The daily union., 1854-12-20


oovery But it is sunk low that There is no
necessity for any such preservave the rights Of work
ingmen They best defend themselves always when they
stand individually and citizens and exchange inde
pendenty their strength and toll for the money OF him who
needs them They have gained much by strikes and
combinations The laborer is as necessary the employer
the employer is to the laborer. In this country too
there is of that of labor from which socialism
springs We have not labor enough to supply the demand
for it. 1t is absurd therefore, 10 talk about secret soce-
ties to protect labor. 1t is equally absurd 10 pretend
any great regard for labor, while organizing society
against that class of labor which flies from starvation
abroad and tenders s aid here in exchange for chance
to live We have heard before of this Massachusetts,
gregaon of tyrannic wealth 1t is made to justify some
times very unfortunate departures from sound policy Mr.
Bankss speech this point is little than diluon
what Mr. Rantoul said in the House in defence of the
coalition of ls49 We do not doubt that the whg major
y Of the Bay State has been arbitrary in its conduct and
has deserved the opposition of its people But the only
way obtain permanent redress for public grievances is
by the straightforward path Of open and manly opposition
lesson this subject may be learned from General Jack
son. His whole administration against the
tyranny capital and in defence of labor But he fought
it boldly, and in the face of day He skulked in no
narrow passages, dark alleys, concealed cham
bers where dim candles disclosed cowady looks and
spoke with bated breath and trembling lips if conscious
they were acting meanly Not such the of An
drew jackson. But he unfured his banner in the very
sunlight and pointed to its emblazoned notices the
signs under which he asked support He deed opposition
and invited friends The heard his voice. and
his banner gathered around him. and sustained him.
Thavp i'm ated of
was theirs far more than his lie has gone from
earth, but what he did remains for Mem But what
will remain to the laboring from the efforts
Of the know-nothngs? What have they done in Massa-
chusetts? They have elected Mr. Gardner COVER
member of one of the wealthies families of Boston, and
himself man of wealth. He represents therefore, in his
person, that very aggregation of money of which Mr.
Banks complains This is certainly no very great
step forward for the protection of labor. But what
else has the order accomplished? Nay, let us ra-
ther ask what it proposes to accomplish What prn-
cipes affecting the rights of labor does it seek to
tablish /? Where are they? Who knows them? Who
procaims them? Men only of day but the rights
of labor should broad and enduring principles Are
these be secured by elecng Office bank and tariff
who would undo, if they could all that jack
did Is there danger to the laborng classes from
government? May it not become ally of the
money power? And may not whiggcry be rampant
in Massachusetts, hereafter from the very aithessncss Of
such men as Mr. Banks the democratic organization
We hardly justify oursef for extending this article
The folly and danger of secret politics too manifest
for abored illustration They the weapons of juggers
who seek power. They succeed for while in few in
stances but in the end they will destroy their authors
wall to know-nothingism everywhere.
Mr. Banks says that foreigners have been invited
herel Who invited fathers What Indian CHIEF
it that out for the May Flower Not invited
Do the and the rain invite the sprngng grass Does
the clear air of morning inspire the song of birds Do the
kisses of summer invite the rpening frut Not in
ved They invited by the Declaration of Indeend-
ence which appealed to the world for the rights of mm-
grafton. They were invited by the constitution which
provided for naturalization. They invited by
peated legislation upon that subject Our broad and
fertile and unpeoped territory invited them Our free
sttutions invited them Our abundant invited
them There starvation at home and there plenty
here The Almighty himself invited them. Shame the
poor, spirit which, under such circumstances,
would exclude theml Let them comeI They ,ciU come,
if they destitute instruct then if they ignorant
to make them friends instead of enemies and fast
do safely let give them the rights, not of
sprators secret potters but Of American citizens