Slavery Jamestown

Observations (Excerpts) Of GERALD W. JOHNSON. THE SECESSION of the SOUTHERN STATES
CHAPTER III. THE NORTH AND THE PROPHETS 91. DOUBTLESS the most widely advertised ship in American history is the Mayflower, but a year before she sailed another ship had made a voyage which had a far greater influence upon the development of American history than did that of the Mayflower. This was a mystery ship. Whence she came, what name she bore, what master sailed her, whither she was bound, no man can say. Out of the mists of time and the sea she appeared off Jamestown, in Virginia, in the year 1619; and after touching there, over the rim of the world she disappeared, never to be identified again. All that is known of her is that she flew the Dutch flag, and that she landed twenty Negroes at Jamestown— the first Negroes ever to set foot in English-speaking America. 92. THE SECESSION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES The phase of this story which is most difficult for us to understand in all its implications is the fact that no one thought the incident remarkable enough to make it worth while to note the name of the ship and her master, or anything else about her. She landed livestock; and the fact that the livestock did not consist of the usual horned cattle that other ships were bringing in was of small importance. Other ships followed with similar cargo. Not all of them came to Jamestown. Some of them touched at Boston, and in the course of the years many of them were Boston ships, coming from the Gold Coast, and the sale of their human freight went to swell the fortunes of Beacon Street families. The Negroes were no longer carried to Boston for some time before the Revolution because they did not thrive in the New England climate; but the money they brought throve mightily in New England. Nineteen years after the Dutch ship touched at Jamestown, and eighteen after the Mayflower reached Massachusetts Bay, the first American slaveship is mentioned by name. She was the Desire, built at Marblehead and owned in Salem, according to an entry in Winthrop’s Journal for February 26, 1638. This is not to be understood as indicating any particular depravity or degeneration in New England. It was simply the spirit of the time. THE NORTH AND THE PROPHETS 93. The frosts of New England, that made the use of slave labor unprofitable there, gave New Englanders a chance to view the subject apart from any economic interest therein sooner than others were able so to view it, and this calm view contributed to an earlier quickening of conscientious scruples. But it was a long time before New England seafaring men surrendered the profitable trade. It was outlawed in 1808; but Taussig observes that “it was not until 1860, when Nathaniel Gordon, of Portland, Maine, was hung as a pirate, that the trade actually ceased to exist.” The point I wish to emphasize here is the fact that no part of the country was entirely free from responsibility for the “peculiar institution.” It was largely the power of New England shipping interests that caused the insertion in the Constitution of the clause protecting the slave trade for twenty years. Nor were they monstrous above all other men of their generation in so doing. They simply had not yet developed the idea that slavery was the most abominable fate that could befall a human being. Neither had their contemporaries, although some of the more radical minds, such as that of Jefferson, were developing a deep repugnance for the institution. The point is that slavery was in good standing in all parts of the country up to 1808 and not very seriously attacked, even in New England, for some years thereafter. Nor is there any cynicism involved in pointing out that the development of conscientious objection to slavery made great progress only after it had been demonstrated that the use of slave labor was unprofitable on New England farms and the law of 1807 had forbidden the slave trade, which had been profitable to New England shipping. Which of us is not better able to weigh the moral values of any question, if we have no economic interest in its settlement, one way or the other? Slave labor continued to be profitable in Southern agriculture long after it had been abandoned for economic reasons in New England. Two of the greatest crops of the South are of a sort that does not permit the employment of cultivating machinery to any great extent. These are cotton and tobacco, which, even to this day, must be cultivated and harvested largely by hand. Tobacco had been grown in the South from the earliest times; but after 1793, when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, thus making cotton a serious rival of wool and linen in the textile trade, tobacco yielded precedence in importance to cotton. On account of the large amount of hand labor required in the production of the staple, the employment of slaves remained relatively profitable in the cotton country. Thus the South seemed to have an economic interest in the perpetuation of the institution; and its moral objections developed more slowly than did those of New England, which was free from any such interest. Free Men for Better Job Performance. Lincoln— Becoming an Emancipator: (Ch. 3.) CONFEDERATED GOVERNMENT — STRONGEST OF ALL GOVERNMENTS? The Genesis of Conflict between States. Meating of the Minds? The Re-Union Party could Offer the Choice of political candidates, who are rejected by the Democrat and Republican Organizations. The American: His Morals. TaxJudas.com Isonomia.us *IPSEITY*.us LandGrab.US Eminent Domain - Condemnation: reduces Private Property to a priviledge, and creates Nomads.

