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History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880 Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880 novel. A total of 155 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.Vol 1.by George W. Williams.PREFA
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.Vol 1.by George W. Williams.PREFACE.I was requested to deliver an oration on the Fourth of July, 1876, at Avondale, O. It being the one-hundredth birthday of the American Republic, I determined to pre
- 155 UNITED STATES SENATORS.HIRAM R. REVELS, United States Senator from Mississippi, was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, September 1, 1822; desiring to obtain an education, which was denied in his native State to those of African descent, he removed to I
- 154 CHATTANOOGA.--_The Enterprise_; Rev. D. W. Hays.TEXAS.AUSTIN.--_The Austin Citizen_; J. J. Hamilton & Co.DALLAS.--_The Baptist Journal_; S. H. Smothers, Editor; A. R. Greggs, Publisher.DALLAS.--_Christian Preacher_; C. M. Wilmeth.MARSHALL.--_The Christian
- 153 KANSAS.TOPEKA.--_Topeka Tribune_; E. H. White.KENTUCKY.LOUISVILLE.--_The Bulletin_; Adams Brothers; $2.00 per year; Sat.u.r.days; 562 West Jefferson Street.LOUISVILLE.--_The American Baptist_; Wm. H. Stewart.LOUISVILLE.--_Ohio Falls Express_; Dr. H. Fitzb
- 152 I designate as the first President of the corporation the Honorable RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, of Ohio. I desire that it may have power to provide from the income of the fund, among other things, for expenses incurred by members in the fulfilment of this trust,
- 151 CAPTAIN J. T. YOUNG TO GENERAL WASHBURN.MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, September 13, 1864.Major-General C. C. WASHBURN, Commanding District West Tennessee: GENERAL: I have the honor to address you in regard to certain papers forwarded you by Major-General Forrest, o
- 150 As commanding officer of this Department I desire to make the following statement concerning the capture of Fort Pillow--a statement supported in a great measure by the evidence of one of your own officers captured at that place.The version given by you a
- 149 Your obedient servant, L. F. BOOTH, _Major, Commanding U. S. Forces, Fort Pillow_.Major L. F. BOOTH, _Commanding United States Forces_: I do not demand the surrender of the gunboat No. 7. I ask only for the surrender of Fort Pillow, with men and munitions
- 148 In regard to your inquiry relating to prisoners of your command in our hands, I have to state that they have always received the treatment which a great and humane Government extends to its prisoners. What course will be pursued hereafter toward them must
- 147 U. S. C. T. 3d Cav.; 47th Inf.Waterproof, La.Feb. 14, 1864. Yazoo City, Miss.U. S. C. T. 49th Inf. May 13, 1864.U. S. C. T. 3d Cav.Waterproof, La.April 20, 1864. Yazoo City, Miss.U. S. C. T. 63d Inf. March 15, 1865.U. S. C. T. 3d Cav.White Oak Road, Va.Ma
- 146 May 22 to July 8, 1863. Nov. 24, 1864.U. S. C. T. 73d, 75th, 78th, U. S. C. T. 12th Inf.79th (old), 80th, 81st, 82d, and 95th Inf. Sherwood, Mo.May 18, 1863.Powhatan, Va. U. S. C. T, 79th (new) Inf.Jan. 25, 1865.U. S. C. T. 1st Cav. Simpsonville, Ky.Jan.
- 145 Lake Providence, La. Nashville, Tenn.May 27, 1863. May 24, 1864.U. S. C. T. 15th Inf.Lawrence, Kan.July 27, 1863. Nashville, Tenn.U. S. C. T. 79th (new) Inf. Dec. 2 and 21, 1864.U. S. C. T. 44th Inf.Little Rock, Ark.April 26 and May 28, 1864. Nashville, T
- 144 Feb. 18, 1865. Hopkinsville, Va.U. S. C. T. 12th Hy. Art. Dec. 12, 1864.U. S. C. T. 5th Cav.Fort Pillow, Tenn.April 12, 1864. Horse-Head Creek, Ark.U. S. C. T. Batt'y F, 2d Lt. Art.; Feb. 17, 1864.11th (new) Inf. U. S. C. T. 79th (new) Inf.Fort Pocahonta
- 143 Aug. 5, 1864. Aug. 14 to 18, 1864.U. S. C. T. 1st Cav. U. S. C. T. 7th and 9th Inf.Camden, Ark. Deep Bottom, Va.April 24, 1864. Sept. 2 and 6, 1864.U. S. C. T. 57th Inf. U. S. C. T. 2d Cav.Camp Marengo, La. Deep Bottom, Va.Sept. 14, 1864. Oct. 1, 1864.U.
