Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-12-29
THE TELEGRAPH.
Friday, December %, IS4S.
For the Southport Telegraph,
SLAVERY No. 4.


Though the power of priast,craft was crippled;
though the power of the king was thrown off; yet
great deal of their influence from the force of
habit remained to assist the money power, and en-
slave the people, and well has it tried to attain
that object, and well has it been assisted
That we had few would-be nobility amongst
at the time of the revolution, who had figured
out in the minds eye tnat they would be the rulers
of the country, has never been doubted or ques-
toned. So respectable were they in standing, in
property in education, in talent, and in numbers.
that their influence was felt in the laws and consti-
tutions of every State in the Union. Such was
their influence that men without property were de-
MED the right of suffrage and other privileges, in
every State in the Union and in most of the States
the higher officers were reserved for men of large
estates. Laws were passed TOR the benefit OF CAPT
tai at the expense OF labor and in short, nothing
but the presidency of any one of the religions
sects was wanting to have made the people as di-
rect slaves as the people of Ireland; without this
they could not all be driven through one gate like
drove of sheep.
After the revolution by the force and exertion
OF the good society," or a"istocraic party the money
power gained in strength nearly, or quite as much
as the others had lost. The right of suffrage was
a great annoyance, and where it extended larthest
there the working people were best off and most
independent. ii any man wants proof Of this, let
him compare the condition of the working peopIe
Of HhO.la Island +Lao
VIII find the contrast great as between those OF
Rhode Island aud England. But the principle
thing that prolonged the contest, and still lea, es
victory within the reach of the people, was the
vacant land, comparatively free, where any high
minded man would prefer to 90, where he could
ENJOY liberty and plenty, rather than crouch round
the skLts OF some nabob mere tenant But not
wlthstanling the privileges Of the people and the
ads a3tase OF the Wilderness, the money power was
full OF hope and never idle. and in the very first
administration it got organized in the shape OF a
United States Bunk. Thus national system OF
making money out Of nothing was adopted, with
the prospect OF buying the nation with it, which
WAS very natterng, but the country was too big to
IA e men slaves in il who had tasted liberty and
the effect 1t had Was to drive the work es over the
mountains into the valley of the Mississippi, - ho
saved theusel, and their liberties by retrea,
when they couId not conquer. Bat tkev are now
got to the jumping of place tie lge Of the great
Pdcihc-tacy must give battle; victory must perch
on one side or the other tor the great money pow
er is still stalking amongst us unchecked. and
threatening us with chains.
From the first invention Of mon-y until this day
It's power has kept continually on the increase, and
such IS ,orce that men viii Do any thing
io' money because money will do any lh.ug for
M m II viii bHbc legislators Judges iuries press
es, press, and lawyers there is no set OF men
above its influence. 1t will procure servants, hor-
ses, coaches houses castles women. vine and all
Injuries that eoIup;uous appetite could crave, or
a wan'on and ldci'lous propensity invent. Ii can
make, and it has made, negro slaves; it can m Ike
and it has made factory slaves and it has made
them 10 work sixteen hours in the day, and with
such motion that would suppose them to be
acted On by the same power that drives the iron
machinery to which they are attached, and of
which they seem to be part. 1t can MAKE ard
it has made. rent slaves; in Amcric to endure great
suffering; in Europe to starve to death 1t would
would seen upon close reflection, that, even there,
the king power, and priest power are 10 il mere
auxiliares
Well it is now in the power Of tAe American
people to check this mammoth power, now threat
eniog them with slavery, by saying at the ballot.
box that no individual shall own more than rea-
sonab'e and necessary quantity of the American
soil This would check the great evil of rent sla-
very. That all tariff taxation shall be abolished.
that the property of the country, shall. at least
pay part OF the cost OF government, and that the
poor workey, in this boosted land OF liberty should
have the privilege OF buying from whoever would
give him the best bargain. This would throw off
the lords OF the loom and the furnace with all the
etceteras. That they must have the present unjust
and expensive collection law abolished, and the
ancient trial 10y jury, now called trial by arbitra
tlon re-establishad a0d that it shall be right prop
err and necessary, for any one so disposed to make
a short, decent, and respectful reply, to any dis
course delivered by any minister, or teacher OF any
religion. This would throw off the lords of nays
terry, spiritual and temporal. And that the iowa
ship system be adopted, then each township might
employ an agent TO exchange its surplus products
or such articles as it wanted aud did not produce
BY this means we would get rid OF the glorious
nystery of buying cheap and selling dear These
measures ,vorld constltuts n ,rra,t mar, Of H., ,hr
great, and much wanted, national REFORM.
COMMUNICATED.