Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-02

here should DC some Renerhii luulclOus
,Tec,ual means devised Immediately to
Tide employment Cor the labOring popu-
bn Of 0ibcinnat.
txt 10 che defense Of the city from in
pn from wiihout there is no duty de-
ipg upon our citizens that can compare
this in Importance and urgency. sl
hete people, now reduced 70 want, must
itber supported by capital directly as
rtrs, OF indirectlS AZ paupers. There
DO other imaginable alternative. AS
Been these two modes, the former
iDRni.ely preferable, not only upon
iderations Of humanity, but upon
b those Of economy. A starving popu-
Dn soon becomes a turbulent one. Con-
Ds that they are the creators Of the
Al,b, they look upon that withdrawal of
ital from the channels Of trade which is
pt iooccur during times ofdisturbance, as
bet Of Injustice to themselves, and imbibe
iDgs of disregard for those laws which
designed 10 protect the capitalist at
ID expense. They learn to think that So
is, in It's economical aspect a partner
and that it is unjust for one partner to
BE on the approach or under the appre-
sion Of trouble, and leave the other un-
'tected to bear the misfortunes which it
tile.
hen this feeling, under the pressure of
~, becomes extreme, allegiance to law
Be wsy before it. Men resolve that rob-
is better than starvation, and irregular
ss are made upon the places were pro-
hrs are deposited. This is worse than
Ation: it demoralizes; and its effects are
tBppy in every respect.
+ be laboring population-those who have
meaps-are departing from the city, in
Lope of employm ment elsewhere. This
|rss the needy on our hands, and destitu.
q among them is already assuming a
.nidsble appearance,
Il will not answer to look upon the present
be Of things as of single day. We do
! know how long it is to endure; aud the
b of wisdom is to prepare to conform to
|txieencies. The question is, Shall these
cple continue to be industrious producers
that which will ultimately be valuable?
Shall they be supported in involuntary
ltness as public benefcidrieS, with danger
the contingent disorders to which we
ne aliuded2
o. pital is timid, and labor is improyident.
hey get along well enough together in
bes of general prosperity and peace; but
ben extreme reverses come, capital must
h lid of its conservative maxims, aud for
/ sake of the future, recognize that part
.Iship with labor of which it is, at other
aicds, so ready to take the advantage.
nd however costly this may appear to be,
is always least expensive to meet the exi-
D cy directly.
This is, in its elements, self sustaining
N munity: it would be q shame if through
le Encouragement of these elements, il
loud fail to be so in fact. Unlike the
outb, the North, Ohio has within herself
4 that is necessary for the maintenance oI
& population-to keep them at work, and
I've TO labor its appropriate reward. Had
,ere never been South, Ohio would have
I'd the same capacity to support popula
on that she has at present; though the ar
aDgements by which it was accomplished
rould have been different.
In the South, the poor are becoming law
IS through destitution. Society is dis
upted, ard neither persons nor property ar
lie. To b --e.tshy aud az ease Is 10 lucu'
be charge of Abolitionism, with all its dire
Il consequences to life and estate. Thou
ands are fleeing from condition of thing
. iDtolerable, and every emigration adds t.
be danger of those who remain. We havt
be elements of a similar reign Of terrol
ere but we have also the means to avoit
!; and we shall be wise if we go employ
benz as to prevent its arrival.
We Of the North are under the influence o
war panic, from which it is desirable Il
ecover. Capital always falls into a panic a
be spproach of public disturbances, anC
iurs is so much the more intense, from tn
act that we are unused to such conditions
'spital, under the influence Of panic, con
eris itself into cash, and retires to plact
f safety, leaving labor to take care of itself
nd both become sufferers in consequence
be one undergoing rapid diminution ant
be other suffering from destitution of thu
leans of subsistence.
There is need of retrenehment and con
-actioD, but not to the extent 10 which it il
arried. War does not now devastate whole
Duptries. Modern war usually con6ne:
self to districts Of comparatively moderat,
xtent, leaving wide regions untouched by
s operations, which should, as far as posi-
le, keep their business within the accus
Dmed channels. 1t should be a work O
not Of destruction, otherwise w
acoDd war in its rayages, and add unneces
a1iy TO the injury which it inflicts.
Cincinnati is not an useless excressenc'
pom the earth. Its industry has hitherto
cen devoted TO the production of thing
eeesssry to mankind. The necessity fo
hese things will remain. The demand MAJ
e inteImitted, but there is no danger tina
is annfhilated. The present obstruction
Fih only be productive of future more ex
entive and importunate requirements. Sc
ession, division of the Union, will no
haDge the relation between Cincinnati ant
s Datufal customers particle. They will
ONE to her markets to buy and sell, a
eIttoiore; and it is no act of imprudenc,
n her part to prepare for them. Sectiona
Dmities have little or no influence on thu
iWs Of trade, over which the "almighty
Ollat" Ieigns in undisturbed supremacy.
There is demand to look our economical
squarely in the face, and to con
'Im as soon as possible to its imperative re-
A large amount of what wa.
aken for wealth has been annihilated.- Let
$ bring our operations to the measure O
nat which remains. Capital must come
nth from its lurking-pIaces to aid enter.
rise, that labor may find employment anC
lbsistence.
Debts must be suspended, and that with.