The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1861-02-15
NO. 81.

from his agent. be pretends to agree with
the latter, and calls himself in that case
security to the overseer 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. We'll, this is a necessity in such a
| system. When the negro feels that his
punishment is deserved, be confesses the
justice Of the decree, and goes off all well
satisfied, and with as little malignity in
his heart, As does any offender before the
law Who is forced to concede its justice.
For otherwise when foully dealt bv; and
hence tho master is most cautions about
admins ering punishment. Thi. caution
is alike enforced BY conscience and policy.
These negroes dress we'll on holidays
and Sabbaths. Rut few of the field women
have not silk dress, anu nice one and
the good manners and neat appearance OF
the collected darkies, at such times could
be initiated to advantage BY many white
assembages.
The house servants are like the locusts
of Egypt. The average on we'll to do
=, plantations is about ten, TO family of five
white persons They are good cooks and
, excellent chamber maids and waiting maids
when watched. The coachman is an ex
ception to this remark, for the negro
seems to be fond of fine horses; vet he
will steal them out and ride them at night
unT erciful!y.
, The privileges Of the negroes are nu.
merous. Unrestricted by the existing
patrol, they 60 at night among their fe.
lows where they please, from plantation
to plantation, using their masters horses.
And on holiday occasions Especially on
! Christmas) they have grand blowou,s
dinners, balls, &c. A planter friend OF
mine tod me tha, he dined last Christmas
on his plantation at Concordia, with fifteen
hundred of them.
Speaking of the law Of the slave States
with regard 10 negroes, it is but fair to
sum it up with the remark that it goes on
the ground that the master has the right
to the services and not to the person OF
the slave, and here i, differs utterly from
the Roman institution. Chastity is pen
atty protracted wherever the evidence can
! be got at, "a much so AS for white women
but it is difficult often to prove rape case
against white man.
The negro lies and steals with great
shrewdness. The organ of marvellous in
vcn,ion is astonishing. They oulie Jack
Fa!staff in ludicrous ingenuity. In fact
on a disputed point, you can never believe
the average of them. This is constitutional
He is insolent on the slightest provocatior
EXCEPT to his master and family, and bruts
to his fellows. They seem to have no sor,
Of sympathy, one for the other, but tc
glory in opportunities to get each Other
/ punished; and, when trusted with power
over each other, they numerically abuse
it. And yet none are better or kinder
nurses to the sick whites, none more ten
der or proud, or fond of white children
none more devoted to young masters anc
-oung mistresses-and. nevertheless, the
devotion Of the brute order. They appea
to have none of the sentiments, and ar
very sure indeed that the man is a very
partial observer of the negro, who thinks
that, rs an independent race, thev are
capable of an elevation which shall erect
worldly monument, or trace a civilized
history. Whether or not they shall b.
slaves, is another matter. and one abou
which have no opinion to express.