- 142 CHAPTER XIX.NEGROES AS SOLDIERS.Gen. Benj. F. Butler commanded a number of Negro Troops at Fort Harrison on the 29th Sept., 1864. After white troops had been driven back by the enemy, Gen. Butler ordered his Negro troops to storm the fortified position of
- 141 P. S. I will say for I know it will be a satisfaction to all of you, that we are all kindly treated, and I hope the North will not fail to give Sheriff Campbell and Captain Avis due acknowledgment for their kind and n.o.ble actions.E.LETTER FROM EDWIN COP
- 140 SIR: Indisposition has prevented an earlier reply to your favor of the 12th December. A few days before the receipt of it, the _pamphlet_ had been put into my hands by one of the Board of Aldermen of this city, who received it from an individual, it not h
- 139 But Mrs. Stowe's great characters are marred by some glaring imperfections. "Uncle Tom" is too goodish, too lamb-like, too obsequious. He is a child of full growth, yet lacks the elements of an enlarged manhood. His mind is feeble, body strong--too str
- 138 "I done have no home nohow, if they shoots my ole man an' the boys, an' gives me no money for de was.h.i.+n."A bright woman of twenty-five years is asked her condition, when she answers; "I had n't much real trouble yet, like some of my neighbors wh
- 137 The Republican policy was to allow the Democrats to lead and do the talking, while they should fall into line and vote when the proper time came. But Fernando Wood at the head of the Republicans as a leader, was a spectacle as strange and startling as Sat
- 136 But the little church of twenty-three had become the large church of six hundred. The once commodious house was now too small for the communicants of the church. The pastor began to look around for a place to build, and considered the matter of enlarging
- 135 "DAVID WARNER, _Clerk_."The Mite Society of his church erected a monument to his memory in _Harmony Cemetery_, bearing the following inscriptions: "The Christian Mite Society of the 19th Street Baptist Church render this tribute to the memo
- 134 "To Rev. D. W. ANDERSON, No. 1971 I Street, "SIR: The President directs me to say that your note of the 8th inst., inviting him to be present at the dedication of your church, was mislaid during his absence from the city, and was not brought to
- 133 During his labors in building a meeting-house and organizing a church he had relinquished his hold upon the school; but now as the church was erected and he had more time, he was against his will urged into the school-room again. In the school-room he was
- 132 Nature was his best teacher. While yet a very young boy he was awed by her splendors, and attracted by the complicated workings of her manifold laws. He began to study the innumerable mysteries which met him in every direction. He heard G.o.d in the rippl
- 131 Phillip Embury, Barbara Heck, and Capt. Thomas Webb were the germ from which, in the good providence of G.o.d, has sprung the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The first chapel was erected upon leased ground on John Street, New Y
- 130 Total expended on salaries, travelling expenses, printing, etc. $7,773 10 Balance in Women's M. M. treasury 48 97 Balance in general treasury 138 00 --------- $7,960 07 Respectfully submitted, JAMES M. TOWNSEND.The work of education has been fostered
- 129 The General Business Manager, Dr. H. M. Turner, reported the receipts in the Book Concern to be $50,133.76. This was the largest amount of business ever reported by the Concern.The receipts of the two departments were $150,133.18. The total amount raised
- 128 CHAPTER XXIV.THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.ITS ORIGIN, GROWTH, ORGANIZATION, AND EXCELLENT INFLUENCE.--ITS PUBLIs.h.i.+NG HOUSE, PERIODICALS, AND PAPERS.--ITS NUMERICAL AND FINANCIAL STRENGTH.--ITS MISSIONARY AND EDUCATIONAL SPIRIT.--WILBERFORCE
- 127 The sheriffs of Mississippi were not elected in those days; and the Governor had to look a good ways to find the proper men for such positions. His faith in Col. Bruce as a man and an officer led him to select him to be sheriff of Bolivar County. Col. Bru
- 126 "In witness whereof, I, the said Hugh Auld, have hereunto set my hand and seal, the fifth of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.HUGH AULD."Sealed and delivered in presence of T. Hanson Belt."JAMES N. S. T. WRIGHT
