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negro lad, eighteen years old, that can speak French. In- 

 quire of the printers." — Mass. Gaz. and Post Boy and 

 Advertiser. 



"Dec. 17, 1744 — To be sold, a negro woman, about 

 thirty-six years of age. She has been in Boston from a 

 child. She is a good cook, and washer, and can do all 

 sorts of household business in a complete manner, and is 

 a very serviceable negro." — Boston Evening Post. 



Here is an advertisement of a different character: 



"Dec. 17, 1774 — A fine negro child, of a very good 

 breed to be given away. Inquire of the printer." — Bos- 

 ton Evening Post. 



"Oct. 26, 1730— To be sold by David Pippoon, fine 

 young negro girls and boys." 



"Also, a white young man, who is willing to serve 

 twelve months for five pound and prison charges." 



Enough for once. I could send you more if more were 

 necessary to show that the present customs of the South 

 were once the customs of New England." 



Is it any wonder that the citizens of the South should 

 feel themselves aggrieved, slandered and ill-treated, and 

 under the excitement should make use of harsh language 

 toward the northern States? Is it any wonder that the 

 people of the South object to any interference by the 

 people of the northern States, or those of other nations, 

 with what they conceive to be their constitutional rights ? 



The editor of the Kentucky Commonwealth says : 



"Whether slavery be a blessing to us and the slaves — 

 and we regard it as an unmitigated curse in every aspect 

 — is not a question proper to be submitted by our govern- 

 ment to the consideration of foreign governments. We 

 deny even to the governments of the Co-States of this 

 Union, any right, power or propriety, in interfering with 

 the question. We hold that our security and our ultimate 

 rights depend upon maintaining the question as one 

 wholly domestic to the States in which the institution of 

 slavery exists." 



This is precisely the ground that I think all true 



