New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-31
POOR WHITE TRASH.

newspapers, seem to DC waxing Up 10 the sweets
Of their interesting situation. War has, appa-
renty, conioundad tie great Calhoun theory
thst in well regulated State oil tho employers
should Ne masters and all tho employed slaves.
Il ha, demonstrated the existence OF third
class which, oven il not permitted to work,
must cat. To this division Of the population ihe
rebellion has necessarily made hrse adiiconsi
aud very grand people Of the patriarchal variety
/ .or whom all along their seTIs have done the
toiling aud the spinning, have found themselves
sinking from their Gl,itudn0us and ornamental
position into one of practical peupcrlsr.l WITH
Increasing wisdom, tho Confederate newspapers
are exhibiting an Increasing canGor, and editors
who, In the early a1d more enthusiastic stages
Of revolt, predicted that grass would grow III
the streets OF New-York, and general palsy seze
the INDUSTRY Of the North. now find an opportu-
nifty of studying tn phenomena OF starvation
near home. The Riohuioni Enquirer IA Deooin-
/ inc gradually aware Of the existence o! pauper
Ism cyon in that city, 20 blessed 10y the smiles
or Divine Providence and chai.el-slavcry-not
picturesque, and. five may ~ 20, pa;riarchaI
n,u,,r;srr of the Abrahamic sort but real,
rngged. pir.ng. hgnfe..ng and thini;ng panpeT-
Ism, calling ior public relief, and official recog-
ir',iou. Tac Engrirer gives ~ pathetic picture
ri sda'ra. "Jho de.ututon which surrounds
! Vs." it says. sis o subject for serious contem-
Ip.a.ioa. Every city aad community has IT, or
/ phn nd Nliowl, to he supported from the
public subsiercc. Every corporation has us
dob. incurred in the saorad duty OF feeding The
HUNGRY and clothing the naked" This.5 n very
diEerc. story from TIA. which was told ~ o
/ few roalhs ago. Thcr al wa' luxurious plen-
ty. Thcu there was enough and more than
enough for al. -
But this, il viii b. urged, Is the natural con-
d.don Of q Gig nas'ats Of siege-,his is bat
Tho usual distress attendant upon pr1iractod
hos.ilitios. Unfortunately, The Enqdrer does
not view the matter in this light. 1t taxes for
granted tho ultimate inicpcnGo'co OF tho Con-
4 lerecy. for ,i is i,s Lade 70 talt .a tfat way,
ana us conductors might be ,hol Or hanged .0r
taking in any other; blt it, visions Of Eucccss,
which would otherriso be - beAutl'ul, aye
clcuded hy perfectly natural con,idomAons
SUI over its brilliant dreams comes thn shadow
OF pauporism FIRST, anl then o.. commercial de-
pendcnco. TIC war, . fcctoa3 win isavc, N
Virgnia alone. some "siA,y thousand helpless
people TO be provided fora charge upon tho
capital anl productive energy Of the corA'ry;"
I or AZ i. Otherwise expresses II, "a charge Of
soma six per cont Of ouT vA.o population upon
the means and industry Of the reat." To this /
dolcially adds 90 corpora deb II r1s'ons to
/ b. funded upon the mcaaa and industry ct tho
iremairder." 50 we have here by Confederate
coufc ion. ~ q result Of The ea.llion, tho
proh.bl5 establishment, for several general on'
at ,eagt IN Virginia, Of large and co,'lJ pave
porsm, enlailing an immense taxation aEj r'7-
! table private suffering! That rs what tls]
promised AZ. and Tia. IS What they row en.io-
{ ppte for themselves!
/ Well, cow, SEQ how this dismal outlook fer
once drives little common sense into Pro-
slavery head What IL to be done with all these
"poo. whites !" To be sure, We should nave
supposed that Thoroughbred Man-O@nor
would have had no difficulty in answering this
question; because, according 10 the philosophy
OF the institution, what could DO moro proper
, !ban 20 iaho care Of theoo widowi and orphans.
who will not be capable Of taking care Of them
selvos," by selling them into Slavery. to be duly
cared iorl That ia tho golden argument fer en-
Shaving tho incompetent black--nnd why not
the incompcten; White Would this be ereli
Good Heavens Ia SLAYER, orueil We have
been told that it was the utmost human.
nay, tho utmost Divine achievement Of bercyo-
/ lence Cruel 20 take care OF people who cannot
take care Of themselves, guilty Of poverty, o.
hardship and OF misery Cruel t. extend 70
Whites the plantation protection extended 80
Blacks Or, TO take the other view, viii Virginia
| be less kind TO tho widows and orphans of her
soldiers than sheis to the descendants ofCanaan ?
No no! Slavery is good for poor folks in gun
eral, and why should Blacks enjoy monopoly
OF it, benefits
Bat The Enquirer wo regret 10 say, for the
sake OF its consistency, takes quito another view,
and inquiries why tho widows and orphans should
! 10. be employed IL manuiacturilgi l. forgo.s