Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-02-13

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to wash.
The overscers work under written
Instruct ions. With some honorable
exceptions they arc .unprinci pied tel.
lows generally from Virginia, Ken
lucky and Tcnncsec-wi,h rare cxcep.
lions from the North. Their amal:a-
nation tendencies are rrov.rbial: these
are discountcnanccd, and therefore
the gentry are discharged when con
victcL, but. 10 record the fact is due to
to the reader Many over,ccrs have
been killed by jealous negroes. -
t The negroes here are called, coal
black. muIattc, quadroon, anil chestnut
color, the latter being the choice: for
har,lihood, the first name taking the
next rank. The handsome female
'iuadroons very often pass into the
estate Of mistrc>ses of the coarScr
sort Of Creole planters. As such they
arc avowed anal respected b, the plan
ta>ion III many eases. But all act: OF
this sort are as severely rcI:rchendc'l
anil arc rs much under ban OF social
condemnation, as arc similar offences
ut the North. OF this l am convinced.
The negro quarters is negro jubilee.
They never seem SO tired but they arc
ready to sing and dance. The field
appears such delight to them, that
ordinarily it IL difficult to keep them
away; except when quite i'll. This. J.
attribute wholly to the law-ut sympathy
| The punishment Of the negro is
!tlogsing. with Il narrow buck skin lash,
or paddle: they do not permit amy
abrasion of the skin. Masters admit
appeals from the over.cer, and decides
them, when the negro ,hiaks lie should
not be punislcd-and this proceeding.
is had before execution Of sentence.
But, when the master disscnts from,
this agent, he pretends to agree with
the latter and calls hinselfin that ca c,
security to the ovcrsccr for the future
good behavior Of the negro.
In no way is the black suffered to
see that he has an advantage over the
white man. Well. this is \ necessity
in such system. When the negro
feels that his punishment is deserved.
he contesses the justice Of the decree.
and goes off rs well satisfied, and with
as little ""li:..;ty !" his heart. as doc.
~ offender before the law who is forced
to concc.lc it, justice. Far otherwise
when t"ully dealt by; and hence the
master 10 most cautious about admins
ing punishment. THIS canton is alike
enforced by conscience and policy.
These negroes drcs. we'll on holi,
days and Sabbath>. But few OF field
won'c" have not silk dress, and 4
nice one; and the good manners and
neat appearance OF the collected dar-
kies, At such times, could bc initiated
to advantage hy many white rsscmbla-
igcs.
! The lorso servants arc like the
locusts ofEgypt. The average on the
well to doplantations is about ten, to !.
fa'";l. Of five white persons. They
sire good cooks and excellent chamber.
:naias and waiting maids when
watched. The coaclincn is M OK.
ccplicn 10 this las; rc.a:r'. tic
ncg:o seems to he fond of i;,.e horses:
yc, he will steal them out and ride
;; them at night numerically. 7"@
The privileges Of tic negro are nu.
mcrous. Unrestricted Ivy The existing
patrol, they 6" at night anon. their
fellows where they please, from plan.
tali"n 10 plantation, using their mas
tcr'> horses. And holiday occasions
! especially on Christmas tlcy have
grand blow-out<, dinners, balls, &c.
\ planter friend Of mine told me that
he dined last Christmas. on his plan
tation at Concor.lia, with fifteen hun.
drcd Of them.
! Speaking Of the law Of the slave
States, Will, regard to negroes, i; is
but fair to sum up with the remark
that it goes OH the ground that the
master has a right to the serr;ces and
not to the person Of the slave, and here
it differs uttcrl y from tho Roman in.
s'i'"'ion. Chastity is pcuaIty pro,ract
ct, wherever the evidence can lie got
at, as much SO as for white women;
but it is difficult often to prove Il rape
case against white man.
The ncgroe hes and steal, with
great *hrcwdncss. TIE organ Of mar
vciIou> invention is astonishing. They
out lie Jack Falstatf il, ludicrous
Ingenuity. l" fact. on disputed po;n,
you ca" never believe the average "t
them. This is constitutional. liz is
insolcnt on the slightest provocation,
except to his master and family, and
brutal to his fellows. They seem to
have no sort Of sympathy, one for the
other, but to glory in opportunities to
get each other punished; and, when
trusted with power over zach other,
they most numerically abuse it. And
yet none are better or kinder nurses
to the sick whites, none more tender
proud, or fond of white children i
none more devoted to young masters,
and mistresscs, and, nevertheless, the
devotion is of the brute order. They
appear to have mono ot'tlIe sentiments,
aud am very sure indeed that the
man is very partial observer Of the
nesroc, who thinks that, as an indie
pendent race, they arc capable Of nnI
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