The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-06

be. carefully kept alO01 lIoL aii parry
strife. We must equally avoia nasty as
sumptions of any natural impossl6illty
for the two races to live side by SIDE, Ia
a state of mutual benefit aud good Will.
The experiment involves us in no neon
sistency; let us, then, go on ana make
that experiment in good faith, ana not
be too easily disheartened., Inc coun-
try is in need of labor, and the freedmen
are in need of employment, culture ana
protection. While their rlgnts oi Voiuh-
tary emigration and eXpatrlatlon Is not
to be questioned, l would not advise their
forced removal and colonization. Let us
rather encourage them TO honorable aud
useful industry where it may be benehcial
TO themselves and 10 thecountry; and lu-
stead of hasty antcipations OF the GER
taintv of failure, let there be nothing
wanting to the fair trlas VI the expert
ment. The change i'll their condition is
the substitution of labor by contract for
the status ofslavery The freedmen can
not be fairly accused OF unWlilinSness 10
work, so long as doubt remains ABOUT
his freedom of choice III his pursuits anu
the certainty of his recovering MS stiPu-
,ted wages. In this the interests OF the
EMPLOYER and the employed coincide
The employer desires in his workmen
spirit and alacrity, and these can be per,
manently secured in 40 other way. Ana
if the one ought to be able to enforce the
contract, so ought the other The pup
lie interest be best promoted, II the
several States will provide adequate pro-
lection and remedies for the freedmen,
Until this is in some way accomplished
there is no chance fol the advantageous
use of their labor; aud the blame OF Ill
success will not rest on them.
know that sincere phllanthrophy Is
earnest for the immediate realization OF
its remotest aims; but time is always an
element in reform. 1t is one OF the
greatest acts on record t. have brought
four millions of people into 1reedom.-
The career of tree industr, must be falr-
ly opened to them; and thelrtuture pros
perity and condition must, after ALL rest
mainly Oh themselves. If they iall, ana
so perish away, let rs be careful that the
failure shall not be attributable To any
denial of Justice. In all that relates 10
the destiny of the freedmen, we need not
be too anxious to read the future; many
incidents which, from aspeculative point
of view, might raise alarm, will quietly
settle themselves
Now that slavery is at an end or neal
its end, the greatness of its evil, III the
point of view ofpublc economy, becomes
more and more apparent. Slavery was
essentially monopoly OF labor, ana a.
such locked the States where 1t prevail
ed against the incoming OF free Industry
Where labor was the property OF the cap
italist, the white man was excluded IRON
employment, or had but the second best
chance of finding il; and the foreign eni
igrant turned away from the region
where his condition would be 50 precari
Gus. With the destruction OF the mo
uopoly, free labor will hasten from al
parts of the civilized world to assist II
developing various and Unreasonable re
sources which have hitherto lain dor
mant. The eight or nine States nearest
the Cult of Mexico have soil OF ex
uberant fertility, climate friendly tc
long life. and can sustain denser popu
latioe than is found rs yet i'll any par
of our country And the future inHnH
of population to them will be mainly
| from the North, or from the most cult
waited nations in Europe. From the sui
| ferings that have attended them during
our lat, struggles, let us look away tt
the future, which is sure to be laden FOL
| them with greater prosperity than has
ever before been known. The remova
of the monopoly of slave labor is pledg'
that those regions will be pe0pled by
numerous aud enterprising population
which will vie with any in the Union IL
compactness, inventive genius, wealtL
aud industry.
Our Government springs from and wa
made for the people-B0t the people to-
| tue Government. TO them it owes allie
| giance; from them it must derive 1T
courage. strength and wisdom. Blu
| while the Government is thus bound t
defer to the people, from whom it de
rives its existence, it should, from the
very consideration Of its origin, be strong
in its power of resistance to the estab
lishment OF inequalities Monopolies
REPRESENTATIVES, and class legislation, art
contrary to the genius of free govern
ment, and onght not to he allowed. Here
there is no room for favored classes O
monopolies-the principle of our Gov
eminent is that Of equal laws and free
dom of industry. Wherever monopoly
attains feothOld, it is sure to be {
source of danger, discord and trouble
We shall but fulfil our duties rs lrgSla
tors by according equal and exact jus
tice.to all men," special privileges tC
none. The Government is subordinate
to the people; but, as the agent aud rep
reScntative Of the people, II must he hei'
superior to monopolics which in theut
selves, ought never to be granted, anC
which, where they exist, must he subor
dinate and yield to the Government.
The Constitution confCIs on Congress
the light to regulate commerce among
the several States 1t is of the first lie
cessity, for the maintenance Of the
Union, that commerce shonld be free anC
unobstructed. No State can be justified
in any device 10 fax the transit trave
and commerce between States. The Pc
sition of many States is such that il they
were allo we'd To take advantage OF II loI
purposes of local revenue, the commerce
between States might be injLrlonsly bur
dened, OF even virtually prohibited. II
is best, while the country is still young
and while the tendency to dangerous
monopolies of this kind is still feeble, t
use the power of Congress so as to pre-
vent any selfish impediment 10 the free
circulation of men and merchandise. A
tax on travel and merchandise, in their
transit, constitutes one OF the worst