Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1877-03-14

The iIus IL not far distant, II indeed.
Il has not already arrived. when the
incidents aud conditions OF life inter.
woves with slavery In our own coun
try will seem ~ difficult Of compre-
hension by tho Northern mind as
those which arc ascribod, In the follow
Ing, TO tho Ancient Romans. Tha'
within less than Q score Of years In ths
United States men aud women amt
children have been publicly adver
tiscd for sale and sold by auction, a.
No sell stock and crops seems ainos'
too mousirous 10 be true; and we fod
Il dinicnlt to spprehend the late c"n
dition OF an scquaintance who has been
thus subjected to the conditions Of al.
aolute servitude or the other not legs
strange condition Of absolute owner
ship Of human life. And We, the sla
very which was abolished by the ext
gencies OF tho late war OF the Rebellion
Tesembled, In very remarkable man
ner, tho slavery which existed under
tho Roman Empire. Then aud there,
~ here and recently, the lower orders
OF frecmen were reduced IN condition
which was nndersiood only too well at
tho South, aud which found expression
In tho black slaves contemp.uous al
fusion 10 the "ponr white fresh
whom he knew but 10 dcspsse. As In
Rome, these degraded whites were,
under too general role, sunk into
deSpicAble condition Of ignorance and
social degradation. "Tho Month";"
ian English publicationl referring to
tha state Of society under the Empire
Sof Rome, informs rs that "The num-
Der of slaves was prodigious, and their
proportion ~ other wealth very great"
"Trade" tho same periodical informs
ns, "not only Wholesale, but retail,
was usually carried on by slaves on
their masters account. Doctors, law
yers, bankers, merchant captains,com-
mercial travellers, small shopkeopers,
pnblicaDs, ihnwkers, and oven slave
dealers, were for tho most part but
slaves who exercised their several call.
ings on behalf OF the spectators who
owned them. Some few employ mcnts
were open to the poorer classes Of FREQ
men. such AZ inferior situations about
the temples and in the custom houses:
but even hcrs they were subject TO SO
wore competition with slaves. And SO
degrading had the prevalence Of slave
labor caused work to DO considered,
that mon, women, aud children, rather
than embrace the few means OF honest
livelihood yet left them, rushed
eagerly to Ill tho numberless useless
and immoral callings engendered by
luxury In corrupt society. To DO
gladiator, a bufloon. q dancer, or
courtesxn, was not only more lucra.
tive. but In public estimation moro
honorable, than to follow any honest
trade; and except for occupations like
these, the greater part Of tho Roman
plebs lived In idleness on tho gratui-
tons distributions OF food made by the
state and by rich citizens. Another
consequence Of excessive cheapncss of
slave labor was extreme wastefulness
In its application. The loss caused bv
uselcsS labor was little though Of, aud
tho distribution OF work was regulated
with utmost caprice. Whilst some
slaves might pass their lives In turn
ing = mill. barnesscd, and sometimes
muxxlcd like beasts, others crouching
day and night before their looms, the
division OF labor IN the opulent houses
MAS often carried 10 such al absurd
extreme, that ton men we're scarcely
Z sufficient TO perform tasks which
might have boon reasonably o. pecied
ola child. Each different kind Of
dress, each sort Of material, had lis
own custodian. The mirror, the comb,
the xirdle, hal every one lts slave;
V"S0 ussUsVus Sptt W ueauuItSs ttS pro-
fossor. The art Of carving was brought
To such elaborate perfection that there
were slaves who had no other bust.
ness. When rich man wen. abroad
he was attended BY . whole arwy OF
footmen and pages. In such numbcrs
a. 10 block up tho public wsys. Each
Office Of tho bath, tho kitchen, and tho
house was performed by It's own slave.
Domestic gladIaiors, actors, male and
female musicians. dancers, tun,blsrs,
asd testers we're kept 70 enlivcn tho
banquess. There wcrc also troops Of
cupi'earsrs. beautiful children with
long shining hair, slaves Of luxury
aud shame, who wcsc numbered by
hundreds sometimes, aud these car
ried In their train others charged with
their training aud adornnicat."