Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-11-29
THE RICHMOND DYNASTY SINKING INTO
DESPOTISM


DESP0TISM.
Or,ba l., of M In. ,1,o y-;r,,in;a sto+
convention appointed committee OF sever
members to report to the convention, at its ad
iourped session now bepo holden at Rich
,,o,I s,,,l H. .,,, s,;,,,
hoh as lhe changes III her poiillcal rela''oni
require. The committee having been in con
saltation during the summer have submitted a
.,ro,t Tho oloro,.ta, Of ,ybict 10 ;rdic,tad in
'"S l0'o"'"S
REBEL VIEWS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY.
Governments are instituted Tor the protec-
ton Of The rights of persons and property /;
| and any system must be radically detective
whch does not give ample security to both.
lie great Interests OF every community may
be classed under the heads OF labor and capt
tall and 1t is essential to the well being OF So
ciely that tue proper equilibrium should be es-
tabhsheu between these Two important ele-
meats ne undue performance OF either
! must, eventually, prove destructive OF the So
| Glal system. Capital belongs to the tew-la-
bur to the many In those systems IN which
| capital has the ascendancy, the government
must, TO some extent parIake OF the character
OF an oligarchy, whilst in those in which labor
is predominant, the tendency is to what Mr..
despotism OF king numbers" 1t is the office
OF enlightened craftsmanship to secure 10 each
It's appropriate influence, but to give the abso
lutte control to neither
NORTHERN LABOR TOO POWERFUL.
The political condition OF The northern states
presents striking Illustration OF the evils in
eiuent TO Tie prepCnderance Of the element OF .
labor IL the early periods OF their history
these evils were not SO apparent as they have
MA
and the western territories afforded c1nven-
tent outlet for their restless citizens; labor was
IN demand at high prices properly was easily
acquired and consequently The line OF demar-
cation between labor and capital was not strict
y drawn, because the borer OF to-day might
| readily become the capitalist OF Tomorrow.
But within the last twenty years marked
change mas taken place IN the north. Popula-
non mas become dense, ana the safety valve
Afforded by emigration to the western terrific
rlesrllas been greatly DISTRACTED. Wages have
not kept pace with tue cost OF subsistence,
anu the dillcdl'y OF acquiring property has
increased. Inc tendency OF Tins new condl-
| non Oh lhlngs mas been 10 divide society INTO
TWO distinct classes, and TO array one against
the other.
FREE SCHOOLS DENOUNCED.
his tendency 10 a conflict between labor
ana capital has already manifested itself i'll
man 'NAtAsJ lAktAHtiNSly ~ 10
true, bit nevertheless clearly indicative of a
SP99t q hceni'0asaesS, which must, in the end,
llpen INTO agrafmDisin. 1t may be seen IN the
system q Jfes Schools, by which the children of
We poor are educated at the expense OF the
rich; IN me various forms exemption and
homestead Dlls IN the popular cry Of LANDS
Tor the landless, and "homes Tor the home
less; IN tourleIsm and communism; in the
habituai disregard OF the ordinances OF religion
and OF the institution OF matrimony and more
distinctly in the form OF abolitonlsm.
FREE SUFFRAGE NOT TO BE PERMITTED.
In the opinion of your committee, no system
q government can afford permanent and efectuai
security to te, liberty, aid property, aCliich rests
on The basis OF unlimited sufiuqe and the cleo
ton Of officers OF every department of the
government by ike direct votes of the people.
The tendency of such q system is to democrat.
ize the masses, to encourage the habit OF office
seeking, to foster corruption at the polls, and
to place unworthy and incompetent men in
positions OF trust and responsibility. These,
however, are the vital principles of the social
organization of the north and as before stat
ed heir bitter fruits are already in A course
Of rapid DEVELOPMENT. In the southern states
more conservative and rational nrineinles sill
prevail. This is due mainly ia ire institution
of slavery. which constitutes a Martial res,ric-
ton on the right OF suffrage In the north
men Of every class and copdition n life arc
entitled TO vote. In the south all who are in
condition of seryitude are necessarily ex.
cluded from the exercise ol political nriyiiepes
and the power of the country is welded by
the more INTELLIGENT classes ybo have q
permanent interest in the wen heino of societv,
SI1yerU also constitutes an esctI b6pr;er o1o;;st
That teadeucy 10 antagonism bet,,een labor and can
tol tLict crisis ia he portb frhere rani,.I ia
the casual emplover of Labor and ia Interested
!: l:;.;ls; II II - - -
owner of labor and naturally socks ~ enhance
its rewards
mi. proptp MIST mn n,sPpAxcu,svn
Material chances seem also tn he necessary
in regard to tha saIec,ion Of yar;ous classes If
nnhl;e otiioors fT,,Iar ~ ,,,a,;ts,t;", :.
now stands NO Observation-Disclosures, = 80. IN ,h,
mole nj cI,onsin,, ,,i,i' sra,'ts f"nTod -, ,''
consideration If RE nstnTe If Nv. fnnct;ons
thev Lave ~ ,ar,r,,, ,,;ot,il,, - .,
And well considered nnrnose in a sec,,r;s,
10 individual rich,s and .tah;Ii,S and Jinn;,y,