Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-02-04
Mr.. o'conor of New York.

The New York Hrald thus defends 1Ir.
O,Conor, in his position on the slavery quos-
tion
Mr. O'Conor takes an entirely antaconistic
position to that of the Albany Regency and
Seward-onc that has had the sanction of
practice in all nations, and of all religions
(eXccpt, perhaps, the modern puritanism of
New En%and,) for thousands of years. He
asserts that the institution of domestic slavery
is one that has grown out of the imperfcctioms
OF our human nature and the needs and re-
quiremcnts of society, in communities COM
posed OF unequal and dissonant races of men ;
aud instead of admitting that it is an evil
SIN and crime, he boldly and truthfuly
states that it has conferred much comparative
good and happiness on both the bond and the
free. lie shows that it has existed in this
country for moro than two hundred years, and
that, starting with SIN Ii beginnings, it now
presents to the world four and a half millions
OF negroes, who, under the guidancc and
example of the intellect of the white man
exhibit social, moral and material elevation
and civilization which the unassistcd negro i'm
Africa has nowhere attained in thirty centu-
RES OF history He proves that it has con-
terred equal benefits upon tho white race,
both within and without the domain of slavery
Under this admirable welding of the relations
OF the bond and free, few millions Of whites
and blacks, working together and in harmony
have improved alike the comfort and the hy-
gienc of the whole world-cyiliaed, barba-
rlan and savage. The cotton which negro
slavery--and negro slavery alone--has produ-
ccd and is producing, has improved tie clio.
thing of men everywhere, given n new re-
ward to barren labor, and stimulates the ciyi-
li7ing influence of commerce. The sugar,
which almost alone comes from the labor of
the negro, under the control and guidance of
the white man, has improved the food, as well
us the medicinal contributions to the comfort
and relief Of man. In these two great social
necessities, twenty millions of white men.
with less than ten millions of negro slaves,
contribute more to the employment comfort
and health Of four hundred millions of ciyili-
zcd men in America and Europe, than do the
hundreds OF millions of unasssted and unor-
gani2ed mon in Africa aud India together.
In taking this position, Mr. o Conor truly
states the premises of the question that to-
day agitates this country, and that will con-
tinue to ngitate it until fanatical error or 80
Der truth prevail. The albany Argus and the
Albany Regency of Cassidy, Caggcr & Co.,
attack him in vain. 1t little matters whether
they agree or not, precisely, with Seward to-
day, They admit, with him, the great start
ing point, that slavery is an evil, and the
force of logic will carry them irresistiblv to
the same conclusion. Their hopes to parttici-
pate In the offices and the rewards which are
to be enjoyed under the Constitution keep
them today from attacking that great palla.
dipm of our liberties and our moral and ma.
terlal progress. But in teaching, in common
with Seward, Wendell Phillips and Garrison.
'the fallacy that slavery is an evil the Albany
Regency of Cassidy, Caeger & Co, support
and advance the efforts OF fanaticism to in.
yolve the Union in struggle which nav end
10 blood and cobfagration, both in the South
aud in the North
gcse at--s-<ss su--~------.
TnEREis moro truo greatness in generous.
y owning fault, apd making proper fepi,Ta-
tion for IT, than in obstinpteiy defending n
wropg conduct. But, quitting your purpos6,
retreat rather like 4 lion than q eur