The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-07-17
slave Labor In the Territories.

aafiqiifod1by' lie United States from Mcxi-
co; provided such introduction he not pro-
hibilsd ihy Jaw!
.Eish to obtain your opinion in rcyards
to, tithrr kinds Of labor, as well as agricul,
,ural; because, as il scems to inc, a ,rBoSi
unwarrantable, it not Il most ,lisingen,lls
attcmp, has been made. to lcnI the nabic
g To believe that no form OF sli,,c labor Will
A over he introduced there, because, possibly!
&or probably, it may uot be introduced fors
agricultural purposes. II
a reply at your earliest convenience,
will much obligc, N,nrS, very Ir,Ar,
'bt IIogicE, Mann.
Hoa. S. z. Ihwstoa Dte'ygo"Jr9m Oregon
H.. WAsulNGrjJ$S, lupc 10, 1850.
received a notc-trom you some davsE
ags,, ,i,aking certHin inquiries, but which,
up to this ti,,c, have hccn unable to an
i swtr | desire TO take no part in The qucs-
ton now dividing the country; hu, as you
hive asked my Judgment upon a matter;
whchappcars to be n disputed point, lean
net, ;:a.::s;.cm:!; with the law OF copliasv,
refuse you am answer. That answer sH:ill,
III lin conformity with what have (reudont- /
j. Said, heretofore, in private .cQn\crshtonl
With gentlemen OH this subject. =. !
The point of inquiry seems ;o be, witc;h:!
or slave labor could DC proiitably clnprycdl
in Oregon, Calif6rnI',,. utah j and NeY,, ,,Nexi,
to.p%ft the ,iuln.t Of the clin,2lE aug rel
sources Of Ihesc qaiip,riss arc snc!. as" ,Gj
\ furnish a apg3htah!9 market for slave labor,
4 il appears 70 be coiicedel, on IL sides, that
1 itwonll be introduced, i left (Jce 10, seek
profitable, ,!nEcsiinen',. like, .ou.er. capital.
Fhe whole point at issue, lhcn, IS dcpcn-
4 dent, rs i, is conccivcd. upon Tie determine
lion of the first point ot inquiry. Hence tci
that point, only, it is necessary lor nc I'll
colinc my answer. ..a
need not remind you Of tho law. rcgu-:
la,lng the Investment ri capital T; mlll
always 20 where, under all circumstances;
], will yield The greatest return e the own
err Upon this principle am EcrY Cleaf,I
J" tliat slavor labor il unrestricted, couldG be!
( employed in Oregon. With ,al Least double
1.-The profit to the owner, Of the slave ,ha, III
& now, .,yiel;!s in anS State 9l tho Union. II
's am unin!ormed as 10 the, usual pricc oil
- slavc labor in the States, hutti,c psicc. paid
70 Indians in Oregon during. ,h}G mast {ar.
ior labor, has ranged from tWo ITO ,ltrec
whether male or fctiinals, w;vho undcrs,:|ni,;i'
maha; e ME RRapaG VI ~ sNoEk aSss TSGa r'r com
al. Ii3g Gqg ,r6cM!eqt %cll, tia, there vas ;
inula!ttt2f ,l ipap on board Lte vcsscl,in wlhci
J took, passage tr0m QrGgomto san. Fran.
CISCO, who was paid, one. .huldgah anG
selghlydollarE nfr month iqy his services as
cook ! will not stop to par,cularl,ze
further, III regard to- the inducements Orc.
e gon would offer tn unrestricted slave labor
sss5'st viii simply add. that very largsy,,,n
siases might now be ....75sidas
s ;sretgon o taniissai wages siie
S 2 tiase thafr frcedoni. u s.
That the points settled sn f3g ne ~
cone cetned;; and that slave lnbor :,
i,s a9 been iest free e seek prpftbla eins
81 n', |,
sSaad tsShgss will range high. Al prcsen,E
slave labor in California would he more
; profitable than in Oregon. And have alp
ways been OF the opinion. tha, whercycrE
i sthern:is mining country; if not in eli &
mate uncongenial to slave labor. that spc. E
cles OF labor would he profitable. That i,E
would he in the California mines ia ev. s
dent. a good, able bodied slave, woullE
siinrc commanded in California during ,I.cH
past year, from eight to ten hundred dollar. Ej
per a1npn,., When j. is recollcc,cd ,s,E
1ne .hunlrcd dollars pcr arinuia., upon h, "a
average, Is conspcrei a good cornpcns,tina E
for their labor in the Southern States, i, is
idle, Id my Judgment, to contend tia, slayesE
would not be carried 10 the California s.
market, if protected by law. IS
The greatest impeachment which ,whircE5
labor has To encounter in tic mines, is the y
intensity Of the heat and the prevalence oiE
bilious disease. The one is almost insult Z.
cradle, While the other is pcs;icu,ia! .E
Against both OF these the negro is almns, Il
pr"Vi. ROW, while white labor is so hiuh. rs
1t s evident that no one can hire whlcf5
'!aDorer, except at rate that would con (;
fllmc hs profit. Not So will, ncrro labns 81
.lhat spcc!cS OF labor miglsi he ob,ninr,! fa y
liall the amount WHICH you, would have lrfI
pay lpr white Labor. The result viii be h&
nroiit alike 10 the, hlrcr and seller ."i slaycE
labor. There is no doubt in lny judgment, n
Mat ALMOST any number of slaves n;rh, lc RI
hired out in California, were the whites E
wiling 10 allow II, NJ from eight t. Ton l;un- II
drcd dollars year; This is pay 50 rnuc.. e
above what their services cnnUJal.! in tI.eEa
states, as to ..sapsiy;any ono, that. .coui,lS
This species pt scryec be protected in CaH-H
lorna' it would rush TO the Pacific in al 81
most any 4!'anlity -. E
Let us turn our attention to Utah anda
New Mexico ! have no doubt. from whnE.3
knowledge | have q ,lyosa, counucs, lhas
'hey will turn oui to be filled wilh the ricl1hs
est nljnes lc'ip.lhG following FROM n ro5,SSa
sent paper, continuing ,liic. news -lrnntS
IcYas and Ghhubna: ia
"Nlr. lanes vas informcl. by MaiosM
Neighbours and lir. Lee Ninng, that ,llcSsa
had been shownhy Major Stein som" goIfes
washed OUT by hf tropps,,o the CHA river ts
~ a short excursion to that stream. gs
vi rs reported that AT the copper mine!FS
above III faso, there arc about 100 tor. va
Pafe copper lying upon the ground Ihi<|
had been got out by Mcxicans, and aban. H
donad when attacked by Indians. 81
There are at Fl iPaso, in the lands Of 81
dlliercnt persons, several large amounts OF Es
silver ore, taken from The minss, in ,tha,H H
nclg'borilood, Will. guarantees OF tiIlc.Ea
- lands, and protection from Indis ms only a&
short tiHiiq YopIa clapsc before all thcseI
mines would .Rq,veIl worked and We wouldd
Inrpn f,,in f,f Eqi