Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-08-28
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Would the "A BOLTON of Slavery
bring the Negroes NORTH

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only broken-hearted sympathisers, with the
traitors of the South, but even tender-toed,
protesting principles in accordance with re-
publicanisin, seem terribly frightened at
the idea Of having the "Nlgyers turned
loose among u.s."
Now, to say nothing of the inalienable
right of every human being to enjoy life,
liberty and happiness. | assume that this
hackneyed objection is founded on sheer
ignorance.
What but the infamous slave laws has
driven the few colored persons North who
are now among us! The African natural
" prefers warm climate. 1t is absolutely
certain that God has adopted bis nature to
endure and enjoy warm climate.
But, aside from this who are going to
work the cotton, sugar and rice plantations
Of the Southern land proprietors? Who
are going to perform all the manual labor
in the South! Will they compel the Irish,
and Dutch emigrants to do their drudgery
and wait on their sons and daughters
Well, now an Ilishman would soon '.hy of
the handle," and tell the lordly, aristocrat,
that he might do his own work to suit
himself True, the patient Dutchman
would not "fy off the handle" SO soon as
the Irishman, but then he would stiy of
much longer than the impulsiye Hibernian
What then is to become of Southern
men who have never been taught to work
themselves; if they cannot hire others to
work for them! The whole objection is
founded on the most consulnate ignorance
and prejudice.
| When England emancipated her slaves
/ in the West Indies, was England overflow
ed with liberated slayes? Not one in ten
thousand ever thought Of leasing the is
lands where his life OF toll and safterin!
had been spent. Let no man deceive HIM
self, or attempt to deceive others by ths
silly hue, and cry of "Niggers among us.
Such persons love for liberty extends just
50 far, and no farther than their own dear,
precious selves are concerned.
We cannot fail to be reminded of the
good old deacons prayer. It's said he used
to pray often in this manner, 'Iord bless
me and my wife, my son John, and bis
wife--these four, and no more" Out up
on all such bogus republicanism and pseudo
democracy; inen are terribly afraid that
other men viii he as free as themselves.
All such men should be in slavery lone
enough to become soundIy converted to
! true antlsIsvery ism, aud don't think they
would backslide during their natural lives.
Finally, refer you to that part Of the
Confscation bill providing that all slaves
found aiding the traitors shall be tfee9
would have made it exactly the other way
| EyANPER.
Hazel Green, Aug. 81, 1861.
REMARKs.-The charge alluded to by
writer, that "were the negroes set free
they would run North" DC, never was
made in sincerity BY any one possessing a
reasonable share of intelligence or a logical
mind; therefore, when offered by any per-
son it is usually treated accordingly. Ii
is clear and logical that were slavery de-
stroyed in the South, Inc free blacks Of the
North would emigrate houthward just so
soon as they could haze protection; for ii
is true as the writer observes, that the eli
mate Of the South is best adapted for the
negro, while South is also the kind Of la
bor for which he is best adapted. The re-
verse is true for the white man, for the
South affords not bis climate nor thelabor
best adapted for the white race.
We would much prefer however, that,
in the change Of things which is about to
happen, government would undertake the
task which Jefferson suggested, and which
an extended philanthrophy appears to de-
mand we mean removal of the blacks
from the country into some part Of South
America to be prepared for them; and
thus provide for separation of two races
which never can harmonise. We would
not force the blacks from the country, for
that would be cruel to people possessing
all tie natural rights Of ourselves; they
are native corn and as fully entitled to
citizenship as we are under our Constitu-
ton. Only the celebrating hand Of time
is wanted to sweep away such decis
ions Of courts as render slavery constitu-
tional; all the Mormon rites are Just as
constitutional, no less; feudalism, free
loseism, hereditary cast, paganism--any
and all other denominations are just as con-
stituti9nal as slavery, and only await The
decisions Of courts or the occasion fol- such
decisions-for there will be courts TO decide
for any SUCH ungodly wrongs Whenever
there Is demand. Courts have decided
against the constitutional right to prohibit
the manufacture and sale of whiskey-so
they stand ready to decide for the consti-
tutional right Of every man to take his
own or his neighbours life. Slavery is
wrong and what Is wrong cannot be con
stitutioual; just as liberty is right, there