The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-04

ravats and no, diminish thsse eys 90 long as two such
dwelling together The arguments must
protect or destroy both.
What be said for any government than that il
does what under the circumstances of the case the best
for lie psoplef How many make this claim, or
exhibit better title favor than the fact that IL enables
the people TO preserve their national existence and om
time 70 time 10 improve their condition?
An eminent statesman has said 1.-THE rights or men IN
government their Advantages and these often in
balances between differences OF goodin compromises,
sometimes between good and evil and sometimes between
evil and evil Political comparative principle
adding subtraetng, multiplying, dividing, morally not
mesphysicsly mathemauealy, true moral denomina-
tons
Let us look now to the ground upon which the southern
Shareholders attacked olgarchy and how far
these arguments may be applied to other social systems
also The shows that slave property like all other
property sunequsy distributed and that majority of
the whites in the southern States do slaves Upon
this slender foundation this charge OF ogarchy is made and
proclaimed, Suppose that the had been taken
show the number of persons in the United States
who than $4,000 worth Of property they would
probably constitute less proportion OF the entire white
population than the Shareholders compared with the
non-slavehoding whites of the South The number of
persons holding interest in real in this country
estimated only at million and half the number hold
ing much $4,000 In property would probably be still
less When such fact that is shown how easy will il
be denounce these capitalists olgarchs May il
be said that the real power Of society is in these few
hands, These the men who establish powers, fee
advocates and WELD the immense power which money
gives ..
IHc owner Oh tue VINO lives
haps gets much Of the proceeds all the aborers who
work in it day by day. and from morning until night The
shipowne who sleeps quietly at home, probably divides
equally with all the who sail the ship and face the
lis of the This charge of ogarchy may be made In
the in the other Doubtless, it may be said
truly in defence of all this that without the laws which
encourage and protect the accumulation of capital this
vast framework of human society," with all its refinement
and civilization would disappear, and that by such
woSa be- and along with hsm
perish those whom they enabled to live But cannot argu
of this nature be used reply the charge South
well North? II those things only issue out of the
necessary constitution of society in place they do in
E the other. sFA4
But fellowcitizens il under the sanction of sup
posed of the public opinion of the world which has
no legal form Of expressionf under the prescription Of
some law written only in the breasts Of those who claim to
reveal it, those institutions which guaranteed and rec
ognised by the constitution and laws of the government
ordained by society be overthrownhow any gov
eminent be safe any constitution be secured and
tected otherwise than by force? might have inquired
how the public opinion of the world is ascertained which
is said prescribe the existence of slavery but choose
rather into the alleged law to see if It may not
apply to institutions than those of the South
might inquire how this public opinion is ascertained
which is said outlaw because 1t notorious that
slavery has been recognised legal by the world during
far the largest portion of it's history As far back as hui
man traditions go is be found There is not nation
OF antiquity far have accounts of Them which did
not tolerate 1T there not nation in Europe which did
lay the foundation OF its civilization in coerced labor
or involuntary servtude. The time is comparatively
cent since it existed almost everywhere under the favor Of
law The strongest nation OF Europe st maintains IT,
The constitution the United States recognises it, the laws
of nearly ha the States Of the Union establish it. and the
highest judicial tribunals in the land acknowledge this
law TO be valid
II such sanctions as these property and in
stitutons how is 1t to be done all under the forms of
law2 But what is this law which thus override conshu-
tons and human government 1t Is law which ordans
that cannot hold property in man. and as oonse-
guence proscrbes involuntary servtude. Fellow-cnzen
what is property in man. and what involuntary servtnde
Property may be absolute limited may be in fee or
a of In practice hold prop
cry in the services of another for life in the law OF sa
very; for term Of years as in an apprenticeship or for
months weeks days and hours in the of domestcs
or mechanics lawyers doctors In civilized society
there man. except in the of those living
accumulated capital who does not sell to another prop
erty his services This is servitude and If constrained
by the necessities of poverty is much involuntary as
lift forced by other physical necessity The evils
which ascribed form of this servude COM
them ALL and claimed to be by this socialist sect
of whom have spoken
Are hard cases Of separation in families to be found
where slavery exists do they not also whenever
forced by his necessity sell bis labor in the high
maket2 Are many revolving instances 10 be found OF
the submission by of his wife to another In the
one do they also in the oher2 Whatever
evils ascribed to involuntary seryude in the case
can be- and have been ascribed the other Shall for
this proclaim that shall be allowed to sell
his labor give right Of property in his services to
other To do would be TO destroy more than half the
value Of labor rob millions of human beings Of the
means of subsistence and to dissolve all human society
Now why these evils any evils exist it passes my met
aphysics to determine. Why il ordained that man
should live by the of his brow why the prmeva
pronounced cannot satisfactorily explain The
do is TO make the best Of the necessities which
they impose upon us.
These considerations justify the social system Of the
South well that of the North In the South refer
proudly 10 the fact that the negro has improved more
under patronage than in other situation In which
they been placed. Our system Of organization
has made the improvement Of both compatible with
the peace and harmony of society The coexstence upon
the soil Of which differ much in phys
cal organization and Of which the is inferior TO the
other s undoubtedly attended by evils but these
evils mdgaed and not increased by establishing the
relation of slavery between them. The evils which are 20
often attributed this institution for the most part TO
be ascrbed the natural disparity OF the and the
fact that they thrown together to struggle for subss
the soil.
Felew-czens have been thus particular In endeavor
ing 10 show that the application OF these principles would
be In any system Of society because firmly
believe @ IL they should their turn in case
they win afterwards be used the weapons in
era upon the institution of property itself However
that may be- there be but little doubt think, but
that their present tendency Is TO put in peril the Union OF
the Sates Is there any consequence TO flow from the
election Of sectional candidate that could compensate you
for risk which you asked to incur2 What Is IL
that the North risks in the dissolution Of the Union
pns for the present the loss Of power moral and
ticn that IL would sustain In such event this.
oak now what would IL lose In point Of national wealth
and resources7 The expenditures Of the country have
probably now reached sixty millions OF dollars and the
day distant when they may amount TO seventy
millions OF these the North by far the larger
share the disbursements When the armyaPproprtion
bill was in dispute approximate estimate was made as
10 the portions which would probably be dsbursed in the
aveboding States and Territories The result