The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22
SLAVERY IN THE SOUTH.
THIRD OF THE SERIES OFPiPERS on
TINT SUBJECT.

The Institution in Virginia Before the War
Between the siatcs-Lifc on .ho Plantations.
Treatment OF Slaves--Thoir Conduct During
the War.
have lived. with the exception Of four
years. all NY life IN Vircinia during the eNis-
tencc q slavery. / am familiar with the in
e,iiuton IN other Southern Sta,cs, notably in
Alabama I am therefore in position 20
know much concerning slavery in the South
CPD States Those who desire a knowledge Of
slavery Of Massachusetts,. which l presume
i4ay lie taken a. a type OF Northern African
slavery, viii find it set forth in the History
of Slavery in Massachusetts," 10y
George H. Moore. secretary of
the Historical Society Of New York,
oad corresponding secretary Of the Historii-
Cd Society of Massachusetts,. Il is work
full OF iutere- ing facts. and should De read
lv every one who desires 10 inform himself
before speaking or writing against Southern
elorcrv 10 Is we'll calculated 90 extract some
offlcveuom Of the New England aboiitionists.
Tho archives Of Rhode Island VIII doubtless
ehc3 light upon tine subject. as the trade III Al
Jcan slaves was leading business OF that
thriving colony.
rLANTrrs WIVES
BEFORE the invention OF the cotton Gin on1
tro spinning Jenny cotton and woollcu cloths
wore made on the plantations The wool
-sa- grown. spun, ana woven INTO cloth, IDS
49,. 80 ,Le est,hi. .E,ncnt have
soou it all many times
II is mistake to suppose that the life Of
clio wife of "A planter was one of uniuterrupcd
ea.e and pleasure The regulation Of the
entire establishment was conhdcd 10 her
oharre. and often there was much room for the
disD'av of administrative ability.
The negroes Of the plantation were under
thc management of an oyc,scer when the Cs-
t4to was largo: he was however. daily super
yi,od md directed by the master. Large
plantations were provided with many ne
ehanics. na carpenter. shoemaker. blacksmith.
miller, As I7lle the crops were marketed
duriug the winter season hv wagon: where |
lived. forty or fiftv miles away 90 Frcdcrcks-
furg or Alexandria. bringing back groceries,
gypsum. clover seed. sometimes oysters IN the
tnen whom we had fine time roasting them
I'D me great. wide kitchen fireplace. " took
all winter TO market the crops. the six-horsc
rsi wagon was an institution.
40 thls period the negroes were not per-
"Hil'd 20 90 anout inc country WIN. uI d
a.. from INC master OF 0'iil' ii'iilr'i %. 'H'
Isnty' IatIole went me I"uiuS n 1rVin .llhe
hsd wives away from nome. ln'E were per
t.litcd Togo toWlie-hou-e" on H''uIo9N cNcnnlne'
Use 90 ~Jlte passes Whch was d chhp' i'I-
3ni Tie bearer, 80, To- pass ana IelRs, nh'ii
Monday nOlmnE. Ivory master WIS D""Hu
t0 protect hls slaves, rarely Wd anyone pre-
sumo 90 punish the slave oil another.
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Wit" 4n N.l"-li CIV; il ~ IL;
ieshlno them while the master was pcrched
90 his horse. onelcg thrown over fine pommcl
~ the 6addle.0 hrOad-hrmmed hat, han savage.
helf devil, enjoying the scene ana ready II
nooesaary, 70 assist IN the brutal proceeding:
i.lc n"mc KIND OF people yen lhe sumo hl ." ~
s'nFrH now cheaReu III u!'il"r nP "'".i'."
tH'fEVcs' Inc same motives influence 'AeH
10" as formerly loi party PURPOSES
ABUSE OF AUTHORITY.
Trba consenuences We al l,noyy and GOOD
men evervwhere dcploro. OF course there
vycro had men who abused tho authority and
trnst reposed in them. and sometimes there
wore bad masters. They were exceptional
and were despised bv All good citizens You
could scarcely saw ANYTHING more derogatory
than that man treats his negroes badly At
tho North the apprentice system was once in
vogue. and if newspapers told the truth, not
lnfrequent cases occurred of dcspotism and
cruelty 20 the apprentice boys hy the mas
tors. Even with the state of enlightenment at
the North we hear Of husbands beating their
wives and harsh to little children. Wis sand
they make little white children work in facto-
Ties and that little fellows goGhout the streets
begging for something % buy bread The pa
pcrs tell Of husbands shooting their wives,
and horrid pictures OF misery and degradation
and vice OF every kind are served up TO suit
the appettes Of their readers. The kind
hearted people of the North. have heard.
have founded societics for the prevention Of
cruelty t. ANIMALS ana even 10 children
WHITE SLAVERY.
Tbo,o tl. AUTHORITY, of tba Now Vorl- yyorl1
f,' tLo s.,toment tbot white slavery, eyists ot
ill.,. ,,;,,,. il, s,,,,o ,,,r.s III penus,-lvonio ami
raad - tr;lc. and lol,or Observation-Disclosures in
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II ba1f be tr,,e of ,vho4 ia ronor.ed of the
lives ~ the ,rortinp classes North know