New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-12-13
The Effect Of Abolition Upon the
North.

We commend to the perusal of every
citizen the following letter written by
the immortal Clay. There is not a
word of it which is not as true as the
gospel-true now, as it was then
true forever. The position that anti
slavery must in the nature of things,
be hostile to e-labor, is incontrover-
tible. Agitation against slavery must
either mean abolition or nothing. It.
either seeks practical result for the
Observation-Disclosures it is the
most purposeless, and therefore wicked
est, of agitation. Every fugitive who
is brought by the underground rail
road to the North must, if he work at
all, compete with and cheaper white
labor, and of course the greater the
number of fugitives, the more fatal
their influence upon the bread and but
ter Of laborers Of our own color. But
We refrain IRON further comment, and
let the letter speak for itself. 1t was
written to Mr.. Clay's friend, Rev.
| Walter Colton:
ASHLAND, Sept. ?, l>is.
Ny DEAR S1R-Allow me to select a
subject for one of your tracts, which
treated in your popular and condensed
way, l think would be attended with
great and good effect,-I mean abolit
ioniSm.
1T is manifest that the ultras of that
party are extremely mischievous, and
are hurrying on the country to fearful
consequences. They are not to be
conciliated by the wings. Engrosscd
with single idea, they care for moth
ing else. They would see the admins
tration of the Government precipitate
the nation iuto absolute ruin before
they would lend a helping hand to ar
rest its career. They treat worst, de-
nounce most, those who treat them
best, who so far agree with them as to
admit slavery to be an evil Witness
their conduct toward MIR. Briggs and
Mr.. Adams in Massachusetts and to-
words me-
II will giva You an outline Of the
manner in which l wosld handle it:
Show the origin of slavery, Trace its
introduction to the British government
Show how it is disposed of by the Fed
eral Constitution; that it is left exclu-
sively to the States, except in regard
to fugitives: direct taxes and represen-
tation. Show that the agitation Of the
question in the free States will first
destroy all harmony and finally lead to
acknowledgements war-the exter-
minativn Of the African race ultimate
military despotism.
But the great aim and object of
your tract shonll he to arouse the la.
boring classes in the free States against
abolition.--Depict the consequences to
them of immediate abolition. The
slaves, being free, would be dispersed
throughout the Union; they would en-
ter into competition with the free Ia
borer s---with the American, the Irish,
the German-reduce his wages; be con
founded with him, and affect his moral
and social standing. And as the ul-
tras 90 both for the abolitioaisn and
ANAL gamation, show that their object is
to unite in marriage the laboring white
man and the laboring black woman, to
reduce the white laboring man to the
despised and degraded condition of the
black man.
| would show their opposition to colo
nization. Show Its humane, religious
and patriotic aim. That they are
those whom God has separated. Why
do abolitionists oppose colonization? TO
keep and amalgamate together the two
races, in violation of Gods will, and to
keep the blacks here, that they may
interfere with, degrade and debase the
laboring whites. Show that the Brit
ish government is cooperating with
the abolitionists, for the purpose of dis
solving the Union, &c. You can make
a powerful article that will be felt to
every extremity Of tho Union. I am