Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-06
icnntor BrodericL of CaIirorniu-EIIs No.
bic ytudtcutien of white Labor.


Many Senators have complained of the sena-
tor from South Carolina for his denunciations OF
the laborers of the North as "white slaves, and
the "mud-slls of society" | quote from his
speech:
sin all social systems there must be class to do the
NAL duties 70 PERFORM the drudgery Of life This class
requisites are vigor docility fidelity Such class you
progress civilization and refinement. 1t consttutes
the mud sill of society and of political government
build either the the other except this mud s
h Gr snS a 70 her Int %
nenty qualified In temUer in doeiy, in capacity
Them FOR our and them slaves We them
slaves by the eommnn consent Of mankind which, ACCORD
Is Natures law We oldfashiOned at the South yeti it
that oSss at the North Wh tha term but have
III 1t is there's it is everywhere 1t Is eternal.
/, sir, glad that the senator has spoken
thus. 1t may have the effect of arousing in the
working men that spirit which has been lying
dormant for centuries. 1t may also haveithe eff.
feet of arousing the two hundred thousand men
with pure white skins in South Carolina, who
are now degraded and despised by thirty thou
sand aristOcratic Shareholders. 1t may teach
them to demand what is the power
"Link'd with success, assumed and kept with skill,
That mouds anOther's weakness to It's will;
Yields with their hands, but, still to them unknown
Makes even th'ir mightiest deeds appear their own"
/ suppose, sir, the senator from South Caro-
lima did not intend to be personal in his remarks,
to any of his peers upon this floor. If 1 had
thought so, / would have noticed them at the
time. l am, sir, with one exception, the young
est in years of the senators upon the floor. 1t
is not long since served an apprenticeship Of
five years at one of the most laborioHS mechan-
ical trades pursued by mana trade that from
its nature devotes its follower to thought, but
debars him from conversation. would not have
alluded to this, il it were not for the remarks of
the senator from South Carolina; and the thou
sands who know am the son of an artizan and
have been mechanic, would feel disappointed
Iif L did not reply to him. l am not proud of
this am sorry It's true. would that could
have enjoyed the pleasure of life IN my boy
hoods days. but they were denied me- | say
this with pain. ! have not the admiration for
the class from whence sprung that might be
expected; they submit too tanacLy to OppressioR
aa1 are too prone to neglect their rights and du.
ties citizens. But, sir, the class of society to
whose toll was born, under our form of gov
ernmont will control the destinies of this nation
IF were inclined to forget my connection with
them, or to deny that sprung from them, this
chamber would not be the place would do Ell
Their. While hold a seat here | have but to
look at the beautiful capitalsadorning the pilas
tiers that support this root, to be reminded Of
my father talent and to see his handiwork.
left the scenes of my youth and manhood
for the ''far west" because was tired of the
struggles and the jealouses of men Of my class,
who could not understand why one of their fel
lows should seek to elevate his condition above
the common level. made my II CIV abode
among strangers where labor ishonored had
left withoutiregret; there remained no tie Of
6iOOd to bind me to any being an existence. If
fell iii the struggle for reputation and fortune
there was no relative on earth to mourn my
fall. The people of California elevated me to
the highest Office within their gift My election
was not the result of an accident. For years
had to struggle, otter. seeing the goal of ambi
ton within my reach; it was again and again
taken from me by the aid of men of my own
class ! had not only them to contend with,
but almost the entire partIZan press of my state
was subsidized by government money and pat
ronage to oppose my election. sincerely hope
sir, the time will come when such speeches as
will be considered lesson to the laborers of the
nation.