The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-10-30

pronounced and carried out by those on w HON thu
Constitution itself confers the authority. Ny pur
pose now, however, 10 merely 10 maintain iha
slavery here Is favorable to the interests of agri
culture in paint OF economy and profit, and no
unwholesome 10 he moral and social condition o
each race. IN support OF The first part of iht
proposition. decisive argument is furnished by
the FACT that the amount and value of the produc
ions of slave la Dor in This country rxcerds those
OF similar productions, nay, of all other agrlcul
tural productions, OF an equal number al men in
any other country, as far they can be ascer
tanned. Ia some incalities, indeed, and in respec
To some artlcles OF great value, the production
would cease or nearly cease, with slavery; since
the blacks by the constitutions inherited from Ihel
African ancestors, can labor, without delrIment
under degrees of heat, moisture, and exposure
which are fund 10 be fatal 10 the hites, whose
sy Stems better adapted 10 different conditions
of the atmosphere. In truth, if the Tree men III
those States in wbich slavery prevails be allowed
credit for common sense and The capacity TO un-
derstard their own wants and interests The utility
OF the employment OF slave labor and is produc.
IiVeness are established beyond controversy,
simply by The fact, tha; it is done. Men who are
thoroughly Versed in the practical operation OF
any institution, certainly will not to their own
pref JUDGE, uphold 1t from generation to generation,
MT cling The closer TO it as by its natural ex'en.
sion il becomes more and more destructive. II it
be said that the continuance of slavery does not
prove its utility to the Commonwe wealth, hecause il
WINS continued Of necessity and would have been,
however mpoiitc it might be found, we must ow n
some force in the suggestion by Itself, since at all
times after its Introduction 1t would have been
difficult 10 get rid o it, and that difficulty has been
continually increasing. 1t was much easier for
those who now condemn so strenuously our toIera.
ton of slavery, TO capture ana ems lave the helpless
Africans and bring them here, than Tor Is, with
out crime yet more heinous, to renouncc our do.
minion over them and turn them loose TO their
own discretion and self destruction. Their fate
would soon be that of our native savages the
enfranchised blacks OF the West Indies, the msera-
bile victims OF idlrness, want, Drunkenness and
o. her debaucheres. But the argument goes only
to show that we would have done righ,-even
though enforced thereto by the necessity spoken
of-in still holding those people in bondage Ii
is far from showing that slavery would moi have
been and ought not to have been maintained.
though there had been no such hypothet teal nfces.
SHY for doing so. Furthermore, there are numer.
our tac's 10 prove clear opinion to the contrary
in every class Of our population. When did any
man, for example, leave North Carolina in order
to get clear OF his slaves or OF slavery ? We have,
indeed. respectable and peaceful religious society
-.sss numerous than lormerly-who are fnrhid-
den by an article in their creed from holding men
in slavery. Even they never warred or conts ndrd
against this institution here, sought 10 seduce
nr spirit away their neighbours slaves but like
The quiet and Christian men they prolessed to be,
they left us and immigrated chiefly 10 the States
Of the North, West, in which slavery did not exist.
With that slight exception, the public srp'ment is
so generally satisfied with the ex stence Of slavery
and IFS proprley here, that it may properly be
called universal. Some men have emancipst-d
some or all Of their slaves by sending !hem TO
niher States, But know not Of an instance in
which the former owner went with them, or Lett
North Carolina because other owners would not
oIlow their example. On the contrary, WHEN our
'l"veh"Iders remove, they carry their slaves with
hem i"rther south. where slavery is, if pos~ biz.
more firmly fixed than here, because they expect
he labor Of the slaves to be more productive
Besides there are many inhabitants of this State
aho do not hold slaves, some from choice and
nme f:om inability 10 purchase them, and never.
heltss they are content to abde among US ana
'ur slaves. And it is also true that even when
hose men migrate, much the larger part OF them
lke"lse z" to the south of US in the thick OF
la"ery, because they hope to make a greater
profit from their own exerlions These facts
which cannot be denied, will brar reflection and
urnlsh evidence sufficient satisfy any fair mind
hat there IS an unanimous conviction OF OR people
nat slavery as IL exists here, is neher unprOtita-
lie, nor impohc, nor UNIV hoesnmc. For Ger.
aInly, though Shareholders, we may claim to
ossess as clear Understandings and as clear con.
elences as generally fall to the lot of other mcn.
But The interest Of the owner is 20, the only Sc.
urty 10 the slave for humane treatment; there
stronger tie between them. Often born on the
anne plantation, and bred together, they have
rrfect knowledge Of each other, and a mutual at.
nd H.
es OF the master, and in return the slave yields
evo,ed obedience and fidelity of service so that
hey seldom part but from necessity. The COM
or, cheerlulness, and happiness of the slave
houd be, and generally is, the study of the mas
IF; and every Christian master rejoices over the |
oul OF his slave saved, as Of a brother and al.
ows OF his attendance on the ministry OF Gods !
1ord and sacramenrs, in any church of his vicin.
y. The condition Of u slave denies 10 him, in.
red, opportunities OF education sufficient for
sarching The Scriptures Cor himself, and working
lereout his own conversion bu. God forbid that
D0uid be necessary 10 salvation II is not for
the poor and the une.tered the Christian graces
re promised and given in an especial manner,
ecause they have less pride Of intellect, more
implicitly OF faith, and more singIeness OF heart;
nj among the slaves of this country thare are
amy exemplary Christians. Indeed slavery in
merica has not only done more for The civilian.
M aud enjoyments of the African race than all
tier causes, but it has, brought more OF them into
~ Christian fold than ali the missions TO that
snIghtrd continent from the advent to this day
ave. or, probably, those for centuries to come
ould, excepting on the recent Colonies Of blacks