Observations (Excerpts) Of
GERALD W. JOHNSON.
THE SECESSION of the SOUTHERN STATES

CHAPTER III.
THE NORTH AND THE PROPHETS 91. DOUBTLESS the most widely advertised ship in American history is the Mayflower, but a  year before she  sailed another  ship had  made a  voyage which had a far  greater influence upon the  development of American history than  did that of the  Mayflower. This  was a mystery ship. Whence she  came, what name she  bore, what  master sailed  her, whither she was  bound, no  man can  say. Out  of the  mists of  time and the  sea she  appeared off  Jamestown, in  Virginia, in the year  1619; and after touching  there, over the  rim of the  world she  disappeared, never to  be identified again. All  that is  known of  her is  that she flew the Dutch flag, and that she landed twenty Negroes at  Jamestown— the  first Negroes ever to set  foot in English-speaking America.

92. THE SECESSION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES
The phase of this story which is most difficult for  us to  understand in all its  implications is the  fact that no  one thought the  incident remarkable enough to make  it worth while to note the  name of the  ship and her  master, or anything else about  her. She  landed livestock; and the  fact that the  livestock did not consist of the  usual horned  cattle that other  ships were bringing  in was of small importance. Other  ships followed with similar  cargo. Not  all of  them came to  Jamestown. Some of  them touched at  Boston, and in the  course of the  years many of  them were Boston ships, coming from the Gold Coast, and the  sale of their human freight went to  swell the  fortunes of Beacon Street families. The  Negroes were no longer carried to  Boston for some time before the  Revolution because they did not thrive in  the New England climate; but the  money they  brought throve  mightily in New England. Nineteen years after the Dutch ship touched at Jamestown, and eighteen after the Mayflower reached Massachusetts Bay, the first American slaveship is  mentioned by  name. She  was the  Desire, built at Marblehead and owned in  Salem, according  to an entry in Winthrop’s Journal for February 26, 1638.   This  is not to  be understood as  indicating any particular depravity or  degeneration in New England. It was simply the spirit of  the  time.

THE NORTH AND THE PROPHETS 93.
The frosts of New England, that made the  use of slave labor unprofitable there, gave New Englanders a  chance to  view the  subject apart  from any economic interest therein sooner than others were  able so  to view  it, and this calm  view contributed to an earlier quickening of conscientious scruples. But it  was a long  time before New England seafaring men surrendered the profitable trade. It  was outlawed in  1808; but Taussig observes that “it  was not until 1860, when Nathaniel Gordon, of Portland, Maine, was hung as a  pirate, that the  trade actually ceased to  exist.”
The   point I  wish to  emphasize here is the  fact that no part of the country was entirely free from responsibility for the “peculiar institution.” It  was largely the power of New England shipping interests that caused the insertion in  the Constitution of the clause protecting the slave trade for twenty years. Nor were  they monstrous above all  other men of their generation in so doing. They simply had not yet developed the idea that slavery was the most abominable fate that could befall a human being. Neither had their contemporaries, although some of the more radical minds, such  as that of Jefferson, were developing a deep repugnance for the institution. The  point is that slavery was in good standing in all  parts of the  country up  to  1808 and not  very seriously attacked, even in New England, for some  years thereafter. Nor  is there any  cynicism involved in pointing  out that the  development of conscientious objection to slavery made great  progress only  after it had  been demonstrated that the  use of slave labor was  unprofitable on New England farms and the law of  1807 had  forbidden the slave trade, which had  been profitable to New England shipping. Which of us is not better able to weigh the moral values of any question, if  we have no economic interest in its  settlement, one  way or the  other?
Slave labor continued to  be profitable in Southern agriculture long after it had  been abandoned for economic reasons in New England. Two  of the greatest crops of the South are of a  sort that does  not permit the employment of cultivating machinery to  any great extent. These  are cotton and tobacco, which, even to this  day, must be cultivated and harvested largely by  hand. Tobacco had been grown in the  South from the earliest  times; but after  1793, when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, thus making cotton a serious rival of wool and linen in the textile trade, tobacco yielded precedence in importance to cotton. On  account of the large amount of hand labor required in the production of the staple, the employment of slaves remained relatively profitable in the cotton country. Thus the  South seemed to  have an economic interest in  the perpetuation of the  institution; and its moral objections developed more  slowly than  did those of New England, which  was free from any such  interest.

Free Men for Better Job Performance.

Lincoln— Becoming an Emancipator: (Ch. 3.)

CONFEDERATED GOVERNMENT —
STRONGEST OF ALL GOVERNMENTS?

The Genesis of Conflict between States.
Meating of the Minds?

The Re-Union Party could Offer the Choice of political candidates, who are rejected by the Democrat and Republican Organizations.
The American: His Morals.
TaxJudas.com
Isonomia.us
IPSEITY.us
LandGrab.US
Eminent Domain - Condemnation:
reduces Private Property to a priviledge,
and creates Nomads.