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"We wil cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Liberties,'andIf it must falalwe will Perish amidst the ERaia VOLUME X. 'deil ort os C, June 25, 1845. EDGEFIELD AD I ETISE. BY W. F. DURISOE, PROPRIETOR. -t E inE R MS. Two.DoLLARS and Firra CENTS, per annum, if paid in advance -S3 if not paid within six months fro-n the date of subscription, and $4 if not paid before the expiration .of the year. All subscriptions will be continued, unless otherwisie ordered before the expira tion of the year; but no paper.will be discon tinued until'all arrearages are paid,unless at the option of the Publisher. Any person procuring five responsible Sub. scribers, shall receive I be paper for one year, gratis,, .ADVLRTSEMENTS conspicuously inserted at 75 cents par square, (12 lines, or less,) for the first insertion, and 374 for each continuance. Those published monthly, or quarterly, will be charged $1 per square. A 'vertisetnents -not having the number ofinse .ons marked on them. will be continued or lordered out -and charged accordingly. All communications, post paid nill be prompt ly and strictly attended to. MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS. L Z. WATKINS and .N. P. Noanis, Missionaries for Division, No. 1, in the Edgefield Baptist Association, till, by di. vine permission fill the following appoint menis: Saturday before the 2nd Lord's day in July, at Rebhoboth. Saturday before the 3rd Lord's day, at Plumbranch. Saturday before the 4th Lord's day, at Buffalo. Saturday before the 1st Lord's day in August, at Callihain's M1ill. Saturday before the 2nd Lord's day, at Beulah. Saturday before the 3rd Lord's day, at Gilgal. Saturday before the 4th Lord's day, at Bethany. - Saturday before the 5th Lord's day, at Mount Mloriah. Saturday before the 1st Lord's day in September, at Horeb. 07, J. TRArP AND A. DOZIER. Mis sionaries in 2nd Division, expect to fulfil she following :, Saturday before the 2nd Lord's day in July, at Chesnut Hill. Saturday before the 3rd Lord's day, at Fellowsnip. Saturday before the 4th Lord's day, at Sister Springs. Saturda. before the 1st Lord's day in August, at Damascus. Saturday before the 2nd Dord's day, at Little Stephens' Creek. Saturday before the 3rd Lord's 1day, at Siloam. Saturday before the 4th Lord's day, at Mountain Creek. Saturday before the 5th Lord's day, at Good Hope. . Saturday before the 13t Lord's day in September, at-Provideuce. Should the prospects be sufficiently en couragiug, the meetings will continue one week at each Churb. June 4 tf 18 gT'W. P. Ht. and J. lonais, alissiona nries for the 4th division of the Edgefield As sociation, will by divine permission. fill the fol lowing appointments,-viz Saturday before the 2nd Lord's Day in July, at Lebanon. Saturday before the 3rd Lord's Day-in July, at Hamburg. Saturday before the 4th Lord's Day-n July. at Antioch. Saturday before the 1st Lord's Day in Au gustat, Pleasant Grove. Saturday before the 2nd Lord's Day in Au gust, at Red Oak Grove. Saturda before the 3rd Lordl's Day in Au gust, at Big Stephens' Creek Saturday before the 4th L.ord's Day in Au gust, at Edgefield Court H onse. Saturday before the 5th Lord's Day in Au gust, at Horn's Creek. Saturday before the lst Lord's Day in Sep temuber, at Reptublicani. Mlay 28 ET J. W. COL.EMANI AND J. F. PE-rsasos, Siissionaries in the 3rd Division will 1111 the following appointments: Saturday before the 2nd Lord's day in July, at Salem. Saturday before the 3rd Lord's day, at Lex ington. :.Satwrday before 4th Lord's day, at Cloud's - Creek. Satfurday before the 1st Lord's day in August, at Sardis.....-. *Saturday before the 2.od.L.ord'a day. at Pine Pleasant. .Saturday before the 3rd Lord's day, at Red Bank. Saturday before the 4th Lord's day, at Dry Creek. -* Saturday before the 5th Lord's day, at Bethel. Saturday befere the 1st Lord's day, at Rocky Creek. N. B. Each of the above appointments will .~ continue ene week, if circumistances are fa vorable Juoe4 18 - - State .of South Carolina. REDGEFIELD DISTRICT. rAPT. T. J. DYSON, living near the ~JFork of Wilson Creek and Saluda River. Tolled before me a bright sorrel horse, eleven years old, 15 hands bight, some white about eaCh bind foot,-one fore foot white half way up the leg, large blaze in his face, and hip shot in the right hip, and appraised at $20. . T HOS. NICH OLS, Mag. A pril 30.. 