The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-03
The trillwaukie (Wis) Free Demccrxt, August :
THE CHAIN BEGINS TO GAIL.

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II Wilmington, North Carolina, ecne trouble
exis 8 In consequence of the mechanics there
having Been denounced az Abolit onists and
outcasts, because they objected to negro COM
petit ION in their lsbors. This is thf beginning
of trouble that cannot fail to be COME wide
spre 3D.. 1t is manifesty for the INTEREST of slave
ownsrs to have their slaves Instructed in all
branches of business and labor; And, az a con-
sequence, all branches of nechauicl labor will
be EMBRACED BY them, that the owness may have
such labor at slave rates. The eject of this
will Necessarily be, that wi tie mechanics must
pursuestheir svocations in ell respects o. level
viii the slaves, or abandon them. Hapce, the
trou Die which has broken at at W lmiSgton is
inevitable, and is a trouble which slll continue
and increase as long as Sla very cor .,nues. And
its significance, of course, Is by no means con-
fnei TO North Carolina mr. the fave States.
As we have before repeate 1y stats,, Slavery is
not var upon the blacks especial y, but upon
human labor. 1t is an tempt > chattelize
sucl. e.bor-to lay it bous hand and foot at
the fzsst of wealth and C, pital, Ii It it may be
obligs1 % do its bidding i starv tio1 prices.
Sla.ery Is to accomplish or veal and aris-
tocfacy,..in this country, chat fe dalism and
other early conditions acc, ,mplsbt for wealth
and aristocracy in the Old World.
going on, in this country, betweef Slavery on
one hand and Democracy IN the >her, is less
in the chattelization by tie powf of blacks,
and the attempt to spread such G attelization,
as in the spirit and sentim snt of s avery which
it is sought to make perma, ient and Ascendant in
the land. 1t is really sht betwt IN the apirit
of aristocracy and democracy, and Inv, Ives the
whites as well as blacks
The spirit of the institu ions of he southern
States and the Northern a as adj .rse as light
and darkness. True, the forth is lot What she
should be, nor what she wiz be; no is ,e South
what she will be. But tn t esse6 lal diversity
exists in the spirit of their respe tive institu.
tons, which, unchecked, " II take e former D
to the full realization Of human liberty and
rights, and the latter down to the vt depths of
despotism. The near co lnectior of the two
sections makes contest etween aese diverse
sentiments inevitable--a ,ntest IL It can never
cease, until one or the 9th n fnal triumphs.
This trouble among TIE mech MICS at Viii.
mington is the first result IF the afing of the
chain of servile despotis1 which is gradually
winding itself around the abor of the country.
and gradually folding its, If aroub the throat
OF the true Democratic body. L it is to be
permanently in the ascen ant in ,e future. to
be dominant, and growing and GO 'erning pow
er OF the country, the re suit car lot be at all
doubtful. The mechanic the Ii boring men,
the real bone and sinew, ii over he country,
will find themselves the re presents ives of what
is esteemed servile and degrad condition,
and they will be compel! ID to ntent them
selves with servile 1850, iations and servie
wages, or fly their occu patton nd country.
What is it that makes a ,rd and oppeessor in
the old countries of the world? 81 nply the
institutions which make him tn in yeritor of
titles and money. WORT and us fuh .ess have
nothing whatever to do it'll it. If, then, we
have institutions here WI ch ens lie man to
inherit carpenters, blacks ,iths, m son tailors
&c, with the wealth the have ascc, mulated
and the wealth they can iereafte accumulate
and such institutions ar to be eco missed as
belonging to and a part ID pare OF our Gov.
eminent, the dullest con preheni on aust per-
ceive it to be inevitable t at colo. furnishes no
barrier whatever to the ,plicati( l of the prin.
ciple, but that, in its deg, idiDg paralyzing
and despotic objects, it embrae the whole
labor of the country, an the co. ditivn of the
old countries of the worl( becomh opls.
If blacks were really nat hums beings, and
1t were impossible for Il I'm to iepresent and
perform the work and du les of Imam heings,
the case would be cha. ged. J at while, to
justify Slavery in its veal ness, it as ,duously
claimed they are not hIUsn bein 8, i, is fact
that they are valuable ,nly be AUS, they do
and can perform the lab rs Of b mai beings.
They are valuable becsu they N ? carpen.
ters, and blscksmiths, ID mas us, &C. and
hence, every white labor e man a TIE country
is compelled to have iirect i ters st in the
question of the chatteli- alton laEor. The
poet has said truly: