... labour By united and concerted action it has been the means to raise the working man from a position of dependence, and: even slavery, to that of inde- pendence and respect, with full power to sell his labour at its fair market valtMh In order to secure the ...

... That Dr. Gilchrist never lost his interest in hilanthropic effort is shown by the earnest sup- ort which he gave to the Anti-Slavery Associa- ion formed in 1840. When nearly eighty-one ears of age, he wrote from Paris, desiring his name o be inserted as one ...

... too apt to eat the plum and give away the stone. One man brought me a little girl and wanted me to buy her for £ 10, but slavery is not in my way, nor could I have taken her anyway as I have no sister or wife here to look after her. One of the huts where ...

... PARTY. Who gave us free worship The Liberals. Who gave us free speech and a free Press The Liberals. Who abolished negro slavery in the Brinish pos- sessions The Liberals. Who freed the country from the tyranny of the press gang ? The Liberals. Who freed ...

... always said that the temperance movement is by far the greatest and the deepest moral movement in this country since the anti-slavery agitation.. I am persuaded that we can only effectually promote the cause of5 social reform by the present measure or a measure ...

... the working classes for the position of Labour corre- spondent or even factory inspector. -0- A most glaring case of white slavery has lately been brought to light, and I feel sure that every honest and well-meaning employer of labour will agree that the ...

... for the arrival of members from all parts of the kingdom. Once. in 1809. during the life of Mr. Wilherforce, the great anti-slavery apostle, it was proposed to fix Monday but he protested because it would oblige members to travel en a. Sunday—and the day ...

... added: I have been a soldier, and soldiers do not hate. In the war of the North against the South we hated the principle of slavery but against the persons of the Southerners we cherished neither hatred or rancour. I may say that the Major is absolutely ...

... of bullying the Corporation, has given just the antidote that was needed and the principal traces of the brief lapse into slavery will be another unsightly statue in our streets, and an expensive drinking cup for our temperunce Council. However, Cardiff ...

... worked years before he saw the fruit of his toil. Garrison laboured for a whole lifetime before he heard the death-knell of slavery. In the history of humanity God has called forth many a hero to set his hand to the work of some good reform. No sooner does ...

... against his will to undertake work to which he objects, for which he has no aptitude, and which he performs as a kind of slavery, can only result in the destruc- tion of the manliness of the teacher, and be a complete obstacle to the training of the children ...

... Mr. Balfour. (Applause.*) It was evident that they would have justice, for they preferred it to injustice and freedom to slavery. (Hear, hear.) The issue before them was clear, it was whether they would allow them- selves to be ruled by the Government ...