Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-02-22
FLOR the Delaware Republican,
TUE NopTIITY OF LABOR.

The Hon. Geo Bancroft, Ia his Grafton de-
ljvered on the 12th inst, on the lie and char
acier of Abraham Lincoln, has advanced the
same idea preached long ago, in your columns
BY your humble servant, that new era was
pbout being inaugurated In this country, that |
this was intended by our forefathers and de- |
signed by omnipotence to he III" working |
mans lov rlm,n;. The great rtoolsm OF
mans capability to govern himself, is here,
on this continent, to be solved.
For this purpose America was concealed, for
so many ages, from the dynasties eft Europe.
On this vast continent diversified as il is with
soil and climate, --capable OF afording susie
nance to countless millions of ireemeu, the d.
vine right of Kings TO rule ia 10 be decided -
To the working man of America, the present,
is very Interesting period. To him has been
in'rusted the solution Of the most important
question ever committed to man. This Is the
great nationality spoken OF by the prophet,
which should arise in the latter day and give
tone to the world. Here the great battle be.
tween freedom and despotism Is to be fought,
of which the slave holders rebellion was but
the introduction. Having been foiled in their
attempt to fasten slavery on this fair land !,
| they are now cunningly attempting to inaugu-
rate another plan to degrade the labor Of the
country.
The aiders end abettors Of the slave hold
| er's rebellion are now under the false name of
Democracy, seeking to introduce the doctrine
Of "free trade" thereby hoping 10 destroy the
nobility of labor. Vain hopei God intended
this continent for IA nobler purpose than the
breeding OF slaves and pampering proud
aristocracy.
Working men OF Delaware-of America
yours is prond Destiny. You are to impress
the world with true nobility. Yo"r skill aut
labor have raised the country to what Is today
"A nation capable of standing against tb'
world, and shall you be thought incapable o
controlling the works OF your own heads anc
hands2
Let sell. conceited fools and tops sneer as the.
may ut the mechanics as not being fit to asso
cia.c with the "hetter class" Their day ha
gone by man Ia now to be weighed in th
scale of moral worth and not by ancestra
wealth or birth, which any fool may chance !
y have.
Not four hundred yeaFs ago, and this vas
= continent was wilderness, unknown to tn
. civilized world Look at it to-day, with II
II teeming millions of free and happy people
d smigrants from Ill countries, who have com
up TO the land OF 'unwailed villages" as tn
= prophet foretVld. What has founded her grea
"a cities2 What has bound her distant part
"a together with bands OF iron 2 Who has al
swered the question, caust thou send the Ugh
/. ming as a messenger to say here we are p
. Whose hand has led the starving millions
:, oppressed labor in Europe2 All this has bee
i, done by the labor of freemen, notwithstandIn
" the deg graduation attempted 10 be heaped upo
!. il by a proud slave olisarchy. Slavery havin
been abolished and tree labor inauguratet
n vha dare set bounds to the Improvements {
=. our country when labor assumes her pr~pt
a dignity, aud is lett free to deveiope her ins'
nuity.
- Shall not the head and hand which hay
. wrought such wonderful changes 10 our coui
-, Try be allowed to have any share in directir
hs the political machinery ofgovernmsnt. ShA
"A LABOR be denied this, and shall the interest
"a The teemiug millions of labor be intrusted
.ss the hsndi of a class OF men who never pra
he neAiiy ieooteu anu 'ee, no .a "a ~ ,nosl,S
w. tue country take It's destiny into into her o,
.n5 keeping, and legistAte for the mobility OF
W" Dor, A P. 0SAoND