The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1861-12-04

q q u10 never nave exist, jeOOr
bad not arst existed. LABOR u the 81.
ps.ior Of capital, aud deserves much tho
uisLer consideration. Capital has lie
Fights which are ~ worthy Of projection
~ any other rights. nor u It denied that there
ID, ard Ysooabl! always will br, u relation be.
..ceu labor and 'Lital producing mutual
6enets,. The error Is Ia assuming that The
whole labor OF community exists within that
relat.cn A few men own capital aud that
lew avoid labor, aud with their capital hire
or buy Q few 70 labor for them
l..ss minority belong To neither
class, ueither work for Others nor have
others working for them. In most Of
the Soathern States majority Ut tho whole
people of al color, are neither slavss nor
masters, while In the Northern States
large majority are neither hirers nor hired
men. With their families, wives, sons,
aud daughters, thoy work for themselves ou
their farms, In their homes aud IN their shops,
taking the whole product W themselves,
AID asking NO fAvors VI capital On tie oae
hand, nor OF hired lsborers or slaves ON
ths other. Il 10 not forgotten that q
6. nsidcIable number Of persons minkle
their own labor with capital, that Is 'hcy
labor with their own hands ard also buy or
hire others " labor for them, bat this 70 only
q mixed and not q distinct class. No
principle stated ID disturbed BY the
existence Of this mixed class. Again,
a. has already bscn said. there IL not OF
necessity any such thirg a. the Tree hired Ia
borer being fixed ,or that condition for u'e.
Many independent men everywhere, 10
these States, few years back IN their
lives. were hired labOrers. The prudent,
penniless beQgars, 10 the world labors for
ages awhile, and saves surplus with which
to buy tools or land for himself, then laboIs
on his own account, and ct length hires
another new beginner TO help him. This
10 the Just, and generous, and pr &.
porous system which opens the way
70 all, gives hope 10 oil, aud consequent
energy, proQress and improvement Of The
condition to all. No men living are mere
wM Thy 70 be trusted than th 80 who
toll up or on from poverty, none les
inclined to take or touch aught
which they have not honestly earned.
T.. 49, -.-~-- - srs~anA.rtp0 . po
li,ical power which they already posses !,
and which, II surrendered. will surely be used
10 close the door Of advancement against
such % they, and to Gx rev disabilities aud
burdens upon them till all Of liberty shall be
lost.
From tho Arst taking ofour National Cepsus
to The last are 70 years, and We and our
population, At the end Of the period, eight
times 40 great as It was at the beRiunipa.-
The increase Of those ether things which ~ a
deem desirable, has been oven greater. We
thus have at ono view what the
y ,pular principle APPLIED TO govern.
nU through the machinery Of the
States aud the dion has prod uoed 10 aiv,n
time, aud also what II frmly maintained, It
promises for tho future. There are already
among US those who, ifthe Union lie preserved
will Iva 10 see It contain 260, COO, 600 people
Tho strugelc Of today 10 not altogether
Tor 10 day. II II for vas. future, also. With
frm reliance ON Providence, all the more
6rm ard earneat, lot rs proceed In the
great task which events have devolved upon
~.
(,.snsO ABRAHAM LINCOLN.