Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-12-15

us then, 20 on and make that experiment
in good faith, and not be too easily dis
heartened, The country is in need OF
labor, and the freedmen are in need Of
employment. culture and protection.
While their right Of voluntary migration
aud expatration is not to be questioned,
| would not advise their forced removal
and colonization. Let US rather encourage
them to honorable and useful industry,
where it may be beneficial to themselves
and to the country and. instead Of hasty
anticipations of the certainty of failure,
let there be nothing wanting to the fair
trial Of the experiment. The change in
their condition is the substitution of labor
by contract for the status Of slavery. The
freedmen canot fairly be accused OF unwill-
ingness to work, SO long as doubt re-
mains about his freedom of cho' ce in his
pursuits, and the certainty Of his recover
rig his stipulated wages. In this the int.
cests OF the employer and the employed
ioi ncide. The employer desires in his
workmen spirit and alacrity, and these
can be permanently secured in no other
way, And if the one ought to be able to
enforce the contract so ought the other
The public interest will be best: promoted
if the several States will provide adequate
protection and remedies for the freedmen.
Until this is in some way accomplished
there is no chance for the advantageous
use of their labor; and the blame Of i'll
success will not rest on them,
know that sincere philanthrophy is
earnest for the immediate realization of it.
remotest aims: but time is always AT
element in reform. It is one Of the great.
est acts on record to have brought fouI
millions of people into freedom. The
career of free industry must be fairly
!, opened to them: and then their future
prosperity and condition must, after all
, rest mainly on themselves. II they fail,
; and so perish away, let us be careful tina,
the failure shall not be attributable to
any dcnia! of justice. In a that relates
to the destiny of the freedmen, VIC need
, not be too anxious to read t e future
many incidents which, from a speculative
: point OF view, might raise alarm, will
S quietly settle themselves.
Now that slavery is at an end or near
its end. ;hc greatness O.. its evil, in the
point of view Of public economy, becomes
more 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 tae
, capitalist, the white man was excluded
: from employment. or had but the second
best chance Of finding it; and the foreign
: emigrant turned away from the region
Shere the condition would be so precari.
/ Gus. With the destruction Of the mo.
! nopoly, free labor will hasten from ali
parts of tie civilized world to assist III
developing various and immeasurable re-
J sources which have hitherto lain dormant
e The eight or nine States nearest the Gull
e Of Mexico have soil Of cxuberant fer
i ility, climate friendly to long lite, and
!, can sustain dynser population than i:
c found as yet o any part Of our country
t And the future influx Of population t(
{ them viii be main.y from the North OIL
/ from the most cultivated nations in Eu
:, rope. From the sufferings that have at
: tended them during cur late struggle, lie
: US lock away to the future, which is SURE
, to be laden for them with greater pros
. pcrity than has ever before been known
) The removal of the monopoly Of slay,
+ labor is pledge that those regions wi
] be peepled by a numerous and enterpris
i ing population, which will vie with any il
> the Union in compactness, inventive Sc
; MUS. wealth and industry.
i Our Government springs from and Wa
i made for the people the people 70
e the Government. TO them it owes ale
e glance; from them it must derive it
+ courage, strength and wisdom. Blu
i while the Government is thus bound +
u defer to the people, from whom it derive
J its existence, it should, from the YER
) consideration OF its origin, be strong i
: its powers of resistance to the establis''
e ment of inequalities. Nlonopolies. per
1t petuitics, and class legislation, are con
: trary to the genius of free government
l. and ought not to be allowed. Here, ther
e is no room for favored classes or mouopo
d lies the principle Of our Government
e that Of equal laws aud freedom OF indus
u try. Wherever monopoly attains foot
II hold, it is sure to be Il source of danger
J. discord, and trouble. We shall but iul
n I'll our duties as legislators hy accordn
'e "equai and exact justice to all men,
special privileges to nane. The Govern
ol ment Is subnrdina,e 10 the people bu
}! as the agent and representative of tn
Al people, it must be held superior to me
e nopolies, which, IN themselves. ought &c,
,o er to be granted. and which, where the
D. exist, must be subordinate and yield
n the Government.
W The Constitution confers on Congrc:
a the right to regulate commerce anon
4. the several States. 1t is of the first n,
Ie cessity, for the maintenance Of the Uniol
v that that commerce should be free en-
Of uno5structed. No State can be justifa
'e in any devco to tax the transit of tray
ii and commerce between States. The p,
y stion OF many States is such that,
ne they were allowed TO take advantage of
re for purposes Of local revenue, the con
mcrce Of States might be injuriously bu
W ienel, Or even virtually prohibited.
,. is best, while the country is still! youn.
to and while the tendency 10 dangerous III,
Al nopo.ies of this kind is still feeble, to u.
tn the power of Congress so as to prevel
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