Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-13

both the inclination and The means Of eftrass-
gaaee.
Bun an spinon has generally prevailed. that
however, fhe labor of slaves may eempori with
sRri aliufsl employ tnenlf II - inf, for nnuu-
lectures Their sasie, tn II negligence. theft
stupidity, when supsfadded 10 ihtir aversion,
10 iabor, beng supposed altogether iocom-
natibie with SUCCESS IN the latter employ meni .
Lei IN The teeth OF tbs opinion, good meehsn-
les aih 10 b. loand amoog The slaves IN all The
southern suites They are often ingruions aud
osreu rs blaeksmiihs, carpenters. shoema-
kcts, wheslwrigbts. eoopeis. and in sbori 10
The eHercisn Of ssery meehaniesl afi in which
they have been instructed. A large proper
ton OF The slaves OF this class, are also sober,
industrious md res egtHble = Cert iniy Mfy
would mol be unfit Tor my Of The operations Of
mandatory.
But we actually have experimental proof on
tbs subject. All the siemmeries and other
msoofae ioiies of tobacco in ihis slate, are car
RED on by slaves. Al several OF the iron.
wmks slaves perform the prime ipnl pari Of
tue labor. The most successful establish
IN MS, perhaps, OF this kiud In the s,ate A.
that OF Clover. Dale 10 Beleiouri, having about
100 SLAVES attached 10 IL, although too, il .as
until lately under the d sadva,i age uf being 400
miles dis'ant Il IN ,ls proprietor, the late Col
Iayloe. OF Washington.
In these establishments. by much tho most
considerable part OF The labor consists IN mn.
hing charcoal. digging up The ore, and veg
gonng both that and ihs coal 10 The furnace .
Ia all oil which the opera ions are slm,Iar 10
those OF farm, and are subj. cted 10 thu satn.
sopelioienu aaee. But IN The forge The ous,a-
Hons have more resemblance 10 those OF n n or
dinaty nnouinctory, mud yat the slave. ethA
i'o,sd In ,he duties Of The forge commonly
perform those duties much better than tbo,a
who are employed about The furnace. aud ar.
much moe eas,ly managed. The hammer.
man. principal workman IN iofgn ia
sometimes n slave, aud viii eommonl, sell
Tor twice 81 thrice rs much us an ofdinary In.
boIer
As further proof that slaves are mol unfit
Tor the operations ola menntotiory, Il may he
| mentioned that children are more or les en-.
ployed In oil of them, aud they eannel be sup
posed 10 have mote motives I, labor than
slaves, more care. or foresight. or interest la
HE success oi their la bors.
Besides. the expense Of super inieoJanrs
must be incurred IN manufacturing establish.
menis, when They are carried on by tree labor.
efs, These must be directed in their ona,s.
iiansi Kept steady TO their employm nts and
prevented from negligence OF waste and the
/
oi'ces with heemcn, would ba sufficient 20
perform hem with slaves. This Circumstance
suggests an advantage which ihs employment
oi slaves IN manufactures has over thei, en-.
ploymeni In agriculture, since in the occuhs.
tons OF husbandsy, freemen are commonly 81.
anp' from this charge of soperiniendanoe. but
~ manufactures they share IL in oommon With
sihses slave labor s therefore more cnpnble
oil entering INTO competition with freq labor il.
manufacturing, than In agricultural industry
| hhP II m"si MOI he forgotten thai the Question
winch WE are discussing, and which most ma.
'crially concerns the Virginia siate.man, ia not
whether slaves can b. made 10 enrn n. much
rs eemfn, but whether they cannot earn more
y" manufactures. than they now earn in ngts
culture.
FOR these reasons we must conclude TINT
slavery presents no insupeIable obstacles te
our success IN manufacturer X