Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-02-06
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PIcKENsG. H. Reby. 1st, 1858.
Human Slavery and Progression.

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Human Slavery and Progression.
Editor Courier This is another rainy
Monday, and can't get away; therefore,
L will spend part of it in writing an arti-
Gle for the Couricr upon the above subject
Ifthcre evel was time when Providence
made an opportunity for opening the eyes
Of mankind relative to the subject of Afri-
can slavery, that time is now, when the sys-
tenn of Northern hired-servitudc, or,slayory,
is contrasting It's starving iniscries with the
peace, plenty and happiness of the african
slayeand his master at the South,
But, in fact, this is not the only oppor-
tunity which has been afforded for this pur-
pose, because whenever we cast our eyes
back over the history of the abolition strug-'
giles in our country, first incited by the
Northern f;tnatical priesthood, we perceive,
almost in every instance a Providential
power and that the cause of "tle peculiar
institution of the South" as the unphilos-
ophic abolitionistS sarcastically call it, is no
bly, sustained, And why is this The
same answer may be given to this question
as was always given to the following Why
did our Revolutionary fathers gain their
great cause? Because a higher step was
thus gained on the ladder of human Pro-
gression-a step nearer tho ultimate per-
fcction of human government, among a
people who would sustaia it. Progression
then, of the race, is the great object of Cod
! therefore, any institution that docs this, is
favorite of God, aud his providential
means arc always ready to aid that iustitu-
ton
Then, if we wish to know whether Afri-
can slavery be right on not, we must ask
the following question: Does African sla-
very progress the human race, or any part
of it2
We can safely answer this question in
the Affirmative, and prove it, by Comparing
! the mental state of the first negroes sold on
James River, centuries ago, to that of their
posterity. The mind of the native Ameri-
canncgro, whose ancestors have been on
our soil for more than n century, is far SUI
| perior tosthat of the native African thatis
landed upon our shores now, and even the
! priest-ridden abolitionists will be forced to
acknowledge this.
But doe, the Northern system of hired
slavery do this? Tho misory of the star
vation and degradation there, answers, in
laundering tones, No! That system pro.
gresscs no species of our race; i; but in it, a
part of a race is enslayed by its own blood,
equals and neighbors. The Northern poo
pie once had chance ofassisting the South
in the noble cause of human progression,
but, for money-bribed by filthy lucre--
they t'lrew this chance away. Yes they
have their wages splendid cities, man
utactorles, milllonaircs, mubs and sturvs.
ti0n, while the South, having less of these
glittcring and degrading bribes paid by
Mammon, has universal peace and plenty.
Now, what is really the difference in buy,
ing. mans time for day or ayear, when
he is compelled by institutions to thus sell
his time or starve, and Of buying his person
for life?
The latter is the best for the slave, be-
cause then the owner has such an interest
in him, that he will take care of him. even
during the hard times of money crisis,
whereas, in the latter case hc will discharge
him. A slave is one whose time belongs
to anothcr--one who is subject to another S
will. If / sell myself to another to do his
bidding during that time, then / belong to
him. Butt / sell him my labor or skill
only, doing it of my own viii, then L am "a
freeman, because have just as much right
to sell the results of my labor or skill, as to
sell anything else; but not to.subiect my
self to the entire will of another, if the in.
stitutions ofmy country wilfpcrmit me not
to do it, without starvation, as 1 am then
setting precedent for erroneous ,layery,
where none of my race is progressed in the
scale of being.
Yes, Mr., Editor, now is the time for the
South to set itself right before the world
and am glad to see that lecturing upon
the justucss of Southern slavery is beeomi-
ing quite common with Sopthcrn people.
Let us all bid these lecturers God.speed,
for this is the very means of ascertaining
whether VIC are right or not, in this impor1
tant matter, and Of learning that we may
act with clear conscience in it / hopc
that Parsou BRowNLow will be of immense
benefit in his proposed lecturing scheme
upon this important subject through tho
United States.
| should like to say more upon this mat
Ter, put must close, CRACRRo.
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