New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-12

danobters. Calling his con and heir he reminded him
Of the affection he had always felt for them and con-
ured him 10 provide for and TO protect them after his
death: and the wshedfor promise was readily given
Not MANY wears later the discovered himself TO
be. from some cause, in pressing want of money.
Money! he had not--at least, not suhicient-and yet
money he must have. Only one way seemed open TO
him II WAS perhaps, rather hard case; but then, II
was even harder for him TO need money. Finally ne
decided and announced TO his athe slave daughters
that their value TO him was more ap cable another
form than themselves To this cruelty they did not
passiyely submit, as 1t would undoubtedly have been
becoming in them TO do but, presenting upon their
relationship implored the young McA-- to heed the
diving Injunction of their father and to spare them the
common fac of all who bear the shames OF servitude.
But there was the money that must be procured. 30
Young MeA--- bravely shook off all quams, and oy
coming his sisters esh and blood restored In part the
waiting substance of his fortune. The girls were
Young, and very pretty, and quite unused to toll But
young and pretty is not likely they were bought ior
purposes Of toll.
Clearly the custom Of minglng the blood OF the two
races has some errors.
By the continuation of the tavern conversation al
High Point gained some other facts OF interest
learned that Helper whose native town is not FAR from
that place, could hope to visit bus early home
again; that as il known that the mere fact OF his
having written "The Impending Crisis" constituted no
punishable oense according TO the laws of the State
It would then be necessary in the possible case OF his
ever reappearng in that region, to remedy this defect
and apply, by means of mobbing, the penalty which
could not otherwise be enforced. heard, too, the e
gend of wise and foolish Quaker, the latter
Hickory of the most obnoxious growth, who hadruned
himself by spending his money in foolish schemes for
the liberation of slaves and their after comfort, aud
whose great house at High Point after his DEATH had
been sold to supply the needs Of his widows the former
bis son. "a fine young fellow, who would be glad 70
own all the niggers in North Carolina, and who had
been heard to revle his fathers memory with great
spirit as the only manner he had of expressing hisfee
ngs on the subject of the great wrong that had been
done him.
So runs the popular sentiment of all North Carolina
in the consideration Of the Slavery question. Apart
from it, there seems no deficiency of generous impulse
and abundant evidence Of noble feeling. But at the
point of Slavery discussion these ceases. The senses
of the community forsake them. The negro gets into
their heads and they decaim and harangue in widest
excess Of bitter acrmony. On these occasions onyis
there much appearance of rough vgor among the PEG
ple Their common mood is that Of placid languor
Whatever real energies the people may possess seem
ever TO be lying dormant. With surprisingly beaut-
fol climate and soil of great fruitfulness suited to
almost every variety of productions North Carolina has
onlv some five millions of acres of the thiry-two
millions of the State improved and cultivated Massa
chusetts with s rocky soil and rude climate has, OF ts
less than five millions of acres over two millions In
cultivation. Enterprise and Slavery do not march to.
gether.
The tendency to inactive Incidence Is everywhere to
be noticed Even the most youthful of the community
are not free from it. Juvenile sports are conducted
upon the most anguid principles. had the other day,
charming experience with representative child Of
Carolina He was q stableboy and was deputed TO
drive me, in an open and imperfecty constructed
wagon. from Lexington to High Point, distance of
about twenty miles, He almost eleven years old
and given to abrupt speech, warmly spced with in
promptu proantes. His face was not strictly clean,
but while betraying slight trace of watery publication
| beamed with a certain dignity; and, although his
trovsers were tom they disclosed knee that was
not framed to crook in pregnant hinges The lad was
cbary of his confidence and, concerning me, evidently
cherished suspicion of something Northern sought
at first to win bic regard but he steadily repeued all
such advances.
The road from Lexington to High Point is intricate.
We had passed over about mile of it, when the small
boy startled me by demanding if 1 were acquainted
with the way. assured him was not; and, indeed,
it was not exactly the reasonable thing for him to
pect of me- since then traversing it the first
time :. " No more am L. said he with calm indiffer-
eDce suggested, then, that there might be difficult
ties in getting at the right direction. "Oh, WELL" he
said, you can inquire, SUPPOSE" l admitted the
truth Of that and he seemed to look upon that matter
| as settled.
Presently he laid the rens upon my knee ntimating
that he tired and that had better undertake the
driving for a while OF course it was impossible TO
deny him the privilege of being tired that being the
natural ard lasting prerogatve Of the white North
| Carelinian. As | yielded to his wish, he remarked
"Now. If | fall out you must wake me up and
straigftway coiled himself in the straw upon the
wagon floor and went to sleep. Under these circum
stances it impossible for me to do anything else
bat lose the way which l accordingly did, and sue
ceeded in accomplishing two three miles in wrong
course before meeting any human thing from whom to
gain information. My small boy reused himself about
| this time demanded explanation, and took it ex-
| ceedingly i'll that / should have blundered. His
principal objection to my deviation was that hunger
began to assail him, and his chances of dinner
| deferred by at least hour But soon he sought
again somniferous consolation
The harness breaking shortly after in mysteri-
GUS spot the technical name of which l am not con-
scious of, aroused my young driver, and mentioned
the circumstance 1t caused him disturbance what
ever. "Here's long hill" he said and you'd bet
ter get ont and x it before we begin TO go up.
There seemed to be in this; did get out and
| fixed" as beet knew how, which was not very
well, imagine, my drivers countenance Indicated