That was my suspicion, but I am still not sure.
Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Mperelman at csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901 www.michaelperelman.wordpress.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eugene Coyle Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:18 PM To: Pen-l Pen-L Subject: Re: [Pen-l] The Dysfunctionality of Slavery and Neoliberalism Were indentured servants a significant part of the labor force at that time? Would they have been called hirelings? How often did such run away? Their permanent escape would seem to have been easier. Gene On May 19, 2015, at 3:14 PM, michael perelman <[email protected]> wrote: > You are correct. Slavery was important in the war. Slaves found safety in > Canada. The US intended to stop that, possibly by taking over parts of the > country. I am less confident about understanding hirelings, but it suggests > a contempt for labour. > > On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 2:38 PM, raghu <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 7:13 PM, michael perelman wrote: > We are all patriotic. Let's start with the Star Spangled Banner. > > You all are familiar with some of it, but perhaps some of you may not know > this particular stanza: Don't worry, I won't sing it: > > "No refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight, or > the gloom of the grave." > > > > As I understand it, the reference here is to runaway slaves encouraged by the > British promise of freedom during the War of 1812. > > I hadn't previously thought much about the "hireling" in that expression, but > looking at it now, I am not convinced that it is referring to wage laborers. > > Note that the phrase says "the hireling and slave" NOT "the hireling and the > slave". > > It is almost like "hireling" is used synonymously with "slave". Or am I > misreading this? > -raghu. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > > > > -- > Michael Perelman > Economics Department > California State University > Chico, CA > 95929 > > 530 898 5321 > fax 530 898 5901 > http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
