Response+to+North’s+outrageous+assertion+of+slave+banning

__Response to North’s outrageous assertion of slave banning

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My name is Edward Williams and I am an owner of a fairly large farm in Missouri. A few days ago, there was a…compromise of some sort that made states ban slavery. When I first heard that, I could not believe what I was hearing. //Banning slavery?// Why on earth would we do that?! I was really relieved that my area where my farmland is a state where slavery is allowed. But why would people want to ban slavery? I mean, it is totally obvious that using slavery in labor is much cheaper and less bothersome than using a **white** laborer. It’s just not the same. I mean, how could you treat a person such as a white laborer like some //animal// to do the harsh farm work? That’s the reason why we need those black slaves to work for us. I mean it’s what they are supposed to do, isn’t it? They aren’t even considered “people” and so there should not be any problems by just using the labor they could give. Some of the northerners talk about how God would be disappointed with us slave owners about our treatment towards “our fellow brothers”. But how could one even consider being “brothers” with those things. I mean, they aren’t even humans. It’s obvious that God wanted us to do this. It was God who lead us to this scared land and drove away those savage Indians and it is plain obvious that God wanted us to take those poor souls underneath our wings so that we take care of them. It is logical that for the shelter and food we provide to them, they should at least work a bit to repay their debts to us. It is northerners who just can’t grasp the concept of the importance of slave use in farming. Do they even know how much it would cost me to harvest just the farmland I own? And I’m not just talking about money cost, the time spent harvesting all that land would take days if I use white laborers because I have to give them breaks and specific working hours. Slaves don’t have that. They work from dawn to dusk and get food at the specified times. Slaves don’t whine and moan while they are working because they know that it’s the only way they could repay me for taking them in. Also, the harvested crops not only feed my family and my slaves, but they also frequently go out in markets to feed the mouths of other //real// fellow brothers.  The northerners really need to understand and appreciate us southerners and the work they do to keep the fellow brothers fed and not criticize us for owning slaves but praise us for doing such a good deed.