New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-01

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the passers-by and severely wounded one gentleman
respectable citizen went for policeman-found No.
- standing opposite the Museum and got him far as
the adjacent corner. BY this time the rowdies were
half block distant. Perceiving this No. 43 refused
to 20 after them and make arrest The citizen Of
fered to accompany the officer and make the COM
plant; but he was unwilling TO disturb himself ano
walked leisurely back to his post! That citizen Will
Of course, take trouble to assist IN maintaining
the public peace after this As to No a. itis TO Dc
hoped that Mr.. Matse or the Police commissioners
will reward him for his unheard OF exer'lons nv
Monday July 81 ls5
LETTER FROM A MISSISSIPPI STAKEHOLDER.
To Ne Editor Of The N y. Tribune
SIR: Some friend has been kind enough to send me
your paper of the 23d ult in which article marked
90 as to draw my attention thereto. presume know the
writer az remarks therein contained which could alone
come from him. Ny friend r. gave you the substantiss.
beg 10 correct point and explain another. Though
hands 20 work daylight and work till dark yet they
are allowed half hour for breakfast and one hour for
dinner at the time he was here. Negroes have no need OF
furnturs they have bedtea and bedding and sea with
chests trunks for clothes about much es laborers
have anywhere. This is unimportant, yet like 10 be
square up before all people. The names of three OF US
are piysn-one born in England but emigrsting here
when a young man, the other two native born. Of the
other two then owned by nstiye Of Scotland hav-
ing lived years free State the other native OF free
State. This also unimpotsnt but is always right to
give all the facts especially if far representations are in
tended.
We here who know Of the management of negroes and
how they should be treated, do not think make
worst ~ further than others have to manage them
hut always think those who not born TO them are
more prone be and because they expect too
much In my acquaintance and would challenge COM
psrson | find more pushing masters among northern
raised men than of any other class.
but did not seat me for tins purpose, II was TO
say Of present management for when friend r. was here
il but short time after my pecunlary dfhcutes-
equal almost TO starting the world anew am responsible
alone to God not making any provision for my family
under the law of the land As yet s not fixed but still
providing comforts "a my means will permit
We have in this estate los acres OF land on he
place negroes 20 work horses and mules, yoke OF
choice oxen. 1870.
We plant go or 2sO acres in cotton and % in corn
We send to the field 81 negroes old and young, Tathg
them at 30 hands have carpenter; woman WHO cooAs
There are women / boy Of Ia. girl off, and small
boys of aud (which have been rather puny to endure
ordinary treament) about the house. Another woman
cooks ard washes overseer belonging TO him. Thus
10 are from the leaving So who get weighed
out daily 2 to "a pounds of fat bacon Of these are chill
dren from months years old In addition they have
unlimited access TO vegetables and meal NO COOKING
permitted in negrohousesa cooked by the cook at her
house 80 by To- with large brick chimney and brick oven
do not know what meat each gets only that all are
satisfied prefer that children should have at dinner the
potiguor and 6reod, with not much meat, finding our
children are healthier We churn for butter every day,
negroes getting all milk but excluding from children
We have at 5000 we furnish meat and bread
for himself wife and three children, house with two
and passage, Kitchen store room ana morse pea.
Our rule TO eat breakfast before going TO work from
mic October
the summer they breakfast out with them and eat
from TO TO dinner at H. About LIST OF Nay all
hands stop from ~ til o'clock at which time nothing
done unless TO wash babes by mothers this Is HooHRg
Wegiye two summer suits and straw hat, two winter
suits wool hat and two pair of shoes blanket worth 81
every two years.
washing done every Saturday afternoon by all the femaies
all clothing made by house women Cistern water used
entirely.
We lost one of our best fellows year ago. His death
was caused by mule though he lived for months after the
injury not having his mind or able to go about and three
children born at a birth not living an hour This com
prises all deaths for five to ten years Our children
are hearty and saucy boys and girls as can be shown
anywhere.
We REQUIRE all negroes to attend family worship every
Sabbath and eve-at the latter time an hour spent
in instruction by myself frequently by some visiting
preacher They all required TO attend preaching
Sabbath in each month "a miles of and can farther an
other Sabbath if they desire it, We permit wives or
husbands oil the place require marriages with proper
ceremony, always providing partners
Our women with young children to the cookhou
their children at breakfast at 9 IL, and IN the al
ernoon incoming of excepted as they are then IN
but always three times day, besides the nOon) Each
family has hause 6xls, brick chimney and house two TO
three feet above earth.
MANY negroes here have comfortable quarters any
man would need, 10 sleeping between sheets. Ny
oarpenter is employed at home. We make and
meat usually For twenty years have sold more of
each than have bought by fair margin.
We might make more money by different treatment,
and we might spend more money on our negroes II we
would listen to ques naDe friends OF neither negroes
ourselves. We act from principle and never cared 10
shape our 10 please man. have examined much
into the treatment of slaves having SOME twenty years ago
pracced medicine with an opportunity to SEE how diff
ieren diet and treatment affected health Halt pound OF
sound bacon with vegetables and bread in plenty and els
tern-water is i'll my opinion certain preventive 10 dis
but the cook must be watched and water carriers
noticed Negroes fed on threeuarers OF pound OF ba
con and bread prone 10 disease than with less
meat hut with vegetables. Negroes never become
above chidren they will expose themselves 10 ram and
cold night air and to anything that children will have
known negro 10 eat pound of meat at meal eating
scarcely bread and others to eat scarcely any meat
l,,ttn lf.fI Huit Ia
healthy here and have for ten fifteen years forbid
ii to children particularly.
We do not permit negroes to stir before day
yet possible, do any night work, save ieedng
horses and Smelling We allow no swearing, calling
harsh wraDglng, nor any encroachment on each
others rights We give day, or halliday holiday ocea
sionay curing the summer, two To four days al Chrs
and dance when the young desire It, No work
done yesterday to-day having had work very hardto
get out of the grass, and working faithfully witnout
trouble, gave two days holiday Although very hard
work this year, owing 10 much RAM grown negro
has required more than calling his name and telling him
tohury Our present manager has been here three years
and in the vicinity another year.
have written thus freely TO let many OF your readers
see that all negroes not treated here many would
make out believe could show families treated much
better than Isl but my own know all the circun-
and well content as any aoores are ON This
broad earth | have negroes and white laborers
there in New-lork and in Pennsylvania, and know that
these negroes well clad well housed as wen fed
and happier than those in New-lork and Pennsylvania
taking them as they come whom saw. l write not TO
please having nothing gain by IT, with any eNpec-
ton of adding mite 10 the happiness OF many oil your
readers who make themselves miserable by trying 10 at
tend 10 other peoples affairs belong 70 the southern
wing Of the Democracy aud have nothing 10 AK for Yet
would desire that all felowcitzens of this republic
would work for the common good that we may fulfill
the great object of missio-serve God with fidelity
saw more dest.ution in Philadelphia in the winter OF
ls2s than have seen the South in forty years have
seen negro in Philadelphia buy one cent worth OF wood