UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

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of the greatabyssof national sin he will
rescue
every grain of goodand honest purpose
and intention. His eyes, which are as a
flame of fire, penetrate
once thoseintricate
The
CHAPTER
GEORGE
HARRIS.
KEY TO UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. 13
IV.
characterof GeorgeHarris has been
overdrawn, as respects
and
represented as
personal
qualities generalintelligence.
It has been said,too,that so
many afflictive
incidentshappeningto a slaveare improbable,
and presenta distortedview of the
$500 REWARD.
Runaway from the subscriber, on the 25th
May, a VERY BRIGHT MULATTO BOY,
about 21 or 22 years old,named WASH.
Said boy, without
detection. Althoughhe is like a white man in
appearance, he has the disposition of a negro, and
delights
in comic songs and wittyexpressions.
He is an excellent house servant, very handy
about "
a hotel, tall,slender,and has rather a
down look, especially
and is
himĠEORGE
0. RAGLAND.
Cliattanooga, June 15,1852.
From the CapitolianVis-a-vis,
Baton Rouge,Louisiana, Nov. 1,1852 :
West
$150 REWARD.
Runaway about the 15th of Augustlast,Joe,a
yellow man; small, about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches
high, and about 20 years of age. Has a Roman
nose, was raised in New Orleans, and speaks
mazes where human judgment is lost,and
French and English.
will save and honor at last the trulygood
He was boughtlast winter
of Mr. Digges.BanksArcade,New Orleans.
and sincere, however theymay have been
involved with the evil;and such souls In
as regardto generalintelligence, the
have resistedthe greatestemptations, and reader will recollect that the writer stated
persisted in good under the most it
perplexing as a fact which she learned while on a
circumstances, are those of whom he has journeythroughKentuckyțhat a
young
written,
" And theyshallbe mine,saiththe colored man invented a machine for cleaning
Lord of Hosts,in that daywhen I make up hemp, like that alluded to in her
my jewels; and I will spare them as a man story.
sparethhis own son that servethhim." Advertisements,also,occasionally propose
for sale artisans of differentdescriptions.
Slaves are often employedas pilots
for vessels, and highly valued for theirskill
and knowledge.The following are advertisements
from recent newspapers.
From the South Carolinian (Columbia),
Dec. 4th,1852 :
VALUABLE NEGROES AT AUCTION.
BY I. " L. T. LEVIN.
WILL be sold,on MONDAY, the 6th day of December,
the following valuable NEGROES :
Andrew, 24 years of age,
a bricklayer and plasterer,
institution.
and thoroughworkman.
In regard to person, itmust be remembered
22 years of age, one of the best barbers
George,
in the State.
that the half-breedsoften inherit, to a
James, 19 years of age, an excellentpainter.
greatdegreețhe traitsof theirwhite ancestors.
These boys were raised in Columbia,and are
For this there is abundant evidenceexceptions
to most of boys,and are sold for no
in the advertisementsof the fault whatever.
papers.
The terms of sale
Witness thefollowing from
are one-half cash,the balance
iheChattanooga
(Term.)Gazette,Oct. 5th, 1852 on a credit of six months,with interest, for notes
:
payable at bank, with two or more approved
endorsers.
Purchasers to pay for necessary papers.
WILLIAM DOUGLASS.
November 27, 36.
close observation, might From the same paper, of November 18th,
pass himself for a white man, as he is very bright1852:
" has sandy hair,blue " eyes, and a fine set of
teeth. He is an excellent bricklayer ; but I have
Will be sold at privatesale,a LIKELY MAN,
no idea that he will pursue his trade,for fear of
boat hand, and good pilot; is well acquainted
with all the inlets between here and Savannah
and
Georgetown.
With regardto the incidentsof George
when Harris'
spokento, life, that he may not be supposeda
sometimes inclined to be sulky. I have no doubt purelyexceptional case, we propose to offer
but he has been decoyed off by some scoundrel,
and I will give the above reward for the some parallel facts from the livesof slaves
apprehension
of the boy and of our personal acquaintance.
thief,if delivered at Chattanooga.
Or, I will give$200 for the Lewis Clark is an
boyalone ;
acquaintance of the
or $100 ifconfinedin any jailin the United States, writer. Soon afterhis escape from slavery,
bo that I can get
he was received into the familyof a sisterin-law
of the author, and there educated.
His conduct duringthis time was such as
to win for him uncommon affectionand respect,
and the author has frequently heard