Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-12-04

Of Kentucky; bold, lofty and beautiful but 60
to them, and nature only blooms-n0t mon-the
rich soil tells from its native growth what may
come out Of it but it is untitled by human
hands. And from them cast your eyes upon O.
hio and what life, what energy, what progress
you behold Barren h-tops subdued g. made
rich, glens teeming with life plains all astir with
industry and prosperity and yet few owning
more than fifty acres apiece Why this differ
ence? I tell you could not shut my eyes to
the fact--Stdverg is the cause. Out with the
fct, for it is so That keeps Kentucky down.
But she sha'nt be kept down; she sha'nt lag be-
hind so let us Join in Kidding her of this curse,
and in putting her in position worthy her name
and her pride.
am in Broadway. Ny window opens south.
hear the hiss Of steam, the camor of machine
nv, and the eternal din of human industry Clat-
ter clltter hiss hiss buzz buzz! Tire
ess--ceasoIess--they 60 on as if there we're no
rest here for machinery or man. And have
gone abroad and looked into shops, and furna-
ces, and manufactures, and me hanica estab-
lishments and seen with my own eyes why Gin
cinnqi-why Ohio-stands where they are, and
why Louisve-why Kentucky-stand where
they do. IT'S Labor There is the secret
IT'S ooiuatary labor that does it all. That makes
the difference That sets Cincinnati away a.
head of Louisville and makes Ohio distance Ken
lucky. And shall we not see it? Shall we bite
the nose eff our faces and cry I'VE won't exatriA
ne-we won't discuss--we won't do anything,
because set Of fanatics abroad roar against sla.
very, or set Of fanatics at home roar for it ="
90 fer my own INTEREST," 90 for the interest Of
Kentucky-and 60, therefore, against sl0very.
went up with friend to one Of these Cincinnati
factories. The owner is man, every inch of him.
He looked toil-worn--his face was backeued with
SCOT and sweat, and his hands roughened with labor
but his large, full eye, bis lofty trow his strong frame
ana his drecness ofspcecb, assured me at once who
and what he was and he has two hundred and fifty
hands in his employ! But no matter about him-the
self made Enter that room; you a dozen or more
workmon; they are all busy. But stop and speak to
one otthen; don't fear speak, how ready and inelli-
gent his answer he is well-informed and knows what
to sly and when to sayit Gonow into the room ad-
joining 1t is darker, and there is harder work. appa-
renty. The men look blacker; they don't not ce you,
and you fear to disturb them. But there one looks
up speak. How very intelligent he is how clear his
explan1tion7 And more than half these hands are
married. What little village this one establishment
supports hear that near two thousand souls fourth
of the population of Lexington are dependent on this
factory
"Why can't We have such factories in Kentucky"
asked the proprietor. awe have water power and ev-
cry thing else necessary"
"Whites and slaves won't work together he repli-
ed, Whites won't work where there are slaves. La
oor 10 be elective AMI liono-ablci must be free"
But" resumed ], eve can work our slaves"
at won't do" he reoined. "Manuicturing labor
must Jo intelligent. Then you have to whip slaves to
make them do their tasS-anl when done it is not well
DONE No safety, either One bad slave, whether for
revenge, OF oa Of oanesa may destroy, in one night
all your buildings. Tree labor is the only paying la
bort is the only safe labor"
said no more for felt what he slid to be true
every word Of it. But never mini this conversaton.-
want to follow up these llbogers; want to see and
know all about them for they The State. So SAID
to my friend, do you know where any of them hve?'
81 do" "We show M, and if possible, let me go in
10 their houses" continued. "Not ing easier Come
on replied my frienl 'and l will make an appoint
mont for you" and so we entered the first room, and
was into mcaJ to several Of the workmen and told
whit wantod and at loon | agreed to visit them
Wei, I am there. AMI neatnoss, comfort and abun-
llnc9 are to be seen all around me! They are well
off they are independents they happy. For they
arc conGdel in at the mandatory and loved at home,
ana have enough and to spare. Say YOU saw excep-
tons? Friends Kentuc&ians visited four or fivs of
the workmens houses, and in allyea, in ALL--there
was every comfort man Or woman could desire.
Nor did stop here. Satisfied of the well doing and
well being of the labofers desired yet more to know
what their social position and also the prospects
of their families and children. said so to my friend.
No difficulty" replied he. And he takes down the
names Of children, and asks, "Wl you be at school to-
mouow?' Tomorrow is here, and at 10 am waited
upon Now for the Free Schools. We dash away,
and soon arrive at the school house. Pause. For the
building is fine one AMI has neat garden in front;
is temple dc lcltel to Freedom Satisfied, delight
ed with this out door gaze, We enter "There," said
my frenl these are the girls saw yesterday and
these and these" entering different rooms, "are the
boys" They were examined. They read; were put
to the black board; recited, &c. The picture was
complete. And it was glorious one to gaze upon and
to mltlto.
Fltbors in Cincinnati toll cheeyfully because it is
honorable for them to make their living by the sweat
of their brow they content because their homes are
made glad by warm AMI loving hearts; and they are
happy because their boys and girls are well educated,
and are destined to take their station by the side, or
BEFORE the richest and proudest in the land; and thus
with snail farms without the city, and small capital
Within through voluntary labor and Industry, Cncin-
mt, and Ohio, are becoming great Intelligent hap
Ply AMI powerful
The cause! The causo repeat it, friends! FREE
DOM Yes, Kenuckans, Free Labor, end nothing else,
docs il AL never saw it before. did not under
stand it before. But here it is, as plain as the sur in
the balyens and if yoa look at it you can't help seeing