Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-12-13

some general eccou0ts of popniar movements
10 behalf Of he Union, in North Carolua and
Tennessee These things demonstFafe 4bat
the cause Of the Union IS advancing steadily
acuthearl.
Since 5tur last adjournment, Lieutenant
General Scott has retired from the bead VI
lle army. During his long lie the nation has
not been unmindfn ef bis merit, Yet, on
calling to mind bow faithfully, ably and brils
: ilaniiy be has served the county from time
lar back 10 our history whcu few Of The now
livirg had beeu born, aud lhencefoIward oontin
ually, | cannot but think we are still his debt
ofs submit, therefore, for your considera-
iion, what fur:har mark of recognition is
due to him, snd to ourselves, as grateful
Peofle.
With The retirement of General Scott, came
the executive duty Of appointing in his stead
General ia Chief Of the army 1t is for
tunate circumstance that neither in council
country vas there, "a far as / know any
difference of opinion as to the proper person
be selected. The retiring Chief repeateds
iy expressed his Judgment 10 favor Of Gener-
al McGlelea for the positiqn, aud in this the
neiIou deoreed to give q unanimous concur
renee
Tho designation Of General Mcclellan is
therefore in considerable degree, the selec-
lion OF tbs country, az well as af the Exeeu.
i've, and bence there is better reason to hope
that there will be given hin the confidence and
cordial support thus, by fair implication prom
ised, and Without which be oauDot, with SO
full efficiency, serve the country. II has been
esId that one bad general is better thar two
COED ones, and the saying is true, if taken to
no rhore than hat our army is better di
reeted by q eiBgle mind, though inferior, than
BY two seperior ones at variance and cross
purposes With each other And ihe same IS
true in an {oiot observations wherein those ens
gagee can have none but common end in
view and eau differ only as to The choiee of
means.
~ storm at sea, 10 one can wish the slip
to sink, siij yet, not uufreqaenhy, all go dogn
together, because 100 many will Direct and
DO single mind can be allowed to control
Itcontinuee to develop that the insurrec-
uen Is largely, # not exclusively, war upon
the frst principles Of popular government-
the Fights of the people Conclusive evidence
Of this is found 10 the most grave aud mature
ly considered public documents, as we'll as in
The general tone of the Insurgents.
In these documents We fnd the Ahridge-
ment Of tho existing right Of suffrage, aud
the denial to The people Of all right to partiei-
pate IN The selection Of public officers, ex-
eept the Legislature, boldly advocated with
labored arguments, to prove that large eon-
srol Of the people 10 Government is the source
Of all political evil MonsIcb itself IS some
times binted at asa possible refuge from the
power Of the people.
In my Preseut position could scarcely be
justified were 10 omit raising warning voice
against this approach Of returning despotism
II is not needed nor fitting here that gen
eral argumant should be made IN favor of pop
ulAr institutions But there is one point With
it's connections, not so ha1kneyed as most 9th.
eFs, to which | ask brief attention.
lis the effort to place capital on an equal
footing with if not above labor, in the stroc-
tuEe OF tue Government. Il is assImed that
laeoE Is available only in connection with cap
tai that nobody labors unless somebody else
owing capital, somehow by the use Of it, IN
daces him to labor. This resumed ii is NEXT
considered whether 1t is best that capital shall
hire laboEers, aad thus induce them 10 work
~ their own consent, 0, BY them aud drive
them TO it without their consent.
Having proceeded so FAR, it is naturally
concluded that all laborsFs are either hired
lseorers or what We call slaves And further,
u IS assumed, that whoever is once hired
isboreF, is liked in that condition for life
NoF there IS no such relation between capita
ono labor as assumed, nor is there any such
thing as free man being fixed for life 10 the
eoncltlon OF . hired laborer. Both these as.
sumpiions are false. aud all differences from
them are gsoundless. Labor is prior to and
IndepeEdent OF capital. Capital is only the
fruit OF laboE and could never have existed if
labor had not FIRST existed
Labor is the superior Of capital and de,
serves much higher consideration. Capital
has It's rights, wbioh are as worthy of protec.
tion as any other rights Nor is il denied
that there is and probsbly always will be
relation between labor and capital, producing
mntoal benefits. The error is 10 assuming
that the whole labor of the community exists
within that relation.
a few men own capital, aud that few would
labor themselves, aud with their capital hire;
OF buy another few TO labor for them large
nslority belong to mother GLASS, neither work
toFi others or haVe others work for them
La most OF the Southern States majority
q the Whois people, Of all colors, are neither
slaves nor masters, while IN the Northern, a
Isrge maJollty arc Deither hirers nor hired
Men with their families wives, sous and daueh-
ieFs, work Tor themselves OF their farms in
her houses, and il their shops, taking the
whole pEPduct to themselves, aud asking no
layors Of capitol on the one hand sor of hired
iahoFers or slaves on the other.
Il is rot forgotten that considerable nun.
Der Of persons mfngle their owu labor with
sheir capisAl--thAt is, they labor With their
own hands and also buy or hire others to labor
ioE them; but this is only mixed and got
distinct class No priaople stated is dislurb-
ed BY the existence Of this elass.
Again, as has already been said, there is