Washington telegraph., 1855-07-18
Froa, De BoU's Rer;er.I
Manasenenf Of Slaves.

Management Of Slaves.
The following. BY Mr. J"hn A Calhoun,
a. Alabama. prepared in the form of a re-
rort and as chairman of committee charg-
ei With the subject will be valuable to most
H Of our readers
fit is matter which pertains to the in
tere-t Of northern agricultural societies To at
tend we'll to the Improvement IF their lands.
and the improvement and comfort of their
s,.ck. providing frr the best means of culti-
va;Tug their lands DC, I.ow much more inl-
nOr:ant Is il for H. to turn our attention to the
best means Of governing cur slaves. and of
yrunlo'ing their happiness. and consequent
il their usefulness TO us 1t does appear to
your committee that no argument can be re-
ouire1 to establish ,he propriety of this
aues:ion- Every reasonable person must at
once perceive the irresistible conclusion,
that there i> no good reason why this sub
i.ct has been 5" long neglected. and that it
is time We should commence to attend to
it. l. certainly cannot be that we are afraid
to open this subject TO the inspection of the
world for yonr committee are we'll perSnad-
ed that the condition of onr slaves will bear
favorable contrast with that Of any other
l1boring population in the world, so far as
euntrt and happiness is concerned. and
will not fail below them in any o,her point
Of view than that OF mere abstract notions
of human rights about which. il is true.
there his been much nuusen seal prating IN
this a. we'll a. in niher countries. But
uhefher We are willing 10 open this subject
to the world nat. the ey.. OF the world Is
on as snd the iniaeination has formed
pic.ure u7rn ihi> subject. even in our own
euaargy which, when compared with the
truth. Is ~ the midnight darkness in con-
tra>t with the light of noonday. Such is
tie Lideou> deformiiy of the picture. that
We w!'n arr accustomed to the daily in~pec-
tiuT. 81 the original ca;.nof recognise the
piesare fF,'Isl rhs. original Your committee
d IOs by ANY means c.Rieud hat all uhe
picUrc q. slavery Is oue of light and this
they would correct. but they DO insist that,
IL o=HPariSOB with other forms of servitu1e,
it vii bear a favorable conlras, Tn fact.
they c!ralenge the world to produce Ia
borI''e population more happy, better fed
or cared Scr Than our >laves let us there
FIRE. he hsld. and meet the finatici>m az the
DAY b. bold aud fearless exposure of facts.
NheEeyPr we wrong let u correct our
erTnEs- and IL via; Sc are right. defend orr
seives
i"I- Committee sppreh-n1 that there
caH he aH difference uf opinInn In this Sc
c.=ty As &c iae n 1r;i Mitigation cf the mas
ter Fl" aitnD-: IT, !Ie caai..srr aud happiness
O. his slaves. noT in we conceive thu; there
E'il De any difference Of opinion as 10 the
otiIs5'lOn of the master n promote the rucr-
4. and religions character r,f his slaves Il
Is The interest "a we'll aS the du;v Of lnnsterS
70 'ii this luAerd- orr laws require rs to
lfend TO tEe c,.mfrf and happiness of our
saves and oar missionary establishment.
@i'' IFS ample Support hy sS shnws that gEe
a;tHaSirdse the obligation on lis to pro
N05e tile well briug Of cur Slaves. Iiur
even n'.'re e-acsHai Statistical returns show
iha' religion l. mere prevalent among the
Saves nt the ss,uth than The free blacks of
the f'"rib-Tn States. and universal orinion
eoHcHrs IN giving then, higher moral cl.ar-
sficT- / i true that in nnn-slavehn,dIno
sis'es the hacks are free in theory. hut In
practice their freedom often leads to misery
and degrada'inn. and not upfrcauen,lv to
Oppression from his white aS>.,ciate. Whit
the slave Is in theory in the closest bands.
In Practice be has friend and a protector
IN ms master. Who from interest humanity
and religion. Is bound to protect him and
Promote his happiness Thus it will b..
PERCEIVED that whilst in theory the south
ern slave Is the most ahject and degraded.
and the Northern laborer and freed man the
m'>f Tree aud happy. yet in practice the
Scale may be- and in the opinion of v,nr
eoinm;tiee. often is. turned in favor of the
Save With the southern master every mo-
i've which can influence a correctly co.,<ti
'uel mind-lHterest humanity, and reli
ghn--ieadS 20 kindness towards our slaves
d"l Il IS only the brutal and unreasonable
Po''h'il OF mankind who cannot he iuHu-
eueed by these means. For this class our
l~> are made. and viii compel them to do
'-4' ."F which M compul>ion ought to be
required OF all the motives which influ-
ence the intercourse between men. INTEREST
l. certainly the strongest this the emnl.,v-
Ct OF the hireling lacks to a great extent to
~, 1r'uce him TO treat his hirelins kindlv-
Ne Interest of the master in c,nnex;on
WIN u" hlreling is to obtain as much labor
i'",'i nm as pGSSihle at the smallest crt
e"u when he becumrS too old or decrepi,
i."'n disease or over labor, 20 work, to Get
llu % hln as soon as possible whilst the
"er OF the slave. as the slave is his prop
.r's: ny aud he Is b"'lnd f'r his support under
L, circumstances. We can ready conceive
unE s'r"ng!y the motive of The master in
''g s"od care of the slave. and thus extern
o'i's tie time of his usefulness. Y.mr com.
1l''ee. therefore. feel well warranted in ad-
uhs that the master who could DISREGARD all
'lOse motives for good treatment of his
-.a'T must be brutal indeed. AMI must be
=. oT'ese IN his intellect as to act against
..e Piainest principle of reason. For such
your Committee invoke the rigid en-