The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-11-18

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ing human eeiDgs--yoa were surrounded We are
IN England BY rennen"
- Wait brother" said John, f" till after YOU have
been with Us short time, and then we will discus,
this subject" During this visit George amused him.
self IN visiting every part OF the plantation he made
himself acquainted with every negro ON II. Some
had been imported others we're born there some
were old and infrm and did nothing, and others who
able 10 work had each MS task, according 10 his
or her ability Every family had separate house Of
their own, and made quite village near the psula-
ton house. What struck George as very remark.
able fact, was that every negro who choIe 10 do so
had little field Of his own which lac cultivated for
himself after his task done, and this { 81 was
such that with very common industry il was finished
before half the day was over. Another curious fact
whch the abolition Society" had forgotten 10 no.
tiee the OF these slaves thought of rails
ing his own poultry, or furnishing his own eggs or
honey, or vegetables, but preferred buying all
these from his own slaves or II lac did not require
as much they raised, they were allowed to send
them 10 the markets together with their other pro.
auctions and whatever the master bought Of Nj.
slaves, they took TO make him pay cash dorm and
The highest price.
These slares were all comfortably clad and locked
happy and conteDled. Several OF them had Gddes
and they would all dance on moonlight evening
and then the repeated shouts of laughter that would
come from the vicinity of The huis, would I'll tie
air with mirib, SO much SO at times that George
would say to his brother John, g ii is very remarka,
BILE that these ruy black people, and all slaves too
should laugh SO loud aud long-just hear that Eel.
low with his 81 augh Observation-Disclosures
he--ha-ha-ha-ha How very odd
Why Unclen said little nephew Of George
" don't your people laugh too" :" Not quite 30
loud, my little boy" answered George " IN fact our
people need not, if they could, for some of them are
very deep in the earth digging coal and Others are IN
the Iron Works, where the noise IS too great and
then again, ,reemen don't laugh unless there is some
thing 10 laugh about" We'll, then, guess said
the little Yankee, "your people don't see much 10
laugh about, for our boys laugh in the field thev
laugh in their huis-they laugh in the gins and then
when their work is done and they get at play-O how
they do laugh"
George employed his time, as before said, Gurin,
his VISIT in carefully examining into tie whole ar
rangement Of his brothers planaton-and was par.
ticuarly struck with the comfortable condition Of the
old and infrm, who were unable to do any work but
who comfortably clothed and housed and well
| taken care of--as much SO if they had worked
When the period Of his departure came and Jola
the planter, all packd up to accompany his bro.
| Their George (the Iron mastery back 10 England
a scene occurred remarkable as it was penetrating
every negro on the plantation had come TO the house
TO take leave of - and such bowling among
the younger ones, and expressions of sincere grief on
the part Of the older ones, truly distressing
| Z" Massa go away ober de sea-he no come back for
long time, and if massa get drow nd he neber come
back-O, O, On-and SO the lamentation passed
round in the groHp, till the two brothers Of
sight
"Wel George" says John" that was a trying
| scene but if you were to be p esent hen return
it would gladden. your heart-ior there will be the
same grouping, and such display of ivory and hear
ty congratulations. Now, If by my departing from
them, for brief period only, they discover much
grief-what would be the were tell them they
must all leave and go 10 Africa and never Inc
again !"
George was little puzzled for answer, and
| fined himself to the usual English expression, how
very odd !" As the brothers proceeded their jour
ney, John related TO George many interesting event,
and occurrences, in and about the life Of plantation,
with his slaveshow that for some seasons, by
of frost and by low state Of Market the produetob,
OF the plantation would not amount TO enough 10 tuy
Jacket for negro-but this made no difference
them, they would all get their usual supply. AuJ
when they got old, nfirn, or sickiy, II made no
difference to them the OF being taken care
of-there were no asylums, no poor houses-e'ery
planter is expected 10 take Of his pauper,
"Still, this is slavery" says George. l these
groes were only Jieemen, Ike our workmen in Wales,
| il would all be very we'll" "But are your woikmcu
feemen ?" replied John care they not sarei TO their
commonest ,rd,,ts-and are those wants better sup.
piled by their employers than supply my regrot'-
their hopes Of lettering their condition superior
to those Of my negroes Does The paren, 'ey' ,ha,
wife and children unless they are able TO work and
earn ther wages, will be taken care of al YOUR *.
Pense, without going TO the hospital or poor house
George was puzzled again-he began to see a luir
INTO the practical philosophy Of the question-auJ ,hak
ing ms head, said, "How very odd -
they arrived together at Liverpool and immed.
aieiy proceeded TO Georges residence IN VALE. the
OLD Pa,rmonia Estate of the Evans .Noih,s, d.,
hiyth IN the midst Of mines and forges-i was al
most new scene to John, he had been so long af
sent, but having become something OF Yankee b,
his long residence in America be was very c,,rio,
and era'nnaiire The result of his curiosit, and o,
animation will form the subject of my next comm.
nication.