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

AMI the women take half Of Saturday
to wash. .l& ':~' "'
J., Tie ovcrsccr$ work under written
instructions. With some honorable
exceptions they are .unprinciplrd tel.
lows generally from Virginia, Ken
tucky and Tcnncsee-wi,h rare cxcep.
,ions from the North. Their amalya-
nation tendencies are rrov:rbial:thcse
are disco.ntcnanccd, and therefore
the gentry are discharged when CON
victcd, cbutaO record the fact is due to
TO the reader Many ovcrsccrs have
been killed by jcalousfnegroc>. adI
The negroes here are called, coal
black. mnlatte, quadroon, and chestnut
color, the latter being the choice; for
hartlihood, tie first name taking the
next rank. The handsome female
'inadroons very often pass into the
estate Of mistrcsscs of the tcoar>cr
sort Of C:c"lc planters. As such they
arc avowel anl respected b. the plan
tation il. many eases. But all acts OF
this sort are as severely rc):rchendcd
and arc rs much under ban OF social
condemnation, as are similar offences
ut the North. Of this am convinced.
| The negro quarters is ancgro jubilee.
They never seem SO tired but they arc
ready to sing and dance. The field
appears such delight to them, tina,
ordinarily tits difficult to keep then.
away, except when quite ILL.,. This ]
attribute wholly 70 the lt1Gsuf II: sympathy
| The punishment. Of the negro is
|tlogging. with narrow bnck skin lash,
or paddle: they do not permit an.
tebrasion of the skin. Masters admi,
appeals from'thc overscer, and decides
them, when the negro ,hiaks he should
not be punishcd-and this proceeding
is had before execution of sentence
But, when the master disscnts from
this agent, lie pretends TO agree will
the latter and calls himselfin that ca G.
security to the ovcrsccr for the future
good behavior Of the negro.
In no way is the black suffered ,e
sec that he has an advantage over the
white man. Well, this is = necessity
in such a system. When the Negro
feels that his punishment is deserved
he contesses the justice Of the decree
and goes off rs we'll satisfied, and viii
as li.,!e '""lis:.:;.y in his heart. as docs
IN offender before the law who is forced
to concedc it, justice. Far otherwise
when f"ully dealt by; aud hence tho
master 10 most cautious about admins
ing punishment. THIS caution is alike
, enforced by conscience and policy.
These negroes drcs. we'll OH holi
days and Sabbaths. But few OF field
women have not = silk dress, and :
nice one; and the good manners and
neat appearance OF the collected dar
kies, at such times, could DC initiated
to advantage hy many white rsse,nbla
|gcs.
;! The l:ouse servants arc like III.
locus,s Of Egypt. Tie average on tl,t
we'll to doplantatioas isabout ten, TO :
family of five white persons. The,
arc good cooks and excellent lchainbxi.
maids and waiting maids whe,
watched. The coach,ncn' il n, cx
|ccpticn 10 this last r...,:.r, the
ncg:o seems to lie fond Of in.e horses
yet lie will steal them out aud rid.
r them at light numerically. 2@0s
! The privileges Of Tic negro are nu
mcrous. Unrestricted by the existing
patrol, they 6" at night among ,hciI
,, fellows where they please, from plan
ta,ion TO plantation, using their mas
tcr's horses. And holiday occasion,
Especially on Christmasl tl.ey hav'
grand blow.outs, dinners, balls, &c
y planter friend of mine told me ,ba
he dined last Christmas. on his plan
tation at Concorlia, with fifteen hun
drcd Of them. "aI.-
/ Speaking Of the law of the s|av,
States, will, regard to negroes, it il
:. but fair to sum up with the renarl
that it goes on the ground that til.
master has right to the serrices anf
, not to the person, Of the slave, and here
ut differs utterly from the Roman in
sti,ution. Chastity is pcualty protrac
ed, wherever the evidence can he 20,
lat, as much 80 IS for white women
but it is difficult often to prove 4 rape
case against white man.
y; The negroe hes and steals with
great shrcwdncss. TIE organ Of mar.
vciIous invention is astonishing. They
out lie Jack Falstaff il, lu,licrous
Ingenuity. In fact, on disputed poin,
you can never believe the average ni
them. This is constitutional. lie is
insolcnt on the slightest provocatio,,
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
trustcd4wi power raover4oach other,
they most numerically abuse it. And
yet none arc better or kinder nurses
to the sick whites, none more tender
proud, or fond Of white children !;
none more devoted to young masters,
and mistrcs.cs, and, nevs;lrtt 81 6eles.. the
devotion is Of thabruls oriler. They
appear to havs ,sone of'lhe sentiments,
aud am very sure indeed that the
man is a verypartial ohservcr Of the
negroc, who t6inks that, a.; an indie,
pendent race, they arc capable of an
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