- 125 "Know ye that the Congress of the United States, on or about the 27th day of February, in the year 1869, pa.s.sed a resolution in the words and figures following, to wit: "A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the Const.i.tution of the United S
- 124 In Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, and in Maryland, Colored men have possessed themselves of excellent farms and moderate fortunes. In Baltimore a company of Colored men own a s.h.i.+p dock, and transact a large business. Some of th
- 123 "SEC. 6. _And be it further enacted_, That it shall be the duty of the Trustees of the Corporation to invest, as soon as practicable, in the securities named in the next preceding section, all sums received by them beyond an available fund, not excee
- 122 _The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands_ was established in the spring of 1865 to meet the state of affairs incident upon the closing scenes of the great civil war. The Act creating the Bureau was approved and became a law on the 3d of Marc
- 121 SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THE BLIND.Inst.i.tution for the Colored Blind and Deaf-Mutes Baltimore, Md. 1 30 North Carolina Inst.i.tution for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (Colored department) Raleigh, N. C. [ab]15 [a]60 ----- ----- Total 16 120 [
- 120 Transcriber's Note: The following column heading text appeared directly above the respective columns. The text is shown here to minimize the table width.[A] School population.[B] Enrolment.[C] Percentage of school population enrolled.[D] Total expend
- 119 Each of said a.s.sistant commissioners shall receive an annual salary of two thousand and five hundred dollars, in full compensation for all his services. And any military officer may be detailed and a.s.signed to duty under this act without increase of p
- 118 Q. Was he killed?A. I thought so at the time; he fell on his face. He was shot in the forehead, and I thought he was killed. I heard afterward he was not.Q. Did you notice any thing that took place while the flag of truce was in?A. I saw the rebels slippi
- 117 Q. State what was done while the flag of truce was in.A. When the flag of truce came up our officers went out and held a consultation, and it went back. They came in again with a flag of truce; and while they were consulting the second time, their troops
- 116 "HEADQUARTERS CONFEDERATE CAVALRY, } "NEAR FORT PILLOW, April 12, 1864. } "As your gallant defence of the Fort has ent.i.tled you to the treatment of brave men [or something to that effect], I now demand an unconditional surrender of your f
- 115 A. At Corinth.Q. Were you in the fight at Fort Pillow?A. Yes, sir.Q. Describe what you saw done there.A. Most all the men that were killed on our side were killed after the fight was over. They called them out and shot them down. Then they put some in the
- 114 A. I stayed in the woods all day Wednesday. I was there Thursday and looked at the buildings. I saw a great deal left that they did not have a chance to burn up. I saw a white man burned up who was nailed up against the house.Q. A private or an officer?A.
- 113 A. Yes, sir; they shot me in the head under my left ear, and the morning after the fight they shot me again in the right arm. When they came up and killed the wounded ones, I saw some four or five coming down the hill. I said to one of our boys: "And
- 112 "GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose a slip cut from the Richmond 'Examiner,' February eighth, 1864. It is styled 'The Advance on Newbern,' and appears to have been extracted from the Petersburg 'Register,' a paper publ
- 111 [98] Times, Feb. 10, 1863.[99] Times, Feb. 11, 1863.[100] For the official report of Colonel Higginson and the war correspondent, see Rebellion Records, vol. vii. Doc.u.ment, pp. 176-178.[101] New York Times, June 13, 1863.[102] Rebellion Records, vol. vi
- 110 "The larger portion of these losses, amounting in the aggregate to fully twenty-five per cent. of the men under my command who were taken into action, it will be observed, fell upon the Colored Troops. The severe loss of this part of my troops was in
- 109 Vorhees; and the 100th New York, under Col. Danby, was led against the fort, by Col. Putnam, who was killed in the a.s.sault. So this brigade was compelled to retire. One thousand and five hundred (1,500) men were thrown away in this fight, but one fact w
- 108 "'The deeds of heroism performed by these colored men were such as the proudest white men might emulate. Their colors are torn to pieces by shot, and literally bespattered by blood and brains.The color-sergeant of the 1st. La., on being mortally
