The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-19
Our North CAROLINA Corre .pondencc.

MoRGANTOS, N. VI, May ID, 1000.
Southern Negroes in California Their Rematances
Of Gold-Rsturn Of Eight Men to their O,cnrs-
Efforts Of the Abola,onists to dctaim hem-Re-
sistonce of the Blacks and their safe arrival home.
In reply to the ideal cases which the fanatical
writer's Of the anti-savery portion Of the American
press cite, and the absurd stories which the abo-
ltionist orators propagate in order to impress their
readers and hearers with the belief that the negroes
Of the South regard their owners with adherence,
and sigh for emancipation, beg to inform you of
few tangible and positive facts, which will tend to
prove most clearly that the contrary feeling exists
amongst them, and that they will remember, re-
specJ and even return to their masters from state
OF freedom enjoyed under the most auring circum-
stances. 80
Amongst the passengers who arrived in your city
by the California steamer upon the 18th OF this
month, were some seven eight slaves, returning
from the gold-diggngs of that country to their
owners, who are all planters residing in this
neighborhood
-Four of these men had been in California for
about two years. and for the last twelve months they
have had the entire control OF their actions and
operations.
During all this time they were quite successful in
gold-digqng and have been in the habit Of regularly
transmitting the proceeds OF their labor to this part
of the oontinent-sometimes by means of drafts
drawn in California, and at others by express
Having lately determined to return, they arrived
IN New 0rk, as above mentioned, ana remained
there for two or three days. They were Immediately
" hunted up" and surrounded by your abolitionis IS
and free sellers, from whom they received the most
pressing invitations, and by whom the most earnest
entreaties used in order to induce them to re-
main, so as to form part of an exhibit against the
institutions Of the Southern portion OF the Union
But it was all N vain; they took their departure
at the time previously arranged for amongst them;
and leaving your fanatics and sympathizers behind
turned their faces toward the Old Nerth State
more.
When they arrived in Philadelphia they were sub
jected to repetition of the same attentions from
section Of the same class inhaHtng that city, but
the result was equally barren in profit to the
here in the last STAGE all in good health and spirits
and seemingly most happy in the recollection that
they had saved themselves from their Northern
friends"
There are at the present moment some one hundred
and fifty negroes, from this and an adjoining county,
in California where they are daily engaged in
mining with great success and profit and from the
firm disposition with which they have resisted ~ the
evil influences which are daily brought to bear
upon them by restless party, which dsgraces and
distulbs the country, have no doubt but they will
all in like manner return to their owners unless
prevented by the DEGREES of Providence alone.
The owners of those slaves, and the entire SOUTH
owe them debt Of gratitude, not only for their
firm adherence to honor, but also for their manly
resistance of that party which is equally the bane
of tic black man and America.
write In much haste, and will ask Of you to insert
this in the columns of the HERALD, in order that II
the" Cabin writer of the day should ever wish to
find a Key OF Truth" regarding tho slave question:
they may search for it in the independent columns
Of that Journal In haste, SoUTHERNER.