Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-28
For the Daily State sentinel.
The Advantages OF well Organized
systems of Labor.


States, and the consequences that must inevitably
mixed up in discussion Of the cause or causes
that led to this iratricidal strife. but merely 70
speak Of things a. they are, and what may be
their ultimate condition. Previous 20 the war
cotton was cultivated to the full extent Of the de-
mands made by the manufacturers Of the raw ar
ticle, both in Europe and in our own country, and
offered to tie purchaser OF their fabrics at
very reasonable rate, so That the most INDECENT
persons ia community could clothe themselves
with ease from their daily earnings. This dcci-
dcd advantage To the poor had grown out of a
we'll drested organized system of slave labor,
which bad become domestic and patriarchal IN.
stiiuton and should Il be seriously disturbed IN
its long established organization. that now seems
to threaten II, will be attended with more serious
difficulties aud disasters than can bc imagined
at the present moment by the most farseeing
statesmen
IL Is an established fact that no man can ration
controvcrt, that system Of organized labor
whether IL he free or slave, IL the backbone and
bnlwark OF any nation. IL u the nucleus OF
wealth and prosperity which concentrates and
gives vitality TO all other branches OF industry.
III thebase upon which all departments OF govern
ncnt must rest without which government would
hayeno adhesive quality; would crunbe 10 pieces
like a rope OF sand, discOrd and confusion would
prevail continual intestine wars. no government.
no safety OF lite or property. Aud 10 prove these
assertions, il will be only necessary 90 point to
Mexico and the States of South America, or any
other country that has not secured this important
and fundamental condition ia the construction of
of its government.
There l. another fact which can be practically
demonstrated; and has its foundation IN physical
science, that Labor either 10y the white man or
black j. not voluntary 20 any reliable degree SO
as TO produce firm and substantial ground work
Of prosperity within or as you Immediately ap
proach the tropics IL is only in the temperate
zones tlat man works willingly and is able to ac-
compsh ms t,sk-possessing energy and thrift
with the perseverance peculiar 90 the climate, &C
cumulates 4 comfortable living for himself and
family, and contributes 20 feed the million. Not
80 with the tropics. There the white would
perish whether he works voluntarily OF 10y CON
pulson; whilst the negro by nature being endow
ed peculiarly TO resist the great heat OF the eli
mate. as we'll rs the malaria. makes him phys
ically capable of enduring the tolls OF the field.
But this work the negro will not do. nor will any
other of men except it be by compulson;
and they above all nations are better qualified
for involuntary serviiude and become dOmestica
ted and happy in their situation. The negro race
has never manifested much intellect. Ii has not
produced in all the past, going back to the ut
most antiquity, any exhibition of profit 20 the
world, only as they have been used as slaves.
Science in any of its departments has never yet
dawned upon benighted Africa. The natural gift
of soil-its rich luxurious vegetation have avail
ed nothing 20 the natives They have slept for
ages without approaching the value of their
tive country Africa has been OF less benefit to
the advancement of the commercial and civilized
world than the wild beasts that nhabt its forests
and plains.
The negro. however, is not destitute of some
excellent attributes of character. Affection is a
predominant trait. and the negro frequently sur
passes other races that possess more intellect IL
is i'm bold contrast 10 the American Indian, whose
intellect is not much. If any. superior To the ne
gro, but is almost destitute of the noble quality
of affection Ii is comparatively a stranger 70
him Hence the Indian j. unfit for servant, and
not with safety be used as a slave He can
not he trusted and the attempt to do so has been
attended with disastrous consequences.
The great struggle for the integrity Of the
Union is now about to commence in good ear
nest. Seven hundred thousand OF the hardy and
brave sons of the North arc TO meet in the field
of battle the Southern chyalry. Terrible must
he the eoniiict-ior few shall part where many
meet" The eud has not vet cOme-the proba
bihty is that the rebels will be defeated. aud the
South completely vanquished. Ii such should
be the result would il not destroy their peculiar
nstitLtiony Admit it to be 50 for the purpose of
examining results which may follow so important
proceeding. In this case, there will be four
millions OF the black population care for. They
are. as whole, incapable OF supporting them
selves. What then Is to he done. To cOlOnZe
is out of the question. and entirely impractlcabe
We have not the ability, for their great numbers
and likewise their distaste to leave the country
would be insuperable objections, If there were no
Others.
If the negro is. by the fate of war, emancpa-
tel, while majority of them will remain in the
South, vast numbers will spread over the Eastern
and Western States Now | ask the question for
candid thought, what will be the sequel in making
this great and immediate change in our social re
lations "A change made in day, which ought
for the benefit OF the whites the slave taken al
least fifty years 10 cOnsummate iti IL will con
vulse the manufacturing. mechanical and labor
Ing classes throughout the civilized world. The
organized labor of the useful products oil
the South will be broken up from the iounda-
ton Who will I'LL the place! The white man can
not for. with all his endurance he is physically
incapable. He is not endowe ell by nature TO work
in the sugar, rice and cotton fields in the midst OF
malaria and under a scorchng Aud no com
pensation. no inducement whatever will be Suili
cent - stimulate the negro 10 be OF any practi-
cal utility for his voluntary services will not he
reliable The blacks will grow more and more
iudolent till the whole South viii become desc
late waste Instead of hundred and FIFTY mil
lions OF dollars worth of cotton exported yearly
saving nothing about sugar. rice aud tobacco. il
viii dwindle down TO probably the one fourth OF
that amount. III there are persons who disbelieye
this opinion, let them inform themselves in regard
10 Jamaica and see the result of immediate eman
cpaiion in that island History records no par
ate. II so great a change in the body polite, and
nothing but mad. blind fanaticsm would enter
tain such an idea The subject Is fraught with
such important events that it reaches il influence
4 The hearth stone in every hamlet throughout
The "idth and breadth Of our commercial relations
II would st,rve the millions thatdepend npon the
products of the South il would deprive other,
from the use OF the essentials Of living cOmforta
bly,. and ruin the negro. making him more lie
pendent on the whites than when in ,eryitGde
Tie old aud in6rm would be public charge
ouerous IN the extreme. added a. the war IA 1
and other taxes would swell the expenses almost
beyend the public endurance We must look N
this matter with goodness. and not With passion
By 20 doing we may come 70 sensible eenclu.
sluas
Conquer the rebels, say, under the Constitu
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