Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-09-05
Mstklu Trinits aourual.
Nsaverville, Saturday, Sept. 5, 1868.
A pslicsse phy.iolog ieai Question.

! Fanny Kembe (fovmeriy Ere. Pierce Butler).
has lately printed journal OF obssrvstess es the
practical workings OF slavery, during two yesrs
residence on her husbands plantation In Georgia
Her experience led her TO condemn the ius,itu
tion. not alone for its fund amental in3assee, bat
because of its positive cruelty to the black race
and it's demoralizing and ru.nous effects upon the
whites. The journal was written over twenty
five years ago. aud never before published. We
propose to give occasional extracts from time to
time, that our readers may see what beautiful
institution the rebels and Copperhesds would
perpetuatc and extend on this continent The
following presents some Of the characteristics Of
the negro race, which came under Mrs. Buffers
observation, and suggests certain physiological
comments OF delicate nature
Our servauts-those who have been seecte TO
wait upon us In the house--cOnsist OF u man,
who is quite tolerable cook Il believe this is "a
natural gift with them, as with Frenchmen) one
dairy woman, who churns for us IA laundry. .wo
man her daughter our housemaid, the aforesaid
Mary end two young lads OF from fifteen to
twenty, who wait upon us in the capacity OF foot
men As, however. the latter are perfectly filthy
in their persons and clothes- their fnces hands
aud naked feet being literally incrusted with
dlrt-thcir attondGncu ut our meals Is not. as you
may suppose. particularly agreeable to me, aud
dispense with 1t as often as possible Mary, too,
is 30 intoerably offensive ia her person that it is
impossbl TO endure her proximity, aud the con
sequence is that, amouE Mr.. --'s slaves, wait
upon myself more than have ever done before
in my life. About this same personal Of
tensiveness, the SOutherners, you know, insist
that II IL Inherent with the race, and 1t Ia Que OF
Their most cogent rensons for keeping them as
slaves. But. AZ this very disagreeable. peculiarly
does not prevent Southern women from hanging
their inhuIs al tho breasts of negresses nor al
most every planters wife or daught from hav-
ing one or more little pet blacks sleeping like
puppy dogs IN their very bed chamoer. uor almost
every planter from admitting one or several OF
his female slavrs TO tho still closer intimacy Of
bis bed II seems to me that this objection to
doing them right is not very valid.
cannot imagine that they would smell much
worse II they were free, or come In much closer
contest with the delicate organs OF their white
fellow counIrymen Indeed, inasmuch as good
deeds are spoken OF as having a sweet SAVIOR be.
tore God, II might be supposed that the freeing OF
tho blacks might prove Tuthsr oaoullsrous
process than the contrary. However this may be,
l must tell you that this potent reason for
! enslaving u whole race OF people is no more 30
tent with me than most OF the others adduced TO
support the eystcm, nasmuch as, from observa.
ton aud experience, am strongly Inclined TO
bslleve that peculiar ignorance OF tho laws OF
health and habits of decent cleanliness are the
renl aud only causes Of this agreeable charao.
tcrstic Of the race, thorough ablulions and
change oi linen, when tried having been perfect.
ly successful in removing all such objections
anything like neighborly proximity with All Irish
man or woman, think that you will allow that
the same causes produce very nearly the same
effects. a total absence of selt respect begets
these hateful physical results, nnd in proportion
mi inf.
will abound. Well being freedom and industry
induce self respect. self respect induces cleanl
ness aud personal attention, so that slavery is
answerable for all the evils that exhibit them
selves where 1t exsts-irom lying, thieying and
adultery, to dirty houses, ragged clothes aud foul
smella