The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1853-02-02
Slavery--Blackwood's Magazine.

do not the tourists turn an eye to the relative
position ofthe master workmcn and the en-
ployecs in Europe? Or in plain terms, let
us ask, what is the condition Of the poorer
classes in England? An European traveller
says -
&" Abiding TO the state of things in the
Island of Jamaica. There, too, not only
civil equality, but also the grant of political
rights is demanded for the negro, which
rights the domincnt class of Englishmen in
their own country deny to the greatest part
of their Dhite fellow citizens"
But to know the condition Of the poorer
classes in Europe, it is not even necessary to
go there. The opponents of slavery tell us
of the hopeless, abjcct condition of women
and children in England and Ireland. Grace
Greenwood, in writing from Ireland to the
National Era, draws a sad picture Of the
condition of the poor helpless children, yet
our European tourist says the little negroes
here were sleek and fat.
Some years ago we had occasion to trav-
cl some distance on the Erie canal, from
Buffalo, in New York State. Amongst the
hands on the boat, was hale, active, spright-
ly young man, from Yorkshire, England
Our attention was directed, one day, to II con-
versation between the Englishman and the
stecrsman, from which we learned that the
former had been up in the same boat to Buff
falo, with the intention ofgoing to Wiscon-
sin, but WAS unable, being out of, or never
having been in funds he, therefore, returned
on the boat, not at all disappointed, however,
"for," said he" II am doing very we'll.
get plenty to eat, which was not the case
when was in Yorkshire"
But we have seen cases even more strik-
ing, and we call to mind now a circumstance
related by n learned and accomplished clcri-
cal friend, who visited Europe some years
since.
In company with friend, he was riding
through the most public street in Venice,
and their attention was directed to man ly-
ing on the ground, still persons passed and
rcpassed without paying any attention to the
subject Of their notice. They approached
the individual,and as the accompanying friend
observed, he was starv ng to death. They
carried him to caiic or restaurant, and af
ter giving him little brandy, procured him
some food, which he dcvourcd with raven
ors appetite. They gave him little mon
cy, and left him but, said our informer-
there is no doubt but that he ultimately
starved to death, for so soon us the money
was exhausted we gave him, he would be
reduced to want, for he could procure no
work, althougha hale, hearty young man, u
bout twenty one years of age. These cases,
he said, were Of such daily occurrence in
those cities, that they were not noticed.
Where is the negro slave suffered to
starve to death and when they are rem
dcred by old age, incapable Of earning sub
sistance, We all know they are cared for and
protected.
This article is growing longer than we
Intended, and we will only make few OBJ
crvations in relation to the comparative con-
litlon of the slave and the free negro.
The question whether the negro possess
ID the same mental capacities rs the white
nan, has long been settled. The negro
8 an inferior specie of organic beings. A
arc exception may be found, where Il negro
closely initiates n white man, but only by
the natural organic constituents
# his being are different, along with an
uncomfortable scnsuality, the negro has less
memory, foresight and understanding than
he white man."
1t is said that "negroes can certainly at
ain to the morality, (Or at least it should be
required Of them) which the laws prescribe
for private life but of the grand morality
Of public political life they have no concep-
ton, and in this respect they stand even
much more in need of guardianship than wo-
men and children"
We go even farther than this the ne
gro cannot even attain to the morality of
private life. It is true, we find case here
and there, of an honest upright negro, but a
morality even for private life must be forced
or the desired result is not attained. IL isa
question, whether the negro and the white
man are branches from the same stalk, j. e..
If theyare descendants in common from the
same parent One author denies the asser-
ton of their being but one Adam, whilst 9TH
crs asscn that all men are only varieties of
one and the same stock. But we do not pro-
pose to discuss the merits of this part of the
subject, merely, but to observe that the ne
gro is not only incapable of governing 9TH
ers, but utterly unable to even govern him
self. Slothful by nature, prone to sedenta-
ry habits, the negro, unless compelled to
earn livelihood, would cease to live, or in
our country would be the greatest pillager to
be found, and IL not kept in bondage--the
greatest curse to our country. Need we to
have illustrations Of the depIorable eondi-