New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-29
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travelling correspondent; OF the 30 mig -Nttcs,
writing f-o. Louisiana, describes Christmas 7olic
o; Slaves. and thus improves the circumstance
How l!,.le is known a; the North OF southern slavery
cannot de9bt thai any candid man VINO would cone
here ar6 examine Tor himself would cecde ira; ne
negroes are as well ot IN proportion 70 their capacities,
the laboriDg population OF any country n me "oFd
believe ;ha, there millions Of free-5orn Ing
iish,rie rho would jump hea tsey a-e capable O:
jumping io- me privilege Of changing places with them
and rather than they might De Wiling 20
take their woody heads and shining black faces N me
bargain
The craven. servie creature Why won; some
slave.trader black MS face Il not black enough
already and sell him of to Texas, 20 help extend
the area o: Freedom By delviag il caae.brakes at
nothing day bu;a Jogging Tor supper The free
born EnglishInan has wife whom no brutal mas
Ter can violate before his eyes with legal impuHy
and daughters whom no rutHan overseer may lash
in cotton or cane folds or constrain 70 debauchery
and brutal licenliousuess-;he Law sustaining and
shielding him. The free born Englishuan Eaay have
too li.,le bread FOR his family, bu, the Law is their
shield agains, personal INJURY or degradation no
BODY can sell his wife or children away from his
sigh. for ever. or drive them 70 q distant make.
chained in gangs as il they were dangerous Wild
beasts. The Euslishman's sonwho wants bread 20
6ay may be Prime Minister OF Chic: Justice before
he dies meantime his oath mus: be taken in all the
Courts fhs coun;ry agans; the greatest dignitary
and may bring 10 condien punishment the loTdes,
.yran, in the land Why does nobody ever petition
to be made Slave? Men seek Death and every
Other form Of calamity excep, Slavery-why do all
shrink from TIA: One would suppose that some
OF these dough faces would take the medicine that
they think must be 50 pleasan;ior others,
I'VE again call upon me Edi;o. of The Tribune to in
form as fav tie Sac Co7re,oa can prories no: ne ID
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~ lie; US for the third time state that we have
nothing TO say about the Stale Convention provid-
Ing tina; all shall have labor. We do not want the
Convention loaded 50 heavily TO break its back.
Ye, we do believe the Laborer may and should have
WORK al all times secured to him, Convention or no
Convention The how, until more perfect way
is devised, may be substantially the same as the
Poor are at present provided for. Now, when man
is destitute and can get no work 10 60 The Township
or County provides food and clothing for his family
The change we propose would make il the duty Of
the Town O. County instead of waiting I'll the man
has eaten up all his worldly store, to gre him
cork as soon he reeGs u, and hin, FROM
des,u;ion Let every man who has a legal settle
nent in township be entitled 10 call on the poor
officer and say l wan; work; give me that and
my family shall no, become public charge We
believe that it would be far cheaper 10 prerer; three
four;hs of the pre>ea; amour, ot Paupe.s, by wise
and bencfcent precau,on, Than ii Is to punish il