The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-16

the South-some Of them in whose veins flows the
blood OF African kings, who can trace their pedi-
gree back beyond the revolution, who have held
high household appointments in the old houses of
the Soluble seen talk ing TO free Goldfish negro
OF the North, who can Z trace his descent further
back than grandfather, and he, perhaps, mere
white-washer. such an idea would be absurd to
their minds ! am writing you seriously. But
spoke Of a class of the household servants, who
have lived in families all of their life, and their an.
cestors before them. The coachmen are OF this
class. There no loafrr-slav-s-n0 vagrants
among them and would not insult the feld-hands
OF this Stale by comparing them with the rag,
tag, and bob-tall negroes that you tnd loafiag
about New York. Compare them | may, in one
respect. with the honest negro laborer who hires
ont by the day, or the month, as a servant. In
general intelligence, they are about their equals
bat so far actual condition is concerned
they are far superior. The condition of the
best transient and unstable. IL he has "a family,
he must be separated from them, in most cases.
II is not so in this section. He has his own com
Portable home, and his family. wrrh him his chill
dren grow up around him his tasks are easy
Sunday Is his own day; he has his own garden,
his cotton patch, his dogs, and time to use them.
he is part OF the plantation. He has but one
evil to dread, in this world, which Is that mlsfor-
tunes may visit his master and the plantation. If
that should have 10 be sold, it affects him worse
than II does his master for the social feelings and
sympathes OF the black are keen-hs local at
tachments are stronger than those of the white
This he would regard as the greatest curse
Ties that bind him TO that plantation - friends
that have clustered around him from his care
less chdhood-a associations he loves better than
hfe-have to be sundered The plantation has
to be sod-the family have to break up and
separate. Ii Is sad story for the poor fellow
and could many northern friends OF mine amons
the tree sOilers or abOiuonists see what ave
seen, and looked forward to the unheard of
misery, the papdrmonium which their misguided
zeal, il their design could be carried lHto effect,
would bring upon these thousands of happy ne
their woIk is easy-they eat whatever the planta-
ton Produces and they have money to buy other
little dellcacies which it does not. When the work
OF the day is done, none so happy as they; ihe,r
music echoes over the farm, reaching to the man
sion OF their master, and when the dance Is over,
they lay down In peace, free from in their own
beds and houses. IL they are SICK no child of the
master is more cared for-and, when old age
comes, II is without dread, for they know they
have a home for life, and kind care is assured TO
them, until, from old they drop into the grave
could they see all this, (and they could, if they
would make the effort, and come where slavery
exists.) they would sooner cut off their right hand
or pull out their tongues. than write or speak
against an nstitatoD, which, II in she is evil
is IN reality blessing, and good to the dark race
from Africa. The plantation of u master who owns
slaves Is a model government. The master unites
In hImself the executive, Legislative and judicial
powers. He makes laws for his plantation and
sees them executed. As magistrate he punlshes;
and Will venture to say, that If the statistics OF
each plantation In this State were examined or
known, they would be found far more lenient than
those of your Tombs' magistrates towards colored
offenders, for similar offences But must close,
as NY letter is already too long. NoRTHEsER.