The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-10-02
NO. 81.

:, 'tchthe the save lfhue, ana have been for
,he past or years, and have advocated it.
! eelieVe It Is better policy for State to for
pa the introduction Of slaves from any part of
the earth except from Africa. This will force
Ile oordef States TO be pro.slaverv, and we
WIZ lh'fooufe INTO an amelioracd slavery, hu-
man belhgs now III worse condition than our
mules can see no more error in hnyiup n
native African slave, than in buying one from
Virginia, Kentucky or Mississippi. And can
see much to applaud in the just and bad pol.
icy in the latter Al this time The negroes Of
the Southern States attend the preached word
more than the laborers Of any other country.
10 the number, there is greater proportion
oi the religion Of one master than among any
other serraats or hirelings 50 called If we in.
tfodnce these creatures, to whom the preached
WORD has not been sent, we certainly are doing
good II that line, whether we intend the rood
or not. and thus amcliorae their condition and
place them III a condition where salvation can
be offered to them
There are those who honestly fear the intro
dnction oi these barbarians, believing they will
lnjure the slaves we now have 70 this | can
Say have known quite a number Of native At
rlcans and among them, some Of the very best
negroes | ever knew, aud was called on to
name the most faithful could not refrain from
naming some Of these among them and Of them
some Of the most pions knew in my youth
There are others who object TO the opening
OF the slave trade on the score that there would
be too many imported 10 which | have to
say, we had better choose of these people guar
dlahs. We rcnot debarred from buying mules,
horses, cattle, clothing, tools, &c, no fears ex-
pressed that we poor back country folks will
bny too many. 10 melt appears, as if argu-
ment was wanting when either Of the objections
are used. Importers will not bring III, unless
they are paid, and if planters are able to pay
there i no harm done
As for myself need not opening of the slave
trade, and do not advocate it because | want
any more negroes but seeing want Of farm
laborerS, and knowing no possible chance Of
supplying q need which can possibly suit the
South, must advocate it. The name Of pira-
cy attached TO bringing slaves from Africa il
Il term OF reproach TO every one who buys slaves.
for cannot think | am any more piratical II
| import from Africa than from Mary land. !
firmly believe il must he done, that much more
country needs and will own slaves than now,
especially if they could procured at fair rate
Since writing the foregoing, ] have conyers.
ed with lady reared in lower South Carolina,
and asked her opinion Of thc imported Afri-
cans Of her younger days. She says they were
faithful, kind, obcdicnt, ard easy to be taught,
expressing her attachment to those negroes OF
her youth She, n member of church, re-
marked 'Somc Of the most devoted, pious crca-
lures ever knew were born in Africa"
One thing more ] hope Southern men will
not nse the argument for negroes not being
profitable North "the climate being too Sc
yere.' As well use that argument to account for
the mortality among the filthy, lazy, worthless
whites about our towns and cities. 1t is not
the climate but the laziness and filth want Of
proper food, clothing and housing. The human
system has been so formed by the Lord Of all
things as TO accommodate itself to trials and
circumstances, whether il be heat or cold, full
feed Or short feed far above that Of any 9th.
q animal Give me the privilege to own ne
eroe- in Illinois or Indiana, and | will make
wheat and pigs, cheaper than is now DONE and
would like to try fifty fellows at it.
haze spent two winters in Lat 40 deg,
and suffered not as much as repeatedly since
in Lat % deg. Continuous cold weather is
not so trying Oh the constitution as is our
changeable winters
And let your northern men understand there
49, - ptlllNA " w Dg hbIkl1 llt-
sroes IN New York or Connecticut, and my
word for it, the climate will be excellent.
The North like Egypt, was forced to free
her slaves and gave reasons TO snt themselves,
rs certain fox gave for the loss Of his tail,
and there are Others like some foxes fools to
follow tie fashion TO their shame and loss,
would remark again there are many in the
South, in our cities who hire Irish girls at IS
aud $40 per month"; because they cannot get
black girls or if to be had, at Sl2 or Sl5 per
mouth. Showing again want Of laborers in
the South Sl00 to Sl2O per year will not pay
interest, clothing, taxes, Doctors bill, and loss
Of time on $1,000.
| hope this question will be agltated until
the South enjoys as much privilege to import
labor from Africa rs the North has from Flu
rope Il4aNlEh'
g@77e In the Danville lVa) Transcript We
fAd the following A friend informs us that
an occurrence in Patrick county came to hi
knowledge few days since which we consider
decidedly rich. Two of the citizens Of that go,
ahead "State, ;" having each about half doz-
en- children, concluded to make II swap of al,
unheard of character. One Proposed to ex