New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-15
OFT OF HIS OWN MOUTH.

The Herald has p bright correspondent who has
been wandering over the South on purpose to ascer-
tain and report the unparalleled comfort, content
ment, luxury in which that favored class known as
slaves i've and move and have their being AS men
usually find what they seek, it is not surprising that
he reports state of enjoyment and conscious fell.
city pervading the slave caste of which counter
part exists this side of Paradise. Thus
/, VIRGINIA In passing through Richmond one
hardly fail to notice the great number Of NECROSIS be
.untenS about the streets at al hours of the day Many OF
n.r, and the women especially had an air Of ease
them far ou.hine their misresses the style and texture OF
the dress snd Sundays the African churche. present an
array cnone silk dresses satin bonnes velvet eoaks and
fancy gaite, would delight the heart of Flora McFmsey
herself"
Is GEORGIA "The negroes here fneookng spsci.
African and how any change ia their present
condition could make them contented happy cannot
them singing their avorite their home
s bsr SsTe the hsppies ogs in thu 00
IN 1.-THE negro population appear be well
quite striking contrast their black brethren in New and
New this espest They eclipse the white popua
dsys negro wenche paradng the in attire which
could not have coat les. than sloO The display 81 silks and
the dakes when srrs,ed in their holiday Clothes Is
beecIothed berteed happier negroes than in
MONTGOMERY twoud be woh the while of Of the North
aboonsts drop downto Montgomery Sunday aud
downodden slaves there and compare their cond
ton with that OF the free coored gentlemen oil New ok or Phil
sdelpba
GHsHR,LIY-+ During my trip, which occupied nearly
months visited about cotton and rice plantations
In South Carolina Georgia and Alabama, and am free to admit
that happier and contened and better cared for set oil
negroes than hote in contac. with never There
seemed to be bond OF Affection existing between
the and his slave that puzzled little ct first but
GOOD deal with the slaves about condition, do
remember single who discontented
unhappy TO mind the slaves the States through
which travelled the hsppe people the face oil the globe
and for the life Of me- cannot see how some writers can nave
the conscience msepresent the facts they have done
This, you perceive is the old song. We have all
heard it hundred times. But passing through
Kentucky on his way home the blunderhead spoils
his Arcadian picture by saying
the State me close proximity Of he enemy across he
Ohio but faithful Of ares be Kept farmers
along he border well arranged Is the Underground Railroad
system in the southern counties OF Ohio and Indiana
Those L" southern counties Of Ohio and Indiana Z"
are nearly all intensely Democratic or Pro-Slayery
and probably contain at least thousand men who
would kdnap free negro for every five hundred
who would help fugitive get away. And yet, you
see, these full fed gorgeOusly dressed, song sDgng
silk displaying, celestally happy negroes can't be
induced By the " bond of affection to stay there
simply because there is chance to get away Isn't
it clear that they can't bear prosperty-dont know
when they are well of-and are by no means
rayished by the prospect of being " sold down the
"river," however they may be by the realization
of II