The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-12-14

SIectve ITalCHiStt IhTOugn tn0 Statef
tnan through the general government
4 even If t had power to intervef1e.
\ when. the tumuit of emoioos tha
have been raised by the suddenness o
the social changes shall have sabsided
/ it may prove that they will receive th,
kindliest usage from some of. those OF
whom they hAse heretofore most closely
/ depended. But while have no doub
that now, after tie close Of the. war, i
ism t competent for the general govern
inent ID extend the elective franchis,
ip the several states, tits equally cleal
that good faith requires the security q
the freedmen in their liberty and thei
property, their right to labor and their
/ right to claim the Just return Of their
lal'or. / cannot too strongly urge 8
dispassionate treatment of this subject
which would be carefully kept aloof from
all party STRIFE. We must equally
avoid hasty assumption of aBy natural
'mpossibility for the two races t. five
side by side in state of mutual benefit
aud good will. The experiment IN.
wolves US in no inconsistency, let us
then 60 on and make that experiment
in good faith, and not be too easily
disheartened. The country is in feed
of labor, and the freedfheH are In need
OF employment, culture and protection.
While their right Of voluntary migra-
ton and expatriation is not to be ques-
toned, | would not advise their forced
removal aud colonization. Let us FATHER
encourage Them TO honorable and useful
industry, where it may be beneficial to
themselves and to the country. Aud
instead of the hasty anticipation of the
calamity Of failure, let there. be moth
ing wanting to the fair trial of the ex4
pertinent. The change in their con-
dition is the substitution of labor by
contract for the status of slavery. The
freedmen cannot fairly be accused of
unwillingness to work, so long as q
donbt remains about his freedom of
choice in his pursuits, and the ceftainty
ofhis recovering his stipulated wages
In this the snterests of the employed
and the employer coincide. The en-.
ployer desires in his work,nen spirit.
and this can be permanently secured 10
uc other way, and if the one ought to
be able to enforce the contract, SO ought
the other. '@'a". "4 u.ns.' .'0o.. 07sI
The public interests will be best pro.
NOTED IT the several states will provide
adequate proiection and remsiies for
the freedmen Until this is in some
way accomplished. there is no chance
Tor the advantageous use Of their labor.
and the blame of i'll success will not
rest on them. ] know that philantrophy
is earnest for the inmefia,e realization
OF its femotest aims, but time IS always
four flfaR5 %i5us X 55ff4Ste It is one of the
The career of free industry must be
fairly opened to them, and then their
future prosperity and condition must
sster all rest manly on :hemselves.-|
If they fail, aud so perish away, let us
be careful that the failure shall not be
attributable to any denial of Justice. In
all that relates to the destiny of the
freedmen, we need not be too anxious,
to read the future. Many incidents
which, srom y speculative point of
visw, might raise alarm, will quietly
ettle themselves. .' e..,
Now that slaveryis::at an end OF near
its end. the greatness of its evil III the
poin: of view of public economy becomes
moro and more apparent. Slavery was
essentially monopoly of labor, and, as
such, locked the states where it prevailed
against the incoming of free Industry
Where labor was the property Of cap
itaist, the white man was excluded from
employment, orshad but the second best
chance Of finding it, and the foreign EN-.
:grants turned away from the region
where his condition would SO precarious.
With the destruction of the monopoly,
tree labor will hasten from all of tie
civilized world to assist in developing the
various aud 'mlneasurable resources which
have hitherto lain dormant.
The eight or nme states, nearest the
Gulf of Mexico have soil OF exuberant
fertility, and climate friendly TO long
life, and can sustain denser population
than is found rs yet in any part ot the
country; and the future influx of pop
ulation to them will be mainly from the
north or from the most cultivated na-
ton in Europe.
FROM the sufserings that have atten
ded then during our late struggle, let
us lcok away to the future which is sure
to be laden for them with greater pros
perity then has ever before been known.
The removal of the monopoly of slave
labor is pledge that those regions will
be people by numerous and enterpris.
ing population which will rival with
any in the Union in conpactness, in
rentive genius, wealth and industry.
Our government springs from, and w:.s
made for, the people, not the people for
tie government. TO them it ows alle-
glance, from them it must derive it's
courage, strength and wisdom. But
while che government is thus bouni to
| the people, from whom it derives its
existence, it should, fiom the very con
| sideration Of its origion, be strong III
its,power OF resistance TO the establish.
,nent Of inequality. .......-.....
| .Molopolies,, perpetuities and class
Legislation are, contrary to the genius ol
free government, and ought not to be
allowed. Here there is no room for
favored classes or monopolies. The
p,incipl" of our government is that OF
equal laws an' freedom Of industry
Wherever monopoly obtains a .footnold
it is sure to be a source Of danger, dis
cord and trouble. .-s.,r ~ q, F..
i, We shall fulfill our duties a. leg