15 4tm gf'The friends of SmksoN B. MATS, announce him as a candidate for the Office oi'.a Collector at the next election. On M tf 40 State of South Carolina. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN COMMON PLEAS. Thomas Davis, vs. Attachment. Enoch Bvne. Verity Farmer, vs. Harmon Huit Attachment. and Enoch Byne. Moore & Davis, - vs. Attachment. Enoch Byne. Emily H. Tubman, vs. Attachment. Enoch Byne. % HE Plaintiffs in the above cases, having this day filed their declarations in my office, and the defendants, having neither Wives or Attorneys known to. reside within the limits of the State, on whom a copy of said declara tions with a rule to plead can be served: It is theteforo ordered, that they do appear and plead to said declarations within a year and a day f'tomthe date hereof, or in default thereof final and absolute judgmernts will be awarded against them.' THOS. G. BACON,c. c P. May 12. 1845 ly 16 The State of South Carolina, EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN THE CO1 f5' PiRAS.. Alsey Mobley, Lewis Mobley, Declaration es. ;a Simeoa. Jay. Attachment. THE Plaintiffs who by leave of the Court, were allowed to plead tbeirdemand againist the Defendant have this day filed their Declaration against the said Simeon Jay, acid he havino no wile or Attorney known to re side in this State upon whom a rule to plead, with a copy of said i)eclararion could he served. Ordered that the said Simeon do plead to this Declaration within a year and a day, or final judgmentw-it be awarded gdinst him. THOMAS G. BACON,c. c. r. Clerk'. Office, 22d Nov. 1844. Nov. 27 44 ly Plantation for ale. If IE Snbscriber ofers-fir sale his valuable RPlantation. situated on Stephen's Creek. in Egefield District, and about 10 miles above Hamburg. The Tract contains five hundred and fifty acres, of as good. well timbered land as any on the Creek and is well adapt. ed to Corn, Cotton and small grain. About two hundred and sixty acres are cleared and in cultivation. On the premises are two Dwellings, a Gin House and Screw, and all necessary outbuildings. The situ alion is as healthy as aty.in the District and the water is excellent. A reasonable indulgence will be given, with Note and approved security. Persons wishing to purchase, can call and examine for them selves. If not previously disposed of, the above Plantation will be sold on Wednesday the 3rd of September next, at the subscriber's residence. JOSEPH LLOYD. May 7 -in3ta 15 SPARTANBUiRG DISTRICT,.S. C. 1j I1S delightful wa'.ering place willbe ready T to receive company by the 1st of June. The beneficial results of the water can be tes tified to by hundreds, who have experienced its influence upon various diseases, and the accotmmodationsshall be suited to the wants of any visitors who may visit the place, upon the following terms, viz : Man per day, - - - $1 25 " week, - . - 6 00 over one, and less than-four, - - - 5 00 -. " "over four, per week, 4 00 Chihklen and Servants half-price. -Hores per day.. - - - 621 --veekr- .- 3 50 - over one, - 3 00 The're is a four horse mail coach -leaves Co lumbia every Tuesday and Friday mtorning, and ariive at Glenn Springs. Wednesdays and Saturdays, hialf pastA o'clock, P. M., The Chlarlestorn Mercubry.{Conri Stdnthern Christian Advocate, Sdnth *Carolintian, Edge field Advertiser, and Abbevile -Banner,-will copy the above once'per wveek for five weeks. and each send one copy of' their paper for six months, and forward accounts to Gleen Springs P. O. 'JOH N C- 'IMMEItMAli. P. S. The Subscriber will sell the above prrop ty on liberal terms. . C. Z. Ma28-t 18 SADDLERY - AND HARNESS MAKINtG. - ? 3 H E S ubsCriber takes plea . sure in returning his sin. cere thtanksr to his friends and patrons, for the very liberal patro.nage bestowed on him durinig the past yeats. He respectfully tuf'ormns his friends arid the public in general, that he still continues to c'trry -on =the .Saddle and Harness lMfaking Bussiness, at bis old stand, next door to Mr. ..F. Goode's. 11e has On hand a good assortment-of Saddlrs, Bridles and Martingales, Har ness, TraveUng Trunks. ?rc. and all other articles usually kept at such an establishment, wvhich he offers on as reasonable -terms asbhe can possiblyafford thern. MIr.:-ARY EQUIPAGE MADE TO ORDER, IN A woREKMANIL1KE MANNER. Citizens of South Carolina. call and see if you cannot suit yourselves as well at home as abroad. Let us endeavor to keep our moirey at home, and we will have more to spetnd. DANIEL ABBEY. Feb 19 tf '4 Dr. Charles W. Dodges, ...'having located himself, offers his profep siornal services to his friends and the public generally. He may be found at Major Johh H Hughes' residence. 