Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-12-14

e Il may Be beaaAeiaI TO .ihssaseEges and
tho Nane and inslt1d Oh AzAsy -
tfpaf los 4 tbs certainty "a gallase, II
Ere erUtltng waaticg - . faartfis 4
II too 4xEe< nsnE.
he &han} = In shsir enadiffaa II iAs
Substitution 81 labor by contract for the
sssans OF slasery. The freedmen canpei
fairly be accused Of nnwiilingness 10 woTk
40 long % doubs remains about his free.
dean 81 choice ia hfs pursuits, and the
certainty Of recovering bis stipulated
wagea. Ia this The interests Of the elu.
splsyspaaa she smpsgyea cefucssse. fhr
employer desires Ia his workmen, andfhis
can be permanently secured in no other
cay; and ii tia 0ae oaghs tn he able 81
enforce the contract, go oaght ate other.
The public iRtsrsss will be best TF0me
ted. IL the several States wili provide ad.
equats protection and remedies far the
| freedmen. Uasil Ibis IL, ia some way,
accomplished, there il no ehancs for tbs
advantageous nse Of their Labor. aad tks
blame Of non-sacaess will rot Eeas upor
them. know that philanthropy i earn
est for she immediata realization Of ia
remotess aims, bat eth Tina liz the great
channel to form four millions of reopls
in freedom. The career OF free industry
must be fairly opened 10 them, and thrT
tkeir future prosperity and condition musl
after all, rest mainly oH themselves. II
they fail, and SO perish agay, LET uS b.
careful that the failure shall not be At
tribu,abls TO any denial "a justice. Ii
all that relates to the freedmen, xe need
not be too anxious to read the future
Many incidents which from speculative
point OF yicw might raise alarm. will qui-
e.ly settle themselves nos that slavery j,
as an end, or near its end, the greatness
of it's evil In She Loint co view Of pahlit
economy becomes more and mere appar'
ent. Slavery vas essentially monopoly
OF labor, and as such, locked the Sites
where it prevailed against tbs incoming
Of free industry. Where labor was tbs
property OF the capitalist the white mar
was excluded from employment, or had
but the second best chance Of finding t.
and tha foreign emigrant turned away
from the region where bis condition wn'd
be 80 preearious, With the destruction 81
the monopoly, free labor sill sssten from
oil points Of the civilized world to ASST,
ia developing various and Unreasonable
resources which have hitherto Lin dor.
ma1t.
The eight or nine states EsaTest tht
Gulf Of Mexico have soil Of exubsFaHt
fertility and climate friendly te long
life, and can sustain dcnsor population
than is foand Is yet in any part Of oul
country, and the future ipfax to them v III
be mainly from the North or from tbs
most cultivated nations il Europe. Prem
the suffsFings that have attended them ia.
ring our late struggle, let as lock away
10 the future, which is sure 20 be iader
TOR them With greater prosperity than has
ever befors been known. The removal oil
tbs mosopoiy Of slavo labor is q pledz.
that those regions viii bs peopied by q
rumgrous and enterprising population
mhich wiil vie With any ia The Union ID
sompactness, inventive genins, wealth an
| Industry. Our government springs from
and vas made far the people, noe tbi
| people for the Government. From then
it must derive its courage, strength, ana
wisdom. Bat while tbs GoTsrnmeEs i.
| thus bound 20 defer to the people from
| xhom il derives its existence, il shoult
| fran the very consideration of its origin
DO strcRg in its powsr of resistance to Ght
establishment Of Inequalities. Moa0po
lis, perpotuities, ami class legislation art
contrary TT the z Mus Of free goyernme III
and ouShE not to be allowed. Here Their.
Il no room for favored classes or monop
oiies. The principle of cur GoyeFnnsn
IS that Of equal laws, AL freedom o.
ia iussry, Wherever n9n lpo,y, obtains {
| footho.d il Is sura TO BE- a scarce Of dan.
ger, discozd aud trcu1le. We shall be-
fElEIl our duties as legis' 2toFs Ly accord
ing equal aud exact justice to al men
special privileges 10 noue. Taa gaygEn
meet is subordinate TO the people, but a.
the agent and representative Of the Pzo
! pie it must be held superior - noaopo,ics
which 10 themselves ought never to b,
granted, and which, whore they exist
must be subordinate and yield to tha gov
eminent.
The Constitution eoufers on Congress
the right 10 regulate commerce among ;hl
several states. IL il OF the irsi necessity
for tbs. maintenance of tho Union thA
that commerce should be free and uaob.
strucled. No stats can be jasiiGcd II
any d>rica 10 tax the transit of travel an
commerce between stsees. The position
of many Of the states is EaCh thar If iheJ
we're allowed 10 take Advantage Of it fol
the purpose Of LEGAL rcFauue, the eom
mercC beswsen states might be injurious
| u burdensd OF even virtually prohibited
Il Is best ghila the eAantrg u stiii young
and while ths tendency 70 dangerous mo.
nepolies of this kind is stiilfceble, II
uae The power Of Congress SO Us to pre-,
/ veRE any selfish impediment 10 the fret
circulation OF men and merchandise.
tax on travel and merchandise in tbei
| transit constitutes ono Of tho worsl form
Of monopoly and the evil Is increased j
coupled With q denial Of the choice OIL
route. When tbs vast extent Of oul
country is considered, il is plain that CIV
cry obstacle 60 tia free circulation o.
commerce between the States ought to b.
sterniy guarded against By appropriate
legislation within the limits Of thu con
alitutipn. IL
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