Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-10

A SLAVES ARGUMENT.

They don't want their irccdom-they don't know
what Liberty mcans--they wouldn't work II they
had it-thcy couldn't take care of Themselves
they are better off as slaves than frcemcn-did
anybody ever get into an argument on the question
of slavery with ANYBODY else, and not hear all
sean and yet with degrees of carnestncss that
shows the asscrtor has stultifed himself down to
the point of really believing such nbsurdties =
We lind in the late letter of leOman the South
crn Correspondent Of the New York Times, whose
observations we have occasionally copied within
the last few months relation Of little incident
which will be good for such people.
The writer has been travelling recently in Loui-
siana, aud on ono occasion was driven, for some
distance, hy Il slave, whose account Of his own
home and condition is as follows:
lie thought it was the best plantation in the
State, and he did not believe there was better
lot Of negroes in the States some few OF them,
which his master had brought from his plantation,
were old; but altogether, they "as right good
Il lot of niggcrs" as could DC found anywhere
They had not more work to do than they could do
On some old plantations they had not nearly SO
many negroes as they needed To make the crop,
and they "drOve them awful hard" but 1t wasnl
so ON his masters; they could do all the work, and
do il WE'LL and it was the best worked plantation
and made the most sugar to the hand of any plan.
tation lie ever heard of. All the niggers had
enough to eat, and were well clothed; their guar
ters were good, and they got good many pres
cnts
The opinion Of slave so situated upon thu
blessings of the Patriarcha Institution is certainly
worth having and we find il in this conversation
which occurred between him and the traveller;
"Wcl now, would MT you rather live on such
plantation than to be free, William"
"No Sir, I'd rather be free! Oh, yes, Sir, IL
like it better to be free; would that, MASTER
Why would you?
"Whv, YOU see, master, if | was free: if | wa
free, I'd have all my time to myself. I'D rathc
work for myself I'd like dat better"
" But then, you know, you'd have to take cart
of yourself, aud you'd get poor
''No, Sir, would not get poor, would get rich
for you see, master, then Id work all The time 10
myself"
Suppose all the black people on your planta
ton, or all the black people in the country wer
made free ut once what do you think would be
come of them? what would they do, do you think
You don't suppose there would be much suga
raised, do youg"
"Why, yes, master, do Why not, Sir?-
What rouid dc brack people do? Wouldn't de.
hab TO work for dere libben? and de white peopl
own all de land-where dey goin to work De
hire demself right out Ggain, and work all dc sam
as before. And den, dey work for demsei, to &c
more wages, dey work harder dan dey do now
heap harder. 1 tink SO, Sir. would do so, Sii
| would work for hire. | don't own any land;
had to work right away again for massa, to g
some money"
Perceying from the readiness of his answers
Q that the subject had beon familiar one with hin
+ Immediately asked: "The black people tai
among thomselces, about this, do theyi and tho