Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-10-23

cal conformation predispose him for Incidence. Calnm non aaimSm
sfratant has been the law Of ha history. It is said under the code
rural Of Haytb the harshest cOmpulshon has been used to suhdus the
but IL vain. Ia the q British West la q since e. emancipation "ts ban.n no % e&.
pedieots have proved sasaaal to conquer this repugn.nes to sxsr.
also 70 security hut it does not exist to any great extent among
our slaves, owing to our system of government but il they were
North. or the freenegrOes of the South: therefore. we are forced to
adma that our system of domestic slavery is beneficial TO the black
manded by the highest and most enduring interest of the slave as
well as the master. It'll true some shareholders abuse the authori-
Ter oppression or injustice have no excuse to make. I accept the
eminent OF the heather philosopher, and regard q mans treatment
d. us slaves as SURF 3 test OF his virtue. az the elevation Of woman
is OF the civilization of our age He who is SO devoid of the feelings
treat his slaves. ought to be pursued by a righteous and avenging
paohc sentiment with that scorn aud degradation which his acts so
Thus have | endeavored to state some facts in support of the cor
rectness or validity OF the second proposition, viz That domestic
race. 1t is now proposed to consider the third proposition: That
Southern slavery elevates and is therefore beneficial to the nonsave-
believe, il not directly that they are indirectly interested in the in
smt 70 <a slssry, yet there are many whoentertain different views;
correct Let the educated mind of the South be fully awakened to
duties of its mission. Like Milton who was content to lose his sie pt
IN writing for the defence of the liberties of England, let it nseL
absurd arguments of nj islavery fanatics, and by this means secure
Tor our institutions that foundation which will make them perma-
nent-tne approval OF public sentiment Let these false impressions
De corrected by comparing the condition of the Southern laborers
" nth that of the laborers of other countries; and not only showing
Perlor condition Of our laborers or non-slaveholders has been pro-
doced by Southern slavery. What is the condition of the English
laoorers! There is not any radical difference between the laborer of
England and the capitalist The latter owes his superiority not to
nature but to the advantage ground Of opportunity. While the ab-
clifton of slavery on the continent of Europe gradually converted the
original serfs into owners of the soil, in England it terminated with
personal manumission-leaving the villain to work as a laborer for
wages, or to farm as a tenant upon lease.
English writer's have almost exhausted the power of language in
lish laborer." That hold feas.ntry, their country's pride, has al
most disappeared. Every scarce harvest, every fuctuaion in trade;
every financial crisis, exposes him to beggary or starvation. In the
selfish competition between the capitalist and workman, says a dis
ungushed christian philanthropst, the capitalist whether farmers,
merchants or manufacturers, plays the game, wins all the high
stakes. takes the lions share of the profits, and throws all the losses
involving pauperism and despair upon the masses" Nothing can be
more hopeless than the condition of the agricultural laborer. Out
side OF her city walls, says Bowen in his lectures on Political Econo.
prised to learn from the British Quarterly, that there is an over
whelming class of outcasts at the bottom of their society. An i'm
Differed and widening feud between the classes of society, have filled
the most sanguine friends of human progress with the apprehen-
her own children; the beggars who gaze in ideness and misery Sc at at
ner wealth the savage, who stands by the side of her civilization,
au u neathen who have been nursed in the bosom of christianity"
Notwithstanding such is the condition of the labors in a country
where slavery does not exist, yet these English fanatics have the
of slavery. Suppose we should accept their advice, is it not very
reasonable to conjecture that some future historian would represent
men of England at the present time? 1t is very Plausible; because they
are both members of the same race, and the influences which have
produced such a result SO injurious to society in England, would be
attended with like consequences in the Southern Confederacy. Ar
pen result sn o. pseudo Philanthropy would be IF the slaves we're not
which threatens so many serious results to them. the fatal vice and
Northern States and which has ere this disregarded the law md is
utterly devoid of every principle that ennobles human nature.
holders, who stalk abroad as free a the air that encircles them. They
are aware of the disadvantages of their unenviable condition, which
can only be attributed to the great increase of population in England
ana other nations OF Europe Let US not give their appeals the cold
respect of a silent notice. We do not desire their advice nor their
lectures on human rights. We r satisfied with our institutions,
because the fact that all classes of our citizens, and more especially
the non shareholders, are better provided with the necessares of lf.
and occupy higher social positions than the laborers of other coun-
tries, is ample proof of their excellence and adaptation to our wants
! must be evident that Southern slavery elevates the non slavehol
der. Let US suppose that the slaves were removed from the South
our territory, as previously stated, would be overrun by foreign
emigration of such a character that would DESTROY the free lnsttu
tons OF any country: the wages of our citizens would be decreased
Tor the increase OF laborers would be greater than the increase of de
mand for labor and the result would be, that there would exis
here, like there does in the North and Europe. an embittered ant
widening feud between the classes of society which would prove det
rimental to society" But the hope is fondly INDUCED, that all class
es of our population will consider their own interests, for it's believ
ed they are honorable, patriots, and loyal to their government; am
with such persons, truth is mighty and will prevaill"
Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
But error wounded writhes in pain,