51.miles north west of Edg. field Court House. Jae4 - if - 1 State of South Carolina. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN THE COMMON PLEAS. Archibald Boggs, vs. Dec'n, in Attachment Harmon Husk Robert Little. vs. - Declaration in, Enoch Dyne r Attachment. - and Harman Hust. J A. Boggs, - vs. Declaration in Attachment Enoch Byne. Charles Hall, vs. Deda'n. in Attachment. Harmon Hust. Gideon Dowse. v. s ys. Dec'n. in Attachment. Harmon Hust. Wm. -Haines, - -. vs. . Dec'tion in Attachment. :Enoc. Bync.. Benjamin E. Giflstrap, - - vs. ' ' Declaration in Enoch Byne and Attachment. Elijah Byne,- J Andrew.Kerr and ) John Kerr, Dedaration Survivors. in vs. Attachment. Enoch Byne. James S. Brown, ) Declaration va. I in Enoch B "P and ( Attachmnet. Harmoi j.st. J B. B. Miller, vs. Dec. in Attachment. Harmon Husm. Keers &. Hope, vs. . Dec. in Attchment. Enoch Byne. John Rogers. . vs. Declaration in Enoch Byne and t . Attachment. Elijah Byne. J Alexander Walker, vs. . Deda'ion in Attach'mt. Enoch Byne John W. Rtheney, var Declarawn ia Enoch Byne and Attachment. Harmon Hust. J Thomas G. Jordan, vs. Declaration in Enoch.Byne and Attachment Hai-mon Hust. J Win. D. Stone, D vs. Declaration in Enoch Byne and f Attachment Harmon Hust J Henry S. floadley, ) Declaration vs. } in Enoch Byne. J Attachment. T HE Flaintiffs in the above cases, having this day filed their Declarations in my ofiice.and the Defendants having neither Wives nor Attorney's known to reside within the limits of the State on whorim a copy of said Declarations with a rule to plead can be ser ved : It is therefore ordered, that the said De fendantsdo appear and plead to the said dec. larations within a year and a day from the date hereof,or final and absolute judgment will be awarded against them by delault. THOS. G. BACON, c.c. P. Clerk's Office, May 6th, 1845. May 14 ly 16 State of South Carolina. EDGEFIEILD DISTICT. Andrew Carson, ) Guardian of I Declaration in Francis V. Ferth, vs. Foreign Enoch Byne, Elijah Attachment. Dyne. Harmon | Hust. J Andrew Carson, vs. Declaration in For the same. $ eign Attachment. T U HE Plaintiffs in the above stated cases. having this day filed thei Declarations in my Office, and the Defendants having neither nowife or Attorneys knownto reside within ,he limits of the State on whom a copy of the same with a rule to plead can be served. " It is therefore. Ordered" that the Defendant appear and plead to the same within a year and a day from theday hereof,or final and absolute jndg ment will be awarded against them. THOMAS G. BACON, c. c. c. Clerk's Office. March 17th, 1845 Jy 8 ."tate of Southi Catrolinia. EDGFIELD DISTRIC'l. IN COMMON Pl1LAS. Davis B. hindley, vs. Attachment. Joseph .'I. Perry. Thomas Davis, t , vs. Attachment. Joseph M'. Perry.-. TH~I-E-Plaintiffsi in the above cases, havin2 5.this. day filed their declarations in my of fice, and tlie'Defendants htaving neither W ires or- Attorneys known to reside withmin thme linmits of the Statefon whom a copy of' said declara-. tions, with a role to ph-nd can be serv'~d: It is therdfore ordered; that .the said. Defenddimts -do app'ear and ylead to:the said declarations w ithin a year and a day from the dale .hereof, .mr in defautlt ther'eof-final an d absoluttejndgment will be awarded against them. T H'8. G. BACON, c. c.?r. Clerk's Office, May i2, 1845 May 14 ly 36 eAo ice.. P ERSONS hamving demands against the Estate of Ann Ml. Terry, dec'ensed. are notified to present theta properly attested, a nd those indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate papmetnt. J. TERRY, Exectutor. Marchly 8 State of South Carolinia. