The daily union., 1854-07-20
From the Trenton True American.
EXTENSION OF SLAVERY


The most plausible petence OF the agators on the sub
ect Of the Nebraska bill is that by removing the interdct
against slavery the north of SO deg 80 min in that
ton of the territory of the United States acquired from
France, the free white workingman of the country would
be injured and degraded.
Now, although this is argument Of sectional charac
ter at all affecting the general principles involved in
the controversy may from its speciousness influence the
views of those who look only to that side of question in
which they think their personal interests and
therefore it ought to be met and controverted.
1t is beyond doubt true that however free and equal the
political condition of the American people may be- there
does exist in the North well in the South disposi
ton to create social distinctions. However much 1t may
be depored and objected to by the true republicans how
much may operate against the webeing OF society
it is undenabe fact that ssc distinctions are created
and do exist
In the North and non-saveholding States the distinction
is between the white and the white man, the free
man and the freeman This distinction general thing,
is gradated by standard of merit Of moral worth
Of intellectual capacity but is solely governed by
wealth. with its exemption from labor and poverty with
| its necessity for labor
1t would be unnecessary, it is almost impossible,
mark the various gradations through which this sen-
ment passes suffice it to say, that the cassifcatons of
society in the North marked by latitudinous lines
which denote the various degrees between perfect exe
zion from labor and the most abect and ll-requed toll
Disguise it as may-oppose it as we may-stil it is
not the less true that the prevailing sentiment Of the pres
ent day throughout the world and not less in the north
| ern States of America is contempt for labor
One deems it degrading to carry bundle large
pair of gloves the street, another though he
may be willing TO cloth counter would
be willing to deal out sugar buter he who will build
wall would not mix the mortar carry the bricks by
which it is built he who would dig garden would not
dig canal or build railroad cmbankment and on, in
thousand ways various kinds of labor made less and
less respectable and natural consequence the opera
1ooot of
worthy he may be- at the foot of the social ladder This
the in the North and large number of the free
white forced by their necessities and the preudces
of the fortunate of their race occupy the social po
sition which in the southern States assigned to negro
| slaves
The demagogue who seeks to the prudces of the
northern workingman asks him how he would like to
stand side by side with the negro slave ut the
in the field But such thing does not and cannot
ist in the slave States because besides the other dsnc
tons to which have alluded there exists the distinction
of race and condition.
If the white stands at the workbench works in
the field beside the negro he does his superiopre
cisey in the same when slavery existed in New
Jersey.
In States where slavery exists the white workingman
ny, the free negrois relieved from the drudgcres in
cidcnt TO all professions. The white does not stand
the foot of the ladder he has three degrees Of the
negro beneath him and from the very of cir
cumsancesrom the very necessity which the saveowner
feels of drawing broad line Of distinction between the
gro and the whitehe 1.-THE white workingnan) placed
in condition of social elevation of which he sought
he deprived in the North.
There the great dividing line is between white and
black free and slaye here it is between dleness and la
Dor, wealth and poverty.
1t is therefore that The white workingman GO
ing into Territory State in which slavery exists is
either injured degraded but the contrary his oppor
tunites for acquiring wealth and position are proporio.
to his merit greatly enhanced