The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-12-04

MI 50 down together because too many
Will direct and 10 single mind can be- al
lowed to control.
LABOR AND CAPITAL
II continues 10 De developed thai The inxnrre,
iipis iafEeit Il mol exclusively var upon te
hrst principles 81 popuinr .oyelnui.u 1T and the
nights II the reel III. Conclusive evidence m this
j. found IN The must grave aud matureis consider.
~ fntsie Documents aS ch a. an tbe general tene
q tie n sut geuts. IL these documents We find The
au1dgnatDt 0i The eNistag right 0f suffrage and
the denia 10 the people 81 all participation IA the
seitenen Of pubic officers except HE legislative
body, advocated With labored arguments a. pto,4
thst hita' ~ the government Ia the people IL
me Eattfte Of AL political rtll Monarchy itself i.
sometimes llBted III A. possible refuge from IA.
H1gsf ot tae people In my present position
cptld rcarcelt be Justified ere / 10 omit raising
Warming Voice against iins approach ri enduring
dre."it~M itl- n0; needed h}tgpr here thai
a general ssguu4ept shouid be made IN favor n
popular institutions, but there il one poinf witt
~ connections. uo. so hsekbeyed a. most Others
~ which ask brief attention II j. the taprs 10
@sf tafttAi Oh al equal pot4ng with, II bose
iattor. ia tbe structure of government. II il az.
stunned that labor l. ayal able only in connect On
VITA capital. That nobody iaDoTs unless souoel,eay
c'Ae owning capital. sng4e hew BY The VI 49, 4a
ohae~ il{tu iu isbWf Gls stunned be Al con.
Ntlefeu whether III & best that CAPITA shall hire la
b"rtrs and titus iHdtee them work by their ON IA
consent 81 buy fhe5. an drive them - ii Mltl.ei
tietf consent Having prosecuted Ear II -
naturally caneht@@a fAAt Hl8 iahorefs are esttser
h 81 isbDrefs what se call slaves aud fi,tlter
" - assumed that hoover ~ a hired alstfr
AZ t1ed 10 that condition fDr life. Now The e l. po
s@6A felas.an ttsateh tAfltss and Abo a. a.
.nfneas nor - tbeTe sug sutb thing freeman b..
t lNe3 fur hie ih t1e condition ~ aired fal,,r.-r
Ieth 81 these assumptions false, and ni IA. /
!tterces from tattn are gwa8aless. Labor II ug451
p ana iodepenaent d capital. Capilat IL the oay
ifuii q .abof aud htFe1 could have eAsted Il labor
hsd not iirfs existed Labor h- superior uf cs,-
Hal aHd deserves maeh tie higscg confederation !
Capital has it, righss wL.cd ar 4s worth, u pfa
tefsan as any otaer rights. Sor il dcnteJ taai
thee - aud probably always viii hr Il atou g.
tween labor aud capital producing mutual benefit /
The error Is IN assuming that tic who.e labor u |
coAnaugty ealsts ~lthin that Relation. 4 lev n.ea
haze eapltsi. aud that few avoid labor. aaa VITA
then capital hire or buy ies to labor far thtfn
IL hloft VI the Southern states q majority u all i
coois are neitLeT slaves matters, nhile ii tAc
A9rtAeru States large mslorlfy neither hlfefs i
nor bred NJ Ga with tieir famil.es niye- sons aAa I
daughters, nufs fof themselves on taelf istms in I
t4e5s ieaases and IA Their chaps, taking the wAale
psafues u theh'st and asalug iavofs ol canl
Is the baud nor oil hired iaborrrs or .ases T
Oh tie other Ii IL not forgotten that consider 1
shAc Aat.ber Of persons miagIt their owa lado.
With their hands sud aiso bry or lifc T
oArFS 10 labor Tor them. bat iht. h oAly +
miaed aal not d,stnct ciass. No
principle stated IL disturbed ty the existence II /
th*s NAKED Glars. Again, - Aas already been said
there u moi of necessity ans such thin ~ the nee
hired iaboFsr icing liked IN that condition f,r sto
Macy Independent men every hCye III tAese State,
tep years hafk ia thea iAss hired ,abaf,ss
Tee most prudent pennies beginner ii TIE Wotla .
lah9ss i"E wages a"hile, Aia saves s4fplus with
when e. buy tgals laua for htmscis. He tlru
labnrs er hr account and nit feneth hire. an
oi4cr no@ beginner 10 help. This !. lie jast aud
generous and pt0spFrone syettIa winch opens tic
Wy to al. sIyes hope - ali. and tie consequent
energy, progress and improvement III their cunii.
hen & all NJ men LIVING ate worthy 10 l..
trusted than those who to up On ffeln poverty.
Neue less inclined ~ lake a. touch anrht " .rh
they have not earned. Let them beware IL sur-
Rendering political power Nhtfh they already pos
hes. ana which, If surrendered, VII susel, lie
usd u close tie deaT u adt aneemet against such
ihey, aud - tx disabilities aud burdens ur
OIL them till oil VI liberty shnll be lost.
From the fret taking of ournational cen
sus o. be last are seventy Years and we
find our population III the ehd 81 the peri
Ell III times A. great i, Wis at The begin
ming. lbe increase Of those other things
winch inen deem desirable has even been |
greater We thus have at one y!ew
nhyt the popular Government through the
machinery ~ the States aud the Union has
lrouuetd 10 gwen ilne. ana also, What. II
iimi. maintained, il promises for the la
lure. 1lcre are already among US those
VINO, II the Union be pres rived. will i've ID
&C. Il number 50,OOO,O0D The struggle OF
to day Is not altogether for to-day. 1t Is fol
IA vast future also. With a firm reliance on
Protideuce- all the more firmand earnest
let us proceed in the great task which events
have devoly.d upon us.
Sianed, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 81, 1861 Is