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. J. W, Stokes. Declaration ii P. H. R'ooney. Autachment. TH E Plaintiffs in the above stated cases Ihaving this day filed their declarations in tny office, arnd the defendants having no wifr or attorneoy known to reside within the limits al the State. on whom a copy of the same with-c mule to plead can 'bm served -it is therefore, ordered. that the defandant appear and pleadn to the same within a year and a damy from th'e day hereof, or final and absolute judgment wvil ba awarded against him. THOR G. BACON, c. c. p. Clerk's Office, 22d Nov 1844. Nov.293 44 .- 1 .NISCELLANiEOIS. From the South Carolinian. EXTRACT . Of Governor Hammond's Letters on soutshern blavery. SALVER BLUFF. S. C., January 28, 1845. It, i' a great mistake to suppose, as i generilly- done abroad, that in case o war slavery would be a source of weak ness. ' It did not weaken Ro.ae, nor Athens, nor Sparta, though their slaves were, comparatively far more numerous than ours, of the same color for the most part:with themselves, and large numbers of them familiar with the use of arms. I have no apprehension that our slaves would seize such an opportunity to revolt. The present generation' of them born :among us, would never think- of such a thing at' any time, unless instigated'io it by others-- Against such instigatious we are on*our guard. In time of war we should.be. more watchful and better- pre pared.to put down insurrections than at any other periods. Should any 'foreign nation be so lost to every sentiment of civilized -humanity ,as to attempt to erect among- us the standard of revolt, or to invade us with Black Troops for the base and ba'rbarous purposes- of -stirring up servile -war, their efforts would be signally. rebuked. Our slaves could not be easily seduced, nor would any thing delight them more than to assist in stripping Cuffee of his regimentals to put hm im the Cotton fielk, which would be the fate of most -black invaders, without any very prolix form of .'apprenticeship." If, as I am satisfied would be the case, our slaves remained peacefully on our plantations, and cultivates t hem in time of war 'utlor the suteriuteudance of a limited number of our citizens, it is otvtous taat we could put forth more strength in such an emer gency, at less sacrifice, than any other people of the sate numbers And thus we should in every point of view, "out of this tietile danger, pluck the flower safety ." How fer slavery may be an advantage or disadvantage to tihose nut owning slaves. yet limited with us in political associa tion, is a question for t Heir sol- considtera tion. It is true that our representation in Congress is increased by it; but so are our taxeti and the non-slave holding States, being the majority, divide atnong themselves far the greater portion of the amount-levied by the Federal Government, aud I doubt not that when it comes to a close calculation, they will not he slow in finding out that the balance of profit arising from the connection is vastly in their favor. In a social point of view, the abolition ists pronounce slavery to be a monstrous evil. If it was so, it would be our on peculiar concern. and superfluous benevo lence in them to lament over it. Seeing their bitter hostility to us, however, they might leave us to cope with our own calamities, but they make war upon as out of excess of charity, and attempt to puirify us by covering us with calumny, You have read and assisted to circulate a great deal about affrays, duels and murders occurring here, and all attributed to the terrible demoralization of slavery. Not a single event of this sort takes place among us, but 'it is caught up by the abolitionists. and paraded over the world with endless comnents, variations and exaggerations You should not take what reaches you as a mere -sample, -and infer that there is a vast deal more that you never hear. You hear all, and more than all, the truh. It is true that the point of. honor is re cognized throughourt rhe slave region, and that disputes ofecertain classes are fre quently -referred for adjustment to the "trial by combat." It would not be ap propriate for me to enter, in ihis letter, into a defence of the practice of duolling, not to maintain at length ihat it does not tarish 'the character of ai people to ac knowledge a standard .of honor. What ever evals may arise from thetm, however, ~hey c..nnot be attributed to slavery,since the same notion and custom .prevails boih it 