Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-12-13

seemed to give unanimous concurrence
The designation of General Mcclellan
is therefore in a considerable degree thu
selection Of the country as well as thu
Executive, and hence there is bette
reason TO believe there will be given hin
the confidence and cordial support thu
by fair implication promised, and wlthou
which he cannot with so full cilicienc,
serve the country. 1t has been said tha
one bad General is better than two gooc
ones, and the saying is true, if taken It
mean that an army is better directed by
single mind, though inferior, than by
two superior ones at variance and cross
purposes and the same IS true IN al
Joint operations wherein those engaged
can have none but a common end in view,
and can differ only as TO the choice OF
means. In a storm at sea no one on
board can wish the ship to sink, and yet
not unirequently all 90 down together
because too many will direct, and no
single mind can be allowed to control.
REBEL ENCOURAGEMENT ON POPULAR
LIBERTY.
1t continues to develop that the insur
reclion is largely if not exclusively war
upcu the first principle of popular gov
eminent and the rights Of the people
Conclusive evidence of this is found in
the most grave and maturely considered
public documents, as well as in the gene
raj tone of the insurgents, In these doc
uments we find the abridgemlnt Of the
existing right of suffrage and the denial
to the people Of all right to participate
in the selection of public officers except
the legislative body, advocated with la
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II Is the efort TO place cap''a' 0" "'
equal iooting with, II mol ABOVE iaoor' II
the structure OF the government IL i
assumed that labor ID aVallaoie oh'y Il
connection with capital; that nobody Ia
bors unless somebody else owning capita
by the use OF it induces hun tt
labor. This assumed, 1t Is next consid
cred whether it is best that capital shall
hire laborers and thus induce them T.
work by their own consent, or bu
them and drive them TO 1t wlthou. thel
consent. Having proceeded so Tar, 1t /
naturally concluded that all laborers arr
either hired laborers or what we cal
slaves, and further it is assumed tina
whoever is once hired laborer is hHeC
in that condition for life. Now there i
no such relation between capital and la
Dor as assumed, nor is there any sucl
thing as free man being fixed for lit,
in the condition of hired laborCr. Butl
of these assumptions are false, and al
differences from them are groundless
Labor is prior to and independent Of cap
ital. Capital is only the fruit of labor
and could never have existed If labor ha,
NOT Gr.tex;,ted Labor is the superio
of capital, and deserves much the highe
consideration. Capital has Its right
which are as worthy of protection as an
other rights. Nor is it denied that Their
is. aud probably always will be, a relatio
between labor and capital producing mu
iuai benefits. The error Is IN assumln
that the whole labor OF the COmmunit