Hello everyone I hope your day is going well, my name is George Fitzhough and I was born on November 4, 1806 in Prince William county, Virginia. I am the son of George Fitzhugh, a physician, and my mother, Lucy Stuart Fitzhugh. My family moved to a plantation in King George County in the early 1800s. When I was a child I went to a small school that did not meet regularly and was not structured very well, so I did not get a lot of formal education. Growing up I have had to teach myself everything I know. I read a lot of books when I was young and I became fluent in Latin. I also studied law and qualified as an attorney on October fourth, 1827. I am married to Mary Metcalf Brockenbrough and by 1842 I was in a law partnership with John T. Thornton. In the late 1850s I worked as a law clerk in Washington, D.C. and also clerked for the Confederacy's Treasury Department. following the Civil War, I was appointed a judge in the Freedman's Court and I'm here to tell you that slavery is an important part of society, and I have written a number of books about slavery and why it's good including Sociology for the South; the Failure of Free Society (1854) and Cannibals All!, Slaves Without Masters. I believe that today's person of color is nothing more than a grown up child who needs the economic and social protections of slavery. Slavery carried the economy of the south, we need it to be successful. Without these protections they will starve to death and be like wild animals in the woods so we need to watch after them and give them a purpose. These people need the order and discipline that slavery provides. It gives them purpose, a job, and a place to raise their families in safety.Slaves have no education so they would not be able to obtain a real job otherwise. Not only do I think slavery is good for black people but I believe it is good for anyone who is poor. In fact I strongly believe that poor white people and poor African Americans have more in common with each other than poor white people and rich white people. The enslaved individuals are well nourished, comfortably dressed, provided with food and water, and experience contentment. They have no worries about the future, nor do they live in constant fear of scarcity. “A state of interdependence represents the sole circumstance in which mutual affection can thrive among human beings, and it is the only context in which the relentless struggle of competition subsides, allowing for the emergence of peace, harmony, and goodwill”. In summary slavery is beneficial for society because it gives them shelter, economic stability, a place to raise their family, and safety.
https://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/fitzhughcan/bio.html
https://www.hup.harvard.edu/results-list.php?author=1804
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/fitzhugh-george-1806-1881/
