Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-01-28

LII uutu oe OF the most prodUctiU,
Huu but labor, in order to be proluc.
. une' IS not simply the expenditure of s,
huce muscular power. II is labor directeG
I oy intelligence, and stimulated by the hon,
OF reward that is alone profitable. Now ir
.n's country we have two kinds of labor
tue labor OF the bondman and the labor n
tue Tree. The compulsory labor of the ip.
e noraut African slave, and the WILLING ab6,
OF the free white man, laboring for his owl
: interest and that of his family. Aud now
which OF these kinds of labor shall we en-.
: Pioy Which is better adapted to our mar.
icuiar circumstances and the developmen,
OF our peculiar resources? ? Which is bet
Ter calculated to clear out our waste lands
nnu 0Flng them into cultivation? Which
) WI! be most likely 10 cover your hill sides
with orchards, aud gardens and VINEYARDS .
and with comfortable and happy homes )
winch Will be most etfectual in introducinU
sneep husbandry, and thorough aud eco
} nomical system of agriculture? Which nj
them will be most likely to deyelop yonr
mineral wealth, to snelt your ores, mine
your coal, aud build up and opcrate r.cto.
RES among you? Which of the two sys.
tens OF labor will soonest cover the conn
\ try with school houses aud colleges and
Churches2 anu
These are the questions which you are
Tltat Importance to their interests nevcr
came up for the decision of any neonlc -
Let US then inquire whether the adoptiou of
thts amendment would be beneficial under
our peculiar circumstances.
ana here ] would remark in the outset
That Slavery with us is an exotic. II is
not III its natural soil and climate The
consequence is that it cannot thrive An
the statistics of Slavery within our ,erri,o.
~ go to show thatiti is in process of grind.
uaI exliucton--and why? Because IL can
not Do rendered profitable. The character
VI tne country and its productions render
'u's ih possible There are no broad plains
warmed by Southern sua upon which
alone the labor of the slave can bc nroIt-
! ably employed. Hence, its gradual decov
and the folly of seeking to perpc,unte IL
among us. When we take Il view of tho
territory embraced within the limits or tho
proposed State, and make 4 propcr estimate
OF It's reSourcesi we will be enabled To do
cue upon tue kind of labor which is hes,
calculated tor their development And in
"uat DO these resources consist? In Tho
SOIL oil country greatly diversified in lis
character, but well adapted for the rcaripr
oi hooks and herds and the cereal produr7
tlohS necessary TO sustain them and Tho in. .
na9i@nts. In incIhaustiblc mines OF Coal
o
emu vi in ineXlaustible quantities. An |
these resources have scarcely hernr m i,o
developed Our hill sides are to be cleared |
OF their native torests-to be brought into |
cultivation and covered with hocks of Sheen
ana cattle, and the agricultural product, |
adapted to our soil and climate-our hiIIs |
and mountains, have to be explored, and |
their mineral wealth brought to light The
furnace aud forge are to be set to work |
our mountain streams to be set 10 the work. |
ing OF the mill, aud the factory, and can't |
tai and enterprise to be engaged in the pro-
So.sGl nuSsio1 Sa4t and Petroleum. This is |
some OF tne work to be done, in deyelopinr
tue resource of our State. What kind Of
labor now is best calculated to effect these
Important purposes? Is it the labor of tbo
African slave, stimulated by the fear or
punishment, without prospect OF better
ing his condition, or hope that a,v effort
on his part can have the slightest effect ON |
the condition of his offspring? Or. is it |
the labor OF the freeman, stimulated by the |
hope OF reward, by the prospect of better
ing his condition in life, and the hone of |
raising his family to condition Of respect |
ability and happiness!
The common sense and experience of ev-
cry man will easily suggest the answer to |
TINS question. Labor, skill and caLital |
ton of wealth, and the more closely these
are united together in the same interest
the more efficient they become. An intel.
llgent man cultivating his own property by
his own labor, and that of his family, will !
always produce more, other circumstances
being equal, in proportion to the labor em-
ployed, than under any other circumstances.
The modern doctriac of the South tina;
capital should own labor, should he re-.
Versed. Labor should own capital, in order
to give it its greatest efficiency Instead of
seeking to divorce labor, skill and cnpital.
1t should be the policy Of every we'll order
ed State to unite them as much rs posi-.
BILE. Give every man an interest in the
fruits of labor, aud his skill and enc
| gy is saved to effect the greatest
amount of production. The most Prospcr-
Gus of all communities is that of small
landed proprietors, Cultivating their own
property by their own labor and that of
their families. These accumulate wealth,
which seeking profitable investment.
builds up manufacturing establishments,
which stimulate to greater agricultural
production, by furnishing a profitable
homo market for the bulky products Of
agriculture. And these two working to-
gethcr create the material of commerce.
Place the manufacturer by the side OF the
farmer, and you have the very best condi.
tion OF agricultural prosperity. Both are
benefited by the contiguity. The farmer
by having the consumer at his door, and
the manufacturer by having his wants sup
piled without the cost OF distant transport
tation. These working together can Gre
ate tho material of commerce more cheaply
than under any other circumstances You
have thus tho most favorable condition for
the three great branches of human indus
try. These working together under the
most favorable circumstances, wealth is
accumulated, and public improvements
follow. 1t is then that community builds
railroads aud digs canals Population in
creases. School houses, and academies.
HId colleges are built, churches arc erected
and sustained within the reach of all. Snch
community possesses within itself all the