The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-12-11
NUMBER 40.

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the now living had been born, and thence
forward continually, | cannot but think we
are still his debtors. submit, therefore, for
your Consideration, what further mark OF
recognition is due TO him and TO ourselves
as grateful people.
Wi.h be retirement OF General Scott came
the Executive duly OF appointing in his stead
a General in chief of the army. 1t was
fortunate circumstance that neither IN coun-
Gil or county was there, so far as | know,
any difference of opinion as 10 the proper
person to be selected. The retiring Chief
repeatedly expressed his judgement in fa-
vor of General Mcclellan Tor the position,
aud in this the nation seemed 10 give
unanimous concurrence. The designation
of General Mcclellan il, therefore, in a con-
siderable degree the selection OF the coun-
Try as well "a OF the Executive, and, hence
there is better reason to hope that there viii
be given him the confidence and cordial
support thus, by fair implication, promised
and without winch he cannot, with SO full
efficiency, serve the country. Ii has been
said that one bad general IS better Than
TIVE good ones, and he saying is true II Ia,
ken 10 mean no more than that our army 10
belIer directed by a single mind, though in
ferior than by two superior ones al variance
and cross purposes with each other. And
The same is True in all joint operations, where
mon end in view, aud can differ only as to
the choice OF means.
In storm al sea, no one on board can
. wish the ship 10 sink, and yet not unire-
qnenlly all go down together, because too
nIauy will direct and no single mind can be
allowed 10 control.
1t coulinGes 10 develop that The lnsurrec-
ion is largely if not exclusively,a war upon
the fitst principles of popular government
the rights ol the people. Conclusive eVi.
deuce OF this is found in the mosi grave anc
malurely considered public documents, as
we'll as in the general tone OF the insur.
gents.
In these documents we find the acknowl.
( edsement of The existing right OF suffrage,
! aud the denial TO the people OF all right 10
participate ia the selection OF public officers
except The Legislative, boldly advocated,
with labored arguments 10 prove that large
control oi lhe people Ia Government Is mo
source of all political evil.
! Monarchy itself Is sometimes hlGted at az
| a possible refuge from the power OF the
people
In mv present position | could scarcely
! be justified were TO omit raising warn
/ illI voice against this approach OF Teturll"
! ing despotsm Il IS not needed nor fitting
( here that a general argument should oe
made IN favor Of popular institutions
Bot. there i one point with It's connections,
not so hackneyed as most others, 10 which
J / ask a brief attention. 1t is the eflort to
/ place capital on an equal footing with, it
! not above, labor, III The structure OF the
Government.
Il is assumed that labor is available only
IN connection with capital. that nobody Ia
bors unless somebody else owning capital,
somehow BY tie use OF il, INDUCES him 10
labor. This assumed, it is mex! considered
| whether ii is best that capital shall hire Ia
borers. aud thus induce them 10 work by
their own consent, or buy Them and drive
the5n 10 1t without thelr con sent.
Having proceeded go far, it is naturally
concluded that all laborers are either hired
I Iaborers or what we call slaves And fur
! lber. IL is assumed that whoever is once
hirei iaborer is fixed in that condition Tor
life Now here is no such relation between
capital and labor, as assumed, nor is there
auy such thing as a Tree man being fixed
for lie IN :he condition of a hired iaborer.-
Both these assum ptions are false, and all in-
terferences rom them are groundless. La
Dor is PRIOR 10 and independent OF capital.
Capital is only the irul OF labor, and could
never have existed if labor had not first ex-
isled Labor is the superior of capital, and
deserves much the higher consideration
Capital has lis rights, which are as worthy
OF protection as any other rights. Nor is It
denied that there is and probably always
will be a relllion between capital and labor
producing mutual benefits. The error is in
assuming mat the whole labor OF the COM
!Inuuity exists within that relation.
Jew men own capital, and that few
avoid labor themselves, and with their cap
ilal hire or buy another lew TO labor for
them. A large majority belong TO neither
class-uei,her work tor others nor have 9th.
er> working for .hem.
, In most of the Southern States majority
of rne whole people ,of all coloas, are neither
slaves nor masters, while in the Northern q
large majority are neither hirers nor hired.
Again. as has already been said, there is,
not, OF necessity. any such thing as The
, iree hired laborer beng fixed 10 that con-
. duIoa Tor life. Many independent men;
everywhere in these States, a few years
back in their lives were hired laborers.
/ The prudent, peniess beginner in the
world. Iabors for wages awhile, saves a sur
pin, win which to buy tools or land for
; himself than abors on his own account
: another while and al length hires another
| ueS beginner 10 help him.
This is The Just and generous and prosper-
l. Gus system which opens The way 10 all
gives hope TO all. and consequently energy
and progress and improvement of the
: condition OF all.
No men living are more worthy to be
trusted than those who toll mp from poverty
| none less inclined 10 take or touch aught
which they have not honestly earned. Let
l them beware of surrendering a political
power which they already possess, and
which, if surrendered, will surely be used
to close the door of advancement against
s,ch as thew, and TO Ak new disabilities and
: bnrdens upon them till all of liberty shall
be lo-l.
From the first taking OF our National
Census To the last seventy years,
: and we find our population at the end OF the
i period eight times as great as 1t vas at The
3 80 inns NH hinh