The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-01-26
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idea of some human beings having
the power to control other humans,
just because they happen to be Of
q different race, seems to me to be
a very sorry state Of affairs.
Are the Negroes, who are not
able to help themselves, to be
bought and sold for few dollars,
just to satisfy some white mems
greed for more money?
It would be a different story If
all slaves were given good wages,
as good an education as possible,
and a chance to eventually become
free. But this is not SO! The slaves
are treated as mere dirt, are driven
to hard work, receive no wages,
have poor food and clothing, no
chance at education, and no chance
to make something Of themselves.
We white people call ourselves
Christians, but wonder If it is
really being true Christian to buy
and sell Negroes as though they
were mere cotton or fish? I think
not.
Go ahead, Southerners, denounce
one as a traitor to the Southern
cause. I still consider myself ten
times the man as those of you who
are low enough to buy and sell
Negroes for the little gain in mon
ey it might net you.
This gentlemen, is my sincere
opinion of the current question of
slavery.
Shirley Carpenter.
My Idea on the Slavery Question
AS rode through the fields,
looked with pride upon my two
thousand acre plantation. The
slaves were contentedly working in
the fields Of cotton. I was on my
way home after acting as overseer.
AS I rode up the tree-lined drive,
I could see my beautiful rambling
southern house with it's wide sunny
verandas.
Under the shade Of some large
trees q small distance from the
house, stood the negro cabins. In
the shade the negro children play
ed with my two white children. The
old men who did the small odd jobs
around the plantation sat most of
the time smoking and talking.
I dismounted and entered the
house. There were negro women
and girls working there. Each one
had certain jobs to do and after
they were finished they could go
back to their own cabins.
My wife handed me the mail and
I settled down to read. The news
papers Were filled with writings on
the slavery quesuon. The aboli-
tionists of the north bitterly de-
nounced the holding of slaves, and
the coming in Of slave states. The
southern writers defended slavery.
IF my slaves would be freed I
would lose large amount of prop
erty. My slaves were satisfied and
they were loyal to me. I had
enough slaves so that they did not
have to work hard. The negro
children were happy and contented.
I never separated families by sell
nings they would sing and tell stor-
les just like a big happy family.
The Northerners who had no slaves
could easily wish to abolish slav-
cry.
was willing to admit that many
slaves were treated cruelty, but so
many of them were also treated
fine and almost like one of the
family. I am sure Harriet Beech
er Stowe overdid it little bit in
her book, "Uncle Toms Cabin" I
can see many arguments for and
against slavery, but now that the
South has slaves it is a difficult
task to abolish slavery in a salts
factory manner. I needed slaves
because everybody in the South US
ed that type Of labor. Why couldn't
the North and South stop their
arguing, and why couldn't the peo-
pie in the different states decide
for themselves what they wanted
it to be. I sympathized with the
slaves, because I know very well
how would feel if were in their
place. I am also sure that the
North cannot go on this way. It
will probably end in war.
Alma Botz.
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