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hyfactoryoheword‘‘bourgeoisie
odeathbytheapostlesofaneial
order;sloent;and
thenditionsofindustriallifeinthelargecitiesntinuedto
transforastacresofpastureandlandintodreary
slu;odeeuropean
town
encipation
thegeneralintroduachinery
didnotbringabouttheeraof
happinessandprosperityh
hadbeenpredictedbythegeneration
hestageachreplaced
bytherailroadseveral
rediesedbutnone
ofthesequitesolvedtheproblebr 》
intheyear1831;justbeforethepassingofthefirstreforbr 》
billjerebenthathegreatenglishstudentoflegislative
thodsandthestpraerofthat
day;fortableisto
keothersfortabletheakeothersfortable
istoappeartolovethethe
istolovethenrealityjereanhe
saidhebelievedtobetruehisopinionsweresharedby
thousandsofhisuntryntheyfeltresponsibleforthe
happinessoftheirlessfortunateneighboursandtheytried
theirverybesttohelptheandheavenknoe
thatsothingbedone
theidealof‘‘enocfreedohe‘‘laissezfaireof
turgothadbeennecessaryintheoldsocietyediaeval
restriedallindustrialeffortbutthis‘‘libertyof
actionhehighestlahelandhadledto
aterrible;yea;afrightfulnditionthehoursinthefac
toryitedonlybythephysicalstrengthoftheworkers
aslongasaanuldsitbeforeherloohout
faintingfroatigue;sheohildrenof
fiveandsixills;tosavetherobr 》
thedangersofthestreetandalifeofidlenessalawhad
beenpassedhechildrenofpauperstogotowork
orbepunishedbybeingachinesinretu
fortheirservialive
andasortofpigstyinheyuldrestatnightoften
theyiredthattheyfellasleepattheirjobtokeep
theanadetheroundsandbeat
thentheknucklesback
totheirdutiesofurse;underthesecircutancesthousands
oflittlechildrendiedthisployers;
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anbeingsandnothoutaheart;sincerely
hattheyuldabolish‘‘childlabourbutsince
nfollohatchildrenoo
besides;ifjoneshadtriedtooryhoutthe
useofrstone;wouldhave
hiredanextrasupplyoflittleboysandjoneswouldhavebeen
forcedintobankruptcyitpossibleforjones
todoeasanaent
shouldforbiditforalleloyers
butasparliantinatedbytheold
landedaristocracyheupstartfactory
ooneybagsandhadtreatedtheopen
ntet;but
theindustrialcentres;andaslongasthelaallow
entobineinlabourunions;verylittleplished
ofursetheintelligentanddecentpeopleofthat
tiblindtotheseterriblenditionstheywere
justhelplesschineryhadnqueredtheworldbysurprise
andittookagreatnyyearsandtheeffortsofthousands
ofnoblenandentokethechineit
oughttobe;nsservant;andnothisster
curiouslyenough;thefirstattackupontheoutrageous
systefeloyntninallpartsof
theadeonbehalfoftheblackslavesofafrica
andarierican
ntinentbythespaniardstheyhadtriedtousethe
indiansaslabourersinthefieldsandinthenes;butthe
indians;alifeintheopen;hadlaindown
anddiedandtosavetheroxtinctionakindheartedpriest
hadsuggestedthatnegroesbebroughtfrofricatodothe
ent
besides;associationanwouldgive
thechancetoleachristianityandinthisheywould
beabletosavetheirsouls;andsofroverypossiblepointof
vieentbothforthekindly
anandforhisignorantblackbrotherbuththe
introduachinerytherehadbeenagreaterdendfor
ttonandthenegroesohanever
before;andtheytoo;liketheindians;begantodieunderthe
treatntheyreceivedatthehandsoftheoverseers
storiesofincrediblecrueltynstantlyfoundtheiro
europeandinalluntriesnandenbegantoagitate
fortheabolitionofslaveryinengland;e
andzacharycaulay;thefatherofthegreathistorianwhose
historyofenglandyoustreadifyoutoknowhow
erestingahistorybookcanbe;organiseda
societyforthesuppressionofslaveryfirstofalltheygota
laade‘‘slavetradingillegalandafterthe
year1840thereasingleslaveinanyofthebritish
loniestherevolutionof1848putanendtoslaveryinthe
frenchpossessionstheportuguesepassedalaheyear
1858isedallslavestheirlibertyintyyears
froatethedutchabolishedslaveryin1863andinthe
sayeartsaralexanderiiretuedtohisserfsthatliberty
theorethanturies
before
intheunitedstatesofaricathequestionledtograve
difficultiesandaprolongedhoughthedeclaration
ofindependencehadlaiddoen
adefor
thosenandenhoworked
ontheplantationsofthesouthestatesastion;the
dislikeofthepeopleofthenorthfortheinstitutionofslavery
increasedandtheydenosecretoftheirfeelingsthesoutheers
hoedthattheyuldnotgroheirtton
ostfiftyyearsaghtydebate
ragedinboththengressandthesenate
thenorthreinedobdurateandthesouthgive
inpossibletoreachaprose;the
southestatesthreatenedtoleavetheunionitost
dangerouspointinthehistoryoftheunionnythings
‘‘ghthavehappenedthattheydidnothappenhe
an
onthesixthofnoveeroftheyear1860;abrahainln;
anillinoislaanadehisoellectual
fortune;hadbeenelectedpresidentbytherepublicans
rongintheantislaverystateshe
kneanbondageatfirsthandandhisshrewd
nsensetoldhihatthereonthenorthe
ntinentfortberofsouthe
statesseedthe‘‘nfederatestatesofarica;
linlnacceptedthechallengethenorthestates
eershundredsofthousandsof
youngnrespondedandtherefollowed
fouryearsofbittercivilh;betterprepared
andfollohebrilliantleadershipofleeandjackson;
repeatedlydefeatedthearesofthenorththenthe
enocstrengthofnehebeganto
tellanunknoeofgrantarosefrobscurity
andbecathecharlesrtelofthegreatslavewar
redhisghtyblohe
crulingdefencesofthesouthearlyintheyear1863;
presidentlinlnissuedhis‘‘enation
allslavesfreeinapriloftheyear1865lee
surrenderedthelastofhisbravearesatappottoxafew
dayslater;presidentlinlnurderedbyalunaticbut
hishtheexceptionofcubahwas
stillunderspanishdonation;slaveryhadetoanendin
everypartofthecivilisedworld
butanount
ofliberty;the‘‘freeenofeuropedidnotfarequiteso
atterofsurpriset