The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-11-11

producing labor furnishes the means with
which to pay 1.-THE PRODUCING h.bor in fact
pays it.
| War is to nation two-edged sword Of do
struction. 1t cuts to ruin both ways. Its RI.
| pid distractions and consumptons of mater;o,
wealth soon strip nation of its means.-pot
only exhausting its reproductions, but bean.
ing upon itself appalling liabilities like Peliop
on Ossa piled" On the other hand it with
draws from its productive labors majority OF
those who constitute it's armies every one OF
whom becomes q consumer if not q DESTROYER
instead of producer. When one of these la.
borers falls, not only the man, but the produce
OF his labor for the years that he might have
lived and labOred with the nation at peace. are
gone forever. So as the public burthcns and
liabilities increase, the public ability to bear
the burthens and pay the debt, diminishes.
Suppose all producing labor in this nation to
be suspended for ten years-no farming. no
numbering OF any kind, no mining, no hunting
or fishing for ten years. No productions from
any of those sources for that time, and what
would become of the Nation and National debt?
The latter would be cancelled by the annihila-
ton OF the former. This simple statement il
illustrates and proves how entirely dependent is
the nation upon its productive labor, and how
Its productive l0borers bear the national bur-
thens.
Ihat nation is most free that imposes the least
burthens upon its own productions and pro-
ductlve labor, and its people are most prosper
Gus and happy. This is exempliied in the eighty
years OF unexampled freedom, advancement,
prosperity and happiness of this nation under
the old Constitution.
How important Is it then, for the laboripg
people OF this nation, who hold in their hands
the power Of the ballot box, to watch with per-
severing scrutiny every act of their govern
ment involving expenditure or constitutional
right, and to promptly check every approach
to unnecessary or improper expenditure or to
corruption or usurpation. The nation out of
debt, Its laborers ore freepsen. With an appall-
Ing debt upon the nation they are slares.
The whole war debt is nov more than
S5,0OO,O00,0 600. The whole sch;te population of
all the States will not exceed 100000 How
much more debt can they bear, can they pay?
Is not all the property of the country even now
encumbered all that it can bear? encountered
for more than the laboring people can work
out the means to pay9 Are not the people al
ready sufficiently enslaved and taxed in all their
necessities?
If war mast be, let it be for patriotism and
the integrity of the nation, for the Constitution
and the Union, for peace under the old fac
with all its stars. Take the management of
the war from the hands of the imbecile vulgar
and wicked usurper, who has prostituted it to
the purposes of subverting States, freeing mig
gers, corrupting the public morals and public
heart and continuing himself in the place
which his presence pOllutes Place the reins
of administration in the hands of pure pat
riot, an able statesman, who is faithful to the
Constitution and the Union, who will restore
the war to its original and only justifable pur-
poses, and who will speedily conquer an hon.
orable peace under the old flag with it's con.
stellation full-who will purge the public offices
of their seething corruptions, restore to the
country safe and stable currency, and, to the
utmost Of his power, relieve the laborer of
burdens and reduce them to the lowest point
necessary to the administration of the Govern
ment. Dismiss LINCOLN. the buffoon and
usurper, and place in his position the pure and
honest patriot, Gen. MCCLELLAN.
Laborers! be Democrats and preserve your
constitutional liberties. 1t is the only means
by which you can avoid the sacrifice of your
selves and all that you hold dear as freemen,
the only way to escape that slavery which will
reduce you to an equality with the negro and
make you and your posterity 'hcwers of wood
and drawers of water" to a usurper for the
sake of his enjoyment of power and the free
dom of negroes.