The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-07

(much more expert at ditchiDg than our negroes,)
who ditch our plantations In winter dare not spend
Dight on them in summer; that the negro lab0rer
will strip On the clothing, on the upper part of his
body, 10 so.s u the field in mid summer and will
throw of his hat cap and lie down to sleep in the
burning and broihng sun ito the white mani with
out any covering to his head, save its natural WOOL
that the negro children voluntarily strip themselves
nsked and lie down to bask, as a luxury in the sum-
mer sun-all which went to prove that they were
fitted ard designed by an all wise and all merciful
God to cultivate the soil OF the sunny South for the
Of the white man, and to convert the swamp and
the into the cotton corn or rice field and trans
form what was once (and without slave labor would
again be) bowling wilderness, into smiling para
disc. added that the summer was the season of
health for the negro, and the winter his period of
sickness and DEATH from pneumonia and pulmonary
disease. Mr. Parker admitted the peculiar adapta
ton of the negro from color and other causes, TO
endure tropical heats; but the other facts, above
detailed, seemed to make bnt little or no impression
on him and Mr.. Garrison They insisted, in reply,
that the blacks ought TO be made to cultivate the
soil as free laborers; but answered that they were
naturally lazy and ipdisposed to labor and only COM
pulsion could set or keep them at it and cited ia
maica and Hayt asnstances in point, asserting that
both those regions had retr0gaded in agriculture,
and that the latter had relapsed was fast reaps
ing into barbarism, under the unfortunate expert
ment of African emancipation and self rule. On
this head, my premises were questioned, and OF
course my conclusion was not admitted by my dis
putants. But appeal to what is daily passing in
those islands, and TO Bgelow's book on Jamaica
tain me in my assertion and opinion.
l here mentioned that, many years ago slave
named Jack, belonging 70 my deceased father)
who had imbibed from the Old Testament the mis-
taken notion that he was entitled to his freedom af-
ter seven years service, Ga privilege which attached
only TO the Hebrew and not to the Heather slave,l
absconded, and escaped in some sailing vessel to
Portau Prince, whence he some time afterwards
wrote letter to my father, hoping that he would
not think "hard OF his leaving him, as liberty was
dear to every man." and offering three hundred dol
lars for his chidess wife, whom he hadlef behind
but rendering no pay for himself, and signing the
letter John Brown, or John Yeadon." dis wife,
however, who had been the dry nurse of most Of my
fathers children including myself declared that she
preferred remaining with her foster children; and
the faithful and attached Mauma did so remain, and
died in my fathers possession and service Several
years after Jacks es ape, free mulatt0 man, (the
illegtimate son of an Englshman, known as Sir
Harry Grant) formerly resident Of Charleston,
but then of POrtau Prince. where he said he was
secretary to the United States Consular, or uno-
cia agent, visited Charleston inc0g and had an in
terview with me as lawyer, on professional busl-
ness In the course of conversation inquired after
Jack and young Grant said he knew him very well.
and that he kept sailor boarding house at Port-au-
Prince, and was doing well there He added that
the government of Hayti did not encourage fugitive
slaves from the United States to seek refuge
there; but, while the Haytien authorities never in
erered to return fugitive slaves 10 their owners and
perhaps would not have dared to do so publicly,
they yet winked at their recapture; and that If
would give him power OF attorney for the purpose
be would replace Jack in my fathers possession, IN
very short time. declined the offer, saying that
as Jack had got his freedom he welcome to IL,
and that would not have him back again for any
earthly consideration. Young Grant further in
formed me, that although slavery nominaly had no
existence in Hayt, yet it was there practically as
all idle and vagabond persons-of whom there were
not few not having any visible means Of liveh
hood were taken up by the government, and sent to
the plantations and there compelled to labor under
military rule and rgor He also stated that although
the law prohibited the application Of the lash, yet
severe punishment was inflicted on the idle or re-
factory, on the plantations, by kind OF bastnado
applied, not as in Turkey, TO the sole, but to the in
step of the foot~
Iadyerted to an interesting incident which had
recently happened to me, at Boston, to show the
kindly and atlectionate relation between, Southern
masters and Southern slaves. One night at the
Revere House, ] received a mysterious looking
package, with eight postage stamps, directed TO
my address, and on opening 1t, in the presence
OF several freesoilers, found that it contained
admirable daguereotype miniature and likeness OF
my head servant, joe letter by the same mail ac
companyng it, in which my servant used the kndest
expressions towards his mistress and myself, and
signed himself " Your affectionate and obedent
servant, Joe Waites.m Mr.. Parker said he was
aware of the kindly relations often existing between
master and slave, but both he and Mr. Garrison seem
ed TO regard them exceptional, and as having
thing 10 do with the question under discussion. |
answered that had merely narrated the incident
one that was deeply Interesting TO myself ana
might prove so to others; and / willing TO let
worth.
The letter OF Joe was dictated only. (for he can
neither read nor write,) not written by himself My
sister, in Charleston, wrote thus concerning 1t
" You will receive letter from your servant joe
he dictated II, and Peter J. Couturier, lyour cor
respondents ward j undertook t. write it,. i wrote
long and afiectionate reply to the letter OF my
faithful servant, and here is the account Of the recep
ten Of my reply by him, or OF its being read to him,
in a recent letter from my sister -
Il have just finished reading TO Joe your letter 10
him. ] wish you could have seen the look Of perfect
pleasure and delight bis ebon face expressed. lie
sends his love to master and mistress, and Misc
Eliza, and thanks YOU for your kind letter TO him,
and says il will ever oe the pleasure OF his life to be
faithful in doing his duty 10 you and to his mistress.
He longs TO see you all once more at home. He Is
very glad that you are pleased with the daguerreo-
type. IL Is, indeed, an excellent one.'t
urged the fact that the gifted Everett (whom
Mr.. Parker bad referred 10 a. authority on some
other point authority for the position theory,
developed at length and with great force, in his
address, few years since, before the Historical
Society Of New York. that God was, in hs wisdom
and providence, working out a great problem by
the ensayement Of the African race In this count-y
that the negro race in Africa was still In the SAME
condition Of ignorance, barbarsm and hcathenism,
in which IL had been found AZ the earliest period
Of recorded history that ali efforts 10 cvilire and
Christianze the negro on bis native soil had sgnally
failed and that the only successful attempt at hs
lightenment, civilization and Christianik stion had
been through the pupiage Of slavery in America;
and that nowhere else on the face OF the globe could
our Saviour thus spcats, 10 Luke XII '. 81, IS
"And that servant Which knew his lords WILL aud pre-
pared not himself. shall be beaten with many sirpe.
he that not ard DID commit thin gs worthy OF
stripes, sbal be beaten lin few stripes"
"a servant will not be corrected by words. for
though he understand he Will no. Proverbs,
v. 10
"Pehod the eyes the servants pok unto the hand
o. their masters. atd a. the eyes Of maiden
hsnd or her mistress walt upon the Lore
God, until tina, he have mercy upon ". P. aim cxxii
w.
Here express authority, from both the old aud the
New Tesamenis, for the correction punishment OF
slaves
The following extract, from recent number OF the
Boston Doiiy Inns will give idea Of Joeis letter
me, and OF the MODE o. I've reception
lsTrstsrSG lN0nEyT.-A southern gentleman. resi-
dent OF Charleston c. who has been travelling at the
North for time pact and who has been stopping al
the Revere House in this Guy, week more Satur
Gay last received through the mail mysterious looking
package bearing upcn egh, postage stamps. Not bsv
ing the fear OF q torpedo before bis eyes no opened a.
and, 10 his surprise and pleasure he found enclosed