The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-02-13

/ Oh, yes rfiassp, good flannel shirt, cotton
tshirt, Wooilcn pants, md good coat massa, ],
'IJea ike tlis oleI r,assa, and pleBty bIanE.
Ell ss O. q IS
9 Well, Brass, You appear to be sensi. J.
Ible old man; are you . Christian, and will
;you tell me The tEnth2 # M tesl
i hope smassa, is Efristian, and e
lw1ns tell lie, sure of dat. !,
sAsstVell, then, como fffom the North
ssyhere people think thai The slaves are
Very badly treated, and all wan, 10 be
free on this pluntation?'
swell, now, massn, tell YOU de truth,
as ] hope ! die happy. If we was like
! white folks, ond! Know .hpw to- make liv.'
ing, 'speet would all like TO be free.
But him true, .massa, mos oil desc people
here would slarve if dey had no nassa,
and dey know it; and dey all love mnssa,
and missus, and young missus, and dcy
always want 10 lib jis us dey do now; da,
is de truth"
| Now, sirs, this conversation is rs cor
rectly reported as am nble 10 give il.
10 c,orroborale the statement Of, the, love
fel, for 'tmassa," | witnessed the manner
Of meeting between master and servant
during sevcrul rides and walks with him
over the plantation. Every one spoke TO
him witha most cheerful and ntFectiona,e
''good morning, massa,' ndreceived re-
turn ofthe compliment in the ekindes, tones
and feeling manner; chilling every one by
name that he could recollect, and often
stopping TO converse with some of the o.d.
er ones upon the affairs Of The plantation
in confidential manner; and then in Wis
Ting the hospitals inquiring after any one
sick; complimenling the nurses upon their
neat appcarun giving Kind word to
every old rnen; or listening TO any com,
: plaint with attention aa,l patience; and il.
eariabTy returning The salu,etion Of every
one down TO the child three years old Is
Lit any wonder that such master is rev,
ere.! in The highest dcgree2
During one Of our excursions, wit
messed another most interesting scene.
We came suddenly upon group of one
j, hundred or more children in the highest
degree Of enjoyment. There in the
| midst was "young rnissr's," superin.cnd-
, ing grand feas. ,,rcat pot was boiling
+ Fuil OF as rTeh soup nn epicu.e could
, wish, madeten times more sweet to these
| merry children, becnuse il was dealt out
j.. with kind condescension from the hand Of
, ono they loved. And then when they
saw, they fairly shouted massn." and fair
!, ly stumbled over one another, forgetting
, their soup in their anxiety to shake hands
with him. III.
have one more scene 10 dcscribe and
, ! 1,t,S l. u ~,
to great length with ,hispict.re Of slavery
, as l. found ii Ia the Sohth;; but fear that
, the picture willnot be scenbY those who
have the most need Of correct Information
, upon this subject. a-.sis Mas a.
, i, neglected purposely, to notice as we
, passed along. tha. the frs. settlement vvyas
headed by q, handsome and commodious
church; but now, ccne, let us enter, jus,
: as the bell has ceased its weekly toll.
Here is respectable Methodist Minister,
+ in ncnt pulpit, Of a clean neat house;
. and, arranged upon good benches, on the
, one hand, are the females, and on the 9th.
N er the ma'es, to the numksr,o of soHie, .6pur
ar 2ngfegaliofIns q ever seen in
Ssahy conntfy.f-A came Voluntarily, moi
r BY. compulsion of the master; for in this,
/ as well as in, Gil their movements soberly
, conducted. they are quite free. Mem
hers are regularly admitted, and oapls
NAL and mnrriagc rites performed with as
much solemnily as sin'tany community
And this is fair specimen Of the "aWfnl
condition of the poor negro,'iin the South.
Would emancipation benefi, Them! ,~i
gEl lremain yours, &c, 4a..i ,ay.
SDTON RORINSON.
i U. S. STEAMER PowHArTAN.- We learn
l from tho Portsmouth PHO, that prepare.
tions nrc being made by Commodore Sloa,
and Constructor Hart 10 launch tho i'm.
mense steamer Powhattan on ST. Vnlen.
tines day, the l4,h Of February, between
the hours OF ten and eleven O'Clock.
Tie Secretary Of the Navy, with COM
:. Skinner, Chief the Burean Of Gons,ruc.
tion and Equipment, Hon. Frederick p.
Stanton, chairman Of the committee on
Naval Affairs, and several members Of
Congress. have been invited and are cx.
pecied to be prcscn, on the occasion.
| LATER FROM SANTA FE.--St. Louis,
Jan. 2sth.--A quarrel hnd recently oc.
Cured at Santa Fc, between Capt. Alex.
nnder Papin nnd man named Wheeler,
in which the former was killed.
Mr.. John Adams had been murdered
by band Of Indians II, Peua Blancn.
A. -. Sims. convicted Of the murder
Of John Jackson, was sentenced TO be
hung al Santa Fe, OF tho 18th (probably
j 2Htbl 'or Noyorohor