The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-12-13
GCD. Lnuc or ILc Disposal of
tIc slaves.

heH. lsdi o. w TtNIOiHt 70 hVI' bhut
given 10 him NJ Washington, last Monday
made one Of his spicy speeches, from
which We extract the following, as indi-
entiye Of tho sentiments of those whom
he rcprosen,.,
WU cannot fight this war vigorously
without an issue. Where is the pOthuusc
politician but knows that live issue j.
necessary, even in award clcctionl Well,
now, whore IL cur issuel The rebels are
fighting tor slavery, aud we are fighting
FOR its preservation. (Voicc: That
lt!'D Gen. llallcck says; we will not l,t
you come in cur linrs." "Whyt" axis
the slave. "Bocausc," the frank answer
would be, "you iciR pet array from yoRr
masiersV (Noicc: That's the pUintl')
We must make an issuC--somctling that
will bo Il waichword for our lips--a sh b.
bolt th for our banners. What could we
not do with Freedom" for our buttc.cry :
I(Cheors.) 1Aete is something to 20 before
the world on. Freedom aud the prcscr-
ynton Ola free government Great God!
under That inspiring flag think America
could whip Gil who might assail US
! (Chccts)
"But," somebody asks, "What will you
do with tho negroes when they arc free ~
Suppose then, we free these slaves, pay
them wages, aud thus retain them where
they are, until white labor can b. Suattu-
ted without convulsiun, they, mcpntimc,
enjoying all the cleyating and dgnlicd
influence of free labor, and preparing for
FINAL colonization beyond our borders
Next, desire TO see tho two races scpcra.
tod -tlir the home OF tho vhitr man and
a home OF freedom; that the home Of the
black man aud home of freedom
l(Cheers) would that an ocean rolled be-
tween the iwo races.
Our prciudices against them are un-
conqucrabc. | myself certainly enter
tain these prciudicos, in common with
others. No two races have or can live
long together, unlcss thcy intcrmnrry.-
| am opposed 10 this. Now. for the good
of us both, let Us give them the disCi-
plinc that ottcnds freedom and free labor,
| then let " kindly scphrgte them from us,
and all will be well. But, says another,
81 would go for this war being closed
permanently by using the slaves, but I
am afraid 1t will diminish the price of la
bor.' Now, IN the hrst place, we need
never fear fur the safety of the white la
borcr Of America. They will hold their
own, what, yer happens, because they can
always protect themselves and their in
tcrcsts through the government which
they control. But, scCondiy, freeing
slaves would not lessen the WAGES OF
labor.
Freeing them would compel the
payment OF wages TO them, wouldn't il!
Now they work for nothing. Their Ia
Dor now is brought into compotition with
you without rcmuucrntion. (Voicns---
l"That's So" and ehcers.) So, affirm,
that il would have the tendency not only
to dignity all labor. but TO increase IN
stead Of diminish the wages Of while labor
Il there were four millions of wlhio men
wurking IN the South To feed and cloth,
this rebellion, millions of money would
be expended If II would suffice TO withdraw
them from the service Of the rebels.
have shown toyou that the four million
slaves feed aud clotho this rebellion. Re
move them, withdraw them and this re-
lbcllion will crumhlc to the centre, rs {
vessel will collapse when you create ,
vacuum by with drawing the air.