Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-05-08
Brooke County Politics.. R. Naylor.

Brooke County Politics.. r. Mayor.
In looking over our files, we came across
letter written by the candidate for county CLERK,
in Brooke-Mr j. R Naylor We subjoin part
Of it to day as philosophical treat for our NO
merous readers in Brooke, well as help to
MAYORS prospects, in this his generally con
sideredl time of need. According TO the last
census-as noted b. the Welisburg Herald
there was one dumb and one bind slave in
Brooke, and Of course heavy amount of public
opinion clusters around these frag,nentsofthe pc
COLLAR institution. twas, no doubt to proPitiate
( thatpublie sentiment that Naylor-born and bred
over in Ohio-commencing his voting career
under the GubernatoriaI inspiration of Wilson
Shannon-wrote this letter to the SteubcnyI!Ic
, U1ion. By which it Is seen to be proven. beyond
contradiction, that white labor is great curse
to a conntry-that niggerS only keep the conn
try from going into general bankruptcy and
disruption.
We commend this philosophical thesis Of
Naylor 10 the farmers and mechanics of Brooke.
They will of course readily see the entire pro-
pricty in their lending patronizing hand to the
author of such valuable discovery.
Here is the part of the letter referred to
1t is objected 'sthaL .Sirrer1j 9cgradcs Tutor
that the laborng white men of the North
do not wish come in competition with
Slave labor at the Southland that, if Slavery
is carried into 'hc Territories, this will be the in
cvitablc result" For the sake Of argument all
init al that they Claim and viii that justify them
in excluding the South, and apPropriating 10
themselves exclusively, all this co-partuerShiT
domain! think not. But does African Slave
~ degrade labor? | cauuot think that it does
= I.In N NJ.
or isss degree, degrGde H. The capitalists at the
South, mainly have to SCI in market, LIJOy, aud
the giant influences of that capital is all directed
TO increase the price paid for il. Whilst at the
North, the capitalists invest their means, most
Is, in manulacturing--they wish TO buy TUDOR:
and Il IS their interest to bug IL at the eheapssi
possible rites.
/ willasS the particular attention of the labor
ing and producing class at the North, well as
at the South 10 this view Of the question:
\ is n SOutherncr, and is worth $7O,DOO, which
he invests in slaves; suppose each slave costs
him $500, lie has the labor of 62! persons for
sale: the more he get for That labor, the more
income or prgit he will have. His influence -
ercrtei because 1t is lis interest 10 increase TIE
price 81 habor. d is Northerner, and is worth
the same aUuount-he iHrfsty a. IN MANUFACTURE
fng; he las to b,y l,Jos 10 IL lis interest 10 gtt
IL at The forrest po,sibIc rates. This accounts
for that most singular phenomena of the times,
to-wit: The capitalists at the North, and even
in Europe, who are conscientious about nothing
else, are nevertheless conscientously opposed 10
African slavery
Tic only ching that saves us from the paupCr
prices now paid in free Europe, Ofalsely so cali
ED for labor, is African Slavery and its influence
in the Southern States Let the white labOTer
uf the North remember another most important
fact; that Slave labor does compete with white
labor because it does not and cannot labor in
same field. They labor for different products
and ever will
Labor, IN comparison with the price now paid
for every thing produced under the most favor
able auspices, is barely sufficient to keep soul
and body together and commands less price
than any other product IN market What man,
who pays the present prices for provisions and
appare-who is dependent only on his daily IN.
bor-can make provisions for sickness or old
Agcy The hole moncyed interest Of the North
is directed TO deprcciatc the price Of labor The
whole moneycd interest ofthe South to increase
it. Each party is actuatcd in the premises, BY
self interest.
In this communication, ! have made no inyid-
iouS comparisons between Northern aud South
ern States, nor haze enquircd into the morali-
" OF Slavery in the abstract. These questions
are outside the issues Of this campaign. have
simply enqui-cd into the rights Of all under the
Constitution; and this, think all should enjoy
without exception. Your obedicnt servant,
j. r. NAYLoE.
wcllsburg. Aug. Is 1856.
Such were the views of Nj. Naylor in 1856,
and we presume they have undergone no change
since that time. We intend that the above en-
tract from Joseph'S famous letter shall have the
benefit Of the extensive circulation of our Daily,
Tri Weekly and Weekly; but should Mr.. Nay
lOr not be satisfied with this, we will furnish him
with any number Of extra copies of our paper At
81 per hundred (done up in wrappers ready
for mailing,) by sending in an early order and
enclosing the money.
Gov. MISE ~ Fr1.-rhe Ere, rick~burE
Near, has, as the h'hoys say, fairly .t down"
our wonderful Gov. Wise. 1t PUBLISHES side
aud side, the letter OF Gov. Wise Know