The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-12-04

.b.. all iaborsrs are either hired laborer. or wha We
cali -xvt- aud .urhcr it Is assumed That whoever is
once hired labOrer, u fixed IN that condition Tor lie
Now there il such relation between caital aud Ia
bo- - assumed Nor j. there any surh thing ~
freeman be ng xed for life in the cand'sn ofa hired
Iaborer Roth ~ these assumptions are false, and all
inference. from { EN- groundsss Labor |, indie.
pendent of cxtsl capital is only the fruit OF labor
aud could have existed labor had not FIRST ex-
ist ed. "a 4E Fl. IL
Labor IL the superior OF capt a. aud deserves much
the higher ION liberation. Capital has rights
which worth, OF protection ~ any other rights
nor l. it. dce,ned that there aud probabty always
will bs relation betweeu labor and ca TAI, p,Otuc
ing mutual he"efts The error j. in assuming that
the whole labor of community exists Wit hin that rela-
ton. few men own capital, and that lev avoid ia
Dor and wi, their capital hire buy few slaves to
labor for them large majority belong % neither
class, neither work or have other persons work Tor
them IN mot Of the southern state . majorit y OF
the whole people Of all coisr are neither slaves or
masters while in the north. large majority are nei-
thrr hirers nor hired me with familis. wis sons,
aud daughters work for themeves on their farms, In
their hone, and in their shops taking the whole pro-
duct tn emsclvss, ant asking favors OF capita on
the hand "r Of hired laborcrs and lave. on the
other II IL not forgotten that iderable number
OF persons minge their own labor with capital, that il.
they labor With their own hand, aud buy or hire 9TH
ers 10 labor for them But this only mixed. and not
. distinct Class. No principles stated are disturbed
by the existence OF this mixed CLAUS
Again. a. has already been aid, there j. not Of
fly any such hing as the tree hired 'sborsr being
In that condition for life. Many is,e, end-nt
where in the states, few years back IN their lives
were hired aborers. THE prldcnt pennis<s bexger in
the world laho.s for awhile and save, surplus
with winch buy tools land for him eli, then Ia.
bors on his own acc.unt, aud ~ length hires Al
other new beginner to help hin.
Thi. il ju ( aud generous a0d pro sperous BY them
which opcn tho to all gives ho,e t. oil and con-
sequentiy energy progress aud improvement Of condi.
ton all No men living are more wor,h ny TO be
tru ted than tho who roll u or on frosa poverty
none less inclined to Ia or touch aught which they
have not hone fly earned Let them beware OF sur
rendering political power watch they already psse.s,
aud which. ifmrrensred. will surely be used to clio
the door OF advancement sain such they, and to
fix disabilities and burdsns upon then, till u lib
erty shalt be lost.
From the frat 'akirg OF national census to the
last are 10 year., and ind population at the
end 0, the period eight times great a. It was ut the
beginning fine Increase Of these other things which
deem desrabie, ha~ been even grea.er. We thus
have view what the popular principle applied to
Government through the mschiner. nj the states and
the Uniou he. li.ed given time, and A. o
what Grmty maintained It proniSes for the future
There are already among u thos who ii the Union be
preserved, will live 30 zee IL coHtan 25O, 900. OUO
The struggle Of TODAY l. no. altogether for to-day
It IL Or va; future al.o With firm reliance on
Providence, all the firm I'd earnest, LET rro-
coed in the great "a X. which event have drvolve up
on (SE,ne) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Washington. Dec I'D, 1851.