Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-11-13
Emancipation.

to conceal or deny the fact, that they do not de-
sire to see this ar brought to close, until every
slave in the Southern States is freeman This
Horace Greeiy, Senator Sumner, Henry Ward
Beecher, ahd short all of that class Of political
fanatics. now openly proclaim. Emancipation
-"freedom TO the slave" are their rallying cries.
and to which the Abolition hosts everywhere en-
Enthusiastically respond. They regarded the bonn
bardment of Fort Sumpter as the Inauguration
of the ''irrepressbe conflict and are not willing
that the war shall be brought to a close, until
! the great work of emancipating the Negro shall
have heen fully consumated. That with them is
a matter Of infinitely more Importance than the
! preservation of the Union. In fact, as they re-
/ gard the Government as establi. he'd by Washing
! ton and his compeers. as "a league with death
and a covenant with hell it is not likely they
wish to see it preserved, unless a radical change
can he effected in its structure. Fremont's
! Emancipation Proclamation hailed by them
with delight as the practical Inauguration of the
work, and although it in open violation of the
| Constitution and Laws of the country, they were
| fired with indignation from Maine to California
because President Lincoln had sufficient regard
for his oath Of Office to interfere and prevent its
! being carried out. This shows how much regard
! they really entertain for the Constitution and
Laws. although they have impudence and arc
gaEce enough, at the present tine, u calm to be
their only defenders
! At this time, when the emancipation question
/ is thus brought prominently before the American
people, it may not be out Of place to inquire,
/ what would be the effect of the Abolition of Sa-
very Oh the North? A moments calm reflection.
| must convince any uuprejudiced mind that it
would seriously injure' in pecuniary point Of
view, and tend to degrade and demoralize the la
/ boring classes Of the Free States The Slaves
! having become free, would pour like a swarm of
/ ocusts into the MOI thern portion of the Confede-
racy. They would become competitors for EN-
Poyaent with white labOrers, reduce their wages,
AID sink them from their position a. American
/ -itizens. TO the condition of the companions as
sociates and cO-laborers of newly liberated negro
! Slaves. The white laborer, would be obliged to
work at reduced wages, by the side Of the negro
laborer as his equal, fail in obtaining employ
ment to support himself and family. In a word
The colored aborer would be made the compan-
ion, the equal and the competitor for employ
ment Of the white laborer The Amaleamation
Of the two races, to a certain extent is another Of
1
] carrying out of the emancipation scheme and
race If Muiattoes would spring up among US
even more despised and degraded than the full
bloOded negro. Honest labor would be shorn ct
| all its dignity, aRd the poor white man, would
lose his caste in society by becoming with the ex
negro slave, hewer of wood and drawer of water
to the wealthy portion Of the community. This
( is no f,ncy sketch. 1t is by no means strongly
/ enough drawn The results we have pictured
would follow the carrying out of the emancipa
/ tion schemes Of Fremont, Greely s. Co.. as Ger
tain as thunder follows lightning.
! In considering this question, we have left out
Of view, the servile instructions in the South
! ern States, which would follow the proclaming
of liberty to the slaves by the United States Gov
eminent, and at the very idea of which. .hunla -i;v
shudders. We have viewed it only as effecting
soicety in the Northern States. Are the people
Of the North ready for such state of affairs as
we have pictured Are they willing to see the
honest white laborer and his family degraded to
condition of equality with the negro, and thus
! rendered an outcast from society Are the la
boring classes of the North willing 10 submit to
it? If they not, is the time to let their
sentiments be made known. Now is the time to
announce in language not to be misunderstood.
their strong and unqualified condemnation of the
| emancipation scheme OF Fremont, Greely, Sum
ner and their fanatic followers.
We do not pretend to say that the National
/ Administration is in favor o: this reasonable
scheme for liberating the slaves. On the contra
! ry. from the manner in which it has treated Gen
Fremont and his Proclamation, we are convinced
] har is al tn NJ Ealia
I Lincoln and his cabinet like the Democracy
honestly desire to see the war carried on fyr the
preservation Of the Union, and not for the exter
mination of slavery. But in this course, they
are not sustained by large portion of the party
! which elected Alr. Lincoln. From the tone of
/ the Republican press, certain, that
/ the Fremont or emancipation wing OF that party
| is much stronger, than the Administration wing
! For further particulars this point the reader
! will please see :he New York Tribune Pitts
burgh DiJpatch, Chronicle, Gazette, Chicago Ti-
bune and other ultra and plain spoken Republ-
! can sheets) Under the circumstances, it is plain
that if the Administration wishes to be sustained
! in its course in opposing the schemes of tie
Aboliti onis.s, it must look to the Democracy for
support While writing this article we have re-
| ceived through the mail, circular franked by
| Charles Sumner Senator from Massachusetts;
and one of the Apostles of the Republican party,
which boldly advocates the emancipating of all
the slaves in the revolted States. This it con-
tends, will alone bring the war to a speedy and
| successful close We will probably have some
thing to say hereafter concerning Mr.. Summers
circular, altough we cannot comply with his re-