Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-12-12


wages to white labor is mathematically
certain. Labor is IKE any other com
modify in the market Increase the de
mand for it and you increase the price
for il. Reduce the supply of black labor
by colonizing the black laborer out Of
the country, and by precisely SO much
you increase the demand for the wages OF
white labor. But tits decided that the
free people will swarm forth and cover
the whole land. Are they Hot already In
the land? viii liberation make them
more numerous Equally distributed
among the whites of the whole country
and there would be but one colored to
seven whites. Could the one in any way
greatly disturb the seven? There are
many communities now having more than
one free colored person to seven whites,
and this without any apparent conscious
ness of evil from it. The District Of
Columbia and the States of Maryland
and Delaware are all in this condition.
The District has more than one free col
ored TO six whites, and yet in its frequent
petitions to congress | believe it has new
er presented the presence of free colored
persons as one Of its grievances; but why
should emancipation south send the freed
people north? People of any color sell
dom run unless there be something to
run from. Heretofore, colored people to
some extent have fed north from bond
age, aud now, perhaps, from both bond
age and destitution, but if gradual eman-
cipation and deportation be adopted they
will have neither to flee from. Their old
masters will give them wages, at least
until new laborers can be procured and
the freed men in time will gladly give
their labor for the wages till new homes
can be found for them in congenial climes
and with people of their own blood and
race.
This proposition can be trusted on the
material interest involved, and in any
event cannot the north decide for itself
whether to receive them again? As
practice proves more than theory, in any
case has there been any irruption of col
ored people northward because of the
adjustment of slavery in the district last
spring? What l have said of the pro-
portion of free colored persons to the
whites in the District is from the census
OF 1860, having no reference to persons
called contrabands, nor to those made
free by the act Of congress abolishiug
slavery here.
THE QUICKEST WAY TO OBTAIN PEACE.
The plan consisting ofthese articles is
recommended, not bat that a restoration
Of the national authority would be accep-
ted without its adoption, nor will the
war, nor proceedings under the procla-
nation of Sept. 22d, 1862, be stayed be-
cause of the recommendation of this
plan. Its timely adoption, l doubt not,
would bring restoration and thereby
stay both, and notwithstanding this plan,
the recommendation that Congress pro-
vides by law for oompensatng any State
which may adopt emancipation before
this plan shall have been acted upon; is |
hereby earnestly renewed. Such would
only be an advance part Of the plan, and
the same arguments apply to both.
This plan is recommended as mean
not in exclusion Of, but additional to
all others for restoring and preserving i
national authority throughout the Union.
The subject ia presented exclusively in
its economical aspect. The plan would |
| am confident secure peace more speed
lily than can be done by force alone
While it would cost less, considering the !
amounts and manner Of payment, and
and times of payment, and the amounts !
would be easier paid than will be the ad- |
ditional cost of the war if we rely solely |
upon force, it is most likely, very likely, |
that it would cause no blood at all. The
plan is proposed as permanent, constitu-
tional law. 1t cannot become such with
outthe concurrence of, first two-thirIs |
Of Congress, and afterwards hree-lourths
Of the States. The requisite three
fourths of States will necessarily include /
seven of the slave States. Their con-
if obtained, will give assurance
Of their severally adopting emancipation
a! no distant day upon the new constitu-
iional terms. This assurance would end
The struggle now and save the Union
forever.
URGED on CONGRESS.
l do not forget the graaity which
should characterize paper addressed to
the Congress of the nation by the chief
Of the nation nor do forget