Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-07-18
SAMUEL w. PARKER.
In the last number of our pa

n to our readers some additional evidence
: from the early writings Of this gentleman
. TO show what has been his position on th'
f. subject Of Slavery, Free-SoiI, and the
condition of the Colored man. In No
II Of the Political Clarion" published
< by him il this place, on the 21st Of Au
f gust, 1880, speaking Of Slavery in ar
G Editorial, he says:
"Grant the existence of a Human Sou
in the African, and the Sun of Heaven
never shone upon a specimen Of more
diabo!Ical in ustice than retaining this
g people in Bondage under our Free insti-
: tuions. Slavery is not merely a
. Moral but Physical Evil. When leis
ure affords an opportunity. we shall show
that Free is cheaper than Slave Labor
Accordingly, in No 2o of the same
paper, published October 10th, 1880. we
find the following article from Mr. Par
ker's pen:
FREE AND SLAVE LABOR.
We proceed this week to the redemp-
ton Of a promise made some time ago 10
show that Free is cheaper than Slave La
Dor.
We shall not. at this time. advert to the
damning impiety involved in the abstract
question OF slavery-we shall not hold it
up in its hideous deformitv. by the side
OF our Republican insttutons-neithcr
shall we develope the inevitable calamites
WHICH must accrue 10 our Country from
this growing evil. But we will see how
far interest is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES IN
TEREsT. the most cogcnt argument ever
offered at the bar of a Nations welfare.
That free is cheaper than slave labor
IS not only fact attested by Stewart, Tur-
got, Smith. Say and other political econ
omistS of note, but it is a fact, the truth of
which has been demonstrated by the ex-
pericnce of Nations in every age But
il is our own Country with which we are
particularly concerned; and il is our in
tentIon 10 present facts as they are sus-
ceptibIc Of proof
The production Of the staple Commodi-
~ of Virginia, is now considerably less
than il was prior 10 the American Rcvo-
luton. notwithstanding the great increase
her laborers. The product Of tobacco
has also declined in Kentucky, the Caro-
tfas. Georgia, and Louisiana, because
: ow, costly labor Of slaves. And il has
: nonulai,v tended to retard the progress of
g exhaustino- I'D wealth III these States bv
y borers. \ir%,.:rl and excluding free la
5 rank Of States. sh. recently in the first
fourth in effective pop"lastands at least
: wears. will probably be thro and in ten
:, sixth grade; and in regard 70 thpto the
y ,.,,.Itb ,,,,,ch farther fpdIth
ch.han that, unless her policy Is changc'
he Dough her territory is so very extensive
ite. Fertile. Pennsylvania is fire" STATE
ted l., Notwithstanding she was settled ne ar
the i,ar Jury after Virginia. and though
dlv ~" 49, .nts Of wealth are by no mean
Il o: '.p,,aL ',,t, she is by far the better i'm
n;a,,,u.sI pre- opulent State. In az
., featuring veal GU ''.'u 80
80, turnpikcs. canal5h ,''c :, .;i'
49," she is far in the ada a'.u
IN ter. and still her eneG - ~ -,
,a w., awakening into life. ~, NV 1P;.;, ha
80, long manifested the sv...s'
~ dundant population. Thp'ns a " -;
az hold good in relation TO r., ,a,.. w
~, Ohio. and if we 90 to the more .,,,'
Slave States, the contrast will, ,aoan
90 more conspicuous. The compare, =,
vanceInent Of the Slave and free S.,
III, is justly lillened to the snail like progr
,rs of the keel boat, hugging the sinuosi,
~ Of the shore, urged by pixies, bush what
ha, ing and cordel. and the majestic beari
ON. of the Steam vessels. brcasting the n
rha torrent ola Mississippi current, wing
az by Fulton's immortal genius.
Thirty years ago the population
ris Maryland constitutes the eleventh part
to the United States, ten years ago. only
trenty.fourth part! And if Batim
and her other manufacturing districts
that excluded, her population is actually
en,, creasng In the product of tobacco.
The farmers of Ohio have already unders
ical the Maryland planters in Baltimore III
own local and natural market. and this
cen after transportation Of three hund
sails miles. II is we'll known that Ohio raj
the this product by free labor. and in a
mate which cannot be considered m
congeniai TO the plant, than that of Ma
any land. The tobacco trade of this ST
han has been very materially interfered "
by the Onto r5rIuUrS. Socn YEA,
fact. have we not great reason TO ant
,rry pate deplorable condition of the IN
ties northern slave States upon the comp
men ton Of the facilities OF communcat
now in progress and agitation! May
here be clue to the hostility of
il tn southern States TO the American syste
oM,s The free State can investigate this pc
cond The Maryland planters are beginning
+ this be awakened to their situation and gl
numbers OF Slaves are annually transp
>. for ed TO the neighboring States: the cos
lediy their subsistence being about equal to
onor whole value Of their production in this
v the But these are not solitary instan,
!eas- even in our own country, much less
Who other y atoms. Soon after the landin
The our pilgrim fathers. the demand for G.
rs Of tai amongst them raised the Interest
nv money. in some instances. if we rem
fraid Der correctly. the enormous amount
E. forty per cent. This fact together
. the excessive demand for labor in
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