Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-01

t.nv section North or South, East or West but
ti,e RIGHTS Of all guaranteed by this organic Law
LII win never rest satisfied with Hess lis
nominees and platform, its heart and language
are al national. 80.
AIarge amount Of the capital Of the Sout1 IS
invested in Slave property; which Is held under
the guarantees of the Constitution 1ney nead
this property under the Constitution IN common
with eyery northern State This property, they
regard as the Ife-hlOod Of all their prosperity.
Is ii not rational that any attempt to destroy or
/ imnair its value would be met by them, with
! Indignant feeliezs-That on this subject they
should be peculiarly sensitive?
! On the other hand, at the North, almost every
man is anti.SIaTery in his feelings; even those
whose patriotism prompts them to award TO the
south an their Constitutional rights This lat
ter class meet the fircest opposfh0n and, BY their
opponents are branded a. traitors teug6a.
1faees" and by host of other ugly names snd
The Territories Of the United States are the
common property OF all the States. purchased
By the common blood and common treasure OF
all Can it be right, that fifteen States Of this
Confsderacy, the equals in every respect OF the
rest, shall be iebarTed from carrying their prop
erty, recognized as such by the Constitution It
self into this common Territory? Certainly
/ not. When, however, such Territory asks adj
mission as State, the bona fGde and actla resi-
dents therein are the proper persons to decide
whether it shall be Free or Slave,
To this it is objected, "that 6hrScry degrtzdes
! l4Jor'-"that the laboring white men of the
| North do not wish TO come in competition with
Slave labor at tie South'-''and that ifSlayery
is carried into the Territories, this will the IN
eyitabIe result" For the sake of argument, cd
NIT all that they claim, and will that justify them
in excluding the South and apprnpriating to
themselves, exclusively all this co-partnership
domain? 1 think not. But does African-S!aye-
nv degrade laborS Icannot think that it does.
| The lote prize DaH for LI5or does, IN n greater
or Ls.s degres. deqrads IL. The capitalists at the
South, mainly have to sell in market. labor and
the giant influence Of that capital s all directed
to increase the prize paid for II. Whilst at the
North, the capitalists invest thei- means, most
". in manufacturing-the wish to J"y tnbor;
and it Is their interest to 5ny it At the cheapest
possible rites.
vii ask the particular attention OF the labor
ing and producing class at the North, as well as
| as at the South, To this view of the question
A Is Southerner; and is worth $4,000, which
he invests in Slaves; suppose each Slave cost:
him $500, he has the labor Of 81! persons for
sale: the more he can get for that labor, the more
/ ineome or prgtft he win have. IL influence q
erertci bec1uSe it Is his intercst to iRefeLSe he
spriee of Llbor. is a Sortherner, and isworth
the same amOunt-itS fRtCeSi6 u tft tr$tttiHStH
ing: he has to buy labor, 1t his interest to &c:
u ut the loosst POSSi5les rates. This accounts
for that most singular phenomena Of the times,
TO wit: That capitalists at the North, and even
lin Europe, who are conscientious about nothing
else are nevertheless conscientiously opposed to
African, Slavery.
The only thiEg that saves US from the paupcr
prices now. paid in free Europe, (fase'v social
ed for labor is African Slavery and its Influence
in the Southern States. Let the white laboreE
of the North remember another most important
fart; that Slave labor does not compete with white
labor becausei it does not and cannot labor in the
same field. They labor for different products
and ever will.
Labor, in comparison with the price now paid
for every thing produced under the most favor
able auspices, is barely sufficient TO keep sou
and body together; and commands less price
than anv other productin market What man
who pays the present prices for provisions and
apparel-who is dependent only on his daily Ia
bor-can make provisions for sickness or old
age? The whole moneyed interest of the North
lis directed to deprecate the price of labor.
The whole moneyed interest Of the South to
increase it. Each party is actuated, in the prem
Uses. hv selfinterest
/ In this communication. have made no invi1,
iiouE comparisons between Northern and South
lern States, nor have en9uired into the morality
iof Slavery in the abstract These qnesOtins are
outsile the issues of this campaign. I have
simply inquired into the Ti7{tS Of III under the
iConstitution; and this, think all should enjoy
without exception. Your nbedient servsnt,
j. R. NAYLoR.
wersburg, Aug. 10, 1856.