Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-12-22

fRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1865. I
employ inent, or had but the second best
clance OF finding it, and the foreign emf
cant tnrne d away rom the region where
rs condition would be so precarious.-
With the ds ,tructioi, of the mon opoly, I
tco labor will hf sten com all parts of the |
civ A'zed world tol; s;st in developing va |
1ous and immeassreable resources which |
lave hitherto lain dormant.
The eight or nine sta ! nearest the Gulf
f MEXICO have soilof exubere.,t fertility,
a climate f;endiy to long Jite, and can
Is,stain a den II population than is. found
|a' yet in ally p of ,orr country. And
tiis future influx. Of poppla ION to them
win be mainly from the north, or from the
most cultivated nations in Europe. From
the suferings that have ATTENDED ..heal
during our late gole, let us lostix sway
to th 80 e,wlliea j. sure to be laden for
them y il greater pro perity than has ev-
ier abeEoae been known. The remov;l of
the monopoly of slave labor i pledge
I that those regions WI be peopled BY nu-
merors and enterprising po,,ll alton, wlich
will vie with any iu the Union in en-
pacine@7, inventive genius, wealth and in-
, dustry. - @p .s,e s.ze5~.
Our government springs from end wes
made for the people e-not the people Tor
the government. To them it owes allegi-
ance; from them it must derive IFS courage,
strength and wisdom. But, while the gov
ernment is thus bound to defer TO the peo-
pie, from whom it derive is exietence, ii
should, from the very consideration of its
foiiyin, be strong in i power of resistance
to the establishment Of inequalities. Mo-
nopolies, perpet'lities and cls>s Legislation
are contrary to the genius OF tree goverl.-
mert, and ought not to be allowed. Her
there is no room for favored cl: e o.
monopolies, the principle of our govern
ment is that OF equal laws and freedom o.
industry.
Whenever monopoly attains foothold,
it is sure to be source OF danger, discord
| and trouble. We shall but fulfill our du-
ties as Legislators by according sse quail and
exact Justice to all men, special privileges
70 none. The government is subordina 3
to the people; but, 9 the agent 2 I'd re,
rese ntative Of the people, it .nuatsbe heio
superior to nonopolies,, which in them
isefvS, ought never 20 be granted, and
which, where they exist, must be subordi-
nate and yield to the government.
UNRESTRICTED COMMERCE. BErwEBy THE
la s.
/ STATES. a.sY7sgs
4 The constitution contels ON congrr g the
fright to regulate. commerce among the
several states. It is of the first necessity
] for tile me- a'ntenanco Of the Union, tlla
commerce should be free and nnobstruct
i =. No state cen be justiti d in any de
j vice to tax ;''e transit Of travel and com
mcrce bctw~'n les. The position o
many S rs is such that, if they were al
! lowed to take advantage of it tor purpcs.
Of local revenue, the corr .nerce betw
sta might be ;rinrio y 5urdoned, o.
! oven virtually prohibited.
1 saI 1t IS best, while the coustrv is sti'
lyonng, and while the :er,icncy to danger
Gus monopolie 5 of this kind is still feeble
Il 4, use epowe, Of congrt ! SO as 10 pre-
vent any se]fish itnpedhn.s,t to the sfret
! circr Is on of men and merchandise, A
!. TEX OF, travel aud merchandise, IN thei
!, :4apeit, lonssitti one tile worst form
Of monopoly, and the evil IS Increased J
compiled with a deial of fhe choice o
Eronte When the vast extent Of our corn
! try isfconsiderea, itis plain that every oh
J |stacie to the tree circulation Of cornmerc,
between the states ought to be sternl,
! guard Cd against by propriate 1egisla, ION
lwithin the limits of the constitutions. sss :. :.
s' IpEs GROWTH AND PROS PEeITY OF OF LIE spua
) w hen, on .hes organizas Jon of our gov
@Iernlnent, under the constitution, the Rres