Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-02
.rne l~por,ancc or Labor.

The Importance OF h.oDer.
The care and tenefcercc OF tho Deity
are shown in the connection he has estsb-
lshed between rh steal and moral health.
Thu labor which q mau is obliged to exert !
10 procure fer himself the necessaries DILL |
in 70. less essential othe maintenance Of !
healthy tone Of, mind than OF . sound and
active condition Of the bodily organism.-
That labor should be the lot Of the human /
race. instead OF being, ~ some have repre-
ssntsd il, . curse, 10, In fact, tbs highsst
blessing ths, could have been bsstewsd. No
evil can be greater than the rust, alike Of
body and soul, which results from insesiv-
ity. The state Of labor is the very condition
Of enjoy msnt not. indeed. the very excess
i've and slavish toll 10 which . very large
portion Of mankind have, by most unfor-
tuuatc combination Of circumstances, been
reduced-but that moderate and we'll regu.
lated labor OF mind aud body which con.
duces so much to the welfare Of both, and
which would be, unisre moro favorable
auspice,, fully sufficient 10 impart comfort
and abundance to all. IL men only knew
and felt how inseparAbly their own indvid-
uAl happiness 10 connected with the welfare
and prosperity Of their species; II those
Who have intellect and power and usalsh at
their disposal. could only be persuaded to
thrust aside the petty jsslousiss and carss,
the idle parade and prejudices Of society,
aud join hsart and hand 10 the great wsrt
Of human improvement. hsw much might
b effected. How much happier and how
much better al might become il = seuod
snd universal sp,rit Of philanthropy we're
eace awakened capable Of ssnbrseine within
ito pale all orders and conditions Of men,
considering them. ss they really are. the
children Of one common Parent, bound to-
gsther BY the ties Of brotherhood. each hav-
ing special duty assigned to him TO per-
form, no, independent Of, but in conjunction
With the rest, and exciting oil to render
each other mutual assistance in surmoune-
ing the difficulties and trials Of this life Of
discipline and pupilags.
0us relations with Great Britain on the
Alabama claims are far from satisfactory.
The dispatches from Washington state, in
one place. that the negotiations Of NJ.
johnson for settlement Of this vsxsd and
complicated business supply . satisfactory
basis, while a sibssquent telegram AYERS
that Earl Stanley has fled bill sgainst the
United States for t45.0oO.OOO damages
sustained BY British subjsc in the South
during the war. This 10 but a small Offset
against the Alabama claims, ystit gives
rice - opportunities for long delaying a
settlement Of these claims, which, accord.
ing 10 ths:prssent figures, largely exceed
the heaviest estimate OF the draw back
elAimsd by English sabi cts. What will
be the result OF these neg iations We can
not foretsll. Ii is evident that tho whole
business must be recsnsidered, unless
these disclosures from tho State depart
msntarc made known rs feelers for public
sentiment. and for the purpose Of rssenei-
ling the people generally TO . simple
aud loss transaction.
We lall the attention Of our readers to q
reduction Of tho rates Of commission charg.
ID for money orders, which has recsntly
been put iatc effect. The rates now
charged are
On orders not exceeding go .... 10 cents
Over go and not exceeding $50. rs cents
Osor sso and aot exceeding $40. 80. 70 cents
Over go and not exceeding $50. ...c5 cents
Whom parties desire to ssnd more than
ATTY dollars. additional orders have to be
sbtainei About two hundred and fifty
new offices have been opened, making the
whole number Of money order offices now
abo3t 800, so thai by this system parties
can nov transmit suns OF money will,
perfect safcty to nll parts Of tho United
States and Territories, from Maine to Cali.
tornia.
lbMlcc asores.
The New York 7Tmes, a leading Rcpubli.
can journal, thus characterizcs . vast rsr-
ton OF the radical party
The report that General Grant orders all
office begging letter. 20 be destroyed with
out being read by him Is confirmed. lie
ecufesses the decd, and gives a character
is,ically good reason for it. There may DO
acme good men among the writer's, and he
dent want their caaes prsjudiced. All good
men. therefore, will write no more letters,
and the bad men, Of ceurs., won't. 1t locks
little ~ il the great army Of Office seek.
era. more numerous and more daring, w
venture TO say, than our army ever was
during the var, would have to turn their
attention TO some other means Of getting .
living. The business Of boring for eff3cs 10
under . cloud. The labor market, We
hope, will profit BY this state Of things.
The radical party must be hungry pack
according to the representations Of i.s own
organ. II says the great army Of office
holders are more numerous than our army
ever vas during the war Think Of il l.
There arc hundreds Of thousands Of radical
patriots clamorous - the Tmes admits
Does not that present pitii5ls spectacle
Of patriatism unsxamplsd in the history 81
pslilics and par:yt No wonder that Gen.
Grant 10 disgustsd with this crew Of beg.
gars. and orders the destruction Of the
sdace begging letters. Il is an evidence Of
the sagsci,y Of the President elect, that hs
thus places the proper estimate upon the
patriotic professions Of great body Of the
men who voted for him. This greed fol
Office il an III omen. and il comes from the
radical idea that the people NEST leok ia
the Government Tor support.
" Seymour and BIair he'd been elect cd
the present tightness Of the money market
would have been seriously charged to tha,
event Every Radical newspaper in the
country would have dwelt upon the fact,
and. what is more, their readers would have
believed them. Now, suppose they 70 to
work and explain these little difficulties in
q philosophic manner.
POLL rlCAL. ITEMS.
The Herald details a long conversation