Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-23
WHITE SLAVERY In THE NORTH
An IatsrsstiRg Paper Ths Poor Rlaites in The
NOrth-ROD they Li0s-FsGrfHl Picture Of
DsstiiHtiOH-T Ths LabOring CLassGs IN a State
of StaTpatiea.

An IatersstiRg Paper The Poor Raites in The
NOrtk-HOO they LtUs-FsGrfHl Picture Of
DestiiHtiOa-Th The LabOriHg CLASSES N State
of Starvation.
The working men and women at the North are mOs-
ing Week before last they held large demonstration
in New York gotten up under the auspices Of the
Working Wonsn's Protsctive Union. The proceedings
were interesting address, resolutions etc. were
adopted; speeches made odes reeited-but the mcst
Important thing that grew out Of the movement Was
most thrilling picture Of white slavery at the North.
number Of articles exhibited wrought by the
hands Of the poor needs-women ia New York, with
the prices paid for the fabrication Of article, and
the exhibit confirms the fact-whRt we have always
contendedhst the poor whites at the North are Tar
worse off than the slaves al the South; that there is
system Of white slavery in the North far more ex-
acting and neXorsble than negro slavery in the South
The heart siekens at the picture OF want and dest
ton revealed in this exhibit and human DRure reVoiis
at that inhumauity" which dsluges the country with
blood under the cry of freedom for the negro while
their own whites At home are being ground 70 the
earth by system Of oppression and tyranny far worse
than the bondage Of the slave. Think Of poor,
aged womao working hard, day and night, and receY-
ing fer her whole weeks compensation thiriynine
cent? in deprecated currency. And yet this is but
Qua Of hundred. Read the report below. Il IL official
made by the au hoEliy of the association and is invau
able showing the cOnd Of the poor whites IN the
North Ii is full Of interest that induced 10
give it 10 full Let those in our midst who thiak they
suffering from this war read this report and take
comfort from the reflection that though su6eTiog has
been entsed upon yet far better OF IN this
respect than enemies. We wish every to read
this report through and ne Will then understand #hetneI
slavery exists only In the SoEth-t Richmond Exam
iLer.
Prom the New York NeWs.l
large number Of articles Of dress, made by working
women were then exhibited to the sudenee
The following list embraces few of them:
pair Of drawers made Of white GOTTEN drilling, leOO
stitches sewed on the machine, and well made. Com
pleely finished with buckles button heles straps and
strings.
The woman who made these drawers was a smart op
orator and could finish four pair per dsy, working from
A. N. until in the evening, receiving four and oce-
sixth pair sixteen and thTeequarter cents toT
her days labOr resting she says long enough 70 make
/ herself cup OF tea and eat piece OF bread
Another very large pair Of canton flannel dfEWers
1000 stitches done by hand Double seams fsed, Win
eyslets button holes buttons, stays and strings Ths
| working woman to furnish her own siread--s rnis
adopted by employers since the price Of spool cotton has
risen from four TO eight and ten cents
| This woman, the mother Of three chil3rs1s VA
very poor, and came TO the OF the working wo
/ mems protective union, No New Chambers street
where abe threw down the work aaylnR abe had seel
working on these drawers for nonlhH, and eoul
not work any longer for the price paid Said she