The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-01-22
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coveret worn into holes. Another sack OF .cfaif
| lay on the floor in corner, over which was
stretched sort of blanket torn to rags. Here
slept all the children, except the two youngest,
who lay with their parents. The fate OF the old
man at night was not made known to me. nor did
inquire. gE ihtf.sss f
The furniture of the apartment below consists
ed Of stool, on which the mother sat box
occupied as seat by the. eldest daughter; two
broken chairs, Unsafe for either my guide or N.Y.
self; fourteen or fifteen articles Of cr0ckery Of
fractured plates, and cups; tea. pot two
three small iron vessels for cooking, and broad
table, sustained by diagonal bars fastened with
nails On the wall. under a broken piece Of
plate glass, hung a white napkin, tringed at the
bottom, the only testimonial Of neatness that pow
erty could afford. The whole chattel estate, IN
GLIDING the apparel of man. wife, and children,
could not be sold for ten dollars fas sFasN sa
The ENGLISH TENANT AND THE AMERICAN
SLAvE.-Al communications from lord to tenant
are received with the most degrading seryility.
The poor man is half annihilated; with cap in
hand, body bent, and down-cast eyes, he artcuates
increasingly, my lord nc, my lord yes, my lord
your lordship--with an awe due to divinity rather
than man.
The slave in the Carolnas is not so humble in
the presence of his master. He simply replies.
yes sir no sir often INDUCES in the free express
sion of opinion; and, in many families, his COM
municaions are on terms Of equality. He is, in
deed, the property of master, but is well fed;
and even his dogs, Joxler and Iowser, often de-
your more flesh in day than an English laborer \
eats in a week. taf,tj gsttgsafa NJ Rsgf gqA} AZ
+ He cultivates patch Of sweet pota oes and
other esculent plants for himself; keeps fowls in
his ward, sells at market, and in the smoke OF
his chimney hangs the joint Of hog, from
which he cuts slice at the calls of appetite -
He wears smile on his countenance, is fat and
saucy among bis fellows, laughs with a vacant
heart, can dance to the banjo, and freely Indulg-
es in his talent for music. 4 ~ st3 fi@
Slavery is a national evil which the Ameri-
cans deeply deplore. 1t is against the spirit OF
their institutions, and must have an end. But
there is no redemption for English peasantry;
they lie at the bottom Of the fabric Of society,
whose pressure, like that Of q pyramid, is in
proportion to its height They have not the
strength to throw off The incumbent mass, which,
like the structure 10 which have compared IT.
seems destined to outlive many generations Of
men. ;ssislss 3 94-a,{, q ISL lg;s IN IN y.ks
The nobility are intrenched behind hereditary
wealth and privilege, and are. moreover, the best
educated class Of men in Europe. More like POI
tentates than subjects, they have much, 10 lose
and nothing TO gain by change. They are affabfe
and condescending without loss Of dignity; study
to conciIiate, and at the same time to inspire
respect for themselves, which forms the secret
guaranty of their power There are always ora
tors and statesmen among them well read and
practised in the mysteries Of Legislation. Wis
dom is power; and it is the power Of parliament
tina, has raised England to such pitch Of great
ness, ana upheld constitution which, in any
other country, would have long ago fallen into
ruins. s f
Learning in England is confined to a few
knowledge is taxed and cannot be bought by tho
por A single newspaper costs sixpence. which
L.-:,, k~~ Ia httrrr 1uht Af
the press, unlike the rays Of the sun, shines not
upon the cot age matched with straw. here
are millions of poor laborers, operatives and me-
chanics, who feel the weight Of government
without compromising it's policy. Their rulers
practice upon the system Of Vaudeville, and
think 1t would be unsafe to instruc, such formida
bic numbers who might become inquisi,ive, and
ask why they are fed on potatoes and salt in
sight Of park containing three thousand deer
to glut the appetite Of a single man. Hence there
are no public schools for the instruction Of The
poor, this is the work Of charity and The church.
and not of the law. 1t was NOT until six years
ago, that parliament appropriated thirty thousand
pounds for this purpose-but little more than is
given by the State Of Connec,icut, with less than
100000 inhabitants. ta,. .
4 II was in Somersetshire, that the author visit
ed the cottage described in the first part Of these
extracts He afterwards made a journey TO Dew
onshire, in order to ascertainlthe condition of lis
rural population. The following melancholy para
graph closes his narrative:
During the years 1841 2-3, entered 122 cot
tages in S0merse,shire, Devonshire, Lancashire,
Warwickshire, Surr, Middlesex, and Kent, al
why's with a view to understand subject in
which | felt deep and abiding interest. My
FIRST visit to Somerse,shire disclosed the Whole
truth; had nothing further to leafn.' than that
the same w eichedness, the same round OF pota-
toes and salt, the same appalling picture OF de-
s,rucion and rags prevailed throughout all the
kingdom"
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