The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-13

The EReetS OF Emancipation.
From the Shreveport (IA.) Democrat, Nov rs
Suppose slavery was abolished throughout the
South, Ia accordance with the schemes OF the aoon
tionsts. Whist would be the efess-
lst. Upon the Negrof
ID pos the Soutn6xn white ma1g
%, Upon the SOUTH
zth. Upon EuIope1
The effect upon thu negro would be disastrous
He would Immediately abandon oil regular labor;
become dssipated, and In the course Of few gene
ions would fade and disappear from the earth, q
the Indiana have done, and are now doing. Look q
Jamaica, Hayt, the free negroes Of this continent
Africa, the E1gihh colony Of Sierra Leone. There
Gle @ III 1a and d' happy free negro
community. Whsn England emancipated her West
India negroes ~ was urged that they would, from
sense Of gratitude. labor more aaduouay for their
old master, e Than ana n.s me Ssss
the trouble and expense Of the negroes In infancy
Acknea and old see. But what arc tho fac g OF
the case The negro was NO sooner liberated than
he ceased 70 labor except what was Necessary 70
plantations Of Jamaica, some Of them worth $780,
600, could not b sold foe - many cents.
But how would fare the Southern white man. It
10 very evident that tho rst effect would b almost
s1tal Ion Of his landed property, for withoutlabor
hs fine plantations would be wholly vslueosa. Some
Northern men are silly enough 70 suppose that the
negro, II liberated, could be hired TO work on the
plantation - the English employ tho Chinese In
lacy; that the free negro viii not work. But could
mot white labor be procured in sufficient abundance
TO carry on our planting operatons2 At the bot
tom OF this Lee another fsllscy. The waite man
fact Il abundsntly proven, the white man cannot
labor toe best plantations Of the SOUTH there IL
not only the heat Of the sun, but the general ia.
heathirees Of such localities-localihes which are
perfectly congsnal to the negro, but destructive to
the white man.
But free labor, II could be had, cannot be relied
upon for aoutbern planting. II may do for western
farming, where few months Labor on the farms U
it Il the business Of the whole year, and there are
seasons when the loss Of week would be ruinous.
Take the seas0n Of grinding cane for instance, or
take the season for planting and cutvatng the cot
ton crop. But we need not designate particular
seasons Ct the year-the whole Is important TO the
sugar and cotton planter. What reliance could be
PLACED on hired labor under such clrcumstan ea aud
in such country a. this, where labor Ia SCARCE Of
best, and the means Of living easily procured
Would the laborers strike for higher wages whenev-
er there was push Most assuredly they would,
as they do every where elsc. But it il useless to
speculate this subject; labor coulG be had and
in consequence, sugar, rice, cotton and tobacco
would cease to be made.
But how would fare the North without the pro
ducts Of the South, aud without Southern MARKET
This is the naked and the true question, and 1t ID
the one that every Northern man should always ask
himself Whenever he begins to rave and talk about
emancipation.
An almost entire destruction of the Northern
shipping interest would be the frat blow; then
would follow the manufacturing, and finally the
mercantile. In fat, every inte-est would suffer- and
the desolation and ruin would be complete as IL
victorious amy had burnt and sacked every town
and village throug50utthe country. We could very
easily elaborate this subject, and show to the salts.
acton Ct all the truth Of our statement.
TIE effect upon Europe, especially England,
would be little lees disastrous than upon our c0un.
try. Starvation, ruin, dssoation and revolution,
would be the inevitable lot Of tine English nation.
Only think, she buys and works up about ,7000 900
bales Of our cotton; consumes immSnse quantities
of breadstus and sells to our people 500 0OO,
600 Of her goode.
In fact. no one can picture the distress that
would follow throughout Europe, in the event Of
the emancipation Of our slaves. We regard slavery
here ss the leading element IN modern prosperity
and civilization: il is undoubtedly the creator Of
that magnificent commerce which builds up and
binds civilized nations in the bonds Of amity and
peace. Destroy this CONNER, e and the world would
be thrown into isolated jarring elements always ut
war, as was the case durirg the middle ages.
Look at this picture, 10 crazy Drained fanatics,
and DO what you savs lever done before; that is,
reflect seriously honestly the effects Of your
msi scheDes, p divided they could be carried out.