- 107 All history, ancient and modern, Pagan and Christian, justified the conduct of the Federal Government in the employment of slaves as soldiers. Greece had tried the experiment; and at the battle of Marathon there were two regiments of heavy infantry compos
- 106 Very prominent and influential persons, Governors of States, Senators, popular Editors and others have predicted the best results from such a measure, while others have antic.i.p.ated the worst. The President has resolved to try the experiment. If it work
- 105 _a.s.sistant Professors._ _MILITARY STAFF._ ALBERT L. MAGILTON (Graduate of West Point Military Academy, and late Colonel 4th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Corps), _Professor of Infantry Tactics and Army Regulations._ LEVI FETTERS (Late Captain 175th Penn
- 104 "Eighth. If a person shall within ten days after the filing of said rolls, make a claim for the service of any person so enlisted, the board shall proceed to examine the proof of t.i.tle, and, if valid, shall award just compensation, not exceeding th
- 103 "5. The population of African descent, that cultivate the land and perform the labor of the Rebels, const.i.tute a large share of their military strength, and enable the White masters to fill the Rebel armies, and wage a cruel and murderous war again
- 102 The President of the United States was still opposing any attempt on the part of the supporters of the war to constrain him to approve of the introduction of Negroes into the army. But the Secretary of War, the Hon. Simon Cameron, had sent an order to Bri
- 101 A severe winter had set in. The rebels had shown the kind-hearted President no disposition to accept the mild terms of his proclamation.On the contrary, it was received with gnas.h.i.+ng of teeth and bitter imprecations. On the 12th of January, 1863, the
- 100 "CONTRABANDS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA."DEPARTMENT OF STATE, } "WAs.h.i.+NGTON CITY, December 4, 1861. } "_To Major-General George B. McClellan, Was.h.i.+ngton_: "GENERAL: I am directed by the President to call your attention to the
- 99 European governments were growing impatient at the dilatory policy of our nation; and every day we were losing sympathy and friends. Our armies were being repulsed and routed; and Columbia's war eagles were wearily flapping their pinions in the blood
- 98 "_Dear Sir_: I have just read yours of the 19th instant, addressed to myself through the New York Tribune."If there be in it any statements or a.s.sumptions of fact which I may know to be erroneous, I do not now and here controvert them."If
- 97 "In obedience to the orders of the President of these United States of America, I have landed on your sh.o.r.es with a small force of National troops. The dictates of a duty which, under the Const.i.tution, I owe to a great sovereign State, and to a
- 96 Here, then, is the position of Mr. Lincoln set forth with deliberation and care. He was opposed to any coercive measures in settling the slavery question; he was for gradual emanc.i.p.ation; and for admitting States into the Union with a slave const.i.tut
- 95 SOUTH CAROLINA.--R. B. Rhett, R. W. Barnwell, L. M. Keitt, James Chestnut, Jr., C. G. Memminger, W. Porcher Miles, Thomas J.Withers, W. W. Boyce.A president and vice-president were chosen by unanimous vote.President--Honorable Jefferson Davis, of Mississi
- 94 PART 7._THE NEGRO IN THE WAR FOR THE UNION._ CHAPTER XIV.DEFINITION OF THE WAR ISSUE.INCREASE OF SLAVE POPULATION IN SLAVE-HOLDING STATES FROM 1850-1860.--PRODUCTS OF SLAVE LABOR.--BASIS OF SOUTHERN REPRESENTATION.--SIX SECEDING STATES ORGANIZE A NEW GOVE
- 93 "Not a little anxiety was felt lest certain of his adherents might be summoned as witnesses, whose testimony would lessen the chances of acquittal, and possibly involve their own lives. John A. Andrew (afterward Gov. Andrew) gave it as his opinion, a
- 92 Was.h.i.+ngton is a woman of native refinement, and has an excellent apt.i.tude for teaching, as well as a good education. Her schools have always been conducted with system and superior judgment, giving universal satisfaction, the number of her pupils be
- 91 MISS MYRTILLA MINER'S SEMINARY for Colored girls was initiated in Was.h.i.+ngton. This philanthropic woman was born in Brookfield, Madison County, New York, in 1815. Her parents were farmers, with small resources for the support of a large family. Th
