Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1857-07-11

support semselves, and make about ST,
hundred dollars for their employer, which
lis the interest on ten thousand. The
would work no harder than they do now
would be under no greater necessity II
work, would be relieved of most Of tht
cares of life, and let into the enjoyment o
jail valuable and necessary rights. Whs
would they lose in liberty and equality
Just nothing. Having more rights the.
would have more liberty than now, anc
approach nearer to equality 1t might be
That their security and exemption from
care wonll render their situation prefera-
BE to that of their employers. We sus
Ipect it would be easier to find wards o.
slaves than guardians or masters; for the
gain would be all on the laborer's side and
the loss on that Of the capitalist.
'>Set your miscalled free laborers aetu-
ally free, by giving them enough property
or capital 10 live on, and then call on us
at the South to free our negroes. AT
present, you Abolitionists know our negro
slaves are much the freer of the two; and
il would be great advance towards free
ing your laboress to give them guardians,
bound, like our masters, to take care o.
them, and entitled, in consideration there
of, to the proceeds of their labor
/ Touching the Declaration of lndepen-
dence drawn up by Thomas Jefferson, Mr
Fltzhugh says:
! We NAV be doing Mr.. Jefferson inlus-
tice in assuming that his Fundamental
principles" and Mr.. Stewards "hi9her law
mean the same thing; but the iujnstice
can be very little, as they both mean just
nothing al all. unless it be a determine
ton to inaugurate anarchy, and to do all
isorts Of mischief. We refer the reader 10
the chapter on the .sDeclaration OF indie
pendeuce," &c. in our Sociology for fur
/ iher dissertation on the fundamental pow
der-cask distractions, on which our giorl-
ous institutions affect to repose. We say
affect, because we are sure neither then re-
pose aor their permanence would be dis
turbe,. bv the removal Of the counterfeit
foundation.
The true greatness Of Mr.. Jefferson was
his fitness for revolution. lie was the ge-
Mus of innovation, the architect Of ruiu,
the Inauguration Of anarchy. His mission
was to pull down, not to build MP. He
thought every thing false as well il the
physical as in the moral werld. He fed
his horse on potatoes, and defended har-
bors with guLboats, because it vas contra
re- to human experience aud human opin-
iion. He proposed TO govern boys without
The authority Of masters or the control OF
religion, supplying their places with Lais-
sez faire philosophy, aad morality from the
PAGES Of Lawrence Sterne. dis character,
like his philosophy, is exceptional---lnvai-
uable in urging on revolution, but useless,
liz not dangerous, in quiet times.
1 We would not restrict, control, o. take
away single human right or liberty
which experience showed was already sui
ifieiently governed and restricted by pub
lie opinion. Bat we do believe that tie
slayeho!ding South is the only country or
1.-The globe that can safely tolerate the
fights and liberties which we aaYe discuss
led.
/ The annals Of revolutionary Virginia
we're illustrated by three great and useful
Emen--tle mighty mind Of Jefferson fitted
to pull down, the plastic hand of Madison
Ito builI up, and the powerful arm Of
Waspiugtou to defend, sustain, and con
verse.
The following observations, as we are
sure all our readers viii admit, do credit
at once to b:r. Fizhugh's heart as man
land 10 his frankness as writer:
awe take this occasion to correct an err
ror into which we had fallen as to Northern
character. Beneyolence, affection, gener-
osi,v, and philanthropy are equa lily com
mon North and South, and only differ N
their modes of manifestation. We are one
people.
The daily and hourly exercise of these
Qualities is elected at the South, because
1t is safe. prudent, aud expedient SO to en-
ercise them. The reverse is true at the
North: vet 'expel nature and she VIII re-
turn again Man is social and philan-
lthropic. and his affection, damned out IN
one direction, find vent AMI gnsh out II
another. The people Of the North are fal
more generous and munificent IN the en-
dowraent of public charities and other pub
lie institutions than we. This correction
1of our error does not affect our theories,
II. be true that you can only safely be char
liable 10 Dependents whom you can con
troll. But If it did or does affect, neutral
lie. and subyert them, it is due to truth
and. if we advance the cause OF truth, VIC
are ready for the sacrifice of all else.
".0ar trip to the North excited dopes'
rs to our estimate Of Northern character
and subsequent observation, reading ane
reflection have brought US TO the eoneiu
SION which we now with pleasure avow.-
I've would rather be right than consis
tent"
e. The right s'not to be sued, Whle
has been fully established for our eolore'
fellow citizens by the decision OF Judge La
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