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

Accomac and NorthAmp M, and known -
tie kss,cru sbore OF Virginia, together
SMa v,me contiguous parts Of Mary
land, have laid down Ibeir arms, and ts
peop!o there have renewed their s!lee!
aoce N, and accepted Sue prsr elton OF th'
I'D Il z. Tits leaves no armed iasurreci'ou
Norm Of the Potomac or east Of the Chssa.
psake.
Also, We have Obtained Q footing ct sach o
the isolaled poiats on the sou.hsrp c. o.. oi
Hsttesas. 20 Royal, Tybee 1.land, near
Savannah Ship Island and We hke~is
nase 20 c1eral acoo1t,ts Of popular move
NJ. j. ,.sn~ii OF the U0ion iu North Carroll
ga tennessee. These things demons,rat,
LAT tue Cause OF the Union il Advancing
s.eadily soushwsrd.
Siace your last s'j,urnment, Lleutauant
deneral Scott has retired from the head
VI the army. puiins his long life
tae nation has io; b-en unmindful Of
n!s merit. yet On calling TO nina
how faithfully, shjy aud brilliantly he has
served the county. from time far back H.
our history, when few OF the now liv-
log had hem born. and thence for
xAid cont LII lily, c mot but think
that we are still his debtors. Isubmit, there.
lore, for your consideration, what further
mark u recognition IL due to him and our.
selves as u grateful pe0pls.
With tho re.irsmcD " General, Scott came
tho Executive duty Of appointing in Ass stead
a General Chief, OF The army. II 10 for
tunste circumstance, that, neither In council
nor oour Try, was there 20 far a. l know,
my difference Of opinion as 10 tie per-
repeatedly expressed his judgment III
s,,o, 80 N.c..at M.Ci.l IN o., sho ,,os;
ton, aid in this The nation soemed " give
an unanimous concurrence. The designation
Of Gen. Mcclellan u, therefore, Ia q consider-
able degree ire selection Of tho country az
veil ~ 0fthe Executive, and hence there IL be-.
ter reason TO iope there will b. given him the
confidence and cordial support, thus by fair
implication promised. ara without which he
cannot with 20 full efficiency serve the
country Ithas been said that Que bad General
Is better than two good ones, AID The saying 10
true II taken to mean no more than that xu ar
NY 10 better direo.ed by . single mind, though
inferior, than by two superior ones, at vAri-
aDcs and CT - purposes, aud the same IL true
n oil Joint opera Ions wherein those engaged
can have mono bat common end In view,
and can differ only a. to the choice Of
means. In Q storm at sea no ono On
beard can wish the ship TO sink,
aud yet not nnirequently all 70 down togelL.
or, because too many will direct and no single
| mind can DO allowed 10 control.
II continues TO develope that the insurrec-
lion IL largely, II not exclusively, a war upon
| Tho a,st principles OF popular 0oveInm: nj
AID the rights OF tie people. Conclusive
| evidence Of this IL found In tho most
grave and matursly considered public
documents, a. we'll ~ In the general
toue of the insurgents. In these documents
We Hold the abridIment Of the existing right
VI suffrage, ard the denial " the people 0l
| all classes 10 participate In the solecll0n ol
public officers, except tho Legislative body
advocated with labOrtd Arguments to prove
Lnat large control Of the Government IN the
PEG lie, 10 the source Of oil political evil
Monarchy itself Is sometimes limited at ~ 9
possible refuge from the power Of. people
10 my present position ! CO Id scarcely b.
justified were l 70 omit raising y waInUe
voice against this appronch oi returning des
poti.nl. |: 10 NOT needed, nor nttiDg here
that general argument should 10 made II
favor OF popular Institutions, but there u one
poin. win ils connections not 70 hachneyeC
as most Others, " which ask . brie
a1enlion Is IL the effort 10 place capita
on an equal footing With, II not above
labor 10 the structure 81 Government. IL !,
assum, d that labor ID available only 10 con
nectioa with cskita!, toat nobody labJr,
unless somebody cleo owning capital, svme
how by Ihe use Of it. induces him u
labor. This assumed, Il IL next con.
sidersd whether Il Is best that capital
suaii liz laborers aud thus iLauce
.hSm ~ work by their own C0nsent, or buy
hem aud drive them 70 II without lhstr Gun.
seut Having Proceeded " lar, IL Is natural.
" cor clua d that oil laD0rers arc eisucr
hired laborers " what We call .l.ves, apd
farther, ii u ~ suWsd that whosv VI Ii vnce q
h.ea iaOorer IL fixed 10 that condiliun for
i.ie. NV there h NO sucn relation Veswte en-
capital and labor 40 sSsum, d, LOr Is lhsrs
any such thing ~ free man being fixed ior
lille IN tn. cVhd.iion OF y hired laO0rcr.-
18th VI iheae assumptions are false, aud
Al totercncss from them are prourdless.
Leuce y prior 70 and toaspscdeLs Of Caps-
| tab Capital 10 ohIy tie iruis OF labor,