Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-09-22
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way OF calling Texas ga nggcr paradise" The
facilities for running away are many, and the
moral sentiments of the Germans and northern
settlers are SO biased in favor of freedom that
it becomes part of prudence to treat the SER
/ wants with kindness. The Texas slaves are uni
Versally well provided for, and haze, compare
lively, an easy time. With the single exception
/ OF the auction block and the mercantile divorce
ment OF "thosc whom God has Joined together"
ldire contingency that to anything stamped with
Jehovahs signs of manhood,) ! have never seen
/ or known of the ll-treatmcnt of a slave. In
deed, have sometimes marvelcd at the patience
OF the masters in cases where it was certain that
they would not work and obey their superiors
without coercion At times | thought | saw
that the Shareholder was disposed to italicise his
Kindness dnd forJendnce to the negro, in the
presence of strangers from the north, but per-
haps not. That they are sensitive to the opin-
ion of such is certain.
Notwithstanding all this oil on the surface,
there is a terrible possibility of trouble nnder-
meath. l know no word of apology to offer for
the sin of slavery, | hope, at least 1 shall al
ways have the sanity and moral courage to tes-
tify against it as a system of wrong, founded in
cut-throat and cut-purse sel6shness, and per-
petuated in direct contempt of both the letter
and spirit of Christ. The whole human race is
defrauded by it. Not even in the "negro para
disc" has there been any clipping of the "seven
modified they still fret and crisn over The head
of the low Drained monster
The last Legislature suent day in discussing
the proprie,y permitting vlsves to preach the
gospel, and finally ended by passing an act pro-
hibiting them this privilege except in the pres
ence Of the masters and one other slave owner.
Not many masters, apprehend. would he smfF.
cientlv interested in "nepro preacbinp. or even
in his souls salvation. to spend much of their
valuable time in furthering the religious aspira-
tons of their slaves. There are natures here.
however. that really suffer by the conflict he,
tween the system and humanity. One member
said ''he had himself been moved. sometimes
to tears, by the deep religious feryor of the AZ
rican, and had no objection to nnv reasonable
arrangement TO secure his souls salvation bnt :"
said he. with a sudden apprebension of the du.
ties of a lcuis!ator.) to have one of those ID
blacl, cmi,saries Of Hell scattering fre-brands
in our midst wi,hout our knowledge ;s What I'm
not goinu to stand. if mvyote in his honorable
assembly will prevent /, -
The negro has happy life" says the South
erner; "he has no cares: his needs are all sum
plicd he has no family TO worry his head and
heart about; nobody !, better off than the sl,yen
1t might lust as well he said of him: "He has
no soul see. with what immunity he relisbps
sin: what a fortunate crcaturer II is n mans
redemption. almost. to have cares-nothing so
suddenly drhascs a man rs tn strin him of these
without the "yipil Long, and the ceoseless bur.
den OF care. there is no self.respect and no
dignity of character. II is n mans dearest
privilege to have needs for thev secure his self
developement by the ouickeninp of The inven-
tive faculty. and by arousinp his perceptive and
logic powers. Needs write all our books. pant
our pictures, build our churches. and husband
our lands Shall we leave man without ne.
cessi,ies and call him fortunatep If is n mans
glory to have family ties and relationship. for
they develop and impart exnression to his die.
tinctively human affections. Around home and
its far-reacbing homes cluster all the interests
that rive zest TO human endeovor Shall ,ye
rob a man Of these affections and call him han.
nv? This poor. crushed and hated race hardly
knows its mother and vet this work of keen;no
it without family, without needs. name,ess'
manacled and With the travelled sleeve of care',
un,imely knitted up. is called "christianizing
the poor heathen."
Home.lfe in Texas presents the most denlo.
rable features. In general terms there are M
homes here. Everythinp pertainino IN tho
household has an unsettled temporary and mi
gratorv look the dwellings are wooden camns.
and the '.day bread"is broken in inst the same
disregard of comfort They are II wonld soen,
contented with their beef and corn broad and
care for nothing else. Stock k-raisers that herd
eight and len thousand head of cattle live with
out butter. and seldom have milk to nut in their
coffee. This is no uncommon occurrence. and
it is not because the planters cannot easily have
these luxuries. but because they will not take
the trouble to obtain them. This evidently re-
suits from the nature of the first settlement Of
the country; the influences of 6libusterino and
camp life upon the pioneers have bred semi
nomadic manner of living which will maintain
its uncivilizing tendencies through many GEN.
erations II Is lust however. to mention That
there is in many respects. a noticeable difference
between the northern and southern emprants
in fayer of the former. Puritrnism fbongb
rigid and severe. possessed charming domestic
features. which even here have not lost ali their
sanctity and force. and which reveal themselves
in the more precise ordering of family life,
The household may be considered a fair ex.
ponent of the civil condition of n neonle Tet
the thought wander from the permanent homes
of England, to the Temporary camp fires of the
aborigines, and it will have passed through
every grade of civilization. Civilization Will
have arts. and architecture. and landscape gar
dening. and greenhouses. for its wisdom Sees
that ali these things are necessary TO the health