New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-03

those nteects care very little for the fall OF Snvanshs
the Atlantis, the Wilmingtons. They Know mar me
progress Of conquest IL not nnteria Dut moral Ios
may I've carried cities occupied. fields laid waste but
the work Of conquest begins and ends IN SOUL Every
pulsation Of tho popular purpose those seute nindS
watch at both tie North and the South ana report
ularly for the cold consideration OF Lord Palmeiston
and Louis Napoleon. These two great Statesmen oc-
cupy. thus, a position to deal with the American
stion" with their hands the pulse OF each section,
and estimate its condition after the fashion oi ply.
stefan with Lis ear tn 2 stop-watch.
Southern emancipation will have swept an obstacle
from the purpose Of France and England. Popular
sympathy and popular want follow now, the heels Of
the policy Of the governments Of those countries and
may therefore expect il the soul Of the South should
begin TO sins, TO End Napoleon and PalmerstoB apply
their remedies 10 tho then dangerous Of the sick
man the West"
E'rcss THE Richmond Dispasch, Oar. 3O)
'RICH MANS WAR--P0OR MANS FIGHT"
Poverty is certainly not without its disad-
yantages II is the lot Of the great Of mankind
The rich in all countries and IN all ages are respPcta
be minority But among its many lnsfortunes, none
is greater than the facility with Which in democratic
countries it be dupcd by deBaeogues TO its own
utter ruin At the head Of this article have placed
shallow but mschieyous sophism invented by enemies
Of the Confederate cause 10 paraJze tie valiant hearts
on which il relies for II tGere are any soldiers
In The Confederscy weak enough TO be deuded by this
transparent but malignant device, we invoke them to
lsten To q few words OF warning,
Granting Tor the sake OF argument that the mass OF
the Confederate armies Is composed OF poor men, 10
their condition any worse in this respect than OF al the
nrmies OF oil the that from the beginning OF the
world have been fought to this dayi Wh3tinierest had
the rank and file OF England France, Spain, Germany,
In most Of the wars that those nations have waged
None the fce Of the earth except advance the sell
fish ends OF kings and rulers, whom lust Of power. or
revenge or sometimes, the most contemplate personal
fcuds and iealonsies stimulated To draw the sword
bat interest have the Northern soldiers In the
now wased against the SOI<hi II ever there was d" a
rich mans war, poor mans fight it II this bloody in
vssion carried on for the ACCOMPLISHMENT Of Yankee
4. A.. 8 ILL. nod
tractors BY bard handed ab0TeIs and artlsans, who
fight and die for a few dollars q month. To the
battles OF peace Is well Of those OF war, the same
sophsm is applicable. The grand march Of civilization
Ii carried on by the poor They down the trees ard
clear the forests they cultivate the soil and raise the
staples II commerce. they build the ships and them
when built they toll In the mines the factories, tho
work shops; all the splendid cities, the palace like
houses costly furniture which they contain. are the
fruits OF their industry And, amidst al Ibis splendor
they who created 1t, live poor, and die like the sk
worm In the costly winding .sheet which they them
selves have brought forth Is IL N the power % man TO
change the order Of uatnrei Shall rot We. who are
poor, bow with submission TO the DEGREES OF Proy'
acnce take position cbeernly in that place in fes
battles where he has stationed and patiently await
at Iis hands the final rewards OF obedience and fidelity
But II ever there was war TO which the miserable
sophism have quoted has no application whatever.
