The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-28


al feast, II should not drive them from 1t altogether
The Rev. Mr. Ager, OF Boston ectured here last night
on Ancient and Modern Chyary" He took occasion,
usual 10 hur Seine dirty stuff ut the South Southern
ere and was Kissed Dover is not place TO be hum.
plugged ts politics, either from the pulpit the lee
ture room.
CONNECTICUT.
OUR SPECIAL PENNINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
PENNINGTON, Conn, Jan. 10, 1850.
The White Slaves Of Ncao England
Il naturally asked il there any negroes male or
female employed in the Pemberon mills when that sad
accident occurred, and, If 80, how manyP generally
supposed that with the paternal of that pous State
what she dubs her colored population" greater
care and security for life would have been taken.
This is matter which OF your correspondents
may be able TO give some information, for which
shall feel grateful Repeatedly hear the remark, What
pity THESE poor could not have been coored and
had masters on the other eide Of Mason and DxOns line
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
PENNINGTON, Conn Jan. l6, 1850.
Charles DONORS Opinions Verified By Experience
happened TO come into possession OF your paper Of
the 9th ut, by finding IL q wrapper upon parcel.
An editorial headed Confictng Opinions attracted my
notice. the intention Of which is to couneract the effect OF
Mr. Charles OConors defence OF slavery in address
At Union meeting short time previous in your city.
Ihavehe and read much pro con- that subject
have personal knowledge Of It's operation having resided
in the South six years. and Witnessed the condition OF The
slave in every slave State OF the Union and the west
Indies; have and studied the condition of the free
blacks in all the free States West ndies Canada Europe
Asia and Africa, and possessing do, twenty pass
ports and vses, should be allowed to have practical
knowledge the subject, equal at least any, If not all
the distinguished individuals whose ips dr you quote
together with your own.
So far them as my experience goes, have never found
~y~u x1,o
| In every instance in which I have had an
condition Of any considerable body OF slaves with that
the free blacks the former have had greatly the sdvan
had cognance OF TO place the negro position pro-
vide and take care Of himself, all OF which have failed
black rascas have been snoodIsged papcrod and fed
with The endesvor 70 induce them 70 do something for
w even done for snoas Of
100 sss q ne ssss IL
that province, lying on Lake Simcoe, forty miles from
the capital (roronto) TO each head Of family, on
condition Of remaining IT three years. clearing ten
square Of any maisals, even to round poles yoke Of
oxen draft and log chan plough and set Of drag teeth to
every two famlies-to every family n cow-to every
male, sixteen and upwards, axe, hoe and spade; six
months provisions 10 a-and placed them the lands at
the expense Of the government In about eighteen months
thereafter inquiry instituted by the Parliament
into the condition Of tho colony when was ascertained
that out Of than 800 families only thirty remained
The rest the report said were to be found In the neghbor
After they got through their six months provisions
they fell upon their oxen and cows, sold their farming
utensils and sailed Out upon the cattle sheep OF the
white settlements. Thus ended that cOlony-about the
fate Of them ALL
How much Of this generosity was dictated by true
philanthropy, and how much at democratic nstitu
tons, will leave for others 10 judge for themselves
have sufficient cognzance Of the satisfy
whole was intended to assist in breaking up our con-
federacy.
But err, there little of arguments, or even the
ceares proofs refute the e dr of base editors and
hypocrtes, long rs they find encouragement from
abroad and dupes in their own country.
Mr. 0Conor was right when he said slavery WAS just,
we'll as your PATRONS and every other navdua over the
entire world who know anything Of that black race and
slavery conducted In our country, including the list Of
is not only blessing to that race, but that anything
will ever improve their condition In their country,
others ' But even this Is only useful 30 far az
It may go to silence men tainted with negro
and other "isms" In our country, and defeat the
at eleya,ipg the negro has, mrst and ever will
fail, except TO give him master and tds you and your
prototypes know besides and that even the Liberia
colony on which people have spent much trea.
sure, Il has not already proved q failure, points
conciusvely 70 such result stop the addition 70 their
Donations and they will sink back into than their
original barbarsm However, as this foreign colony,
S s.st. % '''''' us " ''' '''' 'a' '"''''p''''
You can have the hardin0od any longer
tired Of your croakipg about the injustice and
shed these facts, II IL high time for you and your
faction 70 point remedy II you cannot, perhaps
you answer the following quessons-s not the slave
holder az Just honorable and humane your Northern
aborionip Would you take the slaves from the master
without compensation Would you grant them political
and social liberties and receive them 10 the fres States
Southern States refused allow them TO remain Finally
can you point 70 any remedy that would not
bring greater evils upon ourselves as well az
that inferior and bcnghted racer nc tell US
n you can what business the free States with the
local institutions the slave States, even Of Terrific
res What business, in fact have you with the affairs
every minos his business care s taken Of ALL
! have told you things think you do know, and
will now tell you others support OF slavery and Mr..
O'Conors position which you and your irrcpressi.
ble conflict" associates do not know, will nd
after the close Of the next Presidential clccon-othcrs
do-i that our slavery, besides ben citing the African
has been the sole means Of building up Northern
manufactures that it has given more command
carrying uade than all the other industrial pursuits
wealth Of tue patton combined that has been the
principal OF Increasing navy tcnfold ana aug
meptng commercial marine since 1872, when 1t was
only 10 twelve compared 10 that OF England until II
ouinumbrs the latter by many Thousand, and
given the supremacy Of the and oceans or the
world whenever choose contend for H. that besides
other leading prodncts it has given the entire cotton
monopoly by which nalioos securing
peace abroad that Il 10 furnishing large portion OF
the foreign exchange and other business Wall street.
paying the debts of the North and getting ia exchange
their fabrics and Yankee tions ordinary
proh OF twenty 10 thirty cent granted them IN the
shape Of protection and fnay that II mas been the means
Of making the nation independents powerful AMI strong
and OF placing 10 the most enviable and proudess p
ton among tho naiisns OF tho carha rcsion &c never
corld have attained without It.
koow ny these II dcult detcrnioe WHETHER YOU
aud other acths the farce with yon are most knave
tool. ignorant or mpudent. The best CONCLUSION ~,
perhaps, that you sort Of nondescfipt made up
81 all these ingredients. II you had not been pos
sessed Of come OF those bal qualities 10 Az emlnsn,