Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-06-13
Written Tor the Delaware Gazette.
Those ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS noticed.

To the views advanced in previous numbers,
many objections may be offered. Let as no
tice some Of the more frequent.
Ist. 1t is often said that the negro IS not
a man, and hence has not a right 10 human
privileges aud human sympa;hies. But if tbe
negro is not a man, what Is he2 What IS the
mulatto, or the slave, one half, three faurtbs
or thirty one thirty seconds os whose blood is
white?
ID. But Le is ignorant and therefore unit
for freedom. If this objection has any force
against the black man or muatio, it las an
equal force against the veal, minded aAd ig
uorant white man. He wonid subject lie
weak everywhere 10 the dominion and QPpfes-
sion of the strong.
81. II freed and left to themselves, they
ull not work and hence berome public
burden. We reply that The statement IS con
jrajicted by the conduct Of the blacks here ai
the N'r'h, by that OF tho emane;fsted in
The West Irdies. aud a,so hy that uf t6e mat
tludcs who have escaped TO Canada.
4,h He would overrun the North aad re-
duce the price of the labor of our PR ssnt de
pendant population. We reply that negro
prefers . warm climate that the pTgadicg
against his color Is much less at the South
than at lie North aud ihat by becj aing a
greater consumer, his freedom would iacreJst
rather than diminish the price Of Nofthcru
labor Now he is permitted 10 haze nothing
but the barpst necessaeies Of life. Iffiped be
would soon begin to gather around 4Im The
comforts Of an enightcred civilization These
additional comforts must come from he III
creased predictions Of The North
9th. Butts would you have the naero put OF
the same level with The white man? Not i'm
mcdiately and fully. His freedom his right &c
lis own person and the persons Of bis lamily
and the right to provide for them would have
given him at once and fully Other privilege,
as that Of voting should be added as he be
comes prepaied for them his social staining
will eventually regulate Itself.
9th. But do 1 advocate amaIga nation
NoyI advocate no such thing. OF this lher,
Is 30 need Of adyocation, Tor it is already going
forward at The South rs tist as tie laws Of na
ture will permit. On some plantations tb,
larger proportion and even all the slaves arr
already OF the mixed race. Tie freedom O
the slaves would check rather dian forward
he dreaded evil.
7h. But would I have tie hacks anC
whites marry Iosctbcr? Nc not ahti it be
comes f1siioaa5ic, ana 9hrn all objections to il
Will cease. This, however, viii not BE- likely
to take place during The present generation, st
that there is no need Of present or immediate
alarm To.be sober, ha~cycr, ana give al
opinion Of what will be hereafter, lse do not
say when) we venture the rfc,Scfiol Hat ldC
tine wiz come when the color o q us y lac,
will have ne more to 90 ,5th Lis 10 afr-
civil Standing ti,an.dees lle eo3os5 ef IS, ey'r
or that Of his hair We do not say that thit
is something 10 be advocated CT desired. N'e
Simply say it is something hat viii he. Fol
tim- distinctions viii be kep; up For year.
, 10 come, We shall have among US the English
tie Irish, the German, the French ard Italian
as well rs whites aui backs hut in tie pro
cess ot The future, as the Olcuianev. TIE Miam
and lie Scioto arc lost ia The Ohio and III,
Clio IS lost in the great stream below, 50 vii
all present national distinctions be lost in th
great Mississippi Of future American lie
will be so, and that independent of,he prcscn
or tie immediate future condition ofthe blacks
and there is no power on earth that can pre-
vent il. Common SENSE.