- 90 MRS. HALL'S SCHOOL.During this period Mrs. Anne Maria Hall started a school on Capitol Hill, between the old Capitol and Carroll Row, on First Street, east.After continuing there with a full school for some ten years, she moved to a building which st
- 89 In 1837, by the will of Richard Humphreys, who died in 1832, an "Inst.i.tute for Colored Youth" was started. The sum of ten thousand dollars was devised to certain trustees who were to pay it over to some society that might be disposed to establ
- 88 Melancthon Smith, Jno. Bleeker, James Cogswell, Lawrence Embree, Thomas Burling, Willett Leaman, Jno. Lawrence, Jacob Leaman, White Mattock, Mathew Clarkson, Nathaniel Lawrence, Jno. Murray, Jr.Their school, located in Cliff Street, between Beekman and Fe
- 87 FLORIDA.On the 28th of December, 1848, an act was pa.s.sed providing "for the establishment of common schools." The right to vote at district meetings was conferred upon every person whose property was liable to taxation for school purposes; but
- 86 never legislated against educating Colored persons, but the prejudice was so strong that it amounted to the same thing. The intolerant spirit of the whites drove the Colored people of Hartford to request a separate school in 1830. Prejudice was so great a
- 85 Daguerrotypes were all the "rage." Photography was unknown. Mr. Ball had an excellent run of custom, and was making money rapidly.As operator, Mr. Ball soon discovered that Mr. Thomas was a man of quick perception, thorough, and entirely trustwo
- 84 A deeply rooted prejudice shut the Negro out from the trades. He could not acquire the art of setting type, civil engineering, building machinery, house carpentering, or any of the trades. The schools of medicine, law, and theology were not open to him; a
- 83 We, the subscribers, your humble pet.i.tioners, desire that you would, in your capacity, put a stroke in your next warrant for calling a town meeting, so that it may legally be laid before said town, by way of vote, to know the mind of said town, whether
- 82 persons. Article v, Sec. 1, exempted "negroes, mulattoes, and Indians"from service in the militia. In March, 1819, "_An Act Respecting Free Negroes, Mulattoes, Servants, and Slaves_" pa.s.sed. Sec. 1 required Negro and Mulatto persons
- 81 "'That, upon the facts agreed to by the parties, they ought to find for the plaintiff.' The court refused to give such instruction to the jury, and the plaintiff, to such refusal, then and there duly excepted.The court then gave the followi
- 80 "Representatives from free States in favor of the bill, 44."Representatives from slave States in favor of the bill, 69.---- 113."Representatives from free States against the bill, 91."Representatives from slave States against the bill,
- 79 The Thirty-first Congress was three weeks attempting an organization, and at last effected it by the election of a Southerner to the Speakers.h.i.+p, the Hon. Howell Cobb, of Georgia. President Zachary Taylor had called the attention of Congress to the ad
- 78 [31] Atlantic Monthly, vol. vii. pp. 728, 744.[32] Atlantic Monthly, vol. vii. p. 737.[33] Richmond Enquirer, August 26, 1831.[34] Richmond Enquirer, August 26 and 30, 1831.CHAPTER VIII.THE "AMISTAD" CAPTIVES.THE SPANISH SLAVER "AMISTAD&quo
- 77 CHAPTER VII.NEGRO INSURRECTIONS.THE NEGRO NOT SO DOCILE AS SUPPOSED.--THE REASON WHY HE WAS KEPT IN BONDAGE.--NEGROES POSSESSED COURAGE BUT LACKED LEADERS.--INSURRECTION OF SLAVES.--GEN. GABRIEL AS A LEADER.--NEGRO INSURRECTION PLANNED IN SOUTH CAROLINA.-
- 76 "From the history there laid down, your Committee would, most respectfully, request the Convention to aid, so far as in their power lies, those who are obliged to seek an asylum in the province of Upper Canada; and, in order that they may more effect
- 75 PENNSYLVANIA._Pittsburgh_--John B. Vashon._Philadelphia_--John Bowers, William Whipper, J. C. Morel, Benjamin Paschal, F. A. Hinton._Carlisle_--John Peck._Lewistown, Miffin County_--Samuel Johnson.NEW YORK._New York City_--William Hamilton, Thomas L. Jenn
- 74 "That a plan had been submitted to them by the above-named gentlemen, for the liberal education of Young Men of Color, on the Manual-Labor System, all of which they respectfully submit to the consideration of the Convention, are as follow: "The
- 73 [15] Sumner's Works, vol. i. p. 336.[16] At the election that took place on the 9th of November, 1846, the vote stood as follows: Winthrop (Whig), 5,980; Howe (Anti-Slavery), 1,334; Homer (Democrat), 1,688; Whiton (Independent), 331. The number of ti
