The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-01-26

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Free Labor IN Missouri
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Extr0ct from q speech made BY b. Qraes
BrowM, Esq, Editor IF tie Nissouyi
DeM0crGt at the Moss Netting ~ the
Free Democr0cy on the STA Of JamM0ry.
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have addressed myself thus far, my DEM
ocratic friends, 70 the consideration Of iede.
ral politica There are, however, matters
here OF home Ia Misrouri, and especially ~
St Louis, that likewise demand the earnest
attention Of all. In the resolutions which
have been already adopted By Jon with 90
much unanimity-a adopted with only one as
senting voice in the vast assembiaga-yoa
have renewed your fealty ana tasnno0 Your
devotion to the cause Of free labor. lou
have affirmed that it emOOdles the truths
that lie at the foundation OF republican gov
eminent; that the movement which promises
to secure Missouri FULLY 70 the industry ana
occupancy of q white yeomanrT VIII fiud ~
you its staunchest adherents; that the rights
OF the working man to encouragement ana
protection Of his labor, without degrading
aud seryile competition, 'shoud be tirst in
the eye Of the law, and have pledged yogfr-
selves to xealous cooperation for infuslng
such a policy in our State governnent--
In all this you have displayed ct once the
sagacity to appreciate true clements OF social
strength, and courage to'maintain the rights
and interests Of the masses Of the peoples
Labor itself is the Democracy Of life, and
free labor and free Democracy are synon-
ymous terms It is only social drones OF
gilded aristocrats who make sport of its toll
and mock at its self-elevatiOn. II can with
justice, therefore, claim to be first IN the eye
Of the law, and to be relieved from degra-
ding, servils competition. Freedom is its
native air. Strip it Of its title totrespect,
brand it with the brand degradation, let It
once be classed or associated with slavery,
and the fine spirit that gives bueyancy to its
effort is gone. Free labor and slave labor
are incompatible institutions; one or the other
must dominate and Danish its rival. You
have to choose which you will prefcr-up-
on which you win rest the liberties of your
selves and those who are to come after you.
But why need speak such palpable truths
in such presence. Around me every where
are reared the monuments which attest the
enterprise and record the trlumphs OF the
free labor OF the working men who have
built up this great city. 1t is in their behalf
that claim the immunity for them IRON
contact with bondsmen. r How quickly do
we realize the injury that results to such
when the product of compelled prison labor
meets in the market the fruits of their toll II
The State penitentiary of Missouri has en-
gagged latterly in various branches OF manu-
facture, and already is felt the disastrous
effect upon many trades in this city. The
cooperage business and other employments
that could name, have been almost destroy.
ed by the prison competition. And the illus
| tratiOn found in this, only makes more man.
| ifast the evils that flow from still more ex-
| tended and diversified conflict with the prp
ducts of negro slavery. l.s s3 10 SCI ss4a
| 1t was mature reflection Of this character
and firm conviction of the evils that result
ed to our State, not less than to our city, that
| first impelled the people of St Lotus to en-
/ ter their solemn protest against the perpetrl-
,ty os slavery in Missouri. With boldness
that won the applause of the whole country
| in the face Of abuse and calumny and mis-
representation, in defiance of the slurs oil
journalism, and the timidities of parties
they proclaimed their devotion to the cause
| of free labor, aud they endorsed their pro-
clamation with victory, the very announce
ment Of which thrilled with delight as i,
leapt from CITY to city, 1t was voiced
abroad with an emphasis that hadanever at
tached to any preceding municipal contest
here, and the echo came back to us reyer
beratlnc with thousand fold increased vol
ume, 1t gave your people place ffn many
hearts that before had looked upon them a.
false to the living principles Of free govern
ment, and like bread cast upon the waters
returned again, giving renewed growth, vi
tality and advancement to your metropolis
Who shall tell the infinite benefits which
that fearless enunciationa has already con
ferrcd? Go throughout every central Stat
of this Union, 90 to the far villages of tn,
North, among its workshops and nnsnuG,c
tories, 90 even to the South among the la
boring men, who are prospecting for ney
homes, and when it is known that you ar
from st. Louis, the question most frequentl
asked you win bs concerning the free labo
, movement in Missouri Will it succee,
and how long frst2 What are you doing
wards its progress Such and similar inte
rogatories will meet you every where An
, the inquiry that has been thus aroused ha
already added thousands to the pepnlatio
of the Stat, within the year--the very creal
of the industrial excess, and swarming M
, grafton of the older States At the first sis
nal from yourselves that their labor would b
both. protected and respected here, the
have hurried to take up their abode in
land SO full Of the promise Of future develop
ment as this. Pass into the interior an
witness your highways trailed by emigran
wagons laden with implements of agricu
ture, and household goods, and sturdy chi
, dren, going to build up home steads tina
will all be tributary TO- the wealth of thi
city. Witness along the lowaoline ne,
counties doubling in population from Janus
~ to january again, and along che Arkan
sas line, large colonies locating in ever
available section Consult the land office