New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-25
TIE SLAVEPOWER.

Westrii Ter" and was written 10y =. ot"'''
NiB. esq, 90 Of the ablest Of English essay 's'S;
This volan,. has two-fold claim to auen'ioa o"
the author accouat, anl On i,s own. Mr. C"In's'
one Of tie ,lsst Of The distinguished men VINO o"N7
given taste, 90 tic lnuch.c illuminated i'lSh 'o"eseS
IS well a. 70 she chair Of Political Economy WIG"
Ireland owes TO tue enlightened pnbho ft'" VI
Archbishop Whaielv, is known to the 'u'nA'"S P'''
Of tho publ,c q, the contributor to E's''h peii''-
eals q fine ccsros aid moe, conc 'l''Ne GNous'onS
which have ,et arpcaled on some o. Tie most "e-
,,,cd md difficult economical questo's OF i"e uiAe'
lie bssu.w. in n work OF larger dimensions gwen
tho rc.,', Of the study which, both 80 iitI-ra'e
,o,iticai economist and in the higher character OF
moral ard political phoeopber he has devoteo 10
tho American contest. 4 work more uee1ed, or one
better e',c,ed 20 tic need could 4rcely have been
rroduccd a,tbe present time |, contains more than
enopgb 10 Give new turn TO English feeling on the
subject, # those who guide and SWAY puolic option
were ever likely "a reconsider question on which
they have s., deerly committed Themselves. 10 all
who are sin oxen 10 conviction, 70 il an Invaluable
.xposnon losh of the principle and the facts o the
case The Lost r as nnch required las tie hlSti scr
tie str;.rge VartiahW Of tho nation which mosi
abhoxs IL ID slavery, 10 those Who are ui9ihS an
uternecirc war s.leiy foe It's propagation, e0nid not
merely a complete u.i5u9d9 rstau-ilS Oi principles
hut on utteg i.Vo-auc. OF facts
we believe that we shat, OF she present occasion,
DO better service 10 truth righ by helping 10
extend the knowledge OF the coutsn Of Mr.
Cairnes's treatise taau ~ any comments Of orr own
Mir. Cairies opens un the question IN 50 lucid aud
natural an or'.T. ard 50 eNhaus's II IN ell In most
important aspects, tina. mere con lensaion OF bis
book woUA lie tho NEST powerful arglmen'aiVo
discourse Ga sc subject which could wei he given
ia the narrH.- compass of an arlcie. Not tha', rs
is the ease VI liS and diin-e Wri'eis, his GIgn-
.nert gains b. coudeDration On the contrary u
loees greatly. In Mr. Cai-Btss book there j. nuih-
ing verbose nothing suQelhlous; the effect ls no
where weakened by eX, GnslOn, Tor he 10 Preston
of the wholo FILTERED away BY undue eNp.l 'uug
on pagts; the work l. artistic as well "a Scellue,
observing dae proportion, OVEN ions ehonsi,
and ~, long. On each portion 81 the eaJrct, srd
Missing - "A g-W pgllt exactly when iue mlud AZ
prepared for it, by having completely appropriated
those prccediug An aiemp, 10 convey tae suO'
stance of such a conn Oti,iOn IA an abiidsy form
NAV Give some idea OF The skeleton bat uonO OF the
nerve aud muscle: the grvaies nerit which it could
have woali be that OF stimulating tire reader 20 have
recourse TO Nf. Cairuess o@n pages.
After sweeping away the idle notion, Which never
could tave teen entcii lined by any one ccuVersaul
with even he surface If Amer ID, oyy, tat tre
Qssrrel l. about tariff, yihluR VIII trvtr except
Slavery. Mr Calrnes proceeds - the miu thesis o
his book VIZ, that the Slave Power, whose cuaiao
ter and aims arc the cause OF tie American contest
is"thc most formidable Antagonist 10 dgllzed prO-
ress which has appeared fOr many Centuries, rtFie
seItng system OF society at once rctro-r.Ge AID
eg,rce.ive q rvs en- which, containing W hln 10 "a
germs from which imProvemeit eau rIlng. gr.Ni
tates inevitably toward b.rO.ii,m, while II II i'm
PEELED by cXgenciee Inherent ~ l's position ahd CIR
curnstsnccs TO c0us ant extension OF il terrific ia
domain" This is what q siAn o. Distinguished ebi
~ who has deeply considered tee SUITE. tlilks OF
the new power which England, by the moral To-
Auence of its opinion aud sgmpubies, Is hetiag 10
raise up. clue vastuess, he continues, 90 The
.srl-. .. r.ts.