'France and Eucland. Few of your Prime Ministers, of the lasi half century even, have escaped the contagion, I he tiese. The affrays, of which so much is said,. tand 'in .whieb. rifles, bowie knives and' pis ols are so promuinent, occur miosily mn the fronatier States of. the South West. They are naturally incidental to the con dition of -society as it exists in maniy sections of these recetntly setiled countries, and will tas naturally cease in due time. Adlventurers from the older States and from Eiarotpe, as desperate -in character as alhey aire in fortune, congiregate in these wildl regioni. jostling one another, anad often foarcitn" th' pseaceable and honest into recantres in self defenice. Slavery has nothmgangtn do with these things. sta bility and peace are the first desires of every slaveholder, and the true tendency of the systemn. .It could not possibly exist amid the eternaal anarchy andl civil broils of the acien' Sp .nish domtinions in Ame rica. and faor this very .reason domestic slavery has Ceased there. So far fromt encouraging strife, such scenes of riot and bloodshed as have withitn the last, few years disgraced our Northrn c-ities, and as yoau have lately witnessed in'lirminigham, Bristol, and 'Waless tot only never have occurred, hot -1 will venture to say never -n ill occur i. our slave holding States. The only thini; that can create a moh (as you might call it) here, is the apapeanace of an abolitinni, whm ithe people ns semble to chastise, and this is no more a mob than a rally of sheperds to chase wolf out of their pastures would be one It is roundly asserted that we are not well educated nor so religious - bere i elsewhere. J will not go into iediot statistical statement on these subjects. Nor have 1, to tell tue truth, much cone deuce in the details of what are commor ly set forth as statistics. As to educatiot yotr will probably admit that slavebolde should have more leisure- for thenti culture than most people. And I believ it is charged against them that they ar peculiarly fond of power, and- ambitiou of honors. . If this be so, as all the power and honors.of this country are won mainly by. intellectual'superiority, -it might ;bi fairly presumed that lavebolders woilh not be neglecitul of education. in proo of the accuracy of' this prestrtnption I point you to the facts, that our Preside tial chak has been occupied for forty-fou out of fifty-six years by slaveholders; tha another has been recently elected to -ill i for four more, over an opponent who was a slaveholder also; and that in the Federa offices and both Htooses of Congress considerably more th-:n a dsse proportiot of those acknowledged-to stand in-the first rank. are from the South, In this arent the-intellects of the free and slave -States meet in till and fair competition. Nature must have been unusually bountiful to us, or we have beeu at least reasonably assid uous in the cultivation of such gifts as she has bestowed-unless indeed you refet our superiority to moral qualities, which I am sure you will not-. More wealthy we are not; nor would mere wealth avail in such rivalry. - -: : - - . The piety of the South is unobtrusive. We think it proves but-litele, though it is a confident thing for a- mair to claim that he stands higher in the estimation of his Creator, and is less a stnner than his neighbor. If vocife-aiiou is' to carry the q.uestion of religion, the North and proba bly the Scotch have it. Our sects are few, harrmonious, pretty much united atmong themselves, and persue their vo cations in humble peace. In ftct, our professors of Religion seem to think whether correctly or not-that it is their, duty ' to do goud n secret" and to carry their holy comforts to the.,beaFt of-each individual,-.without 'reference to class or color, for hi.