Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-07-27
THE FALsEHooDs OF ABoLITSosph
Eornaa es of Slarss

That The slarss are detrauded Of H.:
earnings. is a very prominent cba,s
brought against shareholders by aboli,io %
Ists' This the STAKEHOLDER denies-m.;a
tanning that his servants are lezy-nsr.
form bu. little labor-and that their m,ia
tenanee, the guardian care exercised 49,
them for their protection, for their cou,
fort and relief 10 sickness, &c.. sbonn l.
considered satisfactory reward for ,Ao;
services. 81 pay my negroes for ,bo;.
work by supporting them," was The ~.
else Import of what | heard uttered. with
seIf;justifying emphasis, BY son,bo,n
planter high in church and state. Andi,
this the truthP Are the slaves ;odsad
by such benefits, fairly compensated f.,
their fine and tolls! Let facts soeok Nm
this point.
l. Upon enquiring of a certain Over.
seer OF an extensive plantation in Son,b
Carolina, concerning the wages of slave,
hired out, he informed me, that, for The
previous year, (l64l) as cotton and other
productions of the country had been sell.
ing very cheap, slave labor had also been
comparatively low-that common field
hands had generally been hired for Oaly
about S7oper annun'. the employer fur.
nlShlng them with food, clothing, riskioq
their health, thus relieving the owner
from all such expenses.
Now suppose that these slaves, for the
first 20 years oftheir lives only earn their
living, which is certainly less than they
in reality do earn-then suppose them
the next 80 years to earn, individually,
$40 per annum, and at the age of Giv
each Of them has cleared for his Owner
the sum, 2,I00 dollars--or at the age Of
90 years, $500 dollars.
That these slaves are ordinarily slower
o their movements, and less active and eI.
icient iaborers than Tie freemen of the
north, | readily admit. For this there
ire obvious reasons. But, if the former
accomplish less work. let it be considered
also, that their food and clothing are Of
1 far cheaper character, leaving the Get
2roh,s Of the II Labor scarcely less lhau
hose of the latter.
Female servants, great part OF whom,
cultivate the fields, usually performing as
arge tasks as the males, are hired oGcn.
lines, if not always, for the same pIice.
Hence the fact adduced applies to the lar.
gest class of slaves. AS, however, the re,
ZION 10 which it has particular reference
las soil producing a smaller net ganto
ne planter, than many other portions Of
he slave country, it may be reasonably
Inferred that common slave labor in many
'ther places is even more lucrative.
2. Take another fact relative TO more
class of servants, the owner ola
certain negro mechanic, a mlIlwright
10th OF whom | knew personally, lalofm'
ID me that the services of this negro were
rorth 2 or 3 dollars per day. Yet ES'S
lave and thousands of others, who IN va
ious employmenls earn hundreds Of doI'
ars yearly, receive, in bare maIn'en-
nee, their full, just and due reward 80
easons the MASTER
8. In BarnweIl District, S. c. While
odgipg with planter, rich in land ne
.roes and money at interest, heard Inc
ood lady advise her husband to loan no
1ore money a, interest," but e:SpeDd II j"
urchasing negroes, which she S0'o "@'
If better business.
4: A young man, who spent the 'a''
ear liz Alabama, speaking Of se""s
ian. formerly of this State, who ha0 10
w years acquired large fortune 10 NV
lie, remarked that "he took the i'0D'
'ay to gel rich,.-he laid out his fnO"''
: I;Lolv nonroo. o,d ,ben rented them
rthe year.
From the numberIess facts that cdH'
my knowledge, while at the SOO'n' It
ting to The same topic, the foregoing az
Efficient TO show whether the time aD1
rvices of slaves are worth anything
'ove the cost and trouble of supporting
EN-.
From all that | have been able TO Iea'u
the Dfices maid for the laborS oil h'e0