The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-02-13
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ssss sEssHss EniTnas: A llases been, as syou
are aware. spending the last three days
Upon one Of the largo Rice Plantations to
hofoand nlong the coastof South Caro-
Tina; where, MS Ihava ever been toll, even
;;iiin your own State, that slavery was,o be
found inii,s worst form; that II iforusliy and
oppression, want Of proper food and cloth
Ing and shelter, existed anywhere, +
should find il among these plantations.
Well, ! have now seen, with my own
eyes, a good many ofthem, and propose
! to speak Of the Island Of "Jehossee," ,"+ be.
cause the establishment is the largest
Rice.plnca tha, have yet examined, and
/ because believe it presents fair. and
Impartial view Of Southern slavery.
f5 TheIsland is situated about thirty miles
Southwest Of Charleston, inside Of the Ed.
isio island. II confirms about $500 acres
OF land, 1900 Of which is cultivated, or
wilkbe this wear, inrice, and about 500
Il, corn and potatoes. About 200 acres
!. are in the lawn and gardens, yards, &c.
and the remainder IL woodland or unre.
claimed swamp. Twenty years ago near.
gly rho whole o,f Il was Ia the 'u,ter condi.
& fioss, and of course the number Of human
soalsihati II would sustain was very limi.
Y fed, nsad no individual system Of labor
could ererireelains il continue lis cul.
+ s,svaiiea.s
!, was nboutg o'clock, p. m. Of that
z heautifG! sunny and summer.like day, the
& 225th OF January, when landed from the
D steamer Etiwan, that had been ever since
four in the morning, winding her way
1 along the narrow channels, among the
& great marshes, proper abodes Of alligators,
that lie. waiting the some rec'aiming pro.
cess that has rsade this, spot capable Of
supporting "a hos, of happy human beings.
y Upon tho wharf, and about the rice. build
y ing mill were some twenty or thirty nc.
gross, mostly engaged in loading vessel
belonging 10 the place, and'navigated en-.
8 tirely by slaves, with no white man to su.
Z, perin,end, direct or drive them to their la
hSS... Delivering my over. cout and valisc
into the charge Of the first one a, hand,
walked on up 10 the house, which found
a ve=Y humble cottage, embowercd in
yhrubbery, upon one Of the few points Of
high land, the highest Of which are only
is or 2asfeet above tide, 4 The master
found absent for the day; but was wei
coined by his accomplished lady, who
\ possesses thattrue, ,poli,eness wi'hou. osten
tation, that makes stranger feel al homo
nt once. Al four o'clock ! sat down ,c
dinner with the family, which, in the nb
senceof The master, consisted Of his lady
and an only daughter, and her governcss
and these four persons, with the addition
gof,he oyerseer and his wife, who live in q
house at some distance, constitute the
whole White population of the island, liv
ing in the midsrofe esepen hundred negrt
slares. And for considerable portion
ofihe year, the ovcrseer and wife are The
only whites here, us the pluce is consider
cd unhealthy for any but ucclima,ed ne
.tsfoes. The proprietor retircs in the sum
ner 10 Cha rlcston, and is only uble to re
tain an ogerseer by giving $4,000 a yea
wages. Now, how are these .'poor op
pressed, cruelty treated, n,iserube slaves
]. kept in subjection, and prevented from Z
KS blood. thirsty tyran,s nsss