Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-09-07
From the New York Express.
A Word For the South.

have ever before experienced on the account
of the want of faith growing out of the act
of Congress which repealed the Missouri
Compromise. But we are neither bigots
nor sectionalists ard can see no good in the
torrents of abuse every day poured ont,
like water, against the South, for acts which
few here approve, and thousands secretly
regret or openly condemn. One Of our city
contemporaries makes it point of insulting
the South, by calling its citizens "slave dri-
vers," "negro drivers" and other offensive
epithets, suited 10 lis own taste. 1t is a
species of blackeuarding, in which, we be-
lieve, but very few persons in the North
sympathize, but nevertheless, it sounds
harshly here, and most Extensively, no doubt
at the point where il is aimed. To show
what sort of"s'ave drivers" some of these
Southern people are, we quote letter from
Loudon County, Virginia, now before us,
and which states that there'are so servants
which the heirs of Augustine Low and
George Low wish to be sent 10 Liberia
They are willing to free them, provided the
Colonization Society will send them, and
make the usual provision for them when
there. The large proportion of the proper
~ of the said heirs consists in said slaves,
SO that they can do 10 more than give them
up, valued as they are at $50, 600. Among
the number there are many professors OF
religion--all Baptists; several can read and
write, and all of them are yonng and thrifty
servants; only three who nay be consider
ed superanluated, and they are very anx-
ions to go with their children; two valuable
bNacksmths and one shoemaker-othcrs can
do some rough carpenters work"
The case of Il citizen Of Georgia. though
not so recent, is not of less interest. About
one year since Georgian died, leaving a
large estate, Of lands and negroes. He left
a will, and dappointed five persons executors,
Upon an examination of his will they were
satisfied that the great and leading object of
the deceased was to secure TO his negroes
about so in emancipation from
bondage, and to place them in comfortable
circumstances as free people. To effect this
his will provides that his executors should,
at as early da! as practicable, dispose of
sufficient properly therein pointed out, and
raise sufficient funds for removing the whole
Of his negroes 10 one of the States OF Indiana
or Illinois and there purchase and procure
for the comfortable settlement Of his said
negroes, sufficient quantity of good arabic
l"nd, with sufficient timber thereon, and
have them furnished with every necessary
outfit to make them a comfortable agricultu-
raj people-including wagons and teams
and all necessary implements Of husbandrv
together with all necessary and convenient
articles for housekeeping, and also a goot
supply of provisions for one year.
The testaior left neither wife nor child
brother nor sister. He had some nephew,
and neces, 10 whom, after providing in Tho
most liberal manner for his negroes. as Sc
forth above, he left the residue Of hi,
estate. They will inherit very handsome
property. But he stipulated, that if any o
these heirs should make any attempt to de.
feat and thwart his wishes in regard to hi,
negroes, then and in that case such offender
should be absolutely disinherited from al
interest and participation in his estate what.
ever, and that their share or shares shcut
be applied to the use and benefit of the poor
OF the county in which he lived.
These slaves are forbidden an entrance
into free States of Indiana and Illinois an(
the Executors mean to send them to Libe
ria ifthey can do so.
These are only fair specimens of South
ern philanthropy, and we feel constrained t,
ask when have their libelers done so mucf
for the free negoes of the North?
We shall quote one or two examples more
and the first is from the Report of the Ok
School General Assembly:
"The Assembly notices with pleasure th'
efforts made to benefit the colored populn
ton IN the Southern section of the country
The multtudes Of this class of people, from
their singular condition, as brought TO gos
pei privilege b" peculiar providence con
stitutc at home a mission field of vast I'm
portance and most inviting character. Will
few exceptions, ample provisions are mad
for their religious instruction. To then
the gospel is preached; large numbers o
them are gathered into Sunday Schools, am
God has signaly owned and blessed the Ia
bors of faithful missionaries and teacher
among them, in bringing many of them int
the household of faith"
We add also few words on the Virgin
ia law OF instruction of colored population:
"A committee Of the Synod Of Virgins