Show M 1 pt hech N s t damho se in the gr an ak A georgia ba gentlemen residing inthey in t ed to impress tet dea upon our mind that d during oring the ithe existence 0 of f slavery in the there was no friction between the master band and the slave thit that they de dwelt lt harmoniously tw together ether that the negro was happy a and nd cont contented wUn his lot and had no desire nor ambi ambition tiou to become free pau pall this and much more has been related to usAa us lately telY iua in a vain vail effort to prove that slavery was the natural condition of E the negro without desiring to rekindle the bitter recollections of the past we will proceed to prove to our anfor mants that the they y are laboring under misapprehensions apprehensions mis and well they know it for many years prior to the nat turner insurrection which occurred in 1831 thousands of ne negroes groes throughout the entire south were constantly plotting and to secure not only their own freedom but also that of their kinsman and their masters were taxed to uttermost to li prevent them from fro in doing so at night the whole south was under patrol and if the patrol era caught one single slave off on the plantation without a passports passport they would coufa I 1 bim a good sound flogging fint notwithstanding all these precautions the slave was an object 0 of if suspicion and distrust when he was waa whipped or abused he would retaliate liate by setting fire to the barn and destroying other property Hun hundreds dredA of whites were put to death by havin having poison adamini administer ed to them in their tea coffee and eatables by the slaves but the atlanta constitution or air no other newspaper p published in the south ever mentioned or referred to these they were fearful that if they so it would cause an insurrection among 0 the slaves referring to the nat turner in insurrection the j historian of that period informs ui us that sixty oue one white persons were slain by that individual and an his few companions and for many yem years after that bloody in insurrection i i the people of virginia abc sacr r the south lived in a state of ana ar jest the strong arm o stave would fall upon atlie them at it caused their blood todi to cd td f cheri val tha slightest in froix of aneiro uprising r ceased to be refreshing by and oja 5 W Z d aid and aked p pale ae and ghow ing agathi V F hora h t al ta e J r idd jort with th crisp 67 1 q that k t can R the d not as a has beefy owa jbf that th not d SON R P 40 J 4 t sou W the 2 IF mr 1 k IT a am W T 41 OIL aa 5 nepa N 1 ot R slaves daves were put pat to death for the purpose of terrifying the others many of them die slaughtered in ed in cold blood others had their nose and ars cut off the flesh of their cheeks cut oat their jaws broken as sunder and while in that condition they were set sat up as marks to be shot at we could cite many other instances to show that there was always a fric friction tiou between the master and the slave and that it was not the desire of the majority of the t slaves to serve their masters as chattles ch atties and that they enjoyed and appreciated liberty the same as their owners all southerners are familiar with 49 the virginia maroons marcons Mar which extends tends from N norfolk va into north carolina during the reign of slavery it contained worth of slaves who had escaped from bondage their masters who were among the boldest of the virginians never ventured into the camons maroons after their 31 slaves av es hut but they sent in their ferocious and anaman man aati eating ng bloodhounds blood hounds burthey but they never returned and the slaves remained there for generations right in the very midst of slavery but they could not be subdued by those belonging to the superior race madison washington was one of a cargo of slaves who were en route to new orleans and during the passage he organized the slaves azid aid made an onslaught on the officers took possession of the boat and made good their escape to england en 91 and joseph cinques belonged to a planter in laane he looked on with disgust atthe cruel treatment accorded to him and his fellow slaves and he decided to make a break for liberty lie he in company with fifty others leaped upon a boat knocked down the captain overpowered the crew and escaped with the vessel these historical facts bacis and blumer I 1 our others which we could adduce proves conclusively that the negro while in a state of servitude or bondage was continua illy a struggling for liberty and it further shows that if a bolland bold bol dand and dashing warrior like toussaint LOuver louverture tare christophe hristo phe dessalines or aguinaldo Agn Agui maldo had appeared mounted upon a white horse no power on earth could have retained the negroes in m slavery during the progress of the rebellion many glave holders met slaves face to face on the battlefield battle field and they then learned to th their air sorrow that the alicec slave coula 0 nia handle a gun to perfection and when that bloody conflict came to a close and the negro had secured jus freedom b om through of war 7 1116 benm 3 the he south uth md th or q of f onu f jl ausy mg 1 i am ni r x gsg S |