UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

to be so.
5. That multitudes of men claimingto
be free are constantly beingsoldintoslavery.
In respectto the complexion of these
slaves, there are some pointsworthyof consideration.
The writer adds the following
advertisements, publishedby Wm. I. Bowditch,Esq.,in
his pamphlet "
Slavery and
the Constitution."
From the Richmond (Va.)Whig:
100 DOLLARS REWARD
KEY TO UNCLE TOM S CABIN. 183
1. That the arguments for the RAX A WAY,
enslaving
of the negro do not applyto a largepart On the 15th of May, from me, a
negro woman,
of the actual slaves.
named Fanny. Said woman is 20 years old ; is
2. That theyare not, in rather tall
the estimation
; can read and write,and so forge
of passes
theirmasters,very stupid.
for herself. Carried away with her a pair
"
of ear-rings a Bible with
3. That theyare not remarkably contented.
,
a red cover ; is very
pious.She prays
a greatdeal, and was, as
supposed,
contented and happy. She is as white as
4. That they have no most
particular reason whitewomen,with straight, lighthair,and blue
eyes, and can pass herself for a white ivoman. I
"WILL be given for the apprehension of my negro
(?) Edmund Kenney. He has readily be takenfora slave. John J. Lane.
straighthair, March 13,1837.
and complexionso nearlyivhite that it is believeda
stranger icould suppose there teas no African blood
The next two advertisementswe cut from
in him. He was with my boy Dick a short time
since in Norfolk,and offered him for sale,and was
the New Orleans Picayune of Sept.2,
apprehended, but escapedunder pretenceof 1846:
beinga
white man .' Anderson Bowles.
JanuaryG,1836.
From the Republican Banner and Nashville
Whig of July14,1849 :
200 DOLLARS REWARD.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, on the 23d of
try
June last,a bright mulatto woman, named Julia,
to pass himselfor a ivhite man, as he is of a
very
about 25 years of age. She is of common size,
clear color, and has sandy hair. The above
reward will be paid to whoever will bringhim to
nearlywhile,and very likely.She isa good seamstress,
Madame Duplantier's plantation, Manchac, or
and can read a little. She may attempt to
"
pass for ivhite, dresses fine. She took with her
Anna, her child,8 or 9 years old,and considerably
darker than her mother She once
to a Mr. Helm, of Columbia, Tennessee.
belonged
I will givea reward of $50 for said negro and
child,if deliveredto me, or confined in any jailin
this state,so I can get them ; $100,if caught in
any other Slave state, and confined in a jailso that
I can get them ; and $200,if caught in any Free
state, and put in any good jail in Kentucky or
Tennesseeșo I can get them. A. \V. Johnson.
Nashville, July9, 1849.
The following three advertisements are
taken from Alabama papers :
Ran away from the subscriber, a brightmulatto
man-slave,named Sam. Lightșandy hair,blue
"
is eyes, ruddycomplexion,
to pass for a freewhite man. Edwin Peck.
Mobile,April22,1837.
will give$500 for her apprehensionand delivery
to me. She is very intelligent.
Tuscaloosa,May 29,1845. John Balch.
From the Newbem (N.C.)Spectator:
50 DOLLARS REWARD
"Willbe given for the apprehension and delivery
to me of the following slaves : "
Samuel, and Judy
his wife,with their four children,belonging to
the estate of Sacker Dubberly, deceased.
I will give$10 for the apprehensionof William
Dubberly, a slave belonging to the estate. William
is about 19 years old,quitewhite,and toould not
25 DOLLARS REWARD.
Ranaway from
Fergus
Duplantier, on or about the 27 th of June, 1846,a
brightmulatto, named Ned, very stout built,about
5 feet 11 inches high șpeaksEnglishand French,
about 35 years old,waddles in his walk. He may
the plantation of Madame
lodge him in some jailwhere he can be conveniently
obtained.
200 DOLLARS REWARD.
Ran away from the subscriber, lastNovember,
a white negro man, about 35 years old,height
about 5 feet8 or 10 inches, blue eyes, has a yellow
woollyhead, very fair skin.
These are
the characteristics ofthree races.
shows the Indian
The copper-colored complexion
blood. The othersare the mixed races
of negroes and whites. It is known thatthe
poor remains of Indian races have been in
many cases forced into slaveryỊt is no
RANAWAY
lesscertain that white childrenhave sometimes
From the Subscriber, working on the plantation
of Col. H. Tinker,a bright mulatto boy,named
Alfred. Alfred is about 18 years old,prettywell
Rev. GeorgeBourne, of Virginia, rian
grown, has blue eyes, lightflaxenhair șkin disposed
to freckle.He will try to thereas
pass as free-born.
earlyas 1816,givesan account of
Green County,Ala.
S. G. Stewart. a boywho was stolenfrom hisparentsat seven
years of age, immersed in a tan-vat
lOO DOLLARS REWARD.
been kidnapped and sold into slavery.
Presbyte-
minister,who wrote againstslavery
to change
his complexion, tattooedand sold,and,after
a captivity of fourteen years, succeeded in
so white as
escapingṬhe tanningprocess
very easily
isnot necessary
now, as a fair skin is no presumption
againstslavery Ṭhere is reason to think