The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-08-22

or ns lar as possible, 10 prcycat your eHsy
confidence from bong imposed on to your
pr j4dice."
To be Contained.
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From lie South Carolinidh.
COY HAMMOND'S LETTERS ON SOU
TIlERN SLAVERY
LETTER ?
SILVER BtrFr 5 c, March ~. 1915
Sr--ln ny letter to you on the 29lh
January which trust YOU have received
ere thls-l mentioned that had lost your
circular letter saon after II had cone to
hnnd II was, ! am glad 70 say, only mis-.
land, end has within few DAY IS been recov.
cred. second pefnsa Of II induces mo
10 resume my pen. Unwilling 10 trust my
tccollectons from q single reading, | did
not IL my last communication attempt 10
follow the course of your argument and
meet directly the points made and tho terms
used. thought Il better to take a gene
raj Wow of the subject which could not fail
to traverse your most material charges, |
am veli aware however that, for fear of be.
ing tedious, omitted many interesting top
,cs altogether, aud abslaned from a com.
pleIe discussion OF some OF those introduc-
ed. do not propose nov TO exhaust the
SUBJECT; which It would require volumes TO
do; but without waiting TO learn-which !
never do--your opinion Of what have al
ready SAID, SIT down TO supply some oil the
Deficiencies Of my letter Of January, and,
~llh your cltc0lr before me, 10 reply 20
such parts of it us have not been fully 40
swcfCd
! lit is, perceive, addressed among 9th
crs 10 such have never visited the South
en States Of this cenIedefacy, and pro-
lesses TO eHlehten their ignorance OF the
actual coLdtlon OF the poor slave in their
own country" cuuno, help thinking you
"ouid have displayed prudence in conhnlng
/ the circulation OF your lettor altogether to
such persons. \ GU mlghtthenhave ,ndulged
with mpunlty in giving, rs you have done,
a picture Of slavery drawn from your own
excited imagination, or from those impure
fountains, the Mnrtneaus, Marrystts Trol
lopc- and Dickenses, Who have pfoilted by
catering, at our expense, to the leaIous sen.
slbrlues and debauched tastes OF your coun-
trymen, Admitting that YOU are familiar
with the history Of slavery AMI past al-cus
sious Of il, as | did, now think rather
broadly IA my former letter, what can you
huor Of the uUe condition Of tho poor
slave here om not aware that you
ever visited thus country, or even tho West
. t,,.l, q .snt,
have devoted your life to the Investigation
OF The ubpCt-CommcHcng II under the
uilueuce OF an enthusiasm so megnCholS
at first and so volcanic afterwards as to be
nothing short OF MISUNDERSTANDING II,
as mrn OF one idea DO everything, with the
single purpose OF establishing your o@n
view ot gathering Your Information from
, discharged aeamcn, disappointed specula
tors, lacuous politicians, visionary reform
ers aud scuTrlIous tourIsts--opcuIHg yours
ears to every species OF compliant, eSEg
grrauon and lalsrhood that interested IN
geumty could invent. and never for a mo.
meul questioning the truth Of any thing that
could mako for yogt causc--can YOU sup
pose that all This has qualified you, living
the wlrle IN England, 10 form or approx,
mate towards the formation OF n correct
I opinion OF the condition OF slaves among US
( ! know the power oil seildeIuslon. | have
not tho least doubt that YEA think your.
soli lie very best informed man alive on
tho subject, and that many think 30 like.
0lsc. So far as facts 60, even after deduct
ing from your let n great deal that is not
tucL | WIKI not deny that probably your
collection is the most extensive inexDsIeuce.
but as TO The truth IN regard 10 slavery,
thcro IS not an adult N this region but
knows moro Of 1t than you do. Truth nud
fact are, you are aware, by 40 means syn.
onlmous terms. Ninety ,nlno facts may
constitute Il la!,chood the huudrcdth, ad
ded or alone, gives the truth. With all
your knowledge OF facts undertake to
say that you are onllfcIy and grossly Iguo.
Tnni Of the real condition OF our slaves. --
And from all that eau see. you arc equal
ly ignorant Of the essential principles OF
human association revealed ~ history both
sacred and proiane, on which slavery rests
and which will peFPeluato II forever IN some
form or other, However you may declalm
agans, 1t however powerfully YOU may ar.
ray attrocIous incidents; whatever appeal
you may make 10 tue heated Imagination.
md tender senslbilltes Of mankind, believe
40, your total blindness to the who''
truth, which alone constitutes the truth, IN
oapac,latog YOU from ever making an an
. presaua on the sober Ieas0u and souu,