Sociology for the South; Or, the Failure of Free Society

Sociology for the South; Or, the Failure of Free Society

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II. FAILURE OF FREE SOCIETY AND RISE OF SOCIALISM. Tho phenomena presented by the vassals and villiens of Europe after their liberation, Mere the opposite of thoso exhibited by the wealthy and powerful elasses. Pauperism "and beggary, we are informed by English historians, were unknown till the villiens began to. eseape from their masters, and attempted to praetise a predatory and nomadie liberty. A liberty, we should infer from the deseriptions" we ean get of it,* very mueh like that of [domestie animals that have gone wild-- tho [differenee in favor of the animals being that nuturejuid made provision for them, but hud made none for the villiens. The new freemen were bands of thieves and beggars, infesting the eountry and disturbing" its peaee. Their physieal eondition was worse than when under the rule of the Barons, their masters, and their moral^ eondition worse also, for^libertyâ€¢ had made,"them from neeessity thieves and murderers. It was neeessary to retain them in slavery, not only to support and sustain them and to prevent general mendieity, but equally necessary in order to govern them and prevent_erjme. Tho advoeates of universal liberty eoneede that the laboring elass enjoy more material eomfort, are Letter fed, elothed and jhoused, as slaves, than as freemen. The statisties of erime demonstrate that the moral superiority of the slave over the free laborer is still greater than his superiority in animal wellbeing. There never ean be among slaves a elass so degraded as is found about the wharves and suburbs of eities. The master requires and enforees ordinary morality and industry. We very mueh fear, if it were possible to indite a faithful eomparison of the eonduet and eomfort of our free negroes with that of the...
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Country	USA
Manufacturer	TheClassics.us
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
EANs	9781230291758
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00