New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-24
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,roDFpy AND ANCIENT SLAVERY.


MODEPS AND AsCIEIT SLAVERY.
Tie difference between American Slavery sui the
sane institution il other times ard nations is subject
well worthy of nnst careful study Among tle Jews,
as we know from the BOOKS OF IoSas the boldmin
an inn ate OF the house working at tie same Ia
hor as the master. and. if Hebrew emancipaed al
tie ecd of seven years the .oenn jubilee Of the
nation cane around. Among people who now hold
tie ancient seats OF Judaism, the Turks, Slavery has
even mder aspects, for the chatel Of to-day may to-
norrow be Lot Only freeman but be raised to high
dignity ard pswer. But ia these countries Slavery
never attained that grandeur of dimensions aud that
political and Industrial importance which could en.tlc
it to enter into comparison with the bondage Of the
model republic 1t was only in Greece and Rome that
it rose to such proportions, and accordingly il Is in
those powerful aud memorable States that its history
MAJ most proftably he examined.
We have in Latin works which we need not quote
in tie original text ua ed and elaborate pictures
Of Roman Slavery it existed in the classic civilized
and refined times Of Cicero, Juyen4l, Seneca, Ivy
Horace, Cornelius NepOs, LucaD, Caesar, Pliny, and
Others. We fud at the earliest period the Roman
people simple in their manners, respecting and practc-
irg agricultural pursuits and almost free from the
curse OF SlaveH-a Cincnnstus even following the
plOw and iurrowiGg with plenty and honor his little
farm Of four acres Blu! in time they had the curse
of great men" who made big wars taking prisoners
as slaves With the march Of empire, the cea.ralizs
ton of wealth, forced and unnsural process came
perverted civilization refinement and luxury, and the
ysst extension of human boudage. till the eOn'cences
of educated gentlemen of that day scared that
they could with complscency buy sell seoarge, or
,if ,tia t1c in
tribute of common humanity and scholarlise and ar
ts;ic culture. We find the description OF the house
hold Of Roman millionaire, a polished Romm
gentleman, to tally, in the great number Of its
slaves, with the plantation of an American
southern gentleman. The employments, however,
differed, these being simply =" good feld-hands,
:" house servants, carpenters and blacksni.ts Of a
jet coppery huethose being slaves for every gentle
as well as simple pursuit-fair f mans, Gsus Anla
lusisns. and what rot. wealthy Roman gentleman
owred-and scourged and crucifed when be thought
fit, as the law put limit to his barbartics-beside
the renue of servants for mental work. and the porter
who, like watchdog chained day and night to
the street door, great variety of other slaves for
the various employusnts Of his household Among
these were the steward in elgent person, such
now owns and manages one of our gres. hotels; the
clief0fthe kitchen, srt.s.cook-sor example Ike
TIE modern NJ soyer; the family physician a gentle
nan Of science and experience such as DR. Francis or
Sir Benjamin Brodie chief librarian. Leaned
scholar of the grade Of Dr. Cogswel and hi, dds the
under-ibrarians aud copyists, and crammtfs. These
last named were class who, at their masters will,
studied up sny particular subject literary or scientific
and digeted it for him that be nigh. pass or their
latoIs as lis own; class similar to the Oxford and
Cambridge men who act as secretaries, aman-
uenses or crammers for members Of PaTiia-
nent, CT men rich enough to be representatives
OF privilege in Ergl-nd which their miserable cram.
ners are not o. Examiners according to Seneca the
rich SabiIus who was so i9uoraat that wish difficulty
be remembered the of authors ye. pretended to
he a saysnt owned eierer; and so numerous were tie
slaves of his house bold that ttey cost him million
Besides these slaves there were other members of the
peculiar Institution in Roman gentlenaus os.a,lsh
n6nt such slave schoomasters and slave te,eber,
for all The Accomplishments Then there were cbocs
lots of loyey girls selected f1- their beauty from
among I'll nations TO wait upon the guests Of their
master feass, to auuse them with songs and dances
FL their wine cups perfume their hair and pour Snow
water upon their hands Some gentlemen owned
whole troupes Of actors and dealers sold sss9r I'd
Companies. comPrising trsgedi,ns comedians prompt
:" or etc and these were the Garricts. Talz,as
srd kesnS Of the tme-men who had .slen, sa genius
10 erect The dramatic master pieces of Greece aai
Rene. which are stu studied as models Of c,rleos;.
iion But these all: there were slave accom-
tants slsyepainters aud slAye-srchiiects il r-s-.
rans hcufeho'd snd s that we lave described as r.
man Saver wasaccoTi,s 70 tie w lines ofTnucyiies
NeDollCn Deosfh I'D others 70 be found classic
Greece From Dem - res. Sc.rites AL oAsr
Greek 'ui,orte5 We Lean soretsi : Of .i47, Vi.ss
Crrer- thus. a. tie sale Vhsr TIC si,ye .,-.,3-
wiese fables dcHeL aecl Cossrc s-cr ql,-e 90 .,r.
vcls OF visdou-gss soll ior G. oio'. 81 = e.,
tteIe were also cold ga singer" Whether g,i.s
donna first ,ecOr, Of t1e olo.us ID. ss.,i ,-
eco cbola' (abcut $50 trd "a erau.ua5iaa" .or /
5000 obos (about 500 .E,oP was damaged Article.