- special enjoyment, and not with a view to. exribit their zeal before the. world. So far as numbers are con cerned, 1. believe our clergymen, when called on to tnake a showing. have never had occasion to blush, if comparisons were drawn between the free and slave States. And although ourpresses do not team with controversial pamphlets, nor our pulpit shake with excommunicating thunders, the daily avalk oFour religious communi cants furnishes. apparently as little food for gossip as is to be found in most other religions. It may be regarded as a mark of 'our want of excitability-though that i. a quality accredited to us-in an eminent degree-.hat few of.the remarkable reli gious Isms of the present day have taken root among us. We have been so irrev. erent as to laugh at Mortonism- and .Uillerism, which have created such com motions farther North; and modern Pro phets have no honor in our country. Shaker, Bappi--ts. Dunkers, Socialists. Fourrierists and the like keep themselves afar off. Even Puseyistn has 'not yet moved us. You may attribute this to our Domestic Slavery if you chose. I believe you would do so justly. There is no ma terial here for such characters to operate upon. In an economical point of view--which I will not omit ; Slavery presents some difficlties. As a general rule, I agree it must be admitted; that free labor is cheap er' than slavo labor. It is a fallacy to suppose that ours is unpaid labor- The slave himself must be.p.aid for, and thuas his labor is all purchased at once, and for no trifliug sum. iiis price was iu the first place paid tmostly to your co-antr.emen, and assisted in building up some of those coleorsal English l'ortutnes sitnce iilustrated by patents of nobility, atnd splendid piles of architecture, stained and cemcented. if you hike like the expressin, wvith the blood of kidnapped innocentas; but loaded with no heavier curse tnatn Abution and its begotten ranaticistms have hrotught 'upon your land; some~ of theme fulfilet, 'some yet to he. .Beut besides the fi'st-cos- of the slave, he must he fed and clothed ; well fed and well clothed, if nteu for humnanity'~s sake-, that he may dlo good Work, retain health and.hife, antd rear a family to supply his place. When old or sick he is a clear expense,.and so is the .helpless peortion of his fumily. Noptior law proevidesfor himn when unable to work, or .brings up his children for oar service whetn we need them. TIhese are all hteavy 'charges on slave labor. Hence, .in all couantries where the denseeness of the population has reduced it to a matter of perfe-ct certaittty that labor can he obtained b enever wanted,. nd .the laborer. be foreed by sheer necessity to hire for the asi'allest pittance that will keep soul and body together, and rags upon his back, while ine actual employment, dlepeudaent at all other times on .alms or poor rates ; in all such countries it its found cheaper to pay this pittance, than to clothe,.feed, nurse, ,eesp port through ,childhood. and pension it old age. a race -of -slaves.. Indeed.- the adatg sso great as speedily to comn pensate for the loss o1' the value of the slave. And I have no htesitatnon it saying tlitet if I could cultivate my lands on those *terms, I would with'out a word resign my slav.-s, provided they could be p'roperly idisposed of. ..But the question is, whetbei o. free or slave labor is cheapest to us in this a country at ,his time, situated as wq-are. , And it is decided at once by the 'facrthat to we cannt-avail ourselves ofrany-other is than 'slave labo: We-neither -hav.nur is can we procure other labor to any extent, or on anythiog like the terms mentioned. We .must therefore content ourselves-with our dear labor, under the donsoling reflec tlion that what -i' lost to us, is gained'to a humanity; and thht inasmuch as our I slav'e costs us more than your free'man a costs you, by so much is he better'off. s You will promptly say, emancipate your slaves, and then -you will have free labor i on suitale' terms. - That-might be if there' were five hundred where there is noi one, and the continent, from the Atlantic to-the - Pacific, was.as densely- populated as your F Island. -But until that comes to-pass no labor can be= procured in America th O terms you. have it. - - ' -I have yet to reply to the 'main groun'i on which you and your-coadjutors rely for the overthrow of our system of slavery Failing in all:your attempts to prove that it is- sinful in its nature,- immoral in its effects,- a political evil,: and.. proftless to those who maintainit, you appeal to the syrnipathies of mankind,.and attempt to arouse the world against us by- the-most shocking charges of -tranny and cruelty. You begin by a-veheument denunciation-of ', the irreponsible power of- one man over his fellow- men." The question of the resporsibility-.of power