The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-08-02
ssns Of tAs rruits Of EmanoIpasIon,

sSHs Of che Fruits o. EmaaSIpasIOn
Who will be the greatest sufferers by
President Lincoln's emancipation policy
. policy which Conness' Convention has
indOrsedS-a policy which degradcs the
white man 10 level with the Negro! -
Certainly not capitalists; but certainly
labOring men. The natural effect of set.
ting free thousands Of negroes and send
ing them North, is beginning to be fell
already in some places, and is causing ex.
citapent and alarm in some Of the Middle
and Western States The Philadelphia
Journal, an ardent Republican paper,
says, in reference to this matter, "thal
the great influx of negroes into Chester
county, Pa, has so reduced the price OF
labor that they actually ,rOrk for ten cents
a day" Are these the good times the
Republican party promised the people
The Gazette, another Republican organ,
published in Madison county, Ohio, relates
the case Of farmer there who has turned
of his white laborers and employed in
: Eheir places eighteen negroes sent there
from the army, because they worked for
one-half less per day. In Cincinnati, in
three of the largest manufactures, the
white laborers have all been discharged,
and their places filled by negroes SINH
lar instances are noticed in different parts
! of the States The Lancaster (Pa.) PA.
! triOt says, 1--WE hear Of numerous cases
:: ;:1C i&.;,,:;,>ls,;A<e meighbOrt,,,o6 where
white. woN l-~r !T2y7 S>-~LA;;
their employers to make room for con-
trabandS,' whose services are obtained at
b@G price; )" ard IA commenting on the
policy Of the radicals, says, "that it is
depopulating the fields Of the South, and
leaving them to sterility and waste, while
it is depriving the Northern laborer Of his
wages and quadrupling his taxes! How
long will the people of the free States
blindly believe in the false pretenses OF
these political mountebanks How long
will they be deluded by the spurious
Union cry"
Truly says the New Hampshire RI; i ~
the natural and certain effect of sud
den emancipation is to depreciatc the
white mans wages through negro compe-
ttion, and the consequent degradation OF
white laborcrs. This competition will
enter into every kind and branch of labor,
mechanical as well as agricultural; for it
is we'll known that slaves have learned all
trades, and that among them are found
expert mechanics and persons capable OF
performing all kinds of labor. Let the
slaves be fairly distributed among the
free States, and what would be the effect
upon wages? In increasing the number
Of laborers, the wages Of labor must de-
crease in proportion il the number of
laborers is doubled, the wages would be
reduced one.half And this would be the
case with both female and male labor.
DO the laboring men and women like this
prospect! 1t is the sure result of the
policy and measures now urged by the
Republican party. But aside from this
vitality important consideration, there is
another inevitable result of emancipation
sure to be felt at an carly day and that
is, the cost Of supporting a numberless
herd Of lazy negroes now being taken
from honest and useful labor and thrown
upon the free States for support. 1t is
said that the National taxation for the
benefit Of the negro will this year amount
to forty millions Of dollars. And as the
released negroes become scattered through
the States, no one can doubt that State,
county and municipal treasures will be
drawn upon literally for their support.
Thousands in every State will he wholly
dependent upon charity, ard our poor
houses will be filled to overlooking. The
cost must be immense; and the labor
ing white man, whose wages will be re-
duced full O"e-haif by negro competition,
will be heavily taxed to meet this enor,
nous expense Of negro philanthropy"
I.aboring men Of Ell Dorado, do you want
your wages reduced? Are you willing to
be excessively taxed to support in idle
ness thousands Of negroes? If you are,
vote for the CONFESS ticket, headed by
Harvey, and you will speedily hare your
wishes gratified. Ifyou are not, vote the
Democratic ticket.
The EMANCIPATION QUEsrIoS.-It is
generally conceded that the emancipation
act has operated unfavorably to the Union
cause in the Border States. It is looked
upon MS committing the Administration
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