Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-12-06

when the master gets so poor as not to be able to
feed his servant he Isl of course, compelled to part
with him to one who is.
will admit that there are severe masters ):
but are there not parents who severe with their
own children
But let us inquire who these hard masters are
Are they those who have been raised with the slave!
cared for aud tended by the negro nurse played,
during their childhood with the little negroes and
grown up with them No. sir, it is none of these.
Who, then, are they? They are those who were
raised at the North. and never knew what a slave
was till they came South know of case where
a lady came from the North, teacher in one of
our Southern schools She was secretly bitter abo-
ltionist and caused much trouble by advising the
slaves to away and endeavor to gain their free
dom. In few years she married wealthy slave
holder, at once renounced her creed, and became
the hardest taskmistress in the South. These
they who have given the horrld ideas OF slavery
prevalent at the North.
A few months since, gentleman from of the
Northern States visited this place. proposed one
Sunday afternoon, taking a ride in the country
We extended our ride farther than had intended,
and being near the house of friend, stopped for
a short time. proposed visiting the negro quar-
! ters that he mi ht see and judge for himself He
did So and seemed astonished at what he saw. The
negroes were all dressed in their Sunday nery
from neig hboring plantation were there on visit
| "a number were dancing others singing, and all
were contented and happy.
From Christmas to New Year, is holiday for the
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please and could any of the fanatics of the North
be here then. and them congregated in the
town from the country, dancing or singing to the
music of the banjo tamborine. could see
them at a corn shocking all merry and all happy,
they would raise their voice against slavery
again, but would hide their diminished heads, and
sink into utter insignfcance.
The last session of Congress passed various bills,
which having become the laws of the land, all are
bound good citizens to acquiesce In the various
bills passed. the North is opposed to but one, while
the South is opposed to the remainder Therefore,
the South has the greatest right to complain.
There are those at the North, who. by the course
they are pursuing, are making way for the certain
dissolution of the Union. They goading those
here who before were quiet, and rendering them
disuniOnists. We hear of meetings called at the
North for resistance, and of threats that the Fugi
! tive Slave bill shall be repealed This NAV be
done but if it is, then the last and only guarantee
of justice to the South is gone, and | firmly hope
every Southern Senator and Representative will at
once enter his solem protest, ign his seat and
come home. My grandfathers fought with Wash
ingtOn through the whole revolutionary war-they
suffered at Valley Forge, and shed their best blood
upon the battle fields of the revolution, that their
children might enjoy the benefits of the Union for
which they fought; yet, loving the Union | do
when the North shall show determination to take
the last remaining right from us, and repeal the
Fugitive Slave BILL then would | welcome disu
Mon. and bid it come, matter how soon. The
South is waking up the subject; forbearance
has ceased to be virtue.
In the event of disunion, the North will be the
greatest sufferer. California New Mexico and Utah
will become slave Standardization Savannah, Mo
bile, and New Orleans, become the great CONNER
cial cities of the Southern republic Factories will
spring up all the South heavy duties will pro-
hibit the introduction of your manufactures non
intercourse become the motto of the South and the
trade of fourteen States be lost to the North
| This we do not desire. We would, as heretofore
raise and supply you with cotton, and take your
manufactures in return but if the fanatics at the
ments and to play the part of tormenter much lon
ger dsunon will certainly come and that too right
speedily, Let, therefore the COOL deliberate and
thinking portion of the North arouse, and at once
put down these fanatics maintain the supremacy Of
the laws, and preserve Union fathers gave
it to US. OK