New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-12
o,CoNon AND SLAVERY.

rates to Brougham.
Mr.. OConor may be fairly termed the John
Brown Of politics. "No dangers fright him and no
,abors fire" He confronts world in arms against
his doctrines. What mental or moral tremor he
NAV feel, we do not even conjecture; but he GER
tainly displays none. Whether he is inwardly
laughing at human gullibility, beneath WELDON
trived mask hiding his satisfaction nt its display,
we do not know, and probably never shall. We
must fairly suppose, however that he is in earnest.
Used as he is to the occupation of lawyer, and to
unceasing efforts to make the worse appear the
better reason, he may have taken up the side he
now advocates with an ordinary sincerity.
In his letter, Mr.. O'Conor frankly admits, with
regard to his antagonists, that their general
principles cannot be refuted," and that their
logic is irresistible" He declares it to be impos
sible to assail the positions of the opponents OF
Slavery on any other ground than that Slavery is
Just, right, and benefcent If it ia not this, the
right of the argument is with the Ant-Sayery peo-
pie, and contentiOn with them, or opposition to
their ideas is idle. Herein we admire the clear
ness of Mr. O'Conor's view and the immaculate
true: and Mr.. O'COnor's testimony, as an opponent
of Anii-Savery doctrine, is impartial, candid, and
must be deemed conclusive. There is thus nothing
left for us to do but to show that Slavery Is unjust
This is comprehensive labor, but most easy
task. The demonstration is drawn from two
sources. First, from the logic of the case; and
second, from it's facts. The logic is very simple,
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accordingly, for the present we wask his attention
to the facts The printed collections of them are
numerous. But we will not refer him to these.
We will tell him simple story never yet published,
just by way of sample parcel as Mr. OConors
trading friends, to whom he addresses his letter,
would say.
A little less than year ago. an English gentle
man and his family went to spend some months IN
South Carolina for his health. On their return to
the North in the Spring they stopped on their way
at the residence of British Consul. He was at
that time boarding at hotel. A conversation
arose on Slavery. "Sr,' said the landlord, I" the
slaves have an easy time, very easy time. l
"haye o slave woman in my house whom keep
"well and feed well, and who has done little or no
"labor of any kind for the six years have owned
"her." "That is very liberal you, Sir, replied
the English gentleman. care such cases common"
80, yes, very common" The next day the wife OF
the English gentleman was spending little time In
the sittng-room of the wife of the landlord. While
there young good-looking mulatto woman came
in. appearing languid, aud complaining of being
sick.
Her mistress accosted her sharply, saying
"What's the matter now, Phillis are you going to
/" stop having children1" Indeed, l hopes So
missus; l would rather die than have any more"
replied the girl "Phls," said the mistress,
don't let me hear you talk in that way. If you
" stop having children will sell you to go South
"atoIce" The slave left the room in tears "Is
q" that girl married." "No," answered the land
lady. Chow long have you owned herr" "Five
"or six years." replied the landlady. How
many children hasshe had since you bought her ?"
-Four" replied the landlady. "All liymgi"
IAN: fine, fat, and healthy" The landlord sub
sequenty disclosed the fact that this was his breed
ing woman, bought and kept for the purpose, and
the one to whom he alluded as having an "easy
time" Her children had different fathers
chosen with reference to their stock qualities by
the owner of the girl. She had been made to pro
duce child in almost every year since she had
been purchased and the landlord protested to be
getting boys and girs, by his judiciOus system OF
crossing, equal to any in the State, and which
would bring him the very highest prices. In what
way the girl was coerced into this diabolical ar
rangement, we have seen by the interview in the
sittDg.rOsm.
We do not attempt to highten this picture. We
give tie simple facts as related to us months ago,
by the gentleman in question, in the confidence of
private intercourse and for this reason we do not
wish to be more particular as to details. We only
vouch for the strict truth of the narration.
Now, Mr.. O'Conor, you say Slavery is just, be-
neficent, righteous. What do you think of this
story7 Can earth or hell disclose blacker pic
turel Is a system whose daily history is illustrated
by constantly recurring deeds like this such bless
ing as you declare Slavery to BET On your honor
as man, what say your Do tprevaricate. Do
not palter in double sense. II is no answer to say
that all forms Of civilization have their evils. Those
evils are not inevitable In the system of Slavery
evils such as we have depicted are inevitable per-
enially inevitable, while the nature of man endures.
To approve Slavery as you approve IL, Ia to adyo-
cate hell upon earth.