"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

CHAPTER XI.

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LABOR.

Laboring men--Their mistakes and their grievances--Labor sure to be imposed upon--Driving a sharp bargain--Low wages resulting from competition--A laborer in chains recently brought for sale into the market-place of a New England town--But the people rise in their wrath--Does _practical_ slavery exist in the United States?--Coal miners and factory hands compared with the _consistados_ of South America--The store system of credits--Resulting evils to the laborers.....318