Uncle Tom's Cabin

why do you think Hanley refers to uncle tom and eliza as "articles?"

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To Hanley, slaves are merely possessions to be bought and traded. Hanley is a coarse slave trader who buys Tom and Harry from Mr. Shelby. Ironically, he considers himself a humane man although he is pursuing Eliza and her son with dogs across the frozen Ohio River.