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ORIGIN OF NEGRO SL,yERy.-Mr. Ban.
croft, ia the first volume Of bis history Of the
United States, gives an account oi the
early traffic OF Europeans in slaves. Ia
the middle ages the Nonelians purchased
white men, Christians and others. and solo
them to tho Saraeens IN Sicily and Spain
In England, the Anglo Saxon nobility sold
their servants as slaves to foreigners. The
Portuguese iirs, imported negro slaves from
Western Africa into Europe in ii42.-
Spain soon engaged in the traffic, and ne
gro slaves abounded in some places OF that
Kingdom. After America was discovered
the Indians Of Ilispaniola were imported
into Spain and made slaves. The Span
iafds visited the coast of Norh America
aud kidnapped thousand Of tho Indians
whom they transported into slavery in Eu,
rope aud the West Indies.


Columbu. himself enslayed 500 native
Americans, and sent them into Spain. that
they might be publicly sold at Seville,
The practice OF selling North American
Indians into foreign bondage continued ior
nearly two centuries. Negro slavery va.
first introduced into america by Spanish
shareholders, who emigraied with their ne
groes. A royal edict Of Spain authorized
negro slavery in America Ia 1903. King
Ferdinand himself sent from Seville 81
slaves 10 labor in the mines. In 1911
the direct traffic in slaves between Airicl
and llispanola was enjoined by a roya
ordinance. Las Casas, who had seen ,h,
Indians vanish away like dew before III,
cruelties q, the Spaniards, suggested ,h'
eIpedent iha, the negroes, who alone coult
endure severe tolls, might be still fur,he
employed. This was in 1918.


Sir John Hawkins was the first English
man that engaged in the slave trade. Il
1875 he transported n large cargo Of Airi
cans TO Hspaniola. In 1867 another e.
petition was prepared, and Queen Eliza
beth protected and shared in the traffic
In lj45 James Smith, Of Boston. and Thos
keyser imported large cargo from Africa
bu. tho representatives Of the people or
dercd the negroes 10 be restored 10 ihei
native country at the public charge. Il
1920 Dutch ship entered the Jamei
River. ard landed 20 negroes Tor sale
This is the epoch oi the introduction o
negro slavery 10 Virginia.