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THE NIGGER TRADING ACT,Or9 Ihedht regulating the trade withNiggers.T i'll if, dull Jfuxr, new mb (fit/ /it'if,An(I u'k * tir (* ods J) r t n*flt; i * *a l t a,To jocund ffiiiff to 'Stnthly men,A difty bout thar tegUliihun.% Fat iff Ttot*What Kami is that notorious known,Yur herrings, hogs. potato* , *. to;For tar, pitch* and turpentine.Extracted from the uwri ing jrii*t f Oh? is it mt the land ol loilv.Where nigger I iws are coin'd :it It 1 L\ *A' here Salons yearly rctul* . mh.,*To mend old arts, make statute s new,Fo bar poor iii.^ger from his turn,Which makes lihn b k i1 ura m 1 .'himj pWhy not let poor nigger spend JI is» “kelter**—and the march an1 vvr *TJi whiskey, rum, and calico.Without that foolish bill* Ida Wd better next enact a law.To put a stop to tony te and jaw;And let no man his Tiacco chewWithout the leave ot Johnny QSuch a law in some dey reet Would, my Lords, us w hoksmnr be,As that which says no ole ;er m e,Shall speed his “keker ’ tor a pan,t I o r,»( k his Vofjn or ’possotu in)—Nor shall thlt; mat r lmnt s*dl his yin,To Dick, or lack, »r Jake, or Jo,Without a written billctdn.My Lords, ] wish ye\l pass an art,To h ive the fleas and chinches crack’d.With hnmmci weighing twenty pound;Till not a single one be found.Such ail act would wiser ne,Than to bar poor nigger fv» m his tei;And far more politU \v*uitd be,A law, or statute, or deer* ,To take by thgt that r,o. . ms rarlt; ,Which stingy tour noble i ii^ .iju- lt;And aqua-h nis maklt; \ in yu/zir.And eke w ith tar tin ir to - s mm/lc*Ay, such an act would u *s« r be.Titan to bar poor 1 i: trom \ auk*1 u :u c? II h islet// T t ttd f.* Raleigh. jhl/ri f- % Order.P JIujuet Ji * and (* u If mf /. j /
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Tarboro Free Press
Tarboro, North Carolina, US
Sat, Aug 18, 1827
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