Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1860 — One of the Phases of Slavery. [ARTICLE]

One of the Phases of Slavery.

A little less than a year ago, an English •trentleman and his family went to spend some months in South Carolina for his health. On their return to the North in the spring, th y stopped oiCtheir way at ahe resid rice ol a British Constfl. He was ‘nt that tim? boarding at a hotel. A conversation arose on slavery. “ S r,” said the landlord, “ the slaves have an easy time, a very easy time. I have a slave woman in my house whom I keep well and feed well," and who has done little or no dlabor of any kind for the six years I have owned her.” “ That is very liberal of you, Isir,” replu d the English gentleman. ‘‘Are f such cases common!” “ O’, yes, very commjt)-” The next day the wife of the English gentleman was spending a little time in the sitting room of the wife of the lan '- lord. While there, a young, good-looking mulatto woman came in, appearing languid, and complaining of being sick. Her mistress accosted her sharply, sayting, “ What’s the matter now, Phillis; are yin <roino to stop hitving children!” “Indeed. I hope so, missus; I Would rather die than have any more,” replied the girl. •‘ Phillis,” said'the mistress, “don’t let me hearyou talk in that way. If you stop having children, 1 will sol! you to gv> South at once.” The slave left the room in tears. “Is that girt married?” “No,” answered the landlady. “How long have y-m owned her!” “ Five or six- years,” replied the “How many children has she had since you ’iumi.h* her?” *• Four,” rev plied the l.amli.'. ly. “Ail living!” “Ail: fine, fat. and healthy.’” The landlord subsequently di-clos' d the 'act that this was his breeding woman, bought and kept for ( that purpose, ami the one to whom he alluded to as having an “ easy time.” Her : children had different fathers, chosen with „ reference to their stock qualities by the ■otyner of the girl. Site had been made to produce a child in almost every year since shje had been purchased; and the landlord professed to be getting boys and girls, by f his judicious system “of crossing, equal to ' any in the'State, and which would bring I~him the vdry highest prices. In what way the girl was coerced into this diabolical arrangement, we have seen by the interview in the sitting-room. 'We do not attempt to heighten the pic- ' ture. We give the simple facts as related to us months ago, by the gentleman in question, in the confidence of private intercourse; and for this reason we do not wish to be more particular as to details. We only vouch for the strict truth of the narration.—jV. Y- Tribune. ~ A Mild Suggestion to Pebsons Visiting The South.—The Atlanta (Ga.) Confedcr. acy says: . “We regard every man in our, midst an enemy to the institutions of the South, who does .not boldly declare that he or she be- ’ Ijeives African slavery to be a social, moral i and political blessing. Any person holding other than these sentiments, whether born at the Eouth or North, is unsound, and should * be requested to leave the country. (g(7*The Detroit Advertiser says: “We have strong confidence that the Republican ”Convention, if they do not give us Seward, > the man above all others for the position, ■ will nominate either Chase or Lincoln. For either of these candidates Michigan is absolutely certain, and for Gov. Seward by thirty thousand majority.” .