"We are opposed to the extension of slavery because it diminishes the productive powers of its population. It is an obstacle to compact settlements and to every general system of public institution. If slavery goes into the territories the free labor of all the states will not. If the free labor of all the states goes there, the slave labor of the southern states will not, and in a few years the country will teem with an active and energetic population."
-Editorial, New York Evening Post, 1847
Why will free labor not go where there is slavery, according to the above excerpt?
"We are opposed to the extension of slavery because it diminishes the productive powers of its population. It is an obstacle to compact settlements and to every general system of public institution. If slavery goes into the territories the free labor of all the states will not. If the free labor of all the states goes there, the slave labor of the southern states will not, and in a few years the country will teem with an active and energetic population."
-Editorial, New York Evening Post, 1847
Why will free labor not go where there is slavery, according to the above excerpt?
The correct option is D Slaves prevent the growth of productive communities.
According to the above expert
mentioned in the paragraph slaves prevent the growth of productive communities.
This editorial is an example of the Free Soil position, which was a form of
antislavery sentiment. The free laboring men favored economic growth, which
created good jobs. Slaves prevented the rapid growth of free enterprise. The
Free Soil position was a compromise between abolitionists, who wanted to
eliminate all slavery, and the people who wanted only a slavery-free West. The
quote does not say that blacks are inferior or make a moral criticism of
slavery. The quote does not say that slaves work too hard. In fact, it implies
they do not work hard enough. The quote does not explicitly say that free
laborers did not want to work next to slaves, although that was the case.
According to the above expert mentioned in the paragraph slaves prevent the growth of productive communities. This editorial is an example of the Free Soil position, which was a form of antislavery sentiment. The free laboring men favored economic growth, which created good jobs. Slaves prevented the rapid growth of free enterprise. The Free Soil position was a compromise between abolitionists, who wanted to eliminate all slavery, and the people who wanted only a slavery-free West. The quote does not say that blacks are inferior or make a moral criticism of slavery. The quote does not say that slaves work too hard. In fact, it implies they do not work hard enough. The quote does not explicitly say that free laborers did not want to work next to slaves, although that was the case.
