Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-12-22
White Slaves.


 To show our readers the status of the whitf
 laborer at the north, the estimation in which h,
 Is held and the terms which his employers use
 concerning him, we have cut the article beoy
 from the N. Y. Tribune. We call attention t,
 It. for such people of the south who talk abou
 the doctrine of climate and crops, will see tha
 they want to introduce among us slavery o
 yh'te men, servtude degrading and crue-
 farx x-hoR tt}iis abolition northern farmer tal'ks { standing in the field, staff in hand "ouer- f flng" Overseeing whom? Why, white men, , Dor men, whose necessities drive them to toll Ad who for bare subsistence labor unceasipg
 '. Read it, catch its tenor and tone and see pw the possessor of a few acres talks and writes Of those poor men who are condemned to labor. It sounds singular to the poor men 1 of Arkansas, if there is poor man within her borders, to see the distinction made in these
 free States between laborer and farmer.-- We repeat, if there is a poor man in Arkan- Sas, for here, where the actual settler can buy forty acres of land for five dollars, none need be without a farm. But we give the article as l tappears in the Tribune:
 SHAVING Es-CRITIcrsM.--We are glad to find that any of our facts" are read with attention enough to provoke criticism, such as we find in the following letter:
 "ELmRA, N. Y, Aug [, 1858.
 " Slaving farmers'-I read and re- read the short article lu the last Weekly Tribune with this caption 1 could but regret that the author Was not moe explicit It is certainly subject oi the 9ravest importance, and 1 am quite cer- tain that many ,oiling farmers like your corres- pondent would be glad to hear more on the same. There IS doubtless much truth in the premises, but how to avoid the evil, is not so clear. Granted that farmer supplies himself with all the labor saving machinery yet invent ed, aud that he does the head-,Cork' in a mas- terly manner; still there remains great amount Of hard work, which can be done only by human muscles. And now we come to the point: Can hire laborers who will do our work Tn sklllful and workmanke manner without constant surveillance? And every good farmer wants it so done. And even if this be possible, can we find those of sufficient prnci pie to prevent them from robbing us ad hbitun when not on sentry? Rather, will they not take advantage of our absence if we leave them our purse open? Alas! fear this will tally with the experience of most. I cannot sneak for others, but for myself can say have been more tatigued by remaining in the field expos ed to the scorching sun, staff in hand, simply overseeing, than when stripped to the work. idolns as much as the help by my side Most tanners require but one or two hands except occasionally, and 1t would seem small business to act as 'everseer' of 50 small gang But enough. 1 do not wish to be censorious. I lrather write hoping to provoke discussion on what 1 deem an important and much neglected Itopic of great interest to the practical farmer. smore especially to such as are not blessed with si robust physical organization.
 Our correspondent has sli ghtlv mistaken us nn what we said in that article We know all The difficulties to which he alludes. Sill we 5hink higher grade of men might be obtained ey the offer of higher wages; so that where awo or three are employed, one O, them should de capable of overseeing im>elf and fellows. glthout robbing his employer, either by thett, ,tarelessness orindolence. We know how hard hf Is for man of some ambition, but of feeble hs rsanization, to stand around," directing others ,s hat to do and how to do it. Yet that is bet lfr than trying to do 1t yourself without physi eSu ability. IL IS unfortunate that mental and oshysical ability ar, rarely foun in the same urg inzaton. But, since it is so, let us make hpe best of it. What we object to is that man Tsho has the intellectual ability of many of he American farmers, should devote himself eS slavish life Of daily toll, when he could edake his land earn him more money by en- edoyng hewers of wood and drowers of wa. ,dr'' to do the toil, so as to give him time for cise proper exercise of the intellect that nature has provided him with, while it has denied it ns another. Our object is to elevate and inn iIove the American farmer in all respects. SO nsat he shall no longer be exposed to the nec- ofity of slaving at his daily toll. Mark too the comments of the pious nigper ',Fing editor. He objects to the owners of p} Inns working when they can employ hewers uS wood and drawers of water," so as to give eqe farmers time to cultivate their intelects.- ! hd what of the intellect of these hewers of a3od and drawers of water?" Not word ,afto giving them time to improve their minds o4t 1t be remembered these too are white men. | nk does not want the farmer, that is the land-