The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-22
THE IRREPRESSIBLg CONFLICT.
CONDITION OF THE BLACKS IN THE RRI-
TisH COLONIES AND IN rHn SOUTHERN
STATES CONrRASTEp
TO TIE EDITOR or THE HERALD.

TO rnE EDITOR or THE HERALD
IN tne vicinity OF Haniax, Nova Scotia there are tvo
settlements Of The desc~a"en,s A"c~ incse pegroes
were brought 10 the colony during .ne American war;
baVpg been carried Oh by BrsA war yess II from tho
oh''" S'"s-' On u'-if arrival, s'cesece Of land
was allotted TO each family sud supln Gr oaa year
considerable number OF tn pope renamed IN the ct,;
they have equal privileges with the white populs,on-
right of voting, rohooi eudowen,s SC "s.ry onic, ,s
open To- them 10 others In the city OF arsx ,nayo s
. school specially established M srd ono or two
churches IN cADdor, mnst ba scsBa~iedgs they are
or ~'re the favored part Of the population aer trial
"' nearly NIFTY years to educate aud cvize neu, what
the rcsni' Mr. Cnzzns gvra p.otD. Of their CON
don. In referring Ia Mr. Owens bog msy be Justly
remarked that his stemp.ea sigh, BRUSH pn,ianthro-
Py regarding these psop. quite unnsred More has
been done and probably doc- Tor a- eoioed race
IN Nova Scotia, then is done for he ~he emgraut
AS far the writer knows, after fit en- years. residence
IN tho Province none OF the coo,ad found en-
gagged in any mechanical pursuit There may b. som. IL
so very few. An avoidance of lsh, either mental or
physical strong attribute OF their character As al
nded TO before the coiored people H.utax have two
churches conducted by colored ministers 10 . whto
man. tbe service, and particularly the preaching,
seems ike PROCLAMATION, ta,ning religion rid-
cule. the language o. the preacher 10 overstra,ned
or NECK hrroc. II ~ rather fAvor,te plaoe
Of resort by tbooshess peope W attend she coored
meeting for ap hours amusement Incredible as u may
SEEM until few years ago the colored hsd priv
isge Of voting elections many wnisc fn hal not
AT that PERIOD franchise restricted 10 freehold
property TIE negro, with nis snanty aod ~ o ground
which he was too lazy 10 cauvatc "indepcndenI
eecor mic tho inauatr,0us ana ,n,g stOraG-ep-r
en-" i~s.oy gave AIMS 20 -atd nsg,o hs' such priv
eEe lbs % only men0onea prove every favor
has been shown tne negro III the ,,rit@n provu,sAs
The cODoiton II The negroes IN Nova 500 degraded
They are naissbc~ 10 the community Ia GUNNER !. Is
ho. for them -oik, and III s,rong,
lazy fellows can be seen Dask'n2 III the warm
the fish market during the summer, leading xrstGnsd
he J" winter bsggng from tue bu,nsD-, but yet ~ork
is offered, refusing
Az incident under The ledge Of the writer.
~he residing IA Halifax, growing ae superior iihou
the Southern mat O! tho TO. negro IL, t,, North
a coiored woman rcxsung in Harax many
kino beaTxd ladies' VINO employ ed her cleaning
&c, to cclec SUN OF money to purcse The Freedom OF
her ia, elter, who slave. The required amount
was collected, sno the daughter hailfax.
Some Tune alter, DqaHing oi one OF tho nies
regarding ths ra.gnter WHO hsJ been freed, thss
writer was rather snrprsa 10 eai young soorsd
db-e after expressing he great disgust at The low gno
rant condition OF tic caioreG pcopc in Halifax compared
10 what she had been Accustomed ~ in the ~ In returned
,o.ch oi. II fuay sai, tha, although freedom may
no' agr.e with the negro IN the North ye, IN sen,x ell
mate where nature Dd-, 10 HIM the bess
riv,2a,nn the gro there has
chance 10 deseiops bis pacu'ar acoast-re b. ~oud
be ndusuoos sna happy, l., ,hVse who tnn ~, at
the British West HGieitDe EianG oT JaD.,cs, to-
stsnce Inere th- enjoy the Dressings
IN every respect on All equa iootns with the whs
What do heie2-ih- negro peaceful and bappy
thing the srooDd aud EMO, he Il vi, Of his laborsy-hs
children r TT 70 school, They improving cOud
sop Of their fathers a cnuvsieJ county o,osoerous
o~hs commerce snoarisnng,some spproach t. The con-
di'ioB Of The white under favorah- pces Alss
No. The exact reverse Of nj tns b. witnessed.
NJ Riectcd piautauus decay every where
tiee hsg,otnn-" INTO living 0Acha-,1g Whist c.v
z.tnn he possesses to make baoa, sa uorc rrvonng;
affecting religious feeling sb,Ch the disg st0E HE led
" proclamation scrs.chirg the fertile so just enough
only " ssiiriy tne OF hunger; provision for
tasa fee
! rendered happy lis hrs condinu shos am-iiorated
Is he more ctvlzeoS Is be happier III this world, and
rendered more NJ tor better-tne free gro Mo-
-ti'a or jamaica than the nesro slave southern
S.a,.s? ris question thai every anol,,,onist snoud
ASK himself previous io taking for the
OF the saves What Is ~ be- done with them, they
10 be Gent 10 AZ, 10 and sell other in
spite OF TIC attempted jbtsric eDce OF civzs,, psc-
ti-.d there? Are th-y 10 be tax on the white m N
tor their support wthcut their oopo.ion being n
proved Is clearly shown the case ~ Nova Scoa Aad
Jrms,ca3 THIS l. IA. n,et s.p towards The Freedom tho
.haonistr fortu provide for thc future improve
nent OF IN, negro Lt them take e~ negroes
ls' for u'a before proceeding on such large scale
~ ,bey s.eRpt
Httx party really in their views, tue writer
Scotia and Jonaca slavery rs an ev-tha slavery or
the Southern states IL aluied to-so freedom
enjoy cd or rather p rverted by tho Negroes m Nova
Scotia aud Jamaica evt because the negro be-
comes more degraded useless himself q then
TO the ~he man Il resms obvious this evil Of slavery
must ox'stthat a,ch was iDtan:cd. The cniored man
canpot be his own master-hc has no. intellect
enough 10 provide tor himsen-hs caonot live aud
pr~per alone - superior mind must direct
hm, Again, is the Condition Of tn. negro slave
~ ihs sothern States degrsded compared 70
10. Dunib.Ie ol ppor ~hie lives are spent
working III nLes, seldom eng Tho Egut the in
bfaycp?or ihe tbonsaD6s who labor in Elories work
- dangerous 'mpos ~enss where somslmes they meet
with suodtD and awiu ul desths anu ths for
p,,ancc, enough only % keep the wo from door,
virtually slaves % poverty having cho' because the
oec.ssy o p'ovipe for each day them work.
their nor being sufficient prov,ae the future.
LET these worthy peope-he aeo's'on,s's-woose cha
r,y oveeh,og they cannot aid sua ring sient
~, 6ist eDdeavor improve the ibaa slave
Gon o: thu operat yes of fnar Europe then
industry abd civilization coored people in
Jamaica and Nova Scotia After successful Efforts this,
possibly the next great 81 grievance Of tho human race
.bey might alleviate woula BE- the connion Of negro
slaves The Southern Staee. But 10 with The
latter certainly rendering aid where most help
wsDteJ- HALIFAX,
NEW YoRK Jan II 1860.
CONDITION AND FEELING OF SOUTHERN