The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22

| elevated the white race while il civilized the
! savage African. Just here am reminded OF
the opinion expressed by an English gentle
| man. "a fellow of Oxford University concern
| ing slavery. lie had Travelled much. Before Wis
! itlng the South such was his prejudice hat he
/ would neither eat nor wear any of the pro-
! diets Of slave labor Attor-a tour through
/ the South. while on a visit 20 gentleman on
/ the Rappahanrook. he said the slaves were
! b. '" "f than ANY lahoring people in the
,nackcrav travelled through the South He
visited New Orlepg' and Southern planta-
! q .D- he remained ia Richmond Va. three
! months. After his fashion he expressed him
] self that the negroes were class upon whom
! he curse oi labor sat more lightly than any
/ Ec had seen.
Miss hurry. maid of honor 10 her
! Majesty Victoria. Queen Of England and En-
/ pro. ~ India, paid us Of Richmond visit
/ On her return She wrote q book commencing
oIir peculiar institution. for which 10 was sad
! she lost her post Of honor near her Majesty.
! ! speak hy hcarsay. for nave never resd her
/ book. Aud thus it is IN these latter days
| those Of tie North who come 10 dwell among
/ us find that the devil is not so black as be Is
/ painted.
/ beg YOU will bear in mind that African ne
! gro slavery government, our Southern gov
! eminent, Is the only experiment in government
| that has not proved q failure. 1t died like a
strong man i'm his prime by the hand of violence.
/ ItreQuired the world i'm arms to destroy II. IL
! is only tn. ass that throws his heels IN the
face of the dead Lion.
THE COTTON GIN.
The invention Of the cotton gin lrOkcup in q
great measure plantation llic such rs have en-
/ denv1fr1 to sketch. We 10 longer manu-
/ iaofuscd az home. baiiroadswcr constructed
/ and 1t Was cheaper to bay than to make. A
large number OF slave, Were transferred TO
! the cotton and sugar fields o. the South. In
! the tobacco regions Of Virginia the negro pop
I ulation continued a- thick as Of yoIe, because
/ tobacco was as profitable rs cotton.
This region is uow known as the Black
! Beit' Of Virginia, 10 which / invite the
/ ncgr0philisis of Pennsylvania and New Eng
/ land. Where slaves are numerous discipline
! must be more strict than in sparsey inhabited
! districts. but | repeat that the charge Of
/ cruelty is both false and foolish. must not
| omit TO say that as rule the negroes belonged
/ e. the Baptist denomination OF Christians,
/ but la all churches a place was set aside for
] thm. Preaching was permitted on the plan
/ tations Morton. the miller, was preacher
/ He was succeeded 10y SAM who now lives
near Warrcnton As of old. he works during
/ the week and breaches on Sunday.
NrGrors Of THE PLANTATION.
/ The condition of the negroes on the cotton
/ plantations was similar 10 that in the tobacco
/ regions OF Virginia. Discipline WAS strict in
that they We're not allowed TO leave the plan
tatlon without permission. Quarters were in
spected and pohced The best physician was
employed. and on lar.c plantations hospitals
/ and nurses were provided. and assure my
/ Yankee fcllow-ritlZen that every attention
/ and care was bestowed from motives of nu-
/ mainly as well %, Oi interest upon the sick.
/ Now Ice sculics for himself. But 10 Whatever
/ motive You may attribute our conduct the re-
/ suit was that the negro slaves were we'll pro-
/ yldcd for, both IN health and I'm sickness. For
ourselves. we never believed that Lcgrcc. SO
graphically drawn by Mrs. Stowe IN Uncle
! TOMS Cabin" q kind of man-dcvil. was "a type
! of the Northern man when transferred South.
/ We had too many examples ot Northern gen
/ tomcu living among us % believe IA the truth
of such pictures. some on You may nave
heard of the great orator :. s. Prentiss. and
OF General Qultman. of Mississippi. both by
bir-n of New England.
The kindcst feeling existed on the part Of
the master towards his slaves. on their part
respectful manners and conduct and the kind
OF attachment of which a negro - capable.
SEPARATION or FAMILIES.
Buying and selling is incident 10 slavery. so
| that the great cry made about separating
families deserves notice. One would suppose
fromreading accounts by AbOlitionists that we
/ took great pleasure iu separating husband and
wife, parents ANA children. rather pretoucdtO
/ do sol order To- enjoy their grief Suspicion
haunt- the guilty mind; We generally find
those who think yilely Of their fellow men to
De themselves rotten at the heart The truth
Is that negroes We're sold in families when
ever II was possible 70 do 50. They
were more kept together than members
of the white families, for as soon as the boys
grow % manhood, and often before business
necessity cOmpcls separation. Some 90 East.
some go West. and some gOOvert the Nlacaw's
nest, ae the nursery rhyme hath IT, Daughters
marry and 90 away with their husbands and
| often the old folks are left 20 themselves.
] toll ff fIflf1 of Inns
bands and wives, sometimes at the North
and West and have seen pictures represent
Ing "a rush of men and women 10 an office
building with thelegend, Bureau Of Divorce"
Marriage Is being considered scientifically.
Alice BOdngtOn. in Westminster Review. tells
Us that Professor Cope would have unions
contracted originally for five years. She adj
v~es that twelve months notice at least
should bee given where married persons wish
10 put an end 10 their contract. Her views
are | suppose, the latest Of social science.
Slaves bad a special advantage over free
laaoress They had the first lien. 80 to speak,
on the plantation. No matter what happens
crop or no crop. they were fed and cared for
and If disaster befell the master some one else
provided for them. They were never turned
out 70 starye or to steal.
TIE 'SIGGEB TRADER"
The only part Of slavery that object 10 is
the necessity of the slave merchant OF. as he
was called the nlGGtr trader Inc Save
narts were most offensive. We often dis
cusscd this feature, and some thought that
the chattcl feature should be abolished but
We were so abused and viliied about the
whole system that we were hot in a frame of
mind 10 make any concessions or 10 consider
the question Of the final abolition Of the insti-
tuition. In q large part Of Virginia slavery
Was very expensive, where we only cultivated
wheat. corn and cattle, because the hire value
WAS based uq0n the value of the slave % the
cotton and sugar planter. Hence. bat for these
int@meddling unprincipled abOli,ionists. "A
large part of Virginia notably western Viz
GINA and the great Valley would have taken
the matter i'm hand and, assisted by those OPP
posed % slavery IN the towns and cities, would
have abolished the system.
The example of Virginia would have been
speedily followed 10y Maryland, Tennessee,
Kcntuckvaud Missouri The great question
would have been forced upon the Southern
States and some scheme devised Tor their de
por,atiou. or some reservation set aside Tor
them. rs has been done for the Indians.
CoEDUCr OF THE NEGROES DURING THE WAR.
The conduct Of the negroes during the war
wagod for their emancipation Is Just tribute
both 10 the good character of the slaves and
10 the masters. There could not be a more
complete rcfutat0n Of the charges OF mai
treatment and cruelty made by the abolition
party than their conduct towards their mas
ter- 90 tins time
The fighting men We're of to the wars. The
old 4rsl with flei~ children