. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903 . ess was real and that it bore fruit is amply proven bythe world-astounding loyalty of the slaves to their mastersduring the Civil War. Many people who were opposed to slavery have persist-ently represented the planter as a furious fighter or fire-eater. Frequent duelling seemed to confirm this belief. Asa matter of fact, the average planter, while amply coura-geous, was the most amiable, friendly, hospitable and unag-gressive of men. He was slow tO take or to give offence,and never carried a pistol or otherwise wen
. History of Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte : from 1740 to 1903 . ess was real and that it bore fruit is amply proven bythe world-astounding loyalty of the slaves to their mastersduring the Civil War. Many people who were opposed to slavery have persist-ently represented the planter as a furious fighter or fire-eater. Frequent duelling seemed to confirm this belief. Asa matter of fact, the average planter, while amply coura-geous, was the most amiable, friendly, hospitable and unag-gressive of men. He was slow tO take or to give offence,and never carried a pistol or otherwise went prepared for afi,G:ht. When he felt himself offended by an inferior, heafflicted an ordinary chastisement; when his veracity orcourage was questioned by an equal, there was a well formu-lated Code Duello printed in book form, in accordancewith all tlic regulati^)ns of which he must, as a gentleman,proceed. The idea that llie planter was indolent, an indif-ferent business man, and always a spendthrift, is totally inerror. He was ever (m the alert, was judicial minded, ener-. SPINNING WHEEL.
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