, 1866-01-02

their labor; and the blame of ill-success
will not rest on them.
know that sincere philanthropy is
earnest for the immediate fertilization OF
lis remOtest aims but time is always an
element III retotm. 1t Is one or me
greatest acts ON record to have brought
four 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. If they t2i',%
and so perish away, let as be careful that
the failure shall not he attributable to
any denial of justice. II all that relates
to the destiny Of the freedmen, we need
not be too anxious TO read the future:
many incidents which, from a speculative
point of view, might raise alarm, will
quietly settle themselves.
Now that slavery is at an end or near
its end, the greatness of its evil, in the
point Of view Of public economy, be-
comes more aud more apparent. Slave
ry was essentially a monopoly Of labor,
and as snch locHed The States where it
prevailed against The incoming of free IN
duslrY. When labor was the property
of the capitalist, the white man was eX-
cludtd from employment, o. had but the
second best chance Of finding it; aud The
foreign rmigrant turned away from tue
region where his Condl ion would he 50
precarious. With the destruction # tho
monopoly, free labor viii hasten from all
parts of the civilized world to assist IN
developing various and lmmeasnrabIe re-
sources which have hitherto lain dormant.
The eight or nine States nearest the Cult
of Mexico have a soll o. cXubrrant fer
tiIity, a climate friendly to Ioug llf', and
can sustain q denSer popu'a'on than ~
found as yet in any part Of our country.
Aud the future iniuX of population to
them will be mainly from the North, or
fom the most cultivated natlons OF Eu-
rope. From the sUfftrings that have at
tended them during our late struggle, let
us look away to the future, which IS sure
to be laden for them with greater pros
petty than has ever before been known.
The removal of The monopoly OF slave
labor is a pledge that those regions will
be peopled by a numerous and entetprls-
lug population, which will vie with any
in tie Union in compactnesS, inventive
genils, wealth, and industry.
Our Government springs from and was
NldHc loi CHS ptoP'f 49, lNOl'N :"
the Government. To them II owes ale
glance; from them it must derive Its
courage, strength, aud wisdom Bnt,
viii G the Government is thus bound to
defer to the people, from whom il de-
riycs its existence, it should, from the
very consideration Of its origin, be strong
in its equalities. MonopoIies, perpetoi-
ties, and class legislation, are contrary 10
the genius of free government, aud ought
not to be allowed. Here, there IS no
room for favored Glasses CIR monopollesj
the principle of our Government IS that
OF eqaal laws and freedom Of industry,
Wherever monopoly attains a %toothoId,
j, is sure to be a source Of danger, discord
and trouble. We shall but fulfill our
duties as legislators by according ''equal
aid exact justice to all men" special
privileges to none. The G~overnn'"nt Is
subordinate to the people '.ut "s N'he
agent aud representative OF the peol o
it must be held superior to m~onopoI'ts.
which in themselves, ought never 10 be
granted, and which, where they exist
must be subordinate and yield to the Go
vernment.