Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-15
Free white Labor Against Free
BLACK A.abOr--A Word To the
BabOring Man, ~

" and impartally consider the results which
must inevitably dow from the policy and dos.
trines Of the Republican party, Il carried ont
as proposed Tho leaders Of that party pro
claim that the struggle in which VIC are ep.
! gagged is contest between fee aud slave
labor Such Is not the case, but !, is con.
test between free white and free black labor
Especially is il sncb contest in this State
The Republicans OF Ohio have solemnly
demanded, in State Convention assembled,
the repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Law Throw
ing aside entirely the injustice Of such nm act
to the South, what will, what must be the re.
suit if the demand be complied with The
Law as now in force, is the only obstacle to
prevent every runaway negro from the South
from making this State his home Repeal il
and the already large continual emigration
Of negroes TO Ohio, would be increased ten
fold; and instead of the runaway slaves going
to Canada, as is now the case, they would stop
among us Once here they must do some
thing to sustain life There nre but three
ways they can do this, either by working, beg
ging or stealing II they adopt the former,
they come in direct competition with the
lchite laborng class, and every man knows
that negro can, will and does work for
much less sum per day or job than a whitc
man can or will The remuneration for labor
of every kind--will he reduced to starrd-
ration prices We have evidences Of this
competing even now in every community
where negroes can be found We have evi-
dences of it right here in our midst There
are to be found men in every community who
will hire labor wherever it can be done the
cheapest, regardless of the ability or color Of
aborer,--men who would spend half a day
in searching for negro who would work for
''reay fire cents per day rather than give the
job to nhite man at my cents per day
There are some such in this city. There arc
some such to be found among the most bitter
and jealous of Republicans, here, not because
Of their lore for the negro race, but because
the negro will work for the least amount Of
money If then, such is the case even now,
when we have Fugitive Slave Law to prevent
at least, in measure, negro emigration to The
State, how much more 50 would Il become in
case the law should be repealed Ohio would
then become the home of every runaway
slave from the South, in addition to the free
negroes from other States who are now Aoclliug
here. Indiana and Illinois have both passed
laws prohibiting negroes from settling in these
States, and hence, even in addition to THEN
own inclination to do so, they would in o
measure be compelled to settle in our midst
As matters now stand and so long as the Flu
gitive Slave Law remains in force, we can az
= least prevent the additional immigration oi
the runaway negroes from the South
But in addition to the demand of the Re
publicans for a repeal of the Fugitive Slave
: Law, the leaders of the party and its candi
dates in this State have adopted line O
q policy which actually inuiteS negros to MAXI
=. Ohio their home They are not satisfied witt
attempting to remove the barrier which now
to certain extent, stands in the way, bu
they actually invite them in. 1t is not suiii
cient for these gentlemen to support doctrines
which will open the doors for the entrance o
l. the negroes, but they actually offer premium
:. for them to settle in our midst, promising then
p that they shall be placed on terms of equalit,
e. with the white race. Look at the inducement
offered: Republican Supreme Court de
cides that certain negroes are "white male cit
izeus of the United States" and entitled to thu
L privileges of an elector Republican Stat
.
Il convention meets, and by renominating one O
" the Judges-JAcoB BRINEERHoFF-who mad,
IS this decision, as well as another decision tha
J. black children were entitled TO sit in the sam,
n schools with lohite children, become the en-
II dorsers of the doctrine, and make them re
y sponsible, as a party, for his actions Will,
+ a Judge on the Bench. GDDIvCs says tina
&c ''the negro is heavenly institution, and tina
it is God-like in man to eleUdte him 10 an equal
y ity cih the phiteS The Ohio State Jour
n nal says that "as far as the right of suilrag,
ii is concerned he (tbe negro) should be place.
s. on an equality cih the rest Of mankind
IL CHASE declares his Interpretation of tha
lr clause in the Constitution which denies to
4" portion Of the colored people the right Of snt
% frdge." Benz. F, WADE says that he know
!" mo black, no whte--all are created by ON,
" God, and all are entitled 10 the same priol
leges' HARRIsos g. BLAZE, says "away witt
your negro slips in churches away with YOU
ut negro cars and thus on, through the end 0
Id the chapter The men from whom we hay
lis quoted are leaders in the party--two of then
As Republican United States Senators from Ohio
n one a member of the House, one an ex-mem
ce Der, and the Journal, the central organ in tn
Of State They have right to speak in behal
us of the party, and We have right to quote thei
he views as Republican sentiments Can create
inducements be held out to the negro to settl
in our midst than are offered in the abov
extracts2
We appeal to the laboring men--we appe,
not to their passions but to their reason--w
, '' appeal to them in the name of selEinteres
the strongest of all interests which contr,
y" human action-and ask them whether the
d, are prepared for such state. of things
- the success and carrying out of the R
publican doctrines would inevitably brir
'N about2 The contest between free az
slave labor" if any such exist, is OF
in which we Of Ohio are not concerned The