Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-09-28

tumble up aud to work-work," is
the cry ; and now, from twelve o.
clock (mid-day) I'LL dark, the human
cattle are in motion, welding their
clumsy hoes hurried on 10y no hope
nt reward, no sense of gratitude, no
love OF children, 40 prospect of bet
terlng their condition nothing save
the dread terror OF the slave drivers
lash. So goes one day, and 50 comes
aud goes another.
INV THE MASTERS LIVE.
But let us now leave the rough
usage Of the field, where vulgar
coarseness and brutal cruelty spread
themselves aud flourish rank as weeds
IN the tropics; where a vile wretch,
IN the shape Of man, rides, walks,
or struts about dealing blows, and
leaving gashes on broken spirited men
and helpless women, for thirty dol
lars Per monih-a business so horri-
bic, hardening, and disgraceful, that,
/ rather than engage in It, a decent
man would blow out his own brains
and let the reader view with me
the equally wicked. but less repul-
slve aspects of slave life where pride
and pomp roll luxurIously at ease I;
where the toll of thousand men
supports SINGLE family M easy idle
ness and sin. This is the great honse
lit is the house OF the LLoYDs -
Some idea of It's splendor has AREA
dy been glven-aud 1t is here that we
shah find that height Of luxury which
Is the opposite of that depth OF pow
erty aud phy steal Indebtedness that
we have Just now been contempa-
ting. But there is tins difference IN
the Two extremes ; VIZ: that IN the
case OF the slave, Tie miserles aud
hardshIps Of his LOT are imposed by
others, aud ~ the masters case. they
are imposed 10y himseli. The slave
is Il subject, subjected 10y Others; The
stakeholder is subject, but he is the
author OF his own sublectinn. There
IS more truth ~ the say ing, that sla-
very Is greater evil to the master
than To the slave, than many who Ut
ter il suppose. The selt-executing
laws of eternal justice follow close
on the heels Of the eyll-doer, here, as
well as elsewhere.
The close-hsted stinglness that fed
the poor slave on coarse corn-meal
and tainted meat ; that clothed him
IN crashy tow-lInen, aud hurried hun
on TO toni through the field, in all
wealhers, with wind and rain beating
through his tatlered garments, that
scarcely gave even the young slave
mother time TO nurse her hungry IN
iant IN the fence corner; wholly van
IsheS on approaching the sacred pre-
clncts OF the great house, the home
of the Lioyds. There the scriptural
jitd7C mus a" ~aact IIuStTduDIi tuU
highly favored inmates Of this man-
sion are literally arrayed 'in purple
and iine liuen,' and fare sumptuuus-
ly every day The table grolns IN
der The heavy aud blood bought lux
ures gathered with palns-laklng care
at home and abroad. Fields, forests,
rivers and seas, are made tributary
here. Immense wealth, and lis law
Ish expenditure, I'LL the great house
with all that can please the eye, or
tempt the taste. Here, appetite, not
food, Is the great deSidratum. Fish,
flesh, aud fowl, are here in proluslon.
Chickens, OF all breeds ducks, of all
kinds, Wild aud tame, the common
and the huge Muscoyile Guinea
fowls, turkeys, geese, and pea fowls,
are IA their several pens, fat and fat.
tenlug for the destined vortex. The
graceful swan, the mongrels the black
necked wild goose parlrdges, qualls,
pheasanIs aud pigeons choice wa
ter fowl, with all lhelr strange vnrle-
ties, are caught IN this huge family
net. Beei, veal, mutton, aud venson.
OF The most select kinds aud quality.
roll bounteously TO this grand consu
mer. The tecniIng riches of the
chesapeake bay, It's rock, perch,
drums, cfocus, trout, oysters, crabs, /
aud terapln, are drawn hitter to d.
dorm lhe slllleung table OF the great
house. The dairy, too, probnbly the
finest on the Eastern shore of Ma I
ryldnd-suPplled by cattle of the
best Englsh stock, imported for the .
purpose, pours It's rich donations of
fragrant cheese, golden butter, and .
delicious cream, 10 helghlen the at
traction OF the gorgeous, unendiug
round of feasllng. Nor are the fruits
of The earth forgotten or neglected. I
W. .S'ui~ -~.dv", u,uuy acres IN
size, constituting n separate establish 4
hshment, dIsilnc, from the common
iarm-wlth lis scientific gardener, I'M
ported from Scotland, Ga MIR. Nc
Dcrmou,) with four men under his
direction, was not behind, either in
The abundance or in the delicacy of
IT'S contributions 10 the same full
boaId. The tender asparagus, the
suoculenl celery, aud the delicate
caullliower; egg plants beets. let
luce, parSnps, peas, and French
beans, earl and late; radishes, can
Ielopes, melons of all kinds; the
fruits aud flowers of all climes and of
all descriptions, from the hardy APP
pie of the North, TO the lemon aud
orange OF the South, eliminated at
this point Baltimore gathered figs,
ralsins, almonds aud juicy grapes
from Spain. Wines and brandles