The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-09-12

abound Too in white slaves, for acts which, in
black slaves here, are lightly punished dr many
times passed over without any punishment.
! | deny that our discipline has been too e1.
acting and severe; and Offer The discipline
which is practised in The factories and work.
shops, and in every department of their social
stale in The North. Every person frrth ihe'
Sou!h, who visits these establishments and in/
spects the domestic economy of the Nnrth N
srnck with establishment at the exaclnpss with
which every ~ men, nf time is employed n.y.
the operatives. and The uncompronsing and
rigid discipline by which this is effected. IN
their tact"rirs and workshops, like in peniten3
liarirs, III" operatives ar" moi prrmlttrs ~
speak to visitors. and under some of the setcfrS
masters, scarcely to look a, a stranger. So
much more exact and regular are the Ial,ors in
!hrsc establishments, than the careless and loose
labor, of ihe slaves in the South, that Southern
visitors have sOr,rtrnrs concluded that slave
labor can never be adapted To those pursuits nf
art, and compete with the North. Indeed, the
strongest objection to- the slavery Of the South
j, want of severe and exact discipline, 10y
which it might b. rendered so much more pro-.
dnrlve-and this ohjectinn, although in contra.
,icinn To the charge Of severity, is, nryr,lhe.
less strongly urged Ivy the North against the
slavery Of The Soalh for no opi,,in, is more.
common with them than that the ttse a"rrr
with them, as they are pleased To term him. is
more active and Industrious than tho slave Ia.
borer-,and of course that a freeman. (or
white 81 Sc in the North, with nothing ln, the
name, contend, Of frprman.) works harder
Al. 4 81. y1o Ss,
In regard 10 the treatment Of safrs as to
food, ohing. and severe corrections, l'admit
Ina, there have been now and then cases in
which humanity might complain; hui appeal
to the records Of the Judicial tribunals OF the
North 10 prove that there are many more cases
of bad treatment in these respects, of apprpn,i.
ces 10 the diffrrrn, tra'rsv and fservants, both
male and female, under indentures for term
nf years. There were some years agn, know.
as many runaway apprentice 'mJs ,o trades and
servants, as they cs,A Them there, published in
the newspapers, as cases of runaway slaves
with uS--and ii was not very uncommon 10 see
advertisements oG'rin. sir cents reward. and
now and hpn basket of chips, with ridiculous
personal descriptions Of the aF'<corHfani-a sys.
tenn Of advertising adopted :" deter the appren-
ice or house servant from leaving his cruel
master. Stripes without numbrr were ire
qnentv adminis,ere,l to the backs OF these bnah-
ed ircemen, by their stern maLer of s"vere cx.
actions. and thousands upon thousands come to
An early grave hy close confinement and forced
application to srd"nIary emplormen's. think
might here well state that these furious CON.
plants which a.p ,uaIf. against us Tor crue!
treatment of or black slaves. comes with n
bad grace from those who have themselves
thus played The ty,anr over white people and
deny that they are honest in ihriT humane
professions. Asa further proof Of this, in add.
ton to what have already stated, offer the
facts that the white slaves in the North are Tar
more unhappy, restless. AMI prone 10 rebellion
than the black slaves of the SHth-iar more
complaining Of their hard l"t than the 81 lavrs Of
he Suuth The free Hegr@s Of the Nnrth are
far more camnrnns against their white neigh.
bars and prr:cnIeI friends of the North. han
The slaves Of th' South ar" against th"lr mas.
lers. 1t is. indeed, becoming quite fashionable
for The free nrgroes of the North to take the
stump and play lh" orator, in the sadtlrat conf
p!ainls, that their rights are not respeced-that
their temples of religious worship are t"rn down
their wives ann CUlHItU NV
very midst of ih">e pseudo lovers OF the black
man,-lhal sometimes. by the fury of the moh,
they are driven n,l, from their homes. 10 hunt
resting place in the territory of a foreign gov
rrurnrut-tO 0y under the wings nt even Innn.
archr for prolectnn,-hat some OF the States,
alter making the most pompois professions ot
Gicud>hip for the rights oflhe African, have by
legislation crippled his resdcnc" among their
inhabitants, that amounts 10 expulsion from
their borders.
deny that it would be advisable to raise the
intellectual status of the slave, or advance him
in n social point of view. We have always
advocated the opinion that slavery was the re.
suit of ignorance, of a want Of inIrllrc, on the
part IF, the slave, and ha, to make men free, it
WAS only necessary to make them intelligent.
With these opinions, how can we, WIN sateay'
raise the intellect Of the slave without endan.
rerinr nnr institution of slavrry-wihnut pro.
ducng rebellion? II is dangerous 10 advance
a sipg!e step in the intellectual culture ot the
negro. | know that morbid philanthropy has
done it. have heard of individuals who have
done it-antl have seen specimens ot skill IN
writing by slaves that might we'll serve to Jorge
paperS. I,r, the State beware OF this danger.
Gus philanthropy. Let us he wise from the
fate oc Roman slavery, Of cultivated intellect.
In regard to the social rights OF the African
with us, | think it enough to say that with the
social rights they now enjoy. slavery has been
safe. Let us follow the maxim, "Lrt well
enough alone" hepdIrss Of the busy nature OF
somr individuals, who are anxious TO have their
names enrolled among those of great phllan.
thrnpi>,s, cost for us what it may.
With these considerations, conclude that
our laws and discipline and treatment regard'ng
slavery are no, too severc-,hat 1t would be
impolilic TO raise the intellectual and social
status olrhc negro. moved by til" pseudo phi.
lan,hropi>t< of the Nor,h-or those among us
but ON the contrary, lha, more exact, regular