The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-06
From the South CatoliniGn.
Governor Hammond's Letter on
Southern Slavery!
SILvhR Burr, S. O., Jan. le45.

that the consequences OF emancipation here
would be similar and no more injurious
than those which followed from il in YOU
lille sea girl West India Islands, where
nearly all were blacks. The system Of
slavery is not ia " decay" with US. 1t -four
ishes in full and growing vigor. Our
country is bouudless in extent. D9lted
here and there with villages and fields, it
is for the most part covered with iDmense
forests and swamps Of almost unknt wn size
Ia such a country, with people so rest
less as ours communicating Of course some
| Of that spirit 10 their domestics, can you
conceive that anything short Of the power
Of The master over the slave, coul1 confine
the African race, VIGOROUSLY idle and inn
prOvident, TO labor on our plantations2
Break this bond, but for day, and these
plantations will be solitudes. The negro
loves change, novelty and sensual excite
ments Of all kinds, when awake" Rea-
son and order," Of which Mr.. WILBERFoRcE
said 6 liberty was the child" do not char
ucerze him. Released from his present
obligation his first impulse would be TO go
Somewhere And here no natural boun-
daries would restrain him. AT first they
would all seek the towns, and rapidly ac-
cumuate in squaIid groups upon tAeir out
skirts. Driven thence by The " armed pol
ice" which would Immediately spring into
existence, they would scatter in all direc-
lions. Sumo bodies Of them might ander
towards the g free" States, or to the ives.
tern wilderness, making their tracks by
their depredalions and their corpses. Ma
ny would roam wild ia our Big woods"
Many more would seek the recesses Of
our swamps for secure coveit. Few, very
few Of them could be prevailed on to do a
stroke of work, none to labor continually /,
while head Of cattle, sheep or swine could
be found in our ranges, or 40 ear Of corn
iodded in our abandoned fields. These
exhausted our folds aud poultry yards,
barns and store houses would become their
prey. Finally, our scattered dwellings
would be Plundered perhaps fred and the
inmates murdered. How long do you
suppose that we could bear these thiDgsg
How long would il be before we should
sleep with rifles at our bedsides, and never
mSve without one in our haDdsP The
wbrk once begun, let the story Of our Bril-
tlih ancestors and the aboTigines Of this
country tell the sequel. Far more rapid
however, would be the tastrophe. Ere
many moons went BY" The African race
you'd be exterminated, or reduced ogalD
ItisIaverY, their ronks recruited, after your
example, by fresh Emigrante," from their
| faher land.
timely preparation and gradual eman'
Gpation suggested 10 avert these horrible
consequent ces3 thought your expert
ence in the West Indies had at Ienst done
70 much as to explode that idea. lift fail
ed there, much more would il fail here,
where The two races, aPproxImallOg TO
equality in numbers, are daily and hourly
in The closest contact. Give room for bul
a single spark Of real jealousy to be kin
died between them and the explosion would
be instantaneous and universal. II 10 the
most (aral Of all iallacies 10 suppose that
these two races can exist together, after
any length Of time or any process OF pres
paTation, on terms at oil approaching toI
equality. Oh this, both of them are final
~ end lixedly convinced. They differ
essentially, ia all the leading traits which
characterize the varieties of the human
species, and color draws an indelible and
inseparable line Of separation between
them. Every scheWe founded upon The
idea that they can remain together on the
same soil, beyond the briefest period, in
any other relation than precisely that
which now subsisls between Them, is net
only preposterous, but fnught with deep
est danger. If there was no alternative
but 10 Try the "exPeTimenl'' here, reason
aud humanity dictate the suferings Of
- qfadualism" should be saved end the
catastrophe Of Z" Immediate abolition" en-
acled as rapidly as possible. Are you I'm:
patient Tor he performance 20 commenced
Do sou long 10 glOat over the scenes !
have suggested, but could not hold The pen
to porirayl In your long hfe many such
have passed under your review. You
know that they are not " impossible" Can
they be 70 your tsslei Do you believe
bat ia laborng 10 bring them about TIE
Aboliuonisis are doing the will OF God u
No! God is not there u is the work Of
sean The Arch-fe0d, under sPeclOOs
quise, has found bis way into their SOULS
and with false appeals TO philanthropy,
end foul insinualionp 70 ambition, insiigiles