, ann iluD'n.'
vras sold by his own slave. J he 49,
| we're regularly made out ana ,lat7iri ~. h
| and the money paln oftl ~ -, 81
| ,,r.nerfC ouletly. because he dian WIN
.,, mss - This sort Ol arrangement Wa
rrbanuily. all too common az that tliH
onI mace 10 excite either comment
emsplci1n. So that Mack was enanied F,
cain "A long start before the thnnaetpo'
~ W., Iinbfard was seized. Of cours
.bere was trouble He fought Ike a VIII
ga. hui was finally ovcrpQ"tfrd air
taken from the tasniouss -. y, lie c,tor