Let Jacobinical principles, such as some of our Northern brethren inculcate, prevail here, and they at once destroy this benevolent relation.

This relation will improve under the influence of the Gospel; it has wonderfully improved since Jefferson's day; and though the time may be long deferred, we shall no doubt see this colored race fulfilling some great purpose in the earth.

I trust that our Northern friends will not precipitate things and destroy both whites and blacks; for a servile war would be one of extermination.

Many of the Northern people I fear would acquiesce in it, provided especially, that we should be the exterminated party.

This is clear, if words and actions are to be fairly interpreted.' "'The colored people here, as a race,' said a planter, 'are under obligations to us as partakers in our civilization.