IL Is in tins universal uprising OF the South against
Yankee Invasion. What brought 10 the field the great
mass Of the southern armics-the men Who from Man
asses TO this hour, have illustrated tho Confederate flag
with prodigles OF yalor and endnrancet Ihey came
voluntarily poor and rich TO drive from their common
eoil a common enemy. While the majority Of them,
IKE the majority Of all armies not rich men.
rich men have entered the Confederate ranks than any
army u which we have any knowledge. IL Is true
enough there are some rich who have never shout
dered musket and never will But they are mostly
those who were poor at the beginning Of the war and
have made fortunes aimee by exortion aid speculation
II they could be taken by the nape OF toe meek ana
thrust into tie front OF the battle IL would give univer.
sal satisfaction. Many men who were rich before the
war have become utterly impoverished and would COD,
slider themselves fortunate II they could be assured
Of soldiers fare and soldiers clothing
And now suppose the work Of subiugatop complete
and that instuton Of slavery, 10 winch we are told
but Shareholders have any Interest abolished now
are the poor TO be bene6ed What Is the condition Of
The poor In England In France In the Norths Is tnos
incesssn and painful struggle for the bare neoessa
Tes OF life BY the performance OF iabors when are here
fo med by slavesf lie II not rigid exclusion from
all social sympatbies and considerations 70 that the
foreign and Northern employer treats his employs with
less Indulgence and ciyy than the Southern mns,er
treats his saves Here, color is the only real distnc
ton of CLASSES. No one. Whatever his circumstances
is denied the name and the treatment OF gentleman
unless be orfeits IL by his bad conduct We should
like 10 SEQ the poor In the North who IL called
gentleman invited 10 cit down at the tables Of the
rich. A Southern slave would scarcely he more l
ut such compliment. There il not under
the canopy Of Heaven land in which the poor
exempt from physical want and free from the rich
mans eont9meiy, as In these Southern states
In this wsri The STAKEHOLDER. II IL true. would
be driven off aud in his place would DO Yankee land
holders who Of course would buy up the forfeited
tates of the original propretors and then the dended
poor man Of the South would learn, for the first time
what it is 70 be poor under which never even
pretended 10 have compassion FOR poor white men The
slaves would disappear ana VINO would tase ther place
Who plough the Yankee nabobs farm, who would
drive BIS carriage, who would be bis butler end his
dining and body servant who would be his wifes
cook. washerwoman and ehainoermaid, VINO would
the South who would have TO live. and in order 10 bve
would be compelled to degrade themselves to the cond
ton OF white negroes TO YANKEE tashmssters ana
again ut is" az has been justly remarked, matter
OF very great Importance 10 the poor Of any country
that the OF labor be kept at the highest price pos
sbe Ii Is the constant interest OF the laborg man 70
use every fair and able 10 keep The price Oh
labor up In the South the poor have the co6oeration
Of tho rich in estimating the worth OF labor. be.
cause il is also the interest OF tho rich that
the price Of q days, or weeks or mon'hs
work stands at the highest possible Figure. |
The rich man wants high estimate placed upon the
labor of his servants and me POOR man uenres Sui
ale Ia Keen IN the price OF labor while there Is no con
siderable part Of people who have any reason 10
wish It's worth reduced With US all classes conspire
tho constant increase Of the value OF labor because
I, ia their interest 10 DO SO. But remove the Institution
of African Slavery. and will THIS be ise any longer
No verify; at IL becomes inc nteres, OF every
Itch man 10 put the price of labor down TO the lowest
G,re He owns lhe land, he owns the factories, he
hold, the property and the money OF the counIy ana
he must have his tenants. his iaDofeTs anu hs hrec
rvants Then tho rich conspire to reduce the price
~ Labor in all its departments and the poor must
work at the prices established for him by the rich;
saw must because he must eat AID II lie eat, lie must
x9rL AZ The rich mans price though IL he but penny
dey and the only means Of raising the worth Of labor
IA an occasional bread riotsuch often in
the so called free countries. The institution of Slavery
constitutes the reason why labor IL worth SO much
more in the South than anywhe else on the globe
Nor are these tho only evils which tie poor Of
me south has reason to apprehend from Yankee suhu
cation The hardships Of war are. at present. the
ereat grievance Of his conditonwar. one of the most
sarrihe and at the Same time tie most universal and