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The White Man's Motto

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
May
Year
1848
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

It is time the ' white men' of this country jegin to look a little to their own nterests, as opposed to tliat of tbc blacks. The great care and sympathy of our free white brethren in the North has been for 'those in bonds.' This is all veiy well butitis also well to look at results affecting the white man's interests. The question has come to this ; Shall the National Legislature of th is country be subservient to the interests of the white or black race ; or in other words, shall Congress legislate for the benefit of free or slave lubor ? This is a momentus question, and one whic') every free laborer of the north is bound to