The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-06

levied them under that name For proof Of this files
Of the Indian papers the Bombay Madras aud others
may he referred to ad htsB also the report recently pub
shsd by the Madras commission and the speech o. Lord
Aibemnre in the House Of Lords Juy ls, 1861 pre-
seutng tue Madras petition Of grievances His statements
are the reliable lie is not of the opposition
but supporter ana general Of The Paimerston admins
trauon. Lord Granyiles reply was apology for the
directors denial Of specific charge and be said
that rateBer might be the abpsss 81 The lanaTereqse gs
a Madras dopght 6y ncfy hG large rental
eould h yaissd other rGgP practical commen-
tary this indeed, on Byrona sarcastic couplet
Murder a ma NJ family and be may brook IT,
Hut keep your hards out Of HIS breaches pocket"
Il the morality Of acheath to be the future standard
Of "a reformed ParliamantP
What that andreyenuc system" SO gngery referred 10
by the noble lord raising large rental Is VIII be
by the annexed article from the Madras Athena
the testimony Of eyewitness. Can any comparison be-
tween such system Of serge and the slave labor of Che
southern States OF our Union be fairly made without
ngng blush Of shame not only TO The cheeks of the
British Pharisees but the faces Of their traorous SYM
pshzers and sycophauts in the United States who echo
these ISLANDERS the land Of their BIRTH and reye their
brethren, simultaneously thanking God they
not other mem
Is there slave in the southern States in condition
comparable that Of these native propreors Of the soil
bowed down IL body and soul with scarce hope Of
earthly eternal future than the beasts that perish
compelled labor al the Of cents per daynd that
too paid in money but the food and the
test that sustain life Hear the witness
From The Madras 90, less.
grihM indian Slapes.
The Cheroumers constitute the lowest caste in Maabar
The Hindoo castles Of this province are tie Brahnins,
Nair and Teens Below the Teens and casteess the
poor Cheroomers who may justly be regarded MS the
slaves OF the soil upon which they have been born They
in thpa cd uio he
fields Of their owners whose lands they till and whose
crops they watch To each native estate is attached GER
tain number Of families Of slaves whose fathers born
upon the same land. They impressed with firm be-
lief Of their servifude they be convinced by expa
nations that they freeat all events free from their
masters rod il of desertion.
The legay Of outand-out sale Of human flesh under
the present has suggested the native snbter
uee Of leasing slaves almost indefinite periods which
prevails by general practice and assent Save The
legality il possesses al the practical bearings of dealing in
slaves
As there three principal of land in Mala
lst the Jenny or freehold I'd, the aka
nua lease for number Of years. generally II
years cd the par.um, yearly holdingso these
term: applied TO the possession or tenure Of slaves
The absolute freehold right is called by the
slave his aJemy The sale of his right account OF its
iiegay lor This would constitute complete sae) has
been abandoned and the practice OF leasing or renting
slaves, either 'lGnum namely for period Of years
on ''partuu--namey, for one year-has been Euhst
tuted.
Ii has been usual in the purchase Of land purchase
OF or al the families Of slaves attached TO the soil under
sale.
The advantages attending The cultivation OF land by
of Cheroomer labor great That every pur
chaser renter Of few cawnes of land viii at
pair OF The Jenny holders and enaeayor to nego
tate the rental Of 50 many pairs o. slaves thus mas
much the Cherooner pines and becomes unstable
without better hail. il is the general custom 70 rent
slaves by pairs-rsngly, and The usual
paid TO tho Jenny is, If they taken .anum
rs down receipt and rupee per annuu per pair,
during many years agreed for II slave dies OF
away during the lease, the Jenny must replace
him. or force him to return TO his new owner All the
children born by each pair become the property Of the
Jenny and not Of the party who has taken the slaves on
lease
Ii the Cheroouers are rented parnm rupee per
pair per annam Is paid as rent for the year
The payment tie slaves for wages is almost unye
sally made in paddy when beaten out il equals about
G9hs OF Madras per man, and 3-Sths OF do per
woman. This with little curry stuff may equal in value
u per man, and \ per woman ~ the diff
Guilty overcoming the belief Of these poor creatures That
they save-bor may state that and again
parties haze offered gyehouses to protect and 10 give
10 each slave per day, and woman anna per
day standing wages in coin and yet up to this day with
out any in entcing single man away from hs
The irvaFiabie reply is, Master wiz beat me
That the master i'll regain him by hook crook and
beat him. is 100 true il be get the chance; and
eye-wtnesses have these poor creatures tashed
reey for far less henous in the owners eyes than de-
sertun The sole Of those people adhering their
conyicon Of their servitude and abect bodily
fear Of their thrashing them. II il the ancient
practice for every Cheoomer to turn out Of the road for
every higher-casta ndoo pass-.he distance is thirty
ef-to prevent pollution. Hence The mighty Him
doc sding along the way and the poor Cberoomer bolt
ing down the FIRST ite alley the hedge in the field
permit this Of the other monGrchs OF Hindoo
alton to stalk maiestcaily by.
AT dusk, when walk ride the high roads hear
the melancholy whining call Of the slave be steals
1t were guilty, along the highway, and the firm conn
uandiug call Of the Brahmin Nair they, too pace
the public way.
ii is thus ~ this extraordinary custom Of crying out
ho no that the poor slave ii warned Of The approach of
Of higher caste and, according to the usage Of bis
fathers he fs clear the way. The present col
eetor has ondeavoref to upset this practice Of turning the
Cheroomer eff The road hut IL lac has succeeded close
CaiieUt, il has been only there.
Il may lie also named curious thai in Malabar With
ont pollution to the higher caste the NGr cannot approach
Withu three feet Of the BrahEui the Teen within eight
feet Of the Nair,
The latter practices generally observed, and the
Chcrpopes distance always The slave covers his month
for fear Of Lis caees breath son.d reach lis higher
lord In passing.
In conclusion the slaves nre excellent work peole
tactahle because probably tnid easy ham
die and most servceable
When not required FOR cultivation by their owners
they flock elsewhere for employment parties always
glad receive them but have failed entice pair To-
desert their owners permanently One establishment alone
have beard eers to give every and woman slave
thirty per than their pay and would be
glad tomorrow 10 receive two thousand ese teiss
Was there evcr truthful mirror held up for hypo-
critics than this? What the ontand-out sale OF flesh
LAS The editor terms the sale Of negroes this
qutous syslem which cells soul and body Of these poor
natives robbers Of eir soil that "a large rental may
be raised carry to Goat the flag Of England, and carry