Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-09-19
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ago, whom have not seen for about
sixteen years, and in which he says
"h you hold the same piews politically
you did formerly, zoe leould hare less
trouble IN agreeing hare come to learn
that epen tie black blight of slavery ,cas
not as Dad as I thought IL iods then, ana
believe iue ,oould be much better today u
zoe could trade our bonds for niggers. BY
this / mean, that II the South still oloned
the niggers, and zoe did not oice for The
bonds zoe gaze for them, voc could not be
grodning under these Internal times,
Write me frankly ho,c Il is icfh you"
Here we have the truth condensed
IN candid confession. For nearly
half a century the ears Of tho North
have been assailed with clamors against
tho " "slavocracy Of tho South" Three
billions Of slave property was held by
almost six hundred thousand slave.
holders. who were called the q aslayoc.
racy.n Now, we of the North have
converted this three billions Of slave
property into United States bonds,
held bv perbans A hundred thousand
peonle who must now be called the
bondocracy.
Now, lot us see, by candid compari-
son, which of these two ocracics is
really Of the most service 70 tho coun-
try. The property held BY the slav-
ocracy was profitable. 1t paid taxes,
made sugar, molasses, cotton cloths,
&C., cheap II gave employment to
millions of worlsingmen in the North.
But the property of the bondocracy is
non-productivc pays no taxes, makes
everything that the people cat, drink
and wear dear, and fastens upon the
necks Of the people burdens Of taxation
heavier than any other people on the
face OF the earth endure. What did
the slavocracy do for our country. To
the revenues of the country It con-
tributed fully two-thirds, or more it
produced more than two-thirds of the
export wealth of the country il gave
employment with the largest profit, to
more than two.thirds Of the capital OF
the North II employed, directly and
indirectly, three-quartcrs of the labor.
ers of the North il gave higher wages
to the laborer, and made all articles Of
living cheap II produced a tide Of
plenty over the land il freighted our
ships on every sea, and secured profit
and gain TO every class il kept four
millions of negroes at work for the
benefit of the white race and at A cost
so small per head that nearly all the
fruits of their labor went into com.
merce and swelled the Golfers of the
rich men Of the North, and, at the same
time. gave employment 10 Northern
industry. In fact. the slayocracy pro,
duccd six. seyenths of the freight of the
United States, while the North owned
more than five. .sixths Of the tonnage.
BY this | mean, that the slayocracy
furnished nearly all the freight that
employed the vast amount Of capital
in the North embarked in the shipping
business. 1t gave employment to the
following army oflaborersin the North
To thousands employed in cutting ship
timber and rafting it to market; to
ship-builders, master mechanics, and
journeymen to shipping. merchants,
with the hundreds of thousands Of
sailors, leaders, ,draymen, porters, clerks,
book keepers. &c; to owners of wharf
property, and the men employed by
them to pilots and their families to
caulkers and their families /; to sail.
makers and their families to rope.
makers and their families to ship.
nainters and their families TO the
great army Of proccrs. tailors. shoe.
makers Sc who find business in sup.
plyine all these articles, and laborers
with the articles Of living TO import-
ers and tho vast number of clerks
book. .keeners Nc emploved bv them :
% farmers and the hands thew empIov.
whose nroductions arc made of great
demand IN supnlv tbe WANTS Of hum.
drcds Of thousands who are emnloved
tbrougb the commerce supporied bv
the States of the slayocracy. II is a
remarkable fact that the increasing
business and wealth of the United
States has kept pace with the staples
of the slayocracy. osfx 1ri
There were onIv 1.bOo 600 slaves in
1920. who nroduoed but 225 600 bales
of cotton. and then the TONNAGE busi.
ness Of The United states was only
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477s4 tons. In 1856 the slave popu.
lation had increased to over 3.0O0 ooO
and the cotton crop had gone mn te
3.s27. SAG bales, and the tonnage Of IN,
United States to 4es, 1893 tons
And the manufacturing wealth ofsh,
North also kent pace with the precis,
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