God of liberty! hasten the hour when the reddening East shall authorize the joyful announcement to American bondsmen--"_the morning cometh_." Till then let us "TOIL AND TRUST." FOOTNOTES: [1] See Elliott on Slavery, p. 40. [2] R. Walsh, Encyclopedia Americana, Art. Slavery. [3] Here are a few advertisements taken from respectable southern papers, verbatim. SLAVES WANTED.--We are at all times purchasing Slaves, paying the highest cash prices. Persons wishing to sell will please call at 242 Pratt St. (Slatter's old stand.) Communications attended to. B. M. & W. L. CAMPBELL. A NEGRO FOR SALE.--I wish to sell a black girl about 24 years old, a good cook and washer, handy with 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. November 15, 1852 M. DOYAL. 100 NEGROES FOR SALE, at my depot on Commerce street, immediately between the Exchange Hotel and F. M. Gilmer, Jr.'s Warehouse, where I will be receiving constantly, large lots of Negroes during the season, and will sell on as accommodating terms as any house in this city. I would respectfully request my old customers, and friends to call and examine my stock. MONTGOMERY, November 2, 1852. JNO. W. LINDSEY. GREAT SALE OF NEGROES BY J. & L. T. LEVIN.--On Thursday, December 30, at 11 o'clock, will be sold at the Court House in Columbia, one hundred valuable negroes. It is seldom such an opportunity occurs as now offers. Among them are only four beyond 45 years old, and none above 50. There are twenty five prime young men, between sixteen and thirty; forty of the most likely young women, and as fine a set of children as can be shown! Terms, &c. December 18, 1852. [4] Prof. B. B. Edwards says--"From the time of Augustus to Justinian we may allow three slaves to one free man; we shall thus have a free population in Italy of 6,944,000; and of slaves 20,832,000." On the treatment of Roman slaves _Guizot_ remarks that "it would be easy to give the most frightful and heartrending accounts of the manner in which the ancient Romans treated their slaves. Entire volumes are occupied with the details." (_Hist. Civilization._) [5] These facts are well authenticated. The "Union Point" tragedy did not occur in 1854, as reported recently, and denied by the "Free Trader," _but it did occur_ in 1842, and we have quoted the "Trader's" own account.