The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-04-22
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ought to buy, aud that, could these disa-
biifties underwhich the poor su2er, be
gradually removed so as MOTTO crate too
violent Z. disturbance Of the estoplished
order OF things, pHuperlsm, and 4ll tho
lesser forms or poverty, and with them q
iargs part Of the crime and shame OF the
eonutfy would disappear. Ibelieve that
Sth0usand millions Of dollars q year will
not compensate labor for the wrong that
IL suffers In the United states alone.
Compare this vast sum, denied to the
poor by the operation OF unjust and un-
equal law, with the stray coppers, dimes.
and dollars grudQingly given by capital,
Tor the relief of the great woes that the
law has created, and you ace what we
have to hope from setting up the law Of
God for the coutrol Of the affairs of men.
3 ! preach to you fundamental politics
rather than mark out policy, for the In
slant adoption Of which the Newspaper
Press must strive. The Limitation and
abuses OF human freedom that have
pointed out AS being so powerful In pro-
noting inequalities In the condition Of
our people, are 80 interviewer with all
our Institutions, our habits Of thought,
our methods OF business, and our person
al ambitions, that the reform which !
foresee, must come gradually and with
care, that the whole social fabric may
not be brought down about our ears
p With what believe to he n clear view
Of the ultimate tendency and goal ~ FREQ
institutions in this country, and with the
70 conviction OF years touching the necessi-
ty Of insisting upon the observance, by
the governingpower, caltit what we will
y Of the inherent sanctity Of the rights of
the individual, ! am far from supposing
that the political millennium Is ut hand.
The world moves slowly at the best.
Men learn with difficulty, and net with
irregularity. I shall not live, and prob
ably the youngest OF you will not live, to
see the day In which bank notes will not
play an important part In our national
economy, howbeit their effect Is always
perniciOus to the national industry and
wealth; when the device which, under
the pretence OF protecting and rewarding
labor, robs and defrauds 1t, will not still
be called tariff, and still do It's bad
work; when the administration OF law
will be SO reformed that justice will be
easy and cheap to all; and when the now
increasing mOnopolIes, to-day threaten.
ing the absorption Of the wealth OF the
country, and pointing TO the Industrial
bondage OF the people, will be replaced
BY great cooperative system, In which
all the benefits Of corporations shall be
attained and all their dangers avoided.
But l may point out to you the direct.
ION that our government must take III II
pie. To remain stationary IN for us i'm
possible. We must advance or retrogrnde.
The Revolution delivered us from the
effect of kingcraft. No State Church
ever had n solid foOthold In the land. |
The rebellion killed and buried that afro |
cious thing, Chattel Slavery; and now
the road Is open TO an advance 10 which |
both God and man invite have, and |
hope you gentlemen have, unlimited |
In. hAp To- ~ hs,,,
freedom and the capabilities OF our peo- |
pie for taking care OF themselves, Kleft !
without other than Just restraint but our |
work has Its realization OF fruit In the !
future. IL we can labor and walt, our
command will be our coming country
men who will apply what we preach.
To them we may say what possibly
would not be heard now. though we
should say 10 never so loudly.
II you would have less poverty, pinch. |
ing want and hopeless pauperisin, put an /
end to the robbery by which labor II de- /
spoiled, and you shall see how rapidly 4
your dirty and cherries homes, your /
soup-houses, your out-of.door relief and I
your pauper.houses and paupers will dis- |
ness and profiigacy Of appetite, relieve |
men, By letting them atone, of the terrible !
and unceasing struggle Of some for
wealth and Of others for bread, whereby
the ends of life are perverted, and
unconquerable craving takes the
place Of healthy satisfaction;
and then see II your distillerIes would
not be needless, except in furtherance Of
the useful ar.s. II you would have less
hands ~ women, no that having an as
sured place In society, fair reward for
their labor, an equitable inheritance, all
the proper instrumentalities Of self.pro-
lection, and, In the general prosperity. .
comparative certainty Of marriage, and
you shall see how the houses Of infamy
will become places In which songs Of
happy maternity are sung. IL you would |
have higher sense Of integrity for the |
government Of society and the State, SET |
the example Of honesty In the law, and |
20 shape our organic constitutions that |
the outgrowing statutes shall be confined |
In their operation To those things which |
legislatures may properly control: and
mark, soon, the loud cutlery about bribery
and corruption will cease 10 be heard. |
IL you would have law respected, make |
IL respectable; and see how soon NUT.
terings against Its tyranny and 0ppres-
sion will end and how molly men will
uphold IL. IL you would have less crime
make the law constant synonym OF
Justice, 80 that, dcspising and resisting
that " hich Is wrong, men would not, as
now, confound that which IL eternal, un.
changeable and true. with that which is
temporary, unjust and Of course, false;
and then see how fast the jails and peni-
tentiarles would he comparatively unten.
ated, and how quickly men would learn
TO love as friend that which they now
hate as an opDressor. IL you would con. I
fer the greatest possible boon upon the
country, swell Its importance among the
nations, MI IL with wealth, multiply the
sources of Its power, and make II the I'M
disputed arhifer of fha world eontinua-