Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-20
THE PROFIT OF SLAVES.

The Louisville journal RECORDS with pleas.
ure the fact that slaves are better fed and bet
ter provided for, in all respects in this country
than at former times; and says that not only
improving conceptions of duty, but the contin-
ued prosperity of planters, 10 enabling them to
act thus
The Montgomery lAla) Journal has the
following:
ain recent sale, last Monday by the auc-
tioneer, General Carroll, we noticed the follow
ing rates, for instance: for eighteen negroes Of
the estate Of VIM. McLemore, deceased, which
were sold on eleven months credit for, in the
aggregate, SLABS. There were none Of these
mechanics or house servants but all common
field hands, and mostly children. There were
three men, ago ranging from 81 to 81 two
boys, from IL to 10 years; three women, from
Is to 81 years; ten children, from two months
TO seven years; one, sixteen years, brought
$3.50 another, Of seven, brought $3.50 a boy,
of seventeen brought 1874; and another Of
twelve years, brought $40. A woman, Of 81
years, with six children, from two to seven
years, were sold in family for $1,000.
aThese are the highest prices which VIC have
ever noticed paid for negroes Of this descrip-
ton and which, while Il shows an abiding
confidence in the continued prosperity Of the
planting interest, develops also fear that
prices are ranging far above their legitimate
point and not justified by the ruling rates for
the value of cotton and plantation products"
Have the prospective permanence and ex-
tension Of the institution nothing to do with
this increase
Il The Detroit Democrat thinks tho reno.
val from this country Of over four millions Of
poor colored persons would be more difficult
than that Of two hundred and fifty thousand
white slave owners, who have the means Of
paying their own expenses, and that all the
troubles growing out Of the question Of Slavery
might thus be terminated. We give our assent
to this alternative plan, simply STIMULATING that
neither the whites nor the blacks shall be car
ricd away except Of their own free will and &C
cord.
aFrom various notices Of the subject in the
English journals, we judge that the cotton
manufacture in Great Britain In esteemed by
the best judges to be now in that condition
which Immediately precedes decline. In fact,
We are told by British manufacturers them
selves, in plain language, that the cotton man.
ufacture Of that country has already seen it's
best days' and that the manufacturers have a
severe struggle before them, These individu-
ais are evidently alarmed ut the progress Of
manufacturing industry in the United States
and France, particularly the former.n'
Alexandria Gd1effe.
Yes the folly Of sending bale Of cotton to
Europe and selling il at ten cents pound, and
then buying il back at from one 10 ten dollars
pound, must become manifest to the cotton
planters a. it certainly Is to everybody else
and especially when il is Yemembered that the
manufacturer in our midst becomes good
customer for other things besides tho raw ma.
terial consumed in his peculiar business.
A general United States Anti-Slavery Con-
vention is to be held in Cincinnati, on Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, the 18th, 18th, and
18th Of April next
The Boston papers chronicle the arrival OF q
fleet of oyster vessels from Virginia. Previous
10 this, oysters had been selling in Boston for
one dollar gallon. This arrival will reduce
the price about fifty per cent