Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-02-10

We publish occasionally extracts from
foreign papers, showing the deep misery
which thousands of the poor of Great Britain
are continually suffering. Oar object in
doing this is not to harrow up the sympaihes
or sens b:liies Of our readers, but rather
that they may turn their thoughts to the
cause, which, IN land where there is vast
abundancc-ave, a land which concentrates
the wealth of the word-sinks thousands to
such utter degradation and misery. 1t is
matter which can be but fecbly descanted
upon, in the columns ola weakly newspaper
To uufold the cause in all lis ramications,
and lay all bare TO the comprehens. on, would
require volume. But the general prnc;-
pie or foundation Of the evil must strike
every onc-and seeing this, the thinking
m nd will elaborate for itself the truth, and
seek the remedy. 1t is the horrid and out
rageous dIsproporiion between labor and its
reward. England is Ike well filled store
house or granary. She has "a plethora of all
the good things Of the world bu, II is only
the favored few who can avail themselves
of them. Hour after hour, day after day.
does her aggregate wealth increase and
hour after hour, day after day, does the de-
greda:ion and misery of her laboring classes
increase. What adds TO her wealth? The
toll of her laborers, of course and why do
not the wealth and comfort Of her laborers
increase? Why do they not? There is the
point of difficulty. Mlinly because her sys-
TEN of laws is one grand scheme of the idle
and the proiligate 10 plumber the poor Of the
labor of their hands. To reach this end
their laws are now perfect; the labo.er, as
general thing, has reached the very lowest
pe.nt Of degradaiion-there is apparently no
lower deep :ar him TO attain. All the hide
Gus features of the worst slavery are here
manifest. We are we'll aware, that so far
as remedying the evil there is concerned
we are comparatively poweiless but we
have our own ,lfare TO take care of, aud
the condition of England is full of admoni-
ton TO us. Precisely the same spirit which
has produced the distress Of England, is at
work here, and will result in the same end
il unchecked. 1t is the spirit of avarce,
which, 10 crafty lis insi,iate promptings,
stops at none of the plainest precep,s of
christianity, but crushes without remorse The
human soul. Here is the basis of all slave
ry; aud j, is moro fully developed in EGG
land than any other portion of the Globe. -
We could WIS., ia, our people would turn
their minds TO thin; on this matter. Many
Athinklh that no effort is too great 10 accomplish
the eradication of the iror3 slave from the
statutes of our country. We ask these yea
ous laborers, should they succeed in at
once accomplishing thisend and striking tie
word from the statutes of the slave States.
whether there would he really one slave less
in the world. Do they not rather seek to
iop off only the top of the tree. than to ex-
terminate il by Me root. The slave laws, by
which zen are held as property, is but one
mode of the manifestation Of the avaricous
faculty of the mind; 1t is but an adjunct, ant
We are bold to say, the mildest and leas