The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1844-08-14
si.ANKRYsIS ENGLAND AND IN, THE
Z UNITED SKATES.

kord Broughan and other philantrot,;sts t,s sro.
fSss'on iuS Sircst Bfitpis have made great nuise
aoont the case of snenin South Carpline who Was
sentehced, to bc hanged for slave stsslinr, Thcv
held up of tho American States a ms only :;
ihred Soiniuity in thc world in which such pen
atty Tor such an oiisncc was suthorized by law
The tactof the case however Is that the law IN
Y,estion was an English law passed IN 1880 while
south Carolina was undsr British: rule. /, had
remained obsoleteon the statue book It's existence
scare. sosrcey snowT saSsl Che. oecss;ee referred to.
ssssss wess sss sssss sssss ss1s 6 I|sS. h,sel q
e.essw Ps'daasA md sas On end Of the
Judge oiNeal. beforcs whom the case came. ha,
given. history ofttc afisr. which is publish
letter the Judge asks: 5 l ~ -
As Scotland free from the sin Of slavery
slascry Ia Are there no taslsmasters In England
Scosiand, and Ireland who cat, vie with the v,r,
worst an,ongstus2 Compare our slaves. nocroes
though they be, with your white servants your
solrpng iaborers, your suffering tenantry: and If
sney, nave not more comforts, more happiness,
south Caroli1iaus willp ne content to be branded
as merciless tyrants. But uutlthe condemnation
brought about. swc say ytto your censors, sPhysi.
) cian, ,hcal tlyself g., ~ W. ~ ~ 6
4he. london; Times, Commenting on the ] Jad.yc.s
letter to make these admissions !.
.ahs sf,sAce brt,ceea Ezgzaasl asd Carolsse q,
,ees 1@1 se"fhc staces are cheap tat nobody nil
;b.B them. Yteydye q slrsg IA xse s.aykct. n +,
fAs isSerrsf he fosafe fhrn n. 3sr, =.
pos,,btc. He efsAxess e poster and ,cS,lf1. of
la9 aad capitaf tells nat directly on tie
''eaas sLdee bat system oAe tr6olc La5oriar
mass.nssss sS.s . = '''' ''ts
This pretty fur fur position Of sersi,ades in
England The slavery Of English laborcrs is that
al caste subjected 10 superior CASTE .sis fhc
'eteTea q employer to hare then, as free a, nos,
s'ofc: That IS to say, the domestic relation be-
tween the employer aud the lnborcr is as slight, as
p2ss,bs-tor The reason that the former wants the
service OF the other, without mourning responsible.
't'es towards hun beyond the smali ipittance Of
wages wlric', is 6xcd by the master himself He
comes under no obligation to furnish regular ern.
Ploypenf, but discharges the laborer ut Will he IS
NOT bonpd 10 support him, when the poor. maj, is
SICK i,hc takes no care Of the old broken down la.
b3rer. ) y. s7]7T - -. =
Scita,cr dues the English master do any tlne to
zoe hss-working asap comfortably provided with
lodgings, fsodser oioshing. Hc pays the wages
t'nt feEnainst tb ks,n ahlifssisss
: pt ttc while out Of his scanty aIosy3nro
tlssis afforded che laborcr must fpr in1self
well a. be: can fIc has sold his time and his Ia.
boz tobis master; lle must have work or perish ;
hais at tho mercy of the mastcr-for his labor is
':dEng in the markct )" the employer can have il
vt Lisown price, and in tho language Of the Times,
,hc screws tho poor workingman down 'toa scale
oF living which he would be ashamed to allow in
his horses; and dogs."-C Charleston Msrury. S.,