New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-16
8 BLEssINGss OF NORTHERN WHITE
FISEEn0M

FREEDOM.
The following significant item appeared in the
columns ct the Newburyport (Mass) Herald, of
late date The sad picture is Iimned BY home
artist, let it be borne in mind Read and contemplate
FACTORY STRIKE IN NEwBuRYPoRT. - Monday
afternoon the strikers held meeting at the hall in
Hale's court, TO see what action they could take
The room was well filed, a large majority present
being females-some of them as respectable ladies as
there in town. aud belonging to of the best
families. The men were principally of foreign ex.
traction. Several spoke. The chairman of the meet
ing, an intelligent Englsbman, said that bis pay
had been so reduced that he could not clear more
than So or sl4 per month, and found it impossible
to support family of six persons on these wages.
One lady said that where she had made dollar
day. she bad not been able the past winter TO pay her
board. Others made similar statements; but all
talked with moderation AID sincere desire to settle
the difiicuity. Ill they wanted enough to live
on; and we should judge that many of them had
during the past winter found it hard TO do that and
that much suffering had occurred in poor families
The above is the substance OF their sentiments Int
this Is only one side. On the other it Is a well.
known fact that the mills do not pay and there are
poor stockholders as well poor operatives. There
are families depending upon dividends, as well as
too.
We understand the corporation to be willing to
advance the pay of the to the old rates as
soon as the mills shall pay ample interest on the
doubtless go to work again Immediately.
" large majority present" were females-some
OF them respectable Indies as there in town,
and belonging to some Of the best familes!" lone
lady" had not made enough by her labor TO pay her
boardi Y Others made similar statements . and
what all wanted was enough 10 ire on and the
editor judges that " many OF them had, during the
past winter found it hard to do that aud that much
suffering had occurred in poor families And by
way ofan appropriate wind up we suppose the afore
said editor complacenty intimates that as soon as
the mills shall pay ample interest on the capita it is
likely the old rates. OF wages will be advanced to
at least portion of the operatives.
This is rather poor prospect for destitute and
suffering aborers and operatives. The proprietors Of
the mills will be the sole judges of what is ample
interest on the Investments they have made in the
cotton factories; and there no instance on record
wherever they allowed their philanthropy to as
sumo exquisite shape as to induce them to over
look the main chance" it is not probable they will
make exception to the rule in this instance. Be-
fore the poor, free, white operatives receive the adj
vanced wages expected to flow from the realization
Of ample interest by their employers the chances
are about three hundred and sixtyve millions to one
that doomsday will have arrived, or at all events be
very close at hand. We have serious doubts whether
any of them will ever live long enough to reap any |
benefits therefrom, although it would afford us I'M
bounded satisfaction to hold to a contrary belief
OF all the States in the North, Massachusetts has
been most vehement, persistent and memorable in
her denuncation and persecution of the South. She
has never let slip an opportunity to rob- maligI per-
secute and vilify Without cause, reason or jus
tication she has sought to stab all occasions
and has evinced settled, fixed determination, to
bring immedicable ruin upon our families, our prop
erty, section, and everything that possess at
the earliest practicable moment simply because we
maintain and defend the wholesome and benefcent
institution Of domestic slavery And yet, her own
home organs demonstrate conclusively that she sus
tans system of labor far oppressive and revolt
Ing than even sensible Abolitcnists allege Southern
African slavery to be. The African is inferior to the
white-he Is stamped and marked by the Creator of
The universe as an inferior. The laborer of Massa-
chnsetts is WHITES the equal, made so by nature
herself Of the richest and proudest of that common
wealth. Yet he sufers-even ladies' suffer-for the
'ommonest neeessaries Of life, which they are willing
10 devote their entire labor to obtain! Down South
the negro slave never suffers. He does not know
what real suffering is He is comfortably lodged and
clothed, moderately worked, and supplied in abund-
ance with the most wholesome food Thus, it will be
seen at a glance by all practical men, that between
the two systems the slave enjoys more advantages
than the Newburyport operatives.
Bat, notwithstanding these home lessons, the lie.
gisature of Massachusetts lately went so far in the
madness of its fanaticism as to remove Judge from
'ifce simply because he had discharged his sworn
inty as an officer of the land and returned fugitive
lave to his legal owner. Nothing else was alleged
against him in the Legislature that perpetrated the
oul act His personal and official character was ad.
nitted by all the members to be above and beyond
-eproach.
Judging from facts like these it would seem quite
evident that Massachusetts had better turn her ex.
elusive attention to the cure of local evils and stop
neddling with other peoples business in future