Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-09-05
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SLAVERY AND sLAvEHoLDING.

We make the following extract from manu-.
script work by Charles Quinn former resident
of the South.
As TO Nashville. it is a luxurious city, and prob
ably exceeds any other, even in the South for its
LIBERAL and generous support of DrOtheis, some OF
which have been put up and furnished AZ much
expense, by private individuals, as retreat lor
themselves The female slaves OF such men as
these are made or trained to answer II double
purposo for their masters, especially the muatoes
who are invariably kept imm ediateiy about the
dwelling houses of the wealthy in both town ana
country as they look more stylish and arstocratic
than those of a blacker hue. As slaves, however
they are universally considered III the best shua-
tion.
1t would seem to produce painful reflections Tor
free and dignifed white men to behold their own
illegitimate and daughters, brothers ana SIS
ters, in bondage, liable to be whipped on the
bare back by patrollers or in case OF their run
ming away from the house for a season IN state
of terror, to be followed and Hunted down by
blood -houuds. Their existence as muattoes Is
incontestbe testimony of these truths. But TINS
vain and oppulent class are quite proud oi pos
sessing mulattoes, and think no more OF being ac'
cidentally detected in criminal Intercourse with
them than to be seen drinking glass OF wine or
of spirits which fact has often proved very morti-
mortifying to females of delicate sensiblity In the
coniugal state. In this manner, men sequester
themselves and pollute their plantations. Such
men as these despise the righteous poor, who are
strangers to such proceedings, and their attendant
luxuries and regard them with scOrn and CON
tempt.
Some cotton planters in the South have several
hundred negroes and laud in proportion All cal
culate on making ten bales OF cotton to each hand
per season. The average price OF these hanGs is
now at least twelve hundred dollars, and each
blacksmith or carpenter Is worth much
more Every female slave, who has attained
the age of thirty is expected to be the mother OF
at least ten children. Men so disposed could, by
the price of few slaves, purchase great deal OF
land at Congress price; and, by their uniting Tor
that purpose, monopolize millions Of acres. 1t is
no wander then that combination of men pur-
suing such gigantic plans Tor wealth and usurpo-
ton hold themselves superior to the. plain farm
ers of the states. True to the Know Nothing
principle these men, whatever they may possess
as a party, have selfish love for the country !
that is for the sell only ; hence, they would ex-
clude citizens of foreign birth, and all those who
are of true republican principles, from occupying
the land, except despots, addicted to low brut'
ish, and sordid enjoyments like themselves. But
they must have farms ten miles square-as many
of the Shareholders have. According to their dis
position as to encouraging the slave trade from
Africa the Western territories would soon have
black population under few masters. They seem
TO consider themselves under no Obligations to
mankind nor to God. They break through all
reason and restraint and animated with fierce,
furious reckless, unchristan zeal in perpetuating
this infamous scheme of slavery. they remain in
stupid rcpose, secure and lmpenitcnt, lmpregna'
bly intrenched, and appear 20 have made an
agreement with hell and the devil not TO harm
them They are calm, pleased with themselves.
full Of self-love, tender OF tholr reputation, and
take their comfort in this world but their mer-
riment may be turned into sorrow. lhey make
a great show and ostentauon III their churches
and are instructed by their well supported
preachers that they are justified through Jesus
,o;r hal
pardonng grace are applied to their guilty souls;
moreover, that the sins OF men tend but to eluci-
date the divine pcrtections that men own good
works can avail nothing in saving their souls
They are thus rendered proof against the terrors
of a future world. They act wantonly, and give
up all reliance on their own goodness still, they
have the wicked impudenco to call themselves
Christians when they are but mocking the AL
mighty and prosecuting his creatures. Their
pride may be humbled on doom s-day tor their in
iquity and holding of slaves
The Southern preachers lend their aid heartily
through the medium Of the press, in favor Of sla-
very OF course they expect to be cleared on the
same terms, by which the laymen are justified,
who say that it would be unsafe to iiberate the
slaves "a similar observation might be used by
horse-thief any other robber as to exposing
stolen property.
The vigilance and jealousy always observable
among shareholders is quite similar to that of per-
sons holding something clandestiney by force or
strategy, upon which there remains still Just de-
mand from some other quarter. Can Liberty or
Republic exist, or consistently endure such foul
play without taking wings and forsaking the
land? Itis a we'll established principle that no
man can be happy in anything but what he has
taste for; and Shareholders will certainly bring
with them their practices and dispositions to the
next world, as all other men must do, whether
they be heavenly and divine, or Internal and dia
bolical The present life is the only time allowed
fnr al tn for their destination
nity and the relation of master and slave does
not appear to be very favorable to either, especial
ly the former: fer wherever the institution exists
there every ythns looks more like an abode OF hos
t:lity and revenge than a Christian community
Inconsistencies, absurdities and i'm posture are con-
6picuous traits in their character. The graces
and virtues Of Christians they have not, Their
course has no tendency for the benefit of mankind
neither in this world in the world to COME
Their position is a sure obstruction their way to
heaven; and their constitution is exhausted
by the enjoyment of luxury in this life, which
they so dearly purchase. What are they that they
should be authorized by uni ust laws to retain kid
mapped persons and their offspring or command
their labor without n reasonable reward, or under
n contract or that they should basely deny their
fellow mortals instruction and the usual means Of
culture for the express purpose o. rendering them
insensible to. wrong. and thus gain the ascendency
over poor humanity. As to the color OF the Alrl-
cans for which they are continually roproaeheu,
that should to render them still more indlg-
nant at the outrage perpetrated through daring
impudence upon them. Is it not enough to make
angels weep, or evil spirits to hold communion
with sucf Infamous men Shareholders, along
with the rest of their numerous absurdities, tnd
1t expedient to make open pretensons to superl. !
ority. and boast as though their flesh were born oil
better dust being as they hold themselves, an hon
ored and privileged class of men. thus appointed
by the Almighty.
In personal appearance, they certainly cannot
lay claim to anything majestic or gigantic and
and they are not free from casualties, or sudden
and violent death. Many Of them inferior in
ger but are quite deficient in physical courage
The relation in which they stand to their slaves
cannot ennoble them, although it may give them
the hateful dir and aspect Of paltry tyrants, gull
ty Of the most ignoble and heinogs crimes. As