Evening star., 1925-04-05

land was being softened long before
the Civil War and was passing as il
had passed in States north of Mary
land. Before the Civil War some of
the best families" there being more
than one best" family. and many
other kinds of family would not sell
Il slave, would not separate a slave
family. would not sell a slave to be
taken out of the State. People were
freeing slaves by their last will and
testament" and writing in their wills
that my brown boy Charles" or my
black woman Tilly" should be set free
ION reaching the age of 80 years" or
three years after my demise"
Sentiment against "the institution
was growing. In the tobacco counties
of Maryland where slaves were nu-
merous there was a sentiment against
selling a slave of the place" and
some plantations were hard put to
feed and clothe the masters family
and his slaves. With many families
slaves were a liability. After eman-
cipation many negroes stayed on the
place and continued to live in their
quarters" the chief change in re-
Iations between them and their for
mer owners being that the ex-slaves
worked a pa'cel o. groun'" on shares
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to much. The negro trader was a
lawful business man but his social
status was low. The change in senu-
ment was not brought on by abolition
propaganda in the North. Catholic
priests and Protestant ministers in
fuenced their congregations toward
kindness for slaves.
A FEW ministers were free spoken
against slavery but their In
fiuence was not extensive. There
was no doubt of the legality of
slavery. 1t had Scriptural warrant,
the Constitution recognized 1t, the
State law sustained it and it was
part of the practice of the people.
Most persons held there was no
wrong In owning a man or woman
but they came to feel that it was
wrong to ill-use that man or woman.
The Rambler never heard of a slave
owner in Maryland who believed that
A. negro was not human belns.
Read the following advertisement In
The Star of September II, 1888;
Five thousand negroes wanted. 1
will pay the highest prices In cash
for 5000 negroes with gooo ulies'
slaves for life or for a term or years
In large or small families, or single
negroes. I will also purchase negroes
restricted to remain in the state tha1
sustain good character. Families
never separated. Persons having
slaves for sale will please call and
see me. as am always in the market
with the cash.
~ JOHN M. DENNING,
NO. 1s South Frederick street, be-
tween Baltimore and Second, Baltt-
more, Md. (Trees in front of the
door.)"
You see, even this hard boiled negro
trader in 1863 advertised Families
never separated" You also catch the
notes, Negroes restricted to remain
in the State and slaves
for term of years" The point
which the Rambler makes is that
slavery was waning in Maryland when
the war of 1S61-65 came on.
Before writing the Lansburgh story
the Rambler went through The Star
files for about 20 years, beginning In
1860, and among advertisements in
that year were those of Mrs. Wins
lows soothing syrup; Edward Hall
pure old rye for 81 a gallon at 40
Louisiana avenue; c. Gautiers saloon,
Avenue between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth; H. o. Hood, jewelry, 3SS Ave
nue.; T. J. and w. NJ Gait, wood, coal
ranges and latrobes, northwest cor
ner Twelfth and C; DIR. H. Peradeau,
professor of music; Drs. I.oomis and
Hills, dentists; William r. Riley &
Bro, dry goods, Market Space; T. Po-
tentini, confectioner, Avenue between
Tenth and Eleventh; James S Top
ham Southern Trunk Mandatory; j
Rosenthal, ladies homemade shoes,
Market Space; Joseph T. X Plant &
Co., paperhangers and upholsterers
$50 D; Mr.. Sands, ambrotypes; Steam
boat James Guy, Lucien Page, pro-
prietor; T. H. Spiers pianos, Elev-
enth, south of Avenue, next door
to the Theater"; Andrew J. Joyce. car
riages, Fourteenth and Z; J. G. Nc
Guire & Co., auctioneers; Ernest
Loeffier, lager beer brewer" New
York avenue between First and Sec
ond; Mrs. Heller, bonnets, Market
Space; Noerr's bakery, Eleventh and
E; NJ. w. Calf & Bro, jewelry. Ave
nue., four doors west Of Browns Ho-
tel; Taylor & Maury bookstore, Ave-
nue. between Ninth and Tenth; ShiI.
lington's bookstore Odeon Building;
j. Goodman Adams, professor of mu-
sic; w. G. Metzerott music store; c.
Snyder, stoves, philharmonic Hall
south side Avenue, next door to Star
Office; Taylor e. Hutchinson dry
goods, Louisiana avenue, opposite
Market Space; K. c. Woodley, ambro-
types; the Herndon House, F and
Ninth, P. G. Murray, proprietor: Jesse
B. Wilson, groceries, Avenue be-
tween Sixth and Seventh; Perry &
Bro, dry goods, Perry Building; B. H
Stinemetz, furs, Avenue between
Twelfth and Thirteenth; W. M
Shuster & Co., dry goods, Market
Space; Clagett & May, dry goods
Avenue between Ninth and Tenth, and
James'Y. Davis, late OF Todd & CO. =
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