The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-24
Your obedlent servant,
(Signed) JOHN NELSON
From The .Nsu York Courier'a, Enquire,

From The .Ntte York Courier &, Enquirer.
We hail with pleasure the appearance in our co,
umns OF contributor, who will always meet wiha
hearty welcome rom US, and whose practical essays
are certain to do much good. The story of George
and John Evans, concluded to-day is a very forcble
Illustration Of what we have always insisted to be tie
fact, viz that the position Of the Southern sla, Is
altogether preferable to that Of the aborer in England
The crazy Abolitionists both in England and the
United States, who seek 10 abolish slavery at the
pene of our Union ought also to be and probably
aware Of the fact that if they should succeed in their
unholy crusade against the continuance OF our Union
their very will prove the greatest curse that
could possibly befal the slave population of
try We are familiar with the horrors of slavery
but we know, too, its blessings. Would to Con that
there were not slave free black in country;
but should bs opposed TO their being liberated even
by the voluntary action Of their masters, unless they
could at the same time be removed out Of the coun-
try OF two eriis, would select the least
GEORGE AND JOHN EVANS.
STORY sLAvERY-No II.
When the two brothers arrived at the old paternal
residence of .haasyo-der Elyth, in Wales there was
trouble awaiting them. A Committee or Commits
sion" from Parliament had Just been there exam
iniDg into the state and condition of the ieorkng
classes certain eenen or phie operatives are call
ed IN that quarter. All work had been suspended
ior SONIC Gays, ana tDtst JretWtn were gathered IN
groups, here land there by day, and many OF them
being missed at night strongly suspected to be-
long TO "Rsbeccas" clan, then engaged nightly in
destroying tollgates and committing other outraees
There was no joyful gathering Of people to welcome
the return of the "lron master - shey looked suen
and stupid.
George, the Iron Master, savage and perplexed
and John, the Planter, astonished-but he made
no remark. As II required some days to unpack and
make himself at home, he waited till George should
q ysil MS m andfn kaTor
ing any inquiries or INDUCING his natural curiosity
One morning at breakfast George opened the sub
Ject by expressing his indignation that Government
should trouble itself about the condition Of the ,cokng
classes and disturb the harmony and industry Of the
country 81 never suffer any TO bother me )" SAYS
he, "about low wages and hard work, and why the
devil should Parliament be sending their agents here
TO disturb u.s." Iron is low and coal is low, aud
therefore uages low, and ii Corn is high that Is
not my fault. don't receive Corn-and how can
be expected to keep people from starving unless
get enough out Of their labor to feed them by their
"sges-n government expects me 10 feed people
because they work for me when their labor gives me
inadequate return-goyernment is mistaken that's
aiI--this was his prefaoe 10 volume that John the
planter was just about TO open and read So after
breakfast be sailed cut TO take look into tie actual
condiion oil The trtemen OF the mines and FORCES OF
Math-yer-ser Elyth," the workmen workwomeu
and workchdren Of which, had the day before re-
sumed their labors. He was first lowered down
many hundred yards into the bowels of a Coal
Pitt there he found whole families, men, women
and children, engaged in the occupation of min
ing Coal. They had come down for the week
not one OF them would daylight again for several
days. Damp, cold and dready indeed was that abode
OF human labor and human suffering, Not smile
not an expression OF checriulness animated any coun
tenapce IN That region. ! forgot TO mention in IFS
place, that John had brought his body servant Gum
DO along with him, and Gupbo had been a BODY ser.
want literally ever since for he never lost sight of his
master and on this OCCASION though reluctantly had
AT.Hs - IT, -
while during the descent lie would interrupt the ST.
lence with Corsmi,y bless you, massa where are
we goingf And whist stumbling and STOPPING along
by lamp light through the subterraDeous channels he
would cling to the coat tail OF his master and treu-
BILE with fear repeating occasionally in soto yoce
" dis Is de VERY place dc parson said Gu,nbo wos.
60 TO II he was bad nigger.n
Never was there so happy a negro as GuuJo when
he and his master reached day light again Tie,
next visit was TO the Iron works-wbere Inc never
ending fires and hammers aud rollers were at w0r.
day and night increasingly; and where the workmel
employed, though above ground, were unconsci,ur
Of sunshine or shower-paId and mirky, and worn Go
the bone by labor, and deafened by The din Of ham.
mers and roar Of fires, they resembled demons more
than men, and Gumbo thanked his stars he was not
one Of them.
In all the regions about was squalid poyery-wo.
men whose husbands and friends bad died in service
Of the Iron Master, and who were sourroundcJ by
children too young TO carry coal or sweep ciu-
and inhrm or sick men, who had been "usd up" 10
mines and furnaces, and unable TO earn any thing,
were in like condition.
"Gumbo," says his master, "my brother George
has proposed TO me TO make a freeman Of you, and
says Il you so disposed as you are now in land
OF liberty you stay here and learn the bushes
OF digging coal or melting iron along with these 0'hc
treemsn, and be no longer cotton picking sdrt-hOg
would you like II Come, Gumbo you shall have
your choice EITHER TO stay here and be freeman &C
return with me and continue negro slave
"Whaugh-hs, ha, ha-phewn-was Gumbo.
first response and then he continyed "Nhy, mae.
"a, tnk Gumbo a fool What, stay here and ~
down dare to the debior 90 into de fire, dig dare
and hammer here and neber de blessed sun No
fiddle, rest eat nofIi1 but ruT wittls and berry
little oh dat and when Gumbo git old, turn him out
like old horse TO siarve--or when he git sick, nobody
10 take care oh hm-phew, waugh waugh, ha-ba--
ha-phew. No, no, mossa, take Gumbo back 20
Carolina black niger dare-whiie Niger here-bui
white niger here no like black niger dare dan
gut your finger in de fire and take im ont agin'
The two brothers discussed together fully and free
y the great and stirring question Of oruy IN the abb
trsc and in the concrete and, like all such questions,
the real and true view is the practical one and u any
desires to have that LET him 60 TO Wales, or Man
chester, Birming ham-look into the actual condi-
ton Of the hooking classes theresnd then 60 TO John
Evans plantation in South Carolina and contrast the
condition Of the uoking classes tbere-aDd especially
lei HIM listen 10 the story Of Gumbo which he related
to bis companions bis return home, and Tier
shouts of laughter over their superior comfort cor
trasied with the suffering Of the rhs n,groo oil msh-
yer-der Elytb Wales