Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-19
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81 The Democrat fatty denies our statement
that where slavery exists the white laLoring
is degraded to level with the slave, and
has prospect of becoming what he might be-
come in free State.
Now we have no idea that we shall be able to
enlighten the editor of that paper whose long
obedience to the slaveocracy has rendered his
nierst 'nd.ng entirely impervious to truth, but
for til bslefit of such of our readers as have
not the s,aristics and documents to refer to, we
viii give few items showing facts and the
views OF southern men upon the point at is
From the census report of $50. il appears that
the SIX New England States and the State of
New lork, have an aggregate white population
of 4192.752; of whom but ., 449 were unable 10
read and write. The States of Alabama, Ar
kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina Georgia, and Tennes-
see, have white population of 4,76e. sos, Tor
1856 less than the New England States and
New York and that of this number 43l 655
unable to read and write. This fact Of it
self sufficient to satisfy any reasonable man
that the poor whites of the South are degraded
and have neither chance prospect of becoming
what they might become in the free States
But let US see what southern men themselves
think of white laborers III slave States. Gov.
Hammond. in an address before the South Car
olina Institute iii 1850, speaks of them "a fol-
lows:
They obtain precarious subsistence By &C.
casional jobs, by hunting, by fishing, by plum
dering fields or folds, and too often what is in
its effect, far worse-tradIng with slaves, and
inducing them 20 plumber for their benefit"
William Greggs Esq, before the same Insti-
tu:t III 1851, says:
1t is only necessary 10 bald mauufactur-
ing village of sianties. in healthy location in
any part of the State, to have crowds eff these
people around you seeking employment at half
the compensation given to operatives at the
North. Its indeed painful to be brought in
contact with such ignorpce and degradation
Mr.. Randolph, who, by the way, was one of
the most ultra pro-slaSery men of the South,
was Chairman of a Committee while in Con-
sress. to whom was referred petition Of the in
hahltants Of a portion Of the Territory of Indi-
ana, praying that slavery might be permitted in
that Territory for a limited time. The follow
ing is an extract from his report:
. That the rapid population of the State of
Ohio, proves, IN the opinion of the Committee
that the labor of slaves is not necessary 10 pro-
mote the growth and settlement of colonies in
that region That this labor, demonstrably the
dearest OF all. can only be employed TO advau-
tage IN the cultivation OF products more valua-
ble than any known to that quarter of the Uni
ted States. And that the Committee deem ii
highly dangerous and incxpedieut to impair
provision wisely calculated IL promote the hap
piuess and prosperity OF the Northwestern coun-
try, and to give strength and security to that
extensive frontier, md they believe that IN the
salutary operation Of this law, the inhabitants
OF Indiana viii find. al no distant day, ample
remuneration for 4 temporary priyation of labor
and emigration"
We might continue columns of such extracts.
but II is useless to waste time in proving fact
that no sensible man viii deny, to wit That it
Is fer the interest of the laborers of the North
TO keep slavery out of The territories and future
States