is a vast one. It is the great political question of modern times. Whole nations divide off upon it and establish difeient fundamental'-ys tems of government : That "responsibili ty," which to one set of millions. seems amply sufficient to check the government to the snpport of -which they -devote their lives and fortunes; appears to another set of tnillious-a. mere mockery of restraint: And accordingly as the opinions of these millions differ. they honor each.other with' the epithets of " Saris"- or "Anarchists.'t It is ridiculous to introduce such an idea as this into the discussion of a mere Do: mestic Institution- But since you have introduced it, I deny that the-power of the slavehalder in America-is "irresponsible." He is responsible to God-. Heis respon, sible to the- world-a responsibility which Abolitionistsdo not intend to allow.him to evade-and iiacknowledgementof which 1 write you this letter.o :He is responsible to the contniunity in which he lives, and to the laws under which he enjoys his civi: rights. Those laws do-net'permi him te kill, to maim, or to punish-beyond certain limits, -or to overtask, or to refuse to feed and clothe his slave.- In shdrt, they for bid him.to be tyrannical or cruel. If any, of these laws have grown obsolete,. it is" because they' are so seldom violated that they are forgotten. You have disinterre.d one of them from a compilation :by some Judge Stroud, :of Philadelphia,- to stigma tize its inadequate penalties for killing, maimntug, &c. Your object appears to be -you can have no other-to produce the impression that it must be often violated on account of its insufficiency. You say as much, and that it marks our estimate.of the slave. You forget to -state that this law was enacted by Englishmen, and only. indtcates their opinion of the reparation due for these offeuces. Our's -is proved by the fact, though perhaps unknown to Judge Strond or yourself, that we have essentially altered this law ; and the murder of a slave has for many years been punisnamle with death in this State. And so it is, I believe, in most or all the Slave States. You seem well aware, however, that laws have been recently passed in all these States making it penal to. teach slaves to read. Do you know what deca sioned their passage, -and reuddrs their stringent .enforcement necessary ? I can tell you. It was the abolition agitation.. If the slave is not allowed to read .his Bmble, the sin rests upon the Abolitionists; for they stand preparedl to furnish him wi-th a key to i. which would make it,. not a' book of htope and love and pieace, but of despair, hatred and blood ; which would convert the render, not into a Chrisiian,. but a Demon. To preserve him. from such a h'rrid destiny, it is a sacred duty. whuich wve owe to our slav~es, tudt less than. to ourselbes; to interpose the wrost deciuik - means. If the Catholics deem it wrong to trust the Bible to the hands of ignorapo~s, shall weo be excommunicated beaas we, will not give' it, and with it the. corrupt. and fatal comtmentar'ies of the Abolition-. iits, to our slave ? Allow our slaves-to, read jour pamphlets,~itimulating them to, cut our throat.s! -4an you, believe' us to be such unspeakable fools') - .' 1 cannot go into a detailed cotiijarison bet ween-the penalties inflicted on a slave. iour Patriarchal Courts, and those ordthe. Courts of sessions-to w hich freeman are: santenced tn .all civilized -aations;.butL -know well that if there is any, fsekt n. *our criminal code, it. is that of excess1 e mildness.. - Perhaps a few .general facts will biest. illustrate the treatment .this face receives at our hands- . It ts acknowledged that .it increases at least. as'rapidly as the -white. I believe it an established jirinciple,- thgt. pop~ulation t6rives . its proportion to .its Icotmforts. But when it is onsidered that these people are not-recrnited by emmi - gration from abroad as lhe wvhites are, and 'that they are usually settled on our richest atitl least ihealthy lan'ds, the fact of their equal comparative increase a'nd greater longevity, outweighs a thousand Aholition faliehotods, in favor 'of the leniency and. Ipr'ovidenice of~our managemtetnt of them. It is also admitted that there are incompa bl1) rower .cases of insanitysand in e amor.E them thann nman= the whitantw