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poor people'schildren, and some of them,I table? Do you feelthat there is blood on
though not "
all,were black ; and that makes his hands, the blood of human hearts,
all the differencein the world, you know ! which he has torn asunder ? Do you shudder
But Mr. Brown is not alone in Montgomery.
when he touches the communion-bread,
Mr. J. W. Lindsey wishes to remind and when he drinks the cup which " whosoever
the people of his depot.
drinkethunworthily drinkethdamnation
to himself"? But who makes the
lOO NEGROES FOR SALE,
trader? Do
At my depot, on Commerce-street, immediately
not you ? Do you think that
between the Exchange Hotel and F. M. Gilmer, the trader'sprofession is a healthy one for
Jr.'s"Warehouse,where I will be receiving, from the soul? Do you think the scenes with
time to time,large lots of Negroesduringthe season,
which he must be familiar, and the deeds he
and will sell on as accommodatingterms as
any house in this city. I would must do,
respectfully
in order to keepup
an assortment
of
requestmy old customers and friends to call and negroes for your convenience, are such
oxamine my stock. Jno. W. Lindset.
Montgomery,Nov. 2, 1852.
Mr. Lindseyis goingto be receiving,
Or isit so
from time to time,all the season, and will important for you
to have assorted
sell as cheap as anybody; so there's no fear negroes that the traders must not only be
turned out of
of the supply's falling off. And, lo ! in the
goodsociety in this life, but
run the risk of going to hell forever,
Mechanics of all kinds. The subscribers intend
to keepconstantly
hand a large assortment of
Negroes,comprisingevery description. Persons
wishing to purchasewill find it much to their
interest to call and examine previous to buying
elsewhere. Sanders " Foster.
April13.
Messrs. Sanders " Foster are goingto
have an assortment also. All their negroes
are to be young and likely ; the trashyold
fathersand mothers are allthrown asidelike wishes to sellthiswoman
a
after one has been weeding
heap of pig-weed,
a garden.
Query : Are these Messrs. Sanders "
Foster,and J. W. Lindsey,and S. N.
Brown, and McLean, and Woodroof,and
McLendon, all members of the church,
in goodand regularstanding?Does the
questionshock you ? Why so ? Why
should theynot be ? The Rev. Dr. Smylie,
of Mississippi, in a document endorsed by
two presbyteries, says distinctly that the
Bible gives a righto buy and sellslaves.*
If the Bible guarantees this right,and
sanctions thistrade,why should itshock you
to see the slave-traderat the communion-
* "
If languagecan convey meaning
a clear and definite
at all,I know not how it can more unequivocallyor
more plainlypresent to the mind any thought or idea
than the twenty-fifth chapterof Leviticus clearlyor unequivocally
establishes the fact that slaveryor bondage
was sanctioned by God himself ; and that ' buying,selling,
holding and bequeathing
slaves,as regulations
property,are
which were established by himself." " on
Slavery.
thingsas Jesus Christ approves ? Do you
think theytend to promote his growth in
grace, and to secure his soul's salvation?
same paper, Messrs. Sanders " Foster press
theirclaimsalsoon the publicnotice. your accommodation?
But let us search the Southern papers,
NEGROES FOR SALE.
and see if we cannot find some evidence of
The undersigned have bought out the well-known
that humanitywhich avoids the separation
establishment of Eckles " Brown,where they have of
now on hand a large lot of likely young Negroes,
families, as far as possible. In the
to wit : Men, Women, Boys and Girls,good fieldhands.
Also, several good House Servants and Nov. 5,1852, see the following
Argus, publishedat Weston, Missouri,
:
I wish to sella
A NEGRO FOR SALE.
for
black girlabout 24 years old,a
good cook and washer, handywith a needle,can
spin and weave. I wish to sell her in the neighborhood
of Camden Point ; if not sold there in a
short time,I will hunt the best market ; or I will
trade her for two small ones, a boy and girl.
M. Doyal.
ConsiderateMr. Doyal ! He is opposed
to the separation of families, and,therefore,
in the neighborhood
of Camden Point,where her family
ties are," perhapsher husband and children,
her brothers,or sisters. He will not
How speedsthe blessedtrade in the State
of Maryland ?
"
us take the Baltimore
Sun of Nov. 23,1852.
Mr. J. S. Donovan thus advertisesthe
Christianpublic of the accommodations of
hisjail CASH FOR NEGROES.
The undersignedcontinues,at his old stand,
No. 13 Camden St.,to pay the highestprice for
Negroes. Persons bringingNegroesby railroad
or
separate her from her family if it is possible
to avoid it ; that is to say,
if he can get
as much for her without ; but,if he can't,
he will '"'"huntthe best market." What
more would you
have of Mr. Doyal ?
steamboat will find it very convenient to secure
the Railroad
their Negroes, as my Jail is adjoining
Depot and near the Steamboat Landings.
Negroes received for safe keeping.
J. S. Donovan.