Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-09

.,.-, a 4, ,i,hout thar consent Having proceed
- s,nis naturally concluded that all AooEers Me
,,,ber hired laboreEs What We call save, ~
Il Il assumed that whoever 70 oaSS = 10 snch
aged 10 that condition for life. Nos there NO suIu
.i,,;ons hat-aen sapisal and labor assumed nor
there any such thing "a a Tree man oe.uS ufsy "
In the condition Of hired hocrer. BON Oh ,he0'
srmSfions are false and all differences rou tnen arc
groundless. ,,-,..,,a... or o.ni,.I Cspital
q nv the fruit Of labor and could never have eIls'ea
n sbor had mot FIST existed Labor IL the superior oil
rapit.L aud deserves much the higher eonsiaerAuon
Ctpai has its rights, which are a. worthy Q, proe0
"a snv other right Nor il it denied that there a. anu
Tcobably alsays will be- relation between labor ana
eapi,al producing mutual benefits The error Is IN as
sr5sioS that the whole labor Of community e1iss
within that relation A few meu own capital ana tna1
few avoid labor themselves and with their cApi- hre
or INV another few r. labor for them
large m,ioriy belong 10 neither class neither Work
Co. Others nor hsve others working for them Ia most
Of the Siu.hsrn States jory OF the "hoio PevPe,
of al coloIs are neither slaves nor masters, Nno ~
tbe Northern large mjority are neither hireIs nor
Mod Men with their IA niles wives, sons, and daugh'
ters YORK for themselves their farms their houses
.,5;, their hops taking the whole product TO them
selves and asking avos Of capital on the one nano,
MIR Of hired sbOror slaves on the ohsr IL 10 not
,-g,.ten that considerable number Of persons mngle
thsir own labor with capi,A-that ~ they labor WITH
their own hands aud also buy or hire others TO labor
for th,m; but this is only mixed. and not distinct
ess NJ principle stated is disturbed by the existence
OF this mixed class.
Aan as has aresdy been said there is not Of reces
SID, anv such thing "a the free hired laborer being fixed
/, that lion 70. lie Macy Independent men every
where ia these States few wears back In their lives,
were hired aboIers The prudent peuniess beggar ia
the world lbors for wages while, saves surplus with
which 20 buy tools OF land for himself then hbors on
bia own account another While, and az lerg hires an
o5her new beginner 70 help him. This Is the just and
generous and prosperous system which opens the way
10 all gives hops 70 all and consequent energy and
progress aud improvement OF the condition Of all.
No men living more worthy TO be trusted than
those who toll up from poverty uone Tess inclined to
touch aught which they have not honestly earned bet
them beware Of surreniering political power which
tAsy already possess, and Which, surrendered, viii
surely b. used TO close the door Of Advancement against
srch az they and tx disabilities and ourthens
,spor them an al Of liberty shall be lost
From tie fist taking Of or national census, to the
Ia, are ssvorty years. aud hld population at the
cad OF te period egh, times great az was at the
bsginuins Toe increase OF those other things which
men deem Del abe has been even greater. We thus
have at one view what the popular principle, applied 10
Government through the machinery OF The States and
ghe Uaiou mas produced 10 given time, and Sso what
If firmly maintained il proms for the future.
There are already amongst those who II the Union be
preserved will I've 10 see il oontaiE $50 100000 The
struggle OF to-day Is altogether for to-day. It is fol
- vast futur, Glso.
With frm lance Providence all the-more firm
aud earnest proceed in the great task which events
nave dsvolved upon US. -
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