He believed that a free trade economy actually made slaves out of all people who were not in the ownership of the manufacturing facilities. He also argued that because free trade was not regulated it would mean they can manipulate the economy to their advantage and discard the working class into poverty.
In regards to slavery, Fitzhugh believed whites were undeniably superior to slaves. The master was more advanced in knowledge, biological attributes, morality and overall more civilized. Fitzhugh argued the master served a better leader and owner to his slaves than the massive industrial company. As a slave, they also did not have to compete for resources amongst each other. The free-trade system would put everyone on the same work level and slaves were assumed not to be advanced enough to succeed due to their many inferiorities. Slave owners on the other hand would be better suited to be supervise these slaves because masters provided both work, housing and knowledge in exchange for labor. He advocated that slavery was anti-free trade and there was no need to buy and sell when slaves had things handed down to them. The slave is also gaurnted to be taken care of because it is in the master’s interest not to lose any slaves. In this exchange, Fitzhugh argues slaves and masters are a better economic arrangement than the free trade