The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1850-11-19

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labour and capital strive: the one. 2,
get all il can; the other, TO give as lit
tie as il may-they are enemies. A,
the South, lahour is dependant on can,
ital, and having ceased to be rivals
i"ot have ceased to be enemies. ,2sr
a more violent contrast be imagined
The political majority Of the North re-
presents labour-the political majority
OF the South represents capital-can
the latter suffer the power oflegiSlation
in the hands of the formerl Free las
bour hates slave labour--capital, al
the mercy Of labour, is Jealous of capi-
Ital owing labour-whcre are their
points Of sympathy
And it requires but ordinary sagaci,
" to see that the difference Of relation
between labour and capital, nccessi,
tatcS for the North and South the de-.
velopment oCtwo individual aud incon-
sistant systems both of representation
aud taxation, Misrepresentation be ad-
Iiustcd according to the Northern prin-
tiplc Of equality of labour and capital,
the foundation Of the social and politi.
cal state OF the South--the subodina.
tion Of Iabour which is slave to capital.
which iSmaster is at once overturned.
II, on the other hand, representation be
based upon the Southern principle of
property, the support of the Northern
society, the equal right of every indi.
vidual constituent of the Common.
wealth, is stricken away, and in order
TO maintain political existence. the
North would be forced TO the creation
Of n privileged class from individuals
claiming equal rights. And it may be
here remarked that, wherever labour
and capital have been recognized as
theoretically equal society has been
forced in seli.preservation, to the crea
ton of artificial privileged classes.
Equality Of rights and privileges can.
IN the nature Of things, exist ONLY
where the participants Of political pow
cr form separate class, and the Ia.
bour OF the country is subjected to it.
Where this separation oflabor and cap.
ital is adjusted between people of the
same race, there will be more or less of
slruggle--but where the separation is
drawn with the distinctness of colour,
the political necessities of this antago>
nism, assume the character of proyi.
dental arrangements, and execute
themselves in harmony with the high.
est and purest moral feeling.
That this strife has not yet developed
itself in fierce commotion, is owing TO
circumstances which are fast vanish
ing that it must come, the whole his,
tory of Northern politics declares, and
society is busy in preparing the Gle.
ments generated between the two ex.
trcmcS. Now these two systems are
irreconcilcab'e either in their princi-
pies or their practice, reason and expo
ricnce pronounce that can never be
10 ned together,
In the constitution of the United
States they have both been comprc.
hcnded-time has changed compro-
mise Of interests into "A conflict Of sec
lions, and the submission of one, or the
separation Of both is the only alterna.
tive. And not only does this antago-
nism between the two systems of labor
and capital exist in the two sections.
but it is aggravated by the mode in
which that labor and capital is employ
ed. The progress Of time has matters
ally altered the great national relations
which form the staple Of the worlds
political history. Consumer and pro.
duccr are now the great regulating
terms Of political results, and, al
though there never has been an age in
which commercial interests have not
entered as influencing elements into
considerations Of national policy, yet
never has the civilized world been so
dictatorialIy governed by the power of
trade. Facility Of transport, and the
immense capabilities Of manufacturing
invention have not merely simulated
traffic TO unparalIcd activity, but have
knit the nations together by chain
work Of universal extent, and exquisite
scnsliivcness-aud not only so, but like
the nervous system Of the human body.
this subtle and all pcryading conductor
ramiiy as it may, spreads from one
great ccntpe--the cotton trade. The
power which controls this trade, holds
TO a very great extent the fortunes of.
The world in its hand. The London
Times for September 7, 1850, speaks
thus, in its leader on the Diplomatic
necessities of Great Britain "What
the circumstances are which would
make it requisite 70 have an able off
cer representing England in particu.
lar country, can easily be conceived.
a country may have by its position
and power, great influence upon our
well being, or it may be intimately con.
nected with US by commercial relations. J