The Placer herald., 1867-03-02

OF black slaves, let loose upon Inc country,
and Of as many more CT The slave races Of
Asia and Africa as the capitalists of America
cou'd induce 10y protf.rs of liberty. equality
and fa'einity," to come here aud compete
with The wl,ile laLore,s.
The relative relations of labor and capital
in our country to-day, are the
sas0 Before that time
England VAS a sto~,
to national debt. t. the sponging propens.
Ties OF bAbks aud Of mercantile nd manu-.
facurirg moncpolies. The militia of the
county did al the military duty the jewell
ets did the banking and the thrifty house-
wife with here ds,af or spinning wheel, did
most of the manufacturing. II the hire OF
the labortr WAS small it procured for him.
self and his family greater amount Of the
necessaries Of life than twice that amount OF
wages does uow. But with the civil wars to
delbIone the Stuaris. ,ha wars Of William
and Mary against Louis XIV Of France, and
Of Marlboro in lhc Low countries. came the
era oi national debt, standing armies, bank
charters, special privileges and manufacture
ing monopolies. From that day to this, the
labor, the producing classes of Eng have
been becoming mere and more oppressed;
more ard more ground into the dust hy tax
stlon and tyranny. until to-day the aboring
classes Of once "Merrs England" whom
Goldsmith eulopized when he said
"A time there was ere Englands gric!s began
When every rood Of ground maintained its man;
For him light labor spreads her wholesome store,
Just gave what he required, but gave 10 more"
are The most b'utaI'zed, ignorant and oppres
sed o! any in Europe.
On the other hand. its consuming class, its
class Of a,storra,s, have become The most
powerful, iusoIent and ovelhearirg OF any in
the world Of civilization. The distance be.
tween labor and capital between producer
and consumer, has been gradually growing
wider and wider every year. The same cads-
es ill produce the same effects, ifuot check
ed in their incl ipenry, in America. But the
way to check it is not by such demonstra
lions as took place in this city few days
ago. MobLing Cinnamon, or other laborers.
will have no effect TO righ, the wrongs or
oppressions which the white labor Of the
country may begin to feel itself groaning un-
der. Labor must organize for its own prolec'
ton and defence. Its weapon must not be
the bludgeon nor the missile, hurled at the
b. ad Of negro or Chinaman but its own
well.used freernan's suffrage hurled at the
head Of unequal and oppressive taxation. and
n, the official existence in the public service OF
all who counteDance or encourage the growth
Of China labor on the Parihc Coast. Let
The white Iaborers OF the country organlzs
and maintain proterlive associations. Let
item make their influence felt for the pro-
lection Of themselves and families in every
election from the election of municipal
officers up 10 that of President Of the United
States. For instance: let them vote for no
man as a member Of the Board of Superb.
sors Of The city OF San Francisco who is known
to favor contractors who employ Cinnamon.
Lot item vote only for Cougressmen who
will pledge themselves that the property OF
,he rich bond.holder shall be taxed equally
with the farm and Improvements Of the hus.
bandman; or with the cottage aud garden OF
he laboring man or mechanic. LIZ, them put
their veto upon iha political life Of all such
up>tarts as the present. snob Governor OF
California. ~ho declared, in effect, a: The
China uail banquet lately held in this city,
that he was glad to ses China labor coming
in competition with white labor in this coun
try, and that those who objected 10 that
composition were unworthy of being Ameri'
cans. In these and thousand other ways,
the Iaborers, the farmers. mechanics and:pro'
ducers of the country can .'aks their i"tu-
encs felt for their own protectio9. By act
ing in concert they may even canss the Fed
erai Government TO abroga,e, or so modify
its treaties with China as 10 tffectually sup
press the importation Of the most degraded
class ot Chinese into this country. The gov.
@rnment, both State and Federal, is yet.
thank God, in The hands of its producing
classes, and it is their own fault if they cam
not, aud DO not, govern i. in their own inter
ss,s. The day may come. as in England,
when their power over legislation will be less
than it is now. Shoddy has made vast gains
10 stealing power from masses within the
last five years. 1t feels insolent and conf
dent. So much so, that its organs, the dai
ly press Of this city, can hardly contain their
delight at the prospect Of making San Fran
cisco commercial city, like Venice. and
T, re- and Sidon, whose lords shall grow rich
with the trade Of the Fast, and whose labor
ing people shall be A. humble as the China
man. Occidental and Vanguard.