- 72 But Mr. Greeley's philosophy was as destructive as his logic was defective. He wished the slave free, not because he loved him; but because of the deep concern he had for the welfare of the free, white working-men of America. He was willing the Negro
- 71 "It appears from an article in 'The Journal of the Times,' a newspaper of some promise, just established in Bennington, Vt., that a pet.i.tion to Congress for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia is about to be put in circul
- 70 FOOTNOTES: [5] Livermore, pp. 159, 160.[6] Mackenzie's Life of Perry, vol. i. pp. 165, 166.[7] Mackenzie's Life of Perry, vol. i. pp. 186, 187.[8] a.n.a.lectic Magazine, vol. iii. p. 255.[9] Niles's Weekly Register, Sat.u.r.day, Feb. 26, 18
- 69 "SECT. 5. _And be it further enacted_, That the troops to be raised as aforesaid may be transferred into the service of the United States, if the Government of the United States shall agree to pay and subsist them, and to refund to this State the mon
- 68 Two Southern States pa.s.sed resolutions,--Delaware and Kentucky: the first in favor of restriction, the last opposed to restriction.The effort to secure the admission of Missouri with a slave const.i.tution was not dead, but only sleeping. The bill was c
- 67 History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880.Vol. 2.by George Was.h.i.+ngton Williams.NOTE.This second volume brings the HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA from 1800 down to 1880. It consists of six parts and twenty-nine chapters. Few memories
- 66 "We now have Revs. Corner, Wilberforce, Evans, and their wives, all excellent missionaries, from America; then Revs. Sawyer, Hero, Pratt, and their wives, Mrs. Lucy Caulker, and other native laborers, all of whom are doing us good service. With these
- 65 10. _Psammis_.--His reign was but of six years' duration, and history has left us nothing memorable concerning him, except that he made an expedition into Ethiopia.11. _Apries_.--In Scripture he is called Pharaoh-Hophra; and, succeeding his father Ps
- 64 Portugal was anciently called Lusitania, and inhabited by tribes of wandering people, till it became subject to the Carthaginians and Phoenicians, who were dispossessed by the Romans 250 years before Christ. (ROLLIN.) The Carthaginians were masters of all
- 63 Clapperton and other travellers among the Negro tribes of interior Africa, attest the superiority of the pure Negroes above the mixed races around them, in all moral characteristics, and describe also large and populous kingdoms with numerous towns, well
- 62 "JOHN ADAMS, _Vice-President of the United States, and President of the Senate_."Approved--March the twenty-second, 1794.G'o: WAs.h.i.+NGTON, _President of the United States_."In 1797 Congress again found themselves confronted by the d
- 61 From 1785-1790, there was a wonderful change in the public opinion of the Middle and Eastern States on the subject of slavery. Most of them had pa.s.sed laws providing for gradual emanc.i.p.ation. The Friends of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania bega
- 60 "Mr. BUTLER declared, that he never would agree to the power of taxing exports."Mr. SHERMAN said it was better to let the Southern States import slaves than to part with them, if they made that a _sine qua non_. He was opposed to a tax on slaves
- 59 New England had better ideas of popular government for and of the people, but her practical position on slavery was no better than any State in the South. The Whig party was the dominant political organization throughout the Northern States; but the unive
- 58 From "The Independent Chronicle," March 9, 1780:-- "_To be_ SOLD, for want of employment, an exceeding likely NEGRO GIRL, aged sixteen."From the same, March 30 and April 6, 1780:-- "_To be_ SOLD, very Cheap, for no other Reason th
- 57 PROGRESS OF THE SLAVE-TRADE.--A GREAT WAR FOR THE EMANc.i.p.aTION OF THE COLONIES, FROM POLITICAL BONDAGE.--CONDITION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES DURING THE WAR.--THE VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.--IMMEDIATE LEGISLATION AGAINST SLAVERY DEMANDED.--ADVERTIs.e.
- 56 "Your most obedient humble servant, "BENJAMIN BANNEKER."Mr. Jefferson, who was Secretary of State under President Was.h.i.+ngton, sent the great Negro the following courteous reply:-- "PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30, 1791."SIR,--I thank yo