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describing fugitive slaves. From these de-
Capitolian Vis-a- Vis,West Baton Rouge,
one may learn a vast many things.
scriptions
Nov. 1, 1852 :
The author willhere givean assortment of
them,taken at random. It is a commentary
on the contented state of the slave
population that the writerfindstwo or three
always, and often many more, in every one
of the hundreds of Southern papers ex-
"slaves as
:
1. The color and complexionof the
majority of them.
2. That it iscustomary
eitherto describe
slavesby some scar, or to say " No sca?s
recollected."
3. The intelligence of the parties
In reading the following littlesketchesof
theyare," let the reader notice
advertised.
4. The number that say they are free
that are to be sold to pay jail-fees.
Every one of these slaveshas a "
history,
a history of woe and crime,degradation,
endurance, and wrong. Let us open the
chapter:
South-side Democrat, Oct. 28,1852.
Petcrsburgh, Virginia:
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REWARD.
by addressing Messrs. Armant Brothers,St. James
Twenty-fivedollars,with the payment of all
parish, Miltenberger Co.,30 Carondeletstreet."
necessary expenses, will be given for the apprehension
and delivery my
man CHARLES, if Here is a preacherwho isbranded on the
taken on the Appomattox river, or within the precincts
breast and has both toes cut off, and will
of Petcrsburgh Ḥe ran off about a week
ago, and, if he leaves the look
neighborhood, will no
yet ! There 's depravity for
doubt make for Farmville and PetersburghḤe is you!
a mulatto,rather below the medium heightand JeffersonInquirer,Nov. 27,1852 :
size,but well proportioned, and very active and
sensible. He is aged about 27 years,
has a mild,
$100 DOLLARS REWARD.
submissive look,and will,no doubt șhow the marks R ANA WAY from my plantation, in Bolivar
of a recent whipping,iftaken. He must be delivered
County,Miss.,a negro man named MAY, aged
to the care of Peebles,White, Davis " Co. 40 years, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high,copper
R. H. DeJarnett, colored,and very straight ; his front teeth are
Oct. 25 Lunenburgh. good and stand a little open ; stout throughthe
Poor Charles! mulatto !
shoulders, and has some scars on his back that show
a mild, above the skin plain, caused by the ivhip; he frequently
submissive look,and will probablyshow hiccups when eating, if he has not got
marks of a recent whipping !
water handy ; he was pursued into Ozark County,
Mo., and there left. I will givethe above reward
Kosciusko Chronicle,Nov. 24, 1852 :
for his confinement in jail, get him.
James H. Cotjsar,
COMMITTED
Victoria, Bolivar County,Mississippi.
To the Jail of Attila County,on the 8th instant,
Nov. 13,lm.
a
negro boy,who calls his name GREEN,
and says he belongs to James Gray, of Winston Delightful master to go back to,thisman
County. Said boy is about 20 years old,yellowmust be !
complexion, round face,has a scar on his face,one The Alabama Standard has for its
on his lefthigh,and one in his lefthand,is about 5
motto :
feet6 inches high. Had on when taken up a cotton
check shirt,Linseypants, new cloth cap, and "Resistance to tyrants is obedience
was riding a large roan horse about 12 or 14 to God."
years
old and thinin order. The owner is requested Date of Nov. 29thțhis advertisement':
come forward, prove property,pay charges, and
take him
away, or he will be sold to COMMITTED
pay charges.
E. B. Sanders,Jailer A. 0. To the Jail of Choctaw County,by JudgeYoung,
of MarengoCounty, a RUNAWAY SLAVE, who
Oct. 12, 1842.
nl2tf.
$100 REWARD.
Randolph
County, on the 18th of October,a yellowbo?,
named JIM. This boy is 19 years old,a light
mulatto ivith dirtysunburnt hair, inclined to be
straight;he is just 5 feet 7 inches high,and
Runaway from the subscriber, in
amined.
slightly made. He had on when he left a black
cloth cap, black cloth pantaloons, a plaidedsack
coat,a fine shirt,and broganshoes. One hundred
dollars will be paid for the recovery of the abovodescribed
boy, if taken out of the State,or fifty
dollars if taken
Nov. 4,1852.
in the State.
Mrs.
S. P. Hall,
Huntsville,Mo.
American Baptist,Dec. 20,1852 :
TWENTY DOLLARS REWARD FOR A
following
PREACHER.
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The
paragraph ,
headed Twenty DoL
lars Reward," appearedin a recent number of the
New Orleans Picayune:
" Run away from the plantation of the undersigned
the negro
man Shedrick,a preacher, 5 feet
9 inches high, about 40 years old,but looking not
over 23,stampedN. E. on the breast, and having
both small toes cut off. He is of a
very dark complexion,
with eyes small but bright, and a look
quiteinsolent. He dresses good, and was arrested
as a runaway at Donaldsonville, some three years
ago. The above reward will be paid for his arrest,