The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-24

not be commended for single moment Il is the only
progress The African race has ever made L i strong
assumed and generally believed, OF the nierioniy
Of this African race This inferorily is the rea-
son why. when all other races OF the world have
made some progress, however little, he alone mas
stood perfectly STILL and remained in all his original ~
norance and barbarism In ASIA in Europe, and every
where except Africa there has been some owe
il 10 true Yet there is scarcely portion oil inns gooe
upon which there has not been some progress IN clyn
xaton, some advancement, some improvement ana some
manifestation Of the virtues of mankind exhibited. save
among this African race There has been none oil tins
among them. sir They have made no advancement
among themselves and the only advancement tney nave
ever made civilization, and IN the comforts ana enoy
mens Of life even and the only step IN progress by inns
unfortunate has been tins very savs oa nnn
slaves in the United States, and compare with like num-
Der Of their race Africa, and what contrast is pre-
sened y ne Iea ,hsm anu hs
civilzaton-take them collectively or separatelyand
what marked difference is presented Go among the
Africans their continent and you them starving
killing one another robbing one another, and plunged
into all the degradation OF the most abec state OF bar
barism sinking lower and lower, from grade 10 an
from the savage bru,es that their forests Here
you will find them attaining civilization highly credlta-
BILE to them, and living the comfort and enjoyment at
tendant happy and prosperous people. 60 on the
plantations among those negroes so much sympahized
with, and witness their happy and contented condition
! have seen their condition in the West where was
merous--I have seen them everywhere; and IT those
who are opposed to the institution could see them,
as have in their cabins and in the fields at work. ever
singing, and almost dancing at their laborthe gayest
happest, the coniented and the besfed people in
the word-they would at find other and more need
e. Seyy were their
ancestors from, but. take the whole 100000, and
compare them with like number OF laboring people in
Europe, in northern States, and they
would not only stand a comrarison but would prove
themselves superior, far the comforts and enjoy
ments OF life are concerned No denies this, who
went among them and observed their condition. we
frequently hear The remark made, and conscious
of il ourselves. that slaves not only happy
people, but that they are much happier than we are our
supplied them they have but moderate labor 10 perform
and when old age and sickness upon them certain
provision is made for their support and comfort Why
some time ago the senator from New Hampshire Mr..
HALE1 stated fact showing the character OF the fe
male operatives OF his sectonceainly very credtabe to
the parties concerned was the case Of some young
ladies who worked in the factories, and who were 90
kind and dutful to their aged parents and so industrious
a. to earn money enough to support them when they
~ a1e 70 " ae %oa
not offend our friends of the North by any comparison
between that class Of their population and slaves at
which deyoiyed on those Young ladies' never would
have occurred at the South among the slaves, because
all those contingencies would have been fully provided
for Why if had time, and it necessary to go into
this subject could name thousand instances that every
day occur the plantations OF the South, OF the kind
exercised towards aged slaves and the happiness in
which they live.
will mention an instance that happen to know OF,
illustrate the statement have made with reference to the
happiness and comfort which the slaves enjoy in their
present situation On estate with whose proprietor
well acquainted there three remaining OF the old
African who imported into this country prior
to the 1908; OF which class OF Africans there are
but very few remaining in any part OF the Union Their
several stuahons-which will state brefy-are as fol
lows One is female in extreme old age, who, although
90 long resident OF this country has acquired but very
INN fact Ennw ledv af he in act.
her ordinary conversation hardly be undestood and
yet sir notwithstanding this barrier to active peculiar
service, which has existed during her entire resdepce in
this country. she is in her old age provided with
comfortable cabin or house, in which TO dwell has
little garden attached, cultivated for her special benefit,
and is amply furnished with all necessary food and cloth
ing Now that she is feeble and decrepd, no work
quired OF her. service of any kind further than take
care OF some grandchildren and grandchildren, oil
whom she proud that if she requested to
resign the charge Of them, she would not do il None
but herself, she insists, shall attend 10 their wants,
scold chastise them when ii becomes
so TO do Another OF them is aged man, who com
foraby provided for in similar manner who has only 10
take oil his old wife, not African by BIRTH The last
OF the three is man Of altogether different character
He is man OF remarkable intelligence, who, by his
natural quckness and industry has acquired excel
lent knowledge of of the mechanical arts. After
life well spent in vItuous labor. he ceases from his
round Of daily toll He has acquired by using economi
cally the time allotted him for his own temporal advan
aage, considerable amount OF property al least, OF
amount that many northern man would be glad to call
his He has a house and little farm, and horses
cows, and poultry; and upon several OF his land
he gives employ TO his children and great grandchildren
during the time which is usually allotted TO slaves
their time OF leisure holidayt Every year the profit
accrung from their labor is angmentng bis little stock
OF wealth have mentioned these incidents, not because
they are exceptions 10 general OF treatment
practsed towards the slaves OF the South but simply
illustrative OF the ordinary mode in which they treat
ed Compare the condition OF slaves with the labor
ing classic, Amencans in the North, and how much
peror will be found their condition many respects
Why Mr. President, was struck The other day with an
article in northern paper, wherein il stated that the
suerngs OF the poorer classes were becoming great
in OF the northern States that il proposed, in
order TO alleviate the suengs OF the children that the
parents should be sold into slavery, bound out TO
ployers, in order 10 raise sufficient for the support
OF themselves and children This plan, sir gvely
proposed as the only feasible way in which the evil
could be remedied by northern editor, in a northern
paper called the Merchants Day Book will read the
article to which alude:
"a REMEDY The recent report OF
amount Of sqoald prostitution and habitual crime in
that city, has stricken portion
OF tho press which s necessarily prating OF the moral supe-
rority OF the North the SOUTH goriyng the dignity OF
Of the Unted States ground
of northern freedom could be brought
the soil In common with shareholders They find Il
staring them In the face from the reports Of their Off.
that there amount OF degradation hameless and
incurabe because beginning with the beginning Of e)
existing within cys limits, greater than be gath
cred In the whole population OF the savshodng States
Some OF these crying What shall be done
The New York Merchants Day-Book answers the ques-
"e the beas,y parents OF these children into slavery
Let legislature pass law, that whoever will take these
dissoute and drunken parents and take OF them and