Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-22
..s,e...ng.,, of Norshern white Free.

OF Northern White Free
dom.
The following significant item appeared in |
the columns of the Newburyport (Mass.l Her,
aid. OF a late date. The sad picture is limned [
by home artist, let it be bornein mind. Read
and contemplate:
FACTORY STRIKE IN NEwBUKYPoRT--Mon-
day afternoon the strikes held ameeting at the
hall in Hale's court, to see what action they !
could take The room was well filled large
majority present being females-soine of them
as respectable ladies as there are IN town, ana
belonging to some of the best families Inc
men were principally of foreign extraclion.
Several smoke The chairman of the meeflng,
an intelligent Englishman, said that his pay
had been so reduced that he could not Clear
more than SI2 or S14 per month, and round III
impossible to support family OF Six persons
on these wages.
"One lady said that where she had made
dollar day, she had not been able the past
winter TO pay her hoard others maze similar
statements: but all talked with moderation
and sincere desire to settle the difficulty. All
thew wanted was 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 fam
lilies
'The above is the substance of their senti-
it is well known fact that the mills do not
pay, and there are poor stockholders as well
as poor operatives. There are families depen-
ding upon dividends, as well as others depen-
dent upon their wages, and they suffer too.
1--WE understand the corporation TO be will
ing to advance the pay of the weavers to the
old rates as soon as the mills shall pay ample
interest on the capital; and If that be the case
the weavers will doubtless go TO work again
| Immediately"
"a large majority present. were ''females-
some of them as respectable ladies as there
are in town, and belonging to some of the best
familiesl" zone lady" had not made enough
by her labor "to pay her boardF Others
| made '4similar statements" and what all want
| ed ''was enough 10 iiUe on" and the editor
| Judges that s'many of them had, during the
! past winter. found it hard to do that, and that
| much suffering had occurred in poor families"
| And by way of an appropriate wind up. we
suppose the aforesaid editor complacently in
| Inmates that as "soon as the mills shall pay
ample interest on the capital it is likely the
sold rates. of wages will be advanced to at
least portion of the operatives.
This is rather poor prospect for destitute
| and suffering laborers and operatives. me
proprietors of the mills will be the sole judg-
| es of what is - ample interest" on the invest
ments thew have made liz the cotton factories;
| and AZ there is no instance on record WhereV-
er then ever allowed their philanthropy to as
sumo so exquisite a shape as to induce them
TO overlook the " main chance" 1t Is not prop
able they will make an exception TO the rule
in this instance. Before the poor. free, white
operatives receive the advanced wages eX-
ppcted TO flow from the realization of "ample
INTEREST," by their employers, the chances are
about three hundred and siXty-five millions to
one that doomsday will have arrived. or, at
all 4 ents be very close at hand. we have
seri,lls doubts whether any of them will ever
live long enough to reap any benefits there
from although it would afford us unbounded
satisfaction to a contrary Dellei.
of all the States in the North, Massachu-
sets has been most vehement persistent and
memorable in her denunciatiOn and persecu-
ton of the South. She has never let slip an
opportunitv to rob. malign, persecute and viii
fy us. Without cause reason or Justification
she has sought to stab us on all occasions
and has evincCd settled, fixed determination.
to bring immediate rain upon our families.
our property, our section, and everything We
possess, at the earliest practicable moment
simply because we maintain and defend the
wholesome and benefcient Institution OF do
nestle slavery. And yet, her own home or
gans demonstrate conclusively that she sus-
tains a system of labor far more Oppressive
and revolving than even sensible Abolltonlst
alIepe Southern African slavery to be. The
|
and marked by the Creator of the universe "a
an inferior. The laborer of Massachusetts, Is
whites the equal, made so by nature her
| self of the richest and prOudest OF that COM
monwealth Yet he sufiers-even ladies sui
fer-for the commonest necessaries OF life.
which they are willing to devote their entire
, labor to obtainI Down South the negro slave
never suffers. He does not know what real
suffering is. He il comfortably lodged and
clothed moderately worked, and supplied in
abundance with the most wholesome food
Thus it will be seen at a glance by all practl-
cal men, that between the two systems the
slave enjoys more advantages than the New
buryport operatives.
But Notwithstanding these home lessons
the Legislature of Massachusetts, lately went
so far in the madness of its fanaticism as TO re-
move Judge from Office simply because he
had discharged his sworn duty an officer o.
the land and returned a fugitive slave to his
legal owner. Nothing else was alleged
against him in the Legislature that perpetra
ted the foul act. His personal and otlica
character was admitted 10y all the members tc
be above and beyond reproach.
Judging from facts like these, 1t woult
seem quite evident that Massachusetts, hac
better turn her exclusive attention to the cure
of local evils. and stop meddling with Othel
peoples business in future.-N D. Crescent.