East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-04-26
slavery by a Republican Editor.

The Scott County Qnd.) Ary~s, pitches
into slavery after the following refreshing
style:
The slaves of our Southern States are
not treated badly. Their condition to-
day is far better than that of the lowest
order of Northern white laborers, especi-
ally about our great cities. The last
named have not only to work day in and
day out, but they are pressed by thou
sand and one little cares, to which the
negro is an entire stranger They make
out to live from hand to mouth, so long
as their health is spared; but when that
fails them they must either die or fall to
the charge of some institution Of charity
generally very cold charity. The black
man works on without care. The things
of tomorrow do not trouble him to-day.
He has neat little cabin ready to re-
ceive him when his work is done; and
there he is surrounded by his family and
friends. If sickness overtake him he is
properly cared for. a skillful physician
is called to minister to his wants, for he
is too valuable piece of property to be
cast off to die.
Northern Democrats have repeatedly
accused us of being "negro lover."-
That charge we cannot entirely deny, for
we do not hate negroes, provided they are
good slaves; but a free negro deliver us
from all such. The most loathsome, con-
temptible creatures that we ever met
with, are free negroes in Northern
State. They are worse than Robinson
Crusoe's savages-miserable, worthless,
thieving brutes.
In Lawrence county, Illinois, there is a
colony of them numbering some three or
four hundred; and we do not honestly be-
lieve that the personal property of that
entire colony is worth five hundred dol
lars. They are not only curse to the
vicinity in which they live, but they are
burning disgrace to the whole State,
and should actually, in our opinion, be
expelled from it. il the Southern States
should pass law permitting free negroes
to come among them and choose masters,
and these miserable creatures Of the
North would not Immediately 90 and
better their condition, they ought to be
driven to the wilderness like Indians; and
every one who would show disposition
to oppose the move, ought to be driven
with them. What do we want with lot
of lazy vagabonds in any State? What
right have they to claim a residence
among us? They are not citizens, for
they are not-thank God-granted a
citizens privileges. They do not con-
tribute anything to our public revenue,
for they-with precious few exceptions
are too worthless to accumulate property.
In answer to our own question, we would
say that they have no light to stay, and
did we make all the laws it is quite prob
able they would not stay They are en-
tirely out of their sphere, for God never
created them to inhabit a Northern
country. Nor did he create them to hold
an equal position in any intelligent circle.
Educate them as you might, they would
not have the mental capacity to sustain
themselves in an enlightened country;
hence we not only contend that their
place to live is in the South, but that
their only proper way Of living is as
slaves. And our personal observations
relative to Northern free negroes have
led us to believe that any STAKEHOLDER
who, from conscientious scruples, liberates
his slaves, commits thereby a ten fold
greater sin than he would by holding
them in bondage.