| Staunton Vindicator, "The Results of African Labor in the New World," February 10, 1860 Summary
The Democratic editor depicted slavery as an economic boon that advanced the production of agricultural goods and the state
of civilization in the New World. Without the institution, the West would not be as prosperous, nor would white workers--even
in the North--enjoy the same employment opportunities. The editor avoided use of the term "slavery" at all, instead referring
to it as "African labor."
EXCERPT:
"And yet we find the monstrous doctrine taught that African labor is inimical to the free labor of the North."
Full-text web version of newspaper  Points of Analysis to this Data:
 "Augusta's Democratic Party emphasized that slavery was the country's economic engine of success, protected in the territories
by the Dred Scott decision, and they defended Stephen Douglas to the end as the best candidate to defeat Lincoln."
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