under this aspect, appears 20 TO b. vc.y indie
ouately conceived IN this country, and tGo purpose
OF ths present work 10 10 b,s Iol@ard this view 4
the case more prominently than has yet teen done
Accordingly ia the hrst ilac., AIR C.i,nes ex-
pounds tue cnic uecessi les under winch the
Slave Power is placed by IL iunCam uai lusii utI,n
Slavery as an industrial system, Is not cal aole %
being everywhere Profitable. IL requires peeniia
conditions. Originally common feature OF all th
An2lo-Saxon s-ttlcmen's In Ameuca, II took ron
and became permanent only On The southern lOrii0
OF them. What is the eXplitat anon If THIS tact
Several causes have been ASST nee. e s, CIyeIsl
ty of character IN the Org at founders Of thes
communities; New-E1gland nuvlng been principal.
cOlOnzed bv tie mC0!c aLd p Orei tli-seS, NIr.
and Carolina by the higher. lbe fact vas 20, bDi i
goes very lille WY toward TIC t. plana'iou o. tu'
phenont non, since 1T Is oersln that New II Ia q
err were lot Withheld from employing slaves l.,
moral scrup e.; AMI N Save labor mad tteu foult
suitable for lie Requirements 81 tie country, ibel
would, without doubt, have adopei ~ in iaci, ~
they ACTUALLY aid III principle. Another common eA
pdndt Ol tlC NlNttrlt tJltuAt 81 slavery 40 Lt
Northern and Southern States Is, that the Soutaog,
climate s not adapted 20 So le lD0iefs, asa Tie
grOes will not work wilton; .llvUiy. IL iufte
half OF this statement - Ogpos,1 10 iact. Negro-
are willing 90 work WhefeSo Icy have he ia' ui "a
induccaehis 20 IT, Inducements equally idle polta q,
20 the white race. TIE climate ,lrOry IS iDappllcl
Die TO the Border Slave States, Kentucky, Va snin
and Others WhOse climate 81. Remarkably ltuIsi
ond perfectly TED 20 the Industry Of E1rop p
Even in the Gulf SAFES. The alleged Tact Ia On!,
true, IN "a 0,Ltr pals OF The world, Of par al a
localities. Inc Southern State, II Il ObseTFe1 Dj
NJ. de Toeaueyle, "are not hotter than the soutl
OF Italy and SPAIN" L. Iexas n.elf there IL q -four
Mining COLONY Cf nee GermaLs, who carry un all II,
occupations Of tho co lnlry, growth % coIon in
ci1ded, by white labor; aid "neIly all tie neay,
outdoor work in the City OF Nsw-Oflc@us If lei
formed by Whites.'
what the succe e or failure Of Slavery az an Ia.
dusGliai system depends Oh, Is TIE add piJn OF th,
productive industry oil tue country 70 the quaititl
and dtfcc Il slave labor. There are kinds ii cub
tlvaion which even IL tropical e-ions cani OF al
vautageeusly he earned on by slaves; there are
Others Ia which, as a mere matter OF profit, r. tyt
labor has iLe 8lyan age over the only kIAd Of free
labor wici, Us Ilater OF !act cOHes into conf {.
tiiion with 1.-THE labor Of peasant propri~tofs.
The economic advantage OF slayo LABOR il thst il
admits Of complete organization: " it may be { IL.
bfed on Du eNtengye scale, Gld directed by a cou-
trolling III nj 10 o single end" is defects are, that
II is given rcuc'antyj IL - uuskifu; ~ !. want
ing In versatility. Bong given reluctantly, il can
only be DEPENDED losg tle siaye Is watched;
bui Tue cost OF watching l. 100 great II Tue work
Incu axe csperscd over - widely extended arc.,:
their c0aeenidiOn, or, in other words, the en- H.,
Inent Of many worknen al the sumo une aud nlace.
Is q CONDITION, sue pa non OF slavery an midas
trial syaemi whue, 10 enable u. 10 COM etc etc.
ceesiully with TIE Intense iudas;ry aud thliit ii
workmen who eiJ0y the entire fruits o. their own
isOOr, tbis concentration aud c1ul inaliOn OF -bO
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