Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-17

TO be cast on their care. The same strong arm
Of popular win that can cut the Gordian knot
Of treason with the Gword of war. can eheathe
that sword in silence, and bend Its mighty en-
rgieg to the ensuing issues Of peace.
The freedmen of the South are wanted in this
country Their labor IL indispensable. The
nee fwarnpB, the cane brakes, the cotton fields
cannot do well without them. White men are
needed IN direct a share Of their labor. hut the
bulk OF 1t 10 self-directing. When promptly
and fairly paid, when kindly and intelligently
directed in cases where direction Is necessary,
the labor of colored freedmen is always profit
able. This l. proved by the testimony Of unpre-
ludiccd parties who have resided, within the
last twenty years, In the English. French,
Dutch. Danish and Swedish West indies. The
exceptions in the eases Of Cuba and parts of
Brazil only go to strengthen the truth of these
facts. II Is clearly shown, by undeniablc sta
tistics. that the increased production of these
savc-labor countries Is caused 10y forced sys-
TEN orunpaid toll, by cruelties and hardships
at which humanity rovolts and Christianity
shudders. Whatever may he attempted TO be
proved to the contrary by Shareholders and their
aidcrs and abcttors. the results of emancipation
have shown that
"a Aday. an hour. of virtuous liberty,
Is worth whole eternity of bondage"
What is true of the cmancipated labor of
other countries is equally true of America.
England, France. Holland, Denmark. would
not have freed their slaves If they had not
found 1t was profitable to do so. Russia would
not have given their rights to her serfs If she
had not seen 1t to he to her advantage. In ma
tions, as with individuals, it is always profit
able, in the end, to do right. Honesty is the
best policy" The conversion of four millions
of unpaid slaves into four millions of paid
freedmen, in America, Is the conversion Of four
millions of secret enemies into four millions Of
open friends.
Instead, then, of shirking this question oi
emancipated labor, let the American peopl,
grnpple with and dispose of 1t with all theii
wonted power. Let them discuss the relativ,
merits of free and slave labor openly, manful
ly, courteously, as they are fully competent tc
do. Let them put their hands TO this great ant
| good NOrk. ana II Will ne uOne Like bunyan
pilgrim, fleeing from the city of destruction
| let them stop their ears against the selfish ant
heartless babble of the slave power, aud as the!
strike for freedom and paid labor for all men
let them cry, Life Eternal life for the ma
| tion 80
The question Of free paid labor once settled
on principles of justice, there can be no danger
The laborers will not seek an insurrection, 70
they will have their rights. The employer
will not need to oppress their employees, 70
they can obtain more by kindness than the,
can by force. We shall wipe out our foules
national stain. We shall remove every caus
of disunion. We shall create demand for tn
products Of manufactures, commerce and tn
arts, utterly unknown before. We shall hav
won our own self-respect and that of mankind
Best of all, the blessing of God, (Which maketl
rich and Oddeth no SORROW" will fall upon u
| like the genial dews and tighten our path